어린이 책 표지에 나타난 시각 디자인 구성 요소 분석 - 왈리드 타헤르의 표지디자인을 중심으로 - = An Analysis of the Visual Design Elements of Preschool Children’s Book Cover - Focused on the Walid Taher’s Book Cover Design -

국문 초록 (Abstract)

이 연구의 목적은 아동도서 표지 디자인의 중요성과 2013년 이집트 카이로 국제 도서전에서 최고의 아동 도서 작가상을 수상한 작가이자 일러스트레이터인왈리드 타헤르의 미취학 아동들을 위해 펴낸 4권의베스트셀러를 면밀히 분석함으로써 책 표지 디자인이아이들에게 미치는 교육적 성공을 강조하고자 한다.
본 연구는 화가 존 토마스 스미스가 제시한 ‘3분할 법칙’에 의거하여 타이포그래피, 일러스트레이션, 컬러, 페이지 레이아웃과 같은 4가지 디자인 요소들에 집중함으로써, 이 요소들이 표지에 어떻게 표현되고 조화롭게 어우러져 매력적인 표지를 만들어내는지 또한, 이러한 표지 디자인이 어린 독자들에게 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 연구한다. 본 연구는 왈리드　타헤르의동화책이 교육적이라는 것을 보여준다. 그의 책은 아이들에게 긍정적 가치를 전달하고, 사회적, 육체적, 교육적인 가치를 가르친다. 왈리드 타헤르는 단순한 글자와 화려한 색감을 섞어 아이들의 시각적 감각을 기를 수 있도록 페이지 레이아웃을 창작한다. 따라서 이연구는 아이들이 친숙하면서 다채로운 색감의 삽화표지에 이끌린다는 것을 증명하고 그러한 표지가 아이들의 시각적 사고, 읽기를 강화 시킨다는 것을 분석한다. 효과적인 제목, 강렬한 그래픽, 흥미로운 색감은모두 매력적인 책의 요소이다. 부모는 미취학 아동들의 동화책을 선택할 때 반드시 함께 해야 한다. 마지막으로 표지 디자이너는 어린 아이들의 읽기 습관을위해 아이들의 관심을 도출하고, 그들의 호기심과 상상력을 자극할 수 있는 책 표지를 디자인하길 바란다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The objective of this study is to highlight the importance of children’s book cover designs, and their impact on their educational success through a close analysis of four bestseller books for preschool children in Egypt by the Arabic author and illustrator “Walid Taher”, winner of the award for best children’s book during the Cairo International Book Fair in 2013. Based on four design elements such as the typography, the illustration, the color, and the page layout, as per the “Rule of Thirds” by the painter John Thomas Smith which is used as a guideline, this study figures out how these elements are expressed and coordinated together to create an attractive cover and how cover art functions influence children. This study indicates that “Walid Taher” books are educational books; they teach a child many positive values, social, physical and educational values. “Walid Taher” combined simple text, vibrant colors and striking illustrations together to create a good page layout that enhances the visual sense of a child. Therefore, this study emphasizes that children gravitate toward covers that are represented with colorful illustrations that they are familiar with as well as strengthen their visual thinking and reading. An effective title, striking graphics, and interesting colors all contribute to an attractive cover book. Parents must involve their preschool children in choosing their books.
Finally, I hope that designers should design book covers for children that grab their attention, entertain them, arouse their curiosity, and stimulate their imagination to encourage early reading.

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