Exploring Wonderland Exhibition

On the 8/02/16 I visited an show in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre called Exploring Wonderland which was a celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in wonderland. There was a large variety of work including home decor, jewellery, illustration, installation, sculpture, ceramics and paper cut.    

Since I did a project on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland last year it was interesting to see other peoples take on it especially since the work on display spanned so many disciplines.

I especially loved the paper cut by Fairy Made Paperart

More of her work can be found on her facebook page FairyMadePaperart

Book cover research for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Personal Project

Since I would have to do book cover research for two projects I thought I would post it all in one chunk rather than two separate posts.

I am not sure who the artist of this cover is but this is the Japanese cover created in 2009, I was drawn to the cover because of the flat colour style which is something I have tried in my work before.

Hugh D’Andrade’s pink, leather-bound Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is very eye catching I love the black and pink together I think it really stands out. The limited amount of gold is also aesthetically pleasing. The cover is very bold and something I would definitely pick up out of interest.

Images from flavorwire.com

This cover by Sophie Douglas really helped inspire the more handcrafted feel I went with in my Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I really love the lino cut look of this cover it wasn't the look I wanted to go with but it was the rough and readiness about it that I was drawn to.

Image from cargocollective.com/sophiedouglasillustration

This is not an offical cover but this design by pannucabaguana on deviantart, I really liked the blues they used in this cover concept  and I also thought the font fit nicely with the aesthetic.

Image from deviantart.com

I found the cover for this book very creative I just had to mention it because it is simple but absolutely genius. 

Image from flavorwire.com 

These are some beautiful book covers for Ian Fleming's James Bond, I absolutely love these covers, the colours the women's expressions and how they fit together as a series.

Image's from littlegoldpixel.com

I also looked at some comics, indie comics and zine covers to get an idea for my personal project.

This cover from the indie comic Godkiller has a wonderful colour scheme it is limited but very eye catching the comic is post-apocalyptic and I definitely get that vibe from the cover alone.

Image from www.wired.com

Nurse Nurse by Kate Skelly has a very simplistic style that isn't seen much in indie comic's, the simplicity of this cover is what drew me to it. The cover has an even more limited colour pallet than Godkiller looking at how effective the two covers where made me want to experiment with limited colour.

Image from bitchmagazine

John showed me a Japanese manga called Uzamaki which was disturbing but had an interesting aesthetic.  

Images from popculturesocial.club and bloody-disgusting.com

I went to the Salford Zine library earlier in the year, The visit really helped inspire me for both my Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and my personal project. The organicness of the drawings and type is what I really liked most.

Image from viralart.vandalog.com

Overly ambitious

Upon reflection I think I have been way to ambitious with this project, I'm really starting to feel that time isn't on my side. I didn't take into consideration how long it would take to achieve what I want to achieve or the money I have had to put in. This project has grown into something a lot bigger than first expected.

But I still have 12 days if I work really hard and try not to get distracted by my other creative endeavors hopefully I can pull it off. Blame my brain for always coming up with personal projects I really want to do while doing my main project.