Research:
I was really looking forward to getting stuck into this project but before i did i made sure i was familiar with the story and characters. I reread the book and watched as many different film versions of Alice in Wonderland as i could find and then i began to look for other illustrated versions of Alice...
These are some of the more traditional versions of Alice in Wonderland with the far right being Tenniel's original depiction of Alice and the iconic image most other adaptations are influenced by.
I was really intrigued by some of the more alternative versions of Alice i found...they feel much more contemporary.
Tim Burton's concept sketch of the Red Queen is really fun and full of character and although Amanda Visell has used the same colours for the cheshire cat as the disney version of Alice in Wonderland, she has still made it her own by changing the shapes and adapting the character to her style.
I also did some research into book cover illustration for inspiration concerning style but mainly layout and format.
I really love the composition of these three book covers and also the hand rendered text.
Again i love the hand rendered text of the Secret Garden cover and also Oliver Jeffer's text for John Boyne's book. Carson Ellis's illustration for Wildwood really grabbed my attention. I really like the colours and the style used and i also think the space on the cover has been used really well.
I love the style and limited colours on the Snow White cover, though slightly changing the cream could make it look more contemporary which it does not really look at the moment. I love the colours and composition of the second cover, you get a real feel for the book just through the cover illustration. The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe cover is one of my favourite covers. It is not overly complicated in design or content but it handles the space well and the colours and textures used just make it look really inviting.
Pan Macmillan:
I did some research into Pan Macmillan to find out what kind of books they publish and in particluar what sorts of illustrations these books have.
Pan Macmillan (and Macmillan as a whole) publish some of the worlds most famous literary titles and house some of the classics of modern literature. This does not mean that they only have old books though...they are constantly updating their cache of author's and illustrators, promoting the best in contemporary literature too. Since its founding, Pan Macmillan has continued to broaden its portfolio and now publishes the works of many different illustrators who have very different styles.
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