TWIST ON A CLASSIC

A book cover with the word 'ALICE' spelled out with Scrabble tiles, decorated with hearts, playing cards, and doodles, with a torn paper reading 'Week in review' at the top.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

THIS PROJECT INVOLVED DESIGNING A BOOK COVER FOR A CLASSIC NOVEL AND SUPPORTING ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE TEXT/CHAPTER PAGES. THE BRIEF ASKED THAT THE DESIGN CAPTURED
THE ESSENCE OF THE STORY WHILE REIMAGINING IT VISUALLY TO ENGAGE READERS IN FRESH
AND COMPELLING WAYS. BOTH THE COVER AND THE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOULD ALIGN IN STYLE
AND TONE, CREATING A COHESIVE VISUAL IDENTITY THAT HONOURS THE CLASSIC NATURE OF
THE NOVEL WHILE APPEALING TO A MODERN DEMOGRAPHIC.

BOOK DESIGN
2022

PROJECT CONCEPT

I CHOSE TO REDESIGN ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ BY LEWIS CARROLL, WITH THE TARGET AUDIENCE
BEING TEENS TO YOUNG ADULTS (15-19). I HAND ILLUSTRATED THE BACKGROUND TO INCLUDE
KEY ELEMENTS FROM THE STORY SUCH AS THE WHITE RABBIT, PLAYING CARDS AND HEARTS.
I COLLAGED PHYSICAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS SCRABBLE TILES, BURNED PAGES AND PLAYING
CARDS TO ADD SOME DEPTH AND TEXTURE TO THE COVER.

Close-up of a book cover featuring black and white doodle illustrations with red accents, and a black block of text in the center outlining a story about Alice going back to a tea party.
Close-up of a book cover with a black background, decorated with white doodles and text, featuring the title 'Alice' with Scrabble tiles, and playing cards of queens of hearts at the bottom right corner.
Open book showing chapter eight titled "The Queen's Croquet-Ground" with illustrated red and black page on the left and text page on the right.
Black background with a white horizontal line, a small star below the line, and centered text that reads 'The Starry Night' and the artist's name, Vincent van Gogh.

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