School Display Research

Looking at school displays to inspire book cover, the use of materials as well as basic shapes is very iconic. The fonts are of a select few, always very rounded making them appear happy and cheerful. Colours are bright and pop on the display, they always have a message to portray and often include participation from the class to produce the display.

Include th hands on the students, have the participation of others. The text is separated off into boxes to allow the work to be easily matched with the child who made it. 

Much more detail on this display, still uses mostly cut paper to develop the scenery, the detail comes from painting the paper as well as layering the leaves and grass to add depth via shadow.

Very basic, use white text boxes to showcase the work of the children in class and surround with relevant imagery.

The present a similar aesthetic to the diorama but with less meticulous detail.

The colours are really vibrant and eye catching, use contrasting colours in displays with words, when more detailed colour palette is more refined.

Use paper to make most of the display, include laminated pieces of information and everything is almost always stapled onto the wall - think about this when designing own book cover. 

Boarded around the edges use corrugated card cut to a wave, or a piece of tape/paper with an interesting texture. Very garish and bright to catch the children's attention.

Think about:

- isolating text and how to do it.

- the use of paper within the cover, make more obvious.

- bright colours to appeal to a younger audience.