Now I have added colour into my front page, I think it looks so much more professional and a lot more appealing to children. I chose to add in more swirls to the actual text and then to colour them in all individually as I think this is a better representation of autism. The coloured swirls within the text represent someones mind with autism and the black and white swirls outside the box represents someones mind without autism. It connotes that the busy swirls are like the busy brain of the mind. There is a lot going on here which can often be quite difficult and stressful for someone with the disorder. And then to compare that to the regular swirls, it connotes a more relaxed mind.
I really like how the design represents the two types of people. I am going to continue with this style throughout my book and I hope it has a big impact on the reader.
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