Research

I've decided to enter the penguin design competition because i want more completed pieces of work for my portfolio.

The only problem is the deadline is on Wednesday
This seems a bit silly but I guess you never know unless you try.

Even if I only manage one it'll be something thats a finished image I have to present thats not just a page from a comic.

First things first: research

Alas at this point i obviously don't have time to start reading the books so I'll have to rely on the trusty internet..

Caitlyn Moran

http://www.caitlinmoran.co.uk/
Start with the website, gives a good idea of the tone of voice
There's videos as well, gives a good idea of what shes about
I think with this one its more about the author than the book
The books are a biproduct of her persona and views

This is the existing cover

It's a bit dull, just a portrait and a title

This reaffirms that its about her and her ideology more than the book itslef

the book is the vehicle

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/06/how-woman-caitlin-moran-review

This was useful although the guy was kindof annoying

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10600242-how-to-be-a-woman

This will provide enough information though

It's the funny and honest opinions of a woman fed up with expectations and conventions of female life. So that is wat the image will be. 

NEXT UP 

Emil and the detectives

This is real old and classic and apparently the movie was good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_and_the_Detectives

This was excellently useful

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/10441739/Emil-and-the-Detectives-why-it-is-a-childrens-classic.html

it already has some decent imagery

yellow is strong theme

ill probably avoid this though as alllll the others use it

It's set in Berlin so I'll probably work with imposing Berlin esque architecture and some children running after a mysterious figure. I'll jsut do it differently to all the others.

AND FINALLY]

Clokcwork orange

now ive seen this plenty of times but it specifically says to avoid iamgery associated with the film

The problem with this is that theres SO MUCH IMAGERY both from the movie and made for the book and its all SO GOOD how are you supposed to approahc that

I remember ben talking about how he did it and it was so good and reimagined it totally

I CANT DO THAT

look at all this imagery its great

its already inspired so many visual responses over all the years that its basically untocuhable now its like alice in wonderland or something

If im going to do this itll have to be pretty simple i think

its exaclty the kind of thing im liable to over think and over work\

i think Ill only do this one if i get the other two done

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/clockworkorange/

This will help