Not a site -- Graphic Design Crit., please!

This is a project I’m working on for fun over my winter vecation. It’s a scholarship contest to redesign the book covers for CollegeProwler’s series, Off The Record.

I wont bore you with all the requirements. The key ones are that it conveys the idea of “college living,” and that it “stands out on the shelf”. The requirements also suggested that it “gets people talking about the covers,” … this is a tough request.

So, I’ve come to, you, my favorite and most reliable critics to give me feed back on my cover, part 1. It’s only the front. Eventually I’ll have to create a spine and a back, but they will probably just be continuations of the front design.

File is attached.

p.s.
If you’d like to read the FAQ or get further info on the contest, send me an email (skiistari@comcast.net) and I’ll gladly forward it.