THE MONSTERS WITHIN
BOOK COVER • MAP ILLUSTRATION • MERCHANDISE DESIGN
DESIGN BRIEF
Create the brand identity, including cover design, map illustrations, and merchandise designs, for DES FONOIMOANA’S novel, THE MONSTERS WITHIN, a YA Fantasy Adventure.
COVER - fits trends for fantasy
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THEMATIC - adaptable for full series
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COLOR SCHEME - dark colors
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THEMES - rose(s), city, darkness
“As war brews inside the Great City’s walls, only one thing is certain: they will come to know the monsters within.”
COVER DESIGN
The cover design shows rose vines spreading through a hole in a stone wall.
Variations were created for Audiobook, EBook, and Paperback.
MAP ILLUSTRATION
This map was created to show the details of The Great City, in which the entirety of the novel’s plot takes place. Focus was placed on both high-level locations like neighborhoods, as well as small details like individual buildings that are significant to the plot.
MERCHANDISE DESIGN
Three distinct designs were created to be used on various types of merchandise. Focus was placed on character and city-scape silhouettes, and roses, as requested by the author.
BOOKMARK DESIGN
The bookmark was designed to include the book cover, blurb, and author’s website for a convenient and memorable way of marketing the novel.
“The Monsters Within” by Des Fonoimoana was released August 14th, 2020.
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