Penguin Book- Illustrators Who Inspire Me and Developed ideas

Illustrators who inspire me 

Rob Biddulph 

What inspires me about Biddulp's work is the abstract quality and fun nature in each piece he does. I also love how he creates texture in this piece with the fur. He perfectly mixes abstract with realistic textures. His use of shading always adds a finish quality to his work too. Developing my ideas further I will use more abstract looking turkeys in my ideas. 

In this book cover design the use of bright colours and interesting typography really draws the audience in. The yellow against the black is very eye-catching and the fun characters positioned around the book cover create a chaotic nature to his work.

In this drawing I love that the main focus is on the trees in the background the bright green and yellows used create dimension while also being impactful on the audience. Again, he hides little characters throughout the scenery which is very fun for the children to spot and focuses their attention. 

Sandie Sonke

IThis illustration that Sonke creates about making toast is fun, bright and colourful. The way she draws the monkey is very appealing to the younger audience. The muted colours fit nicely with the background and the creative typography is really interesting and stands out to the children reading it. 

I love this illustration by Sonke. The bright and colourful design draws the children' attention in. The abstract quality to proportions is interesting and unique. The way Sonke draws leaves and the depth in the background is really admirably. Using one main colour, green, and having pops of yellow and pink is really appealing. 

Developed Ideas

I wanted this book cover design to be chaotic and fun so that it really draws in the attention of the cild audience. I also thought using the beak on the spine would be an interesting for when the book is put on the shelf. However, it might be odd for the child to only see half of the face of the turkey on the front cover. The colours I have chosen are fun and exciting and the use of texture adds to the book. 

Here are some developed line drawings I will be putting over the top of some of my book cover designs. I will turn this into a repeat pattern so its easier to add in to the book cover. Each one of these illustrations link to some of the poems in the book which I believe adds a powerful meaning to the book cover and once the child has read the book, they can spot individual illustrations and understand what poem it is referencing. I think I could improve these drawings by making them more abstract.

Heres development of my previous design for the talking turkeys book. I added white illustration on top of the colourful rainbow coming out of the turkeys mouth. I think this really adds to the idea of the turkey telling the word his ideas similar to how Zephaniah uses his poems. 

For this developed idea I wanted to return to one of my previous thumbnails of a turkey flying this is because I think it creates a lot of energy in the illustration. I think I might develop this idea further by having a letter attached to the ankle of the bid to indicts he's sending a message. I added the line drawing illustrations in the background on a green background so it emulated a blackboard and these are a few of his ideas. I definitely think I can be more playful with the illustrations in the back. Maybe adding scribbles and arrows. 

Developing Ideas Even Further 

 

I wanted the typography in the title to be bright and and colourful, while still having the text be readable. I decided to do this I used different colours on each feather and added a drop shadow. I think that this turned out very successful and is very vibrant and exciting. The texture on the feathers is very dimensional and brings the turkey to life. 

For this book cover, I wanted the make the illustrations in background look like it's been written on a chalkboard and you can tell it's hand-drawn. This is the same reason I rewrote the title in a pencil brush, I wanted to create texture and for it to stand out against the drawings in the background and the turkey.