Book Cover: Brainstorming

At this point of the process, I have four initial directions that I plan to pursue for my four books; The Woman's Book of Sleep, The Story of Tea, Workouts for Women, and Be a Healthy Woman. I have collected found images for each group but will work both with these as well as photographs of my own.

1. Fabrics: To indicate and correspond with both femininity and the theme of each book (lace, pillowcase, spandex, floral muslin).
   
2. Photograph Elements; Shadow, Steam, Sweat, Sunshine.
   
3. Photographs of women in a natural environment shot within a similar frame.
   
4. Contour/line drawings, taken from found images and refined, of different indicators for each book title.

Things to Consider:

• Inclusion of my icons as an integral part of each design
• Cohesive colors (especially as it relates to the colors of my icon set)
• Dynamic, non-redundant symbols and how they relate to femininity and the theme each book
  

Mind Mapping of Different Directions/Ideas: