12 Not just a pretty picture

As you may have noticed throughout this process, I’ve dropped the art into a design comp of the jacket to see how the title and text work with the art. Although these design elements aren’t always available to the illustrator, I like roughing out some sense of placement and typography for the art director to see how I envision the art integrating with these components. In the end, all elements must work in harmony with one another, to create a successful package for the book.