Like my pages my cover was purely created with simplicity in mind and this was more or less the case with the activity books I looked at for references. I tried to include elements form each individual on the covers for example OBE medal back cover (Alan Turing), George Cross back cover (Noor Inayat Khan) and the ship at sea that clearly represents (Captain James Cook). I also chose to include the pastel colours that I originally chose to represent each individual with and to also add a bit of colour to a flat background to make it catch the eye more. My choice of font also changed quite a lot due to the fact I wasn't quite sure whether to go with something formal and boring or go with something different and quirky. So I chose the later option but not before trying to combine both font types together but the outcome couldn't quite gel. With choosing the later option the font I went with was one that aesthetically worked well and looked something like a child had written it and with that in mind I thought a child would find that more appealing because at that age your hand writing isn't the best so seeing it may make the child more comfortable seeing it on the cover. However subconsciously I was thinking my pages are sophisticated in the sense of they require a lot of writing and thinking. So if a child at the high end of KS1 (which I believe my Book is aimed at) would see the cover and be put off by it because it may look to childish for liking.
Early Cover rough. As you scroll up my cover slowly develops over time until you get to the top where the final cover is featured.
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