Inspiration

I had a great time surfing different web sites and looking other's works. It is really helpful when you see how people can think in different ways, how they use their creativity and imagination power and, how finally they put things together. In my opinion, the most interesting part in art and design realms is getting inspiration from various sources, think about it differently and, develop a new idea with your own creativity. You may go to museums and see master pieces or you may walk in the street and get ideas from regular daily issues or objects. It is all about observing differently, pondering passionately and looking for solutions. 

I was impressed from several weblogs more than others. One of them was Book Covers blog (http://covers.fwis.com/ ). It is a graphic design organization which designs book covers according to their clients desires. It was so interesting for me to see different book covers with fascinating designs. It happened for me to close the book I'm reading and check the cover and title again, think about it and then keep on reading. I think in designing world, it is so crucial to consider the purpose and  evaluate the functionality. I'm not expert in book covers designing but, I can say in this case, a good design should have different features: it should attract people in first look, it should reflect the concept of the book, it can be simple or not and generally many things should be considered. This blog has great samples and according to my personal interests and observations, I found it interesting. 

Above is one of the book covers designed by Christopher Sergio.  "Type-only book covers can be hit and miss for me but this one had me standing in the store turning the book in circles reading the black letter quotes about Germans for a few minutes. My favorite part of this cover is the fact that neither the author's name or the title are on it, you have to flip to the spine. Which you gladly do when holding this massive book. This cover is massive, engaging and interesting and it speaks to the content well", Christopher said.