[ISLMA-Share] Making new book covers

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I collaborated with my art teacher on this very project.  The students used
canva to create the covers. We used classic books for the project. I talked
a little about trends in cover publishing, iconic covers, and some of the
ways that the cover art can add to the book or be very inaccurate.  The art
teacher talked about some of the design components.
When they were completed there was a special display in the library. It
worked out well.  AND the first time *The Three Musketeers* was checked out
in my time here!
Katie

katienelson at winnetka36.org

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 9:11 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We ran a contest for several years to redesign an ugly book cover in one
> of our freshman-level English classes.  Students read the books and then
> earned grades for writing helpful summaries and author bios for the book
> jacket and designing a more eye-catching cover.  This was before Canva
> (which would work really well), so one of the art teachers did a
> presentation on using different media and the graphic design teacher talked
> about the elements that each cover still needed (Title, author, barcode,
> etc.).  We wrapped the books with Durafold and they were put on display in
> the LMC for a week for voting by patrons.   Top winners earned prizes.
>
> Weeded books make sense, as the year we didn't do that we had complaints
> from patrons who were used to the original cover art.
>
> Mrs. Ann Marie Jinkins
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> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 8:40 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Hi collective brain!
>>
>> I am weeding some books at my school, and of course, have come across
>> some great titles with boring and outdated covers. Has anyone done a
>> project with students where they created new covers for old books that was
>> successful? I am thinking of having students re-create covers using an
>> online program like Canva to make them look more professional. I would love
>> any ideas or suggestions you have.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Megan
>>
>>
>>
>> Megan Flaherty
>>
>> Library Media Specialist & Tech Coach
>>
>> Westview Hills Middle School
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