Final Piece : Back process

I started off by drawing a box shape with the pen tool so that I could alter where the text would wrap around the portrait.
I wrote a brief summary of the story for the blurb, and even included a 'review' from a newspaper.

I thought having the review at the top of the blurb would work well, but I think it made it look messy/cluttered. To fix this I moved it to the bottom. This made the design look more efficient and streamline, and so made the product look more high end.

I decided that I didn't like how the text sat at the side of the back cover, and made the design look messy. Instead, I lowered the luminosity of the face so that it faded into the darkness and overlaid the text so that it rested on top of it. This added depth into the cover and I think  that made it look a lot more high end and better quality.
It was a huge improvement, but there was still something that I didn't like about it. It wasn't until I changed the alignment that I realised what it was. I feel like the left alignment of the text made it look quite rigid and formal. I changed the text to a centre alignment which was much more streamline and successful.

After changing the alignment of the text, I then proceeded to add features/conventions such as barcodes and logos. I used two types of barcodes (Interleaved 2 of 5, and QR Code), and included the logo of the publishing company on both the spine and back.

For the book folds, I decided to include a short biography of the author (Tim Burton) and a photo. I really like the affect of having the photo included in the back of the book. It gives the book a much more personal feeling, I think. One of the elements I like about this is the starting letter being in the same script type as the cover, and being a larger size. It looks a lot more aesthetically pleasing and interesting than if I were to keep the text all the same type.
I also included information of the publishing company, as I feel that it gives it a formal edge but remains relevant to the page topic.

This is how the back looks with the front cover. I am very happy with the outcome as I feel it has a really nice balance and contrast. I feel that the different elements of the design work nicely together and compliment each other, bringing the out the best.