Final Book Covers!

I have spent so long on the covers that I am literally trying to make it flawless, but in doing that I feel like I am overworking it, and it DOES NOT HELP THAT MY BEDROOM LIGHT DECIDES IT WANTS ME TO HAVE A RAVE AND WONT STOP FLICKERING OH MY LORD, MAKE IT STOP.

I AM IN THE KITCHEN WITH MY LAPTOP, DOING UP THESE COVERS AND MY FLATMATES ARE GETTING DRUNK. WHAT DO I DO.

Here, is what I have to present...

The first two, I wanted to modernize the concept of The War of the Worlds, by making it a little more stylized and contemporary, applying hidden meaning to one section of the cover and using colours and shapes to make it visually appealing, The last 3 are more bold and to me, I think quite dated...

The 3rd reminded me a little of Saul Bass, and I didn't like that too much, because although I amy have taken inspiration from an artist, I like to put my own spin on it, so its obvious to tell that I have done it and that I'm not ripping off another artists, which is why I wasnt too fond of it.

The Last two were good however, I had feedback that the legs were too skinny and that hypothetically, the tripod would fall? -Okay, critisism where crit is due, fair play... however, its Sci Fi? Like you're going to get an object from space that makes sense? In the adapation, in the film the legs are bandy and skinny little things.. I didn't really understand why that was said, considering the genre and all.. but, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I can take it on board and at the very least do a mock up of fatter legs or something, so at least it gives me options.

In the end I chose to go with this one.

I applied a spine and back cover, and to me, I like it. But if I were to do anything differently the next time I do it, I will experiment with more colour/work in more hand drawn design elements.