Crit monday

My thoughts:

The typeface is based on a modern serif, but could probably do something more with it. 

My book cover does not really appeal to a contemporary readership as it looks a bit dated, even if it relates.

The design would not fit in with other non-fiction because most of them are mostly reliant on typography as this is based around an illustration. That way it might stand out a bit more. 

the spine needs to be focused around the hand. 

The shadow needs to be more precise 

Feedback:

- could the spine design be more considered? 

- the mirrored design creates legibility issues

-consider making the capital letter on the red on the spine in order to make it relate to the card idea

-why is his hand out? (explain it in rationale)

-try and use some smoothing tools in photoshop to smooth out the hand

-the spacing between "and how they get away with it" and the border need bigger spacing

- add texture to the typeface to make it look real

- the back cover copy is too close to the coin

With some of the suggestions  

The spacing ones I completely understand and have done that.

The colored uppercase letters on the spine do not relate to both the front and back, it just relates to the front cover. 

I need to add an explanation of the spine and mirrored typesetting in the rationale. 

In order to keep the slight hand made feel and the fact that it is made from a physical card I will not make it and more edited.