Quality Evaluation coloring books for children aged "C" in Iran: A Case Study books Center for Intellectual Development

The aim of this research was studying and determining the rate of color purity and its components in children and adolescents’ books cover, and recognition these factors in optimizing of designing and publishing of book’s covers of children in Iran. This applied research is a survey that uses of Delphi technique. The studied population was “covers of books” that were published by IIDCYA in age group of "c" in duration of 2008 to 2011. According to information in website of this institute, numbers of books which have been published in this period were 301 titles that 38 of them have included in studying group. We selected 27 volumes of those as sample. After that, the most important factors in evaluating of color of books covers were determined and was developed a questionnaire for each book cover. These questionnaires were offered to 10 graphic expertise, book cover designers and illustrators (10 persons and totally 270 questionnaires). After analysis of collected data, results showed that in this period of time (years of 2008 to 2011), the color of books covers that published for children were acceptable. Finally, it has presented some advices and proposes for designers of children's books covers, according of expertise's of this field. These proposed advices could be considered as patterns and strategies for other book designers and people who will work in this field.