The Wishtree book cover is one of two previous Adobe Illustrator projects I chose for revision to showcase our progress over the past 10 months. Rather than update the original, I decided to go outside my comfort zone for a complete redesign.
Original Design:
I notice I have a tendency to stick to minimal design, and while I originally liked this cover, I feel like the sharp angles and lack of texture give this Young Adult story more of a sinister vibe than intended. By softening the sharp points in the tree branches, adding more leaves of varying sizes, adding textures, and including more of the animals would bring in the heartwarming appeal the story is mean to have.
New Concept:
The shapes of the design were created in Illustrator using shapes, the shape maker, and the pen tools.
Final Product:
Once I was happy with the concept in Illustrator, I imported the layers into Adobe Photoshop and used a Wacom tablet for texturizing the individual layers to give the design depth and create a more illustrated feel.
Program(s) Used:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop