The Brief
Choose a classic novel and interpret it visually for a specific audience - such as children, teens, adults, collectors or art lovers. Consider format, size and shape. Think about how text and imagery work together, composition, media, stock etc. A minimum of six double pages as a deliverable, a classic novel reinterpreted to attract a greater audience/interest in classic novels. You should include both text and image to maximum effect.
Choose a classic novel and interpret it visually for a specific audience - such as children, teens, adults, collectors or art lovers. Consider format, size and shape. Think about how text and imagery work together, composition, media, stock etc. A minimum of six double pages as a deliverable, a classic novel reinterpreted to attract a greater audience/interest in classic novels. You should include both text and image to maximum effect.
Outcome
My concept for this project was to create an interpretation of The Chronicles of Narnia into a paper cut book, in concertina form, as a collector's item. I decided to use 300gsm watercolour card to sustain the small details, as well as give an antique snow-like texture and feel to the crisp off-white pages, which represent the main settings in the book. The paper cut technique also creates a 3D snowflake pattern when the concertina is closed. The paper cut also produces shadows for a Lightbox or silhouette style shadow-show. I hand cut all mockups and supporting pieces with a scalpel up until the production of the final book, in which I chose to learn laser-cutting software. I vectorised all the designs to be read by the cutter. I used minimal typography to summarise the story with popular quotations.
My concept for this project was to create an interpretation of The Chronicles of Narnia into a paper cut book, in concertina form, as a collector's item. I decided to use 300gsm watercolour card to sustain the small details, as well as give an antique snow-like texture and feel to the crisp off-white pages, which represent the main settings in the book. The paper cut technique also creates a 3D snowflake pattern when the concertina is closed. The paper cut also produces shadows for a Lightbox or silhouette style shadow-show. I hand cut all mockups and supporting pieces with a scalpel up until the production of the final book, in which I chose to learn laser-cutting software. I vectorised all the designs to be read by the cutter. I used minimal typography to summarise the story with popular quotations.
The book is 33 pages long and 13cm x 13cm.
