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Title: Metaphysical Subtitle: “Psychokinesis and the ability to manipulate reality” Authors Name: By Jan Puff Quote: “This magnificent series exposes how our need to believe in Extrasensory Perception reveals deep cultural anxieties about our lives, our society and our place in the natural world.” —Stephen Fry Back Cover Blurb: Psychokinesis is an umbrella term for a variety of psychic phenomena and ability’s that allow one to affect or manipulate systems of our world without needing to physically interact with them. Famous examples have included the ability to bend spoons, levitate objects such as chairs and furniture, materialize ideas in the mind as physical objects. This book, along with others in this series will explore the relationships and differences between the various forms and ability’s that are defined as Psychokinesis. There will also be a deep dive into the social and cultural impact that psychokinesis has had in society, including testimonial and introspections by notable figures in the scientific and parapsychology communities. Author's Biography: Author Jan is a student at Swinburne University of technology. Studying animation and motion design, Jan has a immense interest in fiction and art. He is very honored to be able to contribute to this series that explores the connections in history and pop-culture with extrasensory perception.
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There were points when I was working on this project that I felt held back by the freedom of choice with the title and content of this book cover. There were other times when I felt held back by the limitations of font, and color. I enjoyed the process of iterating on my ideas with these limitations and freedoms in mind. Deciding on a book title that would suite the theme of “psychokinesis” was an interesting process. Psychokinesis has such a broad spectrum of related subjects that I needed to choose one that would work best in a typographical context. Through the various explorations and mind-mapping different ideas, finally coming to the conclusion to use the word “Metaphysical “ was very satisfying. By exploring the themes of duality in psychokinesis, and the difference between mundane reality and the fantastical aspects of ESP. Choosing the word metaphysical and breaking it up into two components with the “Meta” component being warped across the front cover and the “Physical” component being grounded in the bottom of the cover. Through several iterations of “warping” the Meta text the final design came not just from an effect that alters the text, but also the decision to have the word take up a large portion of the front covers compositions. Stretching to points that would fall outside of the cover and wrap around the spine of the book. This decision to warp the text also needed to be present in the back cover with the blurb, puff quote and auto biography. Simple text boxes were not enough. To continue the theme I modified the boxes with warps themselves. The last component that I received feedback for was an idea to include a lighter tinted shadow to the “meta” text. This was the final component that added some depth to the front cover. Including it on the back cover as a short of “Shadow” or “reflection” also added great fill to the uniform blackness of the older design.