Publication Date
1-1-1987
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
DeLillo, John N.
Legacy Department
School of Art
Abstract
Designing and preparing the jacket for NIU Press’ Roosevelt Confronts Hitler proved to be very interesting, involving discussion with and approval from 2 editors, the press director and the senior designer. At the outset the project was defined as purely typographical, requiring that the visuals remain somewhat ambiguous or non-specific. The reasoning here was that the book’s content focused on the socio-economic reasons that brought the U.S. into World War II, and viewed the morality, personality and other more traditionally glorified factors to be purely secondary. As the work progressed, the use of strong complimentary colors, contrasting type weights and basic symbols became the three primary tools used to represent the confrontation. The final solution attempts to put fairly equal visual emphasis on both ‘sides’ of the conflict, paralleling the author’s own attempt to view the incidents in a more objective, less self-righteous way.
Recommended Citation
Schedler, Anne, "20th century dust jacket design : formulation of design and production" (1987). Honors Capstones. 7.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-honorscapstones/7
Extent
2 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.
Media Type
Text
Comments
Includes bibliographical references.