Design the cover for an ebook about career tips to work for international development organisations
Magnus10 needed a new book or magazine cover design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 196 designs submitted by 44 freelance designers.
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Who are you known as?
UNjobfinder
What industry do you think your business is most related to?
Tell us a bit about who you are and the people you reach
We provide recruitment services to international development organisations (UN agencies, EU, NGOs, etc.), and career services to jobseekers.
Over all target group for this assignment: anyone globally interested in pursuing a career at an international development organisation.
Probable primary target group: graduates and young professionals around the world.
Should also appeal to professionals interested in a career transition to the development sector.
What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?
Objective
Design a cover for an ebook offering career tips for securing a job at an international development organisation (UN agency, NGO, EU, etc.)
Over all target group for this assignment: anyone globally interested in pursuing a career at an international development organisation.
Probable primary target group: graduates and young professionals around the world.
Should also appeal to professionals interested in a career transition to the development sector.
Ebook title
Start Making a Difference: How to Launch a Meaningful and Rewarding Career in International Development
This ebook will be the first of a series of 2, so it should be visible that this ebook is part 1.
Tone desired for the cover
Serious, modern, honest, human
Primary colours
Blue (#0085ff), white (#f1f4f5), maybe some orange (#ff9500)
Inspiration for visuals
Global, impact, development, career
Avoid
Heavy corporate imagery (handshakes, business cards, contracts, “You’re hired!”, charts)
Development clichés (poor kids)
Other notes
We started exploring various ideas (see attached document).
Could be used as inspiration but feel free to diverge from those examples!
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