Express Yourself: 2011 OLOL Poetry Book Cover

I wanted the cover to be vibrant and full of colour. I started off with some ideas including, a bucket of paint, paint splatter, and an open mind with colours flowing out.

I decided to look for some pictures on the internet, and thought of the iPod silhouettes.

Then I used the magic wand tool to erase the orange background. I also added black paint
splatter on the top. Then I used the grass paintbrush tool to paint grass in black.

Next, I added the titles using the text tool. I chose white, so that it would stand out in the dark colour of the grass, and used a nice clear font.

Lastly, I used different colours to create the background.

I was contemplating on whether to use the multi-coloured background or just the plain white background. I decided to use the colourful one because it allowed the cover to be more eye catching and unique rather than plain and boring.




I used the iPod silhouette because it would catch the eye of the audience, high school students. Most people, if not all, would recognize the image. I thought it was simple and clear. I used the colourful background rather than the white one, because I thought colours could represent expression. I think the cover overall is not too much. It is not too crowded and there isn't alot going on, so that it portrays simplicity but also expression.