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Salty: A Senior Narrative Book Jacket by Parker Malachowsky (2014)

Because my short story, ''Salty,'' was a darker take on the typical coming-of-age story, I tried to create a book jacket for it that was both ominous and mysterious. I began with macro photography of salt crystals and salt patterns on hardwood floor. I then edited these photos, made selections, and finalized my images in Photoshop. By playing with saturations and hues, I was able to accomplish the black, white, and brown color scheme that I felt nicely accompanied my black comedy. Once I settled on my visual components, I brought them all together in InDesign to create the final layout. From there, I added text and some final touches (i.e. drop shadow, border lines, etc.) to create the finished product.
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