Third Project Ideas- Penguin Student Design Awards
First Idea
Penguin Children's Cover Award
The Brief is to design the full cover and the series logo of Murder Most Unladylike. It's set in the 1930s. The story follows the protagonists "Hazel Wong" and "Daisy Wells" but mostly narrated by "Hazel". I am currently reading the book and it has an interesting storyline. Entering in the Penguin Student design awards could be incredibly beneficial for my future career in illustration.
Similar books and research
Illustrated by Johnny Dombrowski
Illustrated by Johnny Dombrowski
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
This book is set in a similar period of time. The illustration on the cover is intriguing for the viewers. For a murder mystery book it is incredibly important for the reader to be gripped from the start, so if the reader is interested by the front cover because it shows the setting and the reader can gather the period from it then it will be effective. In the illustrations above Dombrowski uses a vibrant red to contrast against the dark blue to illustrate to the readers it's a murder mystery. It's also eye catching and a powerful image. This kind of illustration could look too dark and scary for children aged 9-11.
The front cover of this book is powerful. The bright red background with white and black text/illustration is simple but effective. When I create my first thumbnails for the book cover this effective use of simplicity will help inspire the creative process. The map over-layed on the magpie explains to the reader that its a murder mystery without being too obvious.
illustrated by Pam Smy
The London Eye Mystery- Siobhan Dowd
I love the perspective Smy uses in this front cover. This is a murder mystery story for children, similar to Murder Most Unladylike. Compared to the murder mystery books I research that were meant for adults, this one looks most exciting and engaging for younger viewers.
A Place called Perfect- Helena Duggan
This is a mystery book for children. From the first glance the reader can tell its going to be a playful book and not too dark. You can also tell the main characters and the setting of the book from the get go. This could be a style I would like to go into because when reading "Murder Most Unladylike", I realised that although it surrounds the death of a teacher it isn't too serious.
Typography
The font I like to use for the cover would be in an Art Deco style to link to the period of time it is set, 1930's. This typography was created by "StudioIndigoSweden" found on etsy and it a similar style I'd like to create.
Design by Duncan Creamer
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