Adrian Mole - development
- Playing with feet - awkward, embarrassed, thoughtful pose - Sat on school bench? - Red socks? - Potential for crush to be sat next to him? - Converse inappropriate for school?
- Less awkward feet - Stance of Adrian stood in playground - Focused on the feet & socks - Nobbly knees - 13yr old boy - Interesting composition for the type to sit between his feet - Hand-lettering and traditional textures on trend and popular in 2017 releases.
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Development on top of compositional sketches Simple motif - red socks mentioned in the book that caught the attention of his crush Zoomed in composition to draw attention to the feet and away from the face Typical book has his spectacled face - wanted to avoid as author says she ‘never pictured him with glasses’. Legs too pink and socks not red enough Cover legs with trousers Eliminate girl’s legs unnecessary and too obvious
Design decisions
Added paper texture and notebook lines to be reminiscent of a journal
Defined the spine using a red line, inspired by notebook paper
Higgledy-piggledy typeface like a child’s handwriting Made the socks the orangey-red from the spine. More subtle than the primary red and filled them in more to make the image denser and realistic.