Dummies Book Design

DUMMIES BOOK COVER ASSIGNMENT

Your task is to create a “for Dummies” book cover using Photoshop. The cover must be set up in the traditional “Dummies” style (yellow background, black rectangle, “Dummies” smarty guy (you must design a custom guy using the pen tool), image, and shape with text. And, you are the “author” of this masterpiece! See scoring guide for details.

Parody vers:

Real covers:

Font downloads:

Dummies font http://www.fontspace.com/category/book

Baar Sophia (would work for headlines) http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Baar_Sophia.htm

DUMMIES BOOK COVER SCORING GUIDE

Setup:

· Start with a regular letter sized page size (8.5” wide by 11” tall, 150 resolution) Fill the background layer with yellow.

· REMEMBER….Layers layers layers. Everything should be on its own layer! And labeled. If you make a mistake you can just delete that layer.

· Create a “cartoon” dummies man using the pen tool and shapes tools. He should resemble the original dummies guy, but have your own personal touch. Do not use any clipart on the cover, only shapes or draw with the pen tool. Be sure to keep all his parts in a layer folder/group.

· Include an image that represents your topics. Parody is fine (encouraged) so have fun with it!

· An intro/teaser line is included the top of the cover that describes the book.

· A colored shape must be included that provides additional information about the book, included materials, or bonus “stuff” that comes with the book.

· The “A Reference for the Rest of Us!” line must be included at the bottom.

· The traditional black text box with white heading and yellow “for Dummies” in appropriate font.

· Yellow divider line.

· Your name listed as author with short tagline about “your qualifications” for this book’s content.

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