Sampul novel merupakan salah satu media promosi sebuah novel dan nilainya sama dengan kata pengantar. Setelah kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia, visualisasi sampul novel di Indonesia umumnya menampilkan figur dengan gaya realis. Di era modern semenjak masuknya internet, berdampak pada visualisasi sampul novel yang makin beragam, namun pada umumnya masih banyak yang menampilkan figur dalam sampulnya. Tahun 2012-2014, Penerbit Bentang Pustaka menerbitkan 5 novel Supernova karya Dee Lestari yang sampulnya dirancang oleh desainer Fahmi Ilmansyah dengan gaya visual yang berbeda dari kebanyakan novel di Indonesia, yaitu menampilkan viusalisasi simbol abstrak pada sampul novelnya. Penelitian ini membahas 5 sampul novel Supernova yang diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Bentang Pustaka. Novel-novel tersebut adalah Supernova seri 1 Kesatria, Putri, dan Bintang Jatuh (2012), seri 2 Akar (2012), seri 3 Petir (2012), seri 4 Partikel (2012), dan seri 5 Gelombang (2014). Penelitian ini menggunakan metodologi kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis framing yaitu bahasan tentang aspek penyeleksian sebuah isu atau realitas untuk ditonjolkan agar terlihat lebih menarik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa framing yang dilakukan desainer terhadap 5 sampul novel Supernova Penerbit Bentang Pustaka dengan visualisasi simbol abstrak, pada sampul Supernova seri 1, 3, dan 5 menyeleksi bagian klimaks cerita dalam novel, sedangkan seri 2 dan 4 menyeleksi bagian konflik cerita dalam novel. Antara makna simbol abstrak dan realitas dalam isi novel yang telah diseleksi, memiliki keterkaitan satu sama lain, kecuali pada sampul seri 5. Dari penelitian ini, dapat disimpulkan bahwa desainer telah membingkai (framing) bagian yang dianggap penting dalam novel dan faktor diluar isi novel seperti usia novel yang sudah lama, segmentasi, dan upaya pembangunan identitas visual novel turut mempengaruhi framing desainer dalam menampilkan visual simbol abstrak pada sampul depan novel Supernova.

Cover of novel is one of media to promotion a novel and the value is same as preface. After Republic of IndonesiaÂ’s independence, visualization cover novel are generally displays an image of figurative and realist. In the modern era, since internet entry, it has an impact on visualization cover of novel which is increasingly diverse, but generally there is still much novel displaying of figure on the cover. At year 2012-2014, Bentang Pustaka Publisher, published 5 Supernova novels by Dee Lestari which the cover was designed by Fahmi Ilmansyah with the different style of visual from most novels in Indonesia, which is showing visualization of abstract symbol on the cover of novel. This research discusses 5 Supernova cover published by Bentang Pustaka publisher. The novels is Supernova series 1 Kesatria, Putri, dan Bintang Jatuh, series 2 Akar, series 3 Petir, series 4 Partikel, and series 5 Gelombang. The methodology of study uses qualitative method that approach framing analysis that is a discussion of selection an aspect of an issue or reality to make it look more attractive. The result shows that the designer has been done framing 5 cover of Supernova novel Bentang Pustaka publisher with visualization of abstract symbol on the cover that is Supernova series 1, 3, and 5 cover selecting climax of the story novel, while series 2 and 4 cover selecting conflict of the story novel. As well as meaning of the abstract symbols and reality on the novel that has been selected, except on the series 5 cover. From this research, it can be concluded that designer have framed section are important in the novels and external factor of the novels content, as a long age of novels, segmentation, and effort to build a visual identity of it also effect to designer is framing on showing visual abstract symbol on the front cover of Supernova novels.

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