Tone and Color

Fictional Book Cover from The Royal Tenenbaums

How Tone Is Operating -

This fake book cover from a book written by one of the characters in the movie The Royal Tenenbaums uses a dark tone to point out the focus of the design. The background and people facing the children are darkened to show that they are not very important in this design. There is light showing on the three children representing the "family of geniuses" that are the focus of this book.

How Tone Is Interacting - 

The tone helps interact with scale in this example because the darkened details of the reporters standing in the background appear to be smaller in scale than the children sitting in the front. The light shining on them and their positioning make them appear to be a lot bigger. Both of these elements highlight the fact that the children are the point of this book. 

How Color Is Operating - 

The color in this design give it a grainy, old fashioned look. The movie that this book is from goes for a classic feel and the color in this design is a bit faded as if it were an older book. The typeface is a bright pink color that stands out from the dark picture.

How Color Is Interacting - 

Color interacts with texture in this design. The edges of the book are pale white making it appear to be a ripped old book. The color also makes the picture appear grainy because it is faded.