Adult non fiction

Design Rationale: I felt the old cover looked outdated. History can be fun to learn about yet history books can often appear dated, boring and lacking creativity. I decided to have some fun by choosing an eye catching colour (PINK!). For the people standing on top of the world I took inspiration from the famous “Evolution of man” image. However I put a modern spin on it by making the last man appear like he is taking a selfie of “what came before”. I felt this concluded in a good image of the world today that every potential reader could relate to... therefore inspiring them to pick it up. *I.e It is a history book with a twist therefore it is a cover with a twist!

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Children's Fiction

Design Rationale: I found children’s book Author and illustrator Lauren O’Hara (@oharasisters ) very insightful when she came in to speak at @ncad_illustration . She spoke about how children's book covers often contain a sense of movement (as action attracts children) and how children’s covers frequently give a glimpse into the overall narrative of the story. I hope I have accomplished both of these things here. I included the war planes and Willie (the main character) "running from London". The "action" that I tried to symbolize here of recognisable scenes from WW2 would hopefully attract more younger male readers. I chose to use a circle design split in half as I liked the structure this gave to convey Willie's two very contrasting homes. The country side (on top) is colourful and open while London (bottom) was going through a very dark time, therefore I used dark colours. Finally the Text is written as if by a child... as this was a phrase often spoken by Willie.

Adult Fiction

Design Rationale: I noticed through research, adult fiction books (especially thrillers) often picture a symbol alluding to an event in the story with out giving away the book. It's aim is to create intrigue. When researching, I considered many symbols associated with hotels (as this is the main setting of the book). I decided on the reception bell. I chose this item purposefully as this would have been the noise the Night Manager heard at the beginning of the book, just before meeting the guests, who would change his life forever. I drew three small lines to symbolise that it had just been rung I linked the old with the "new" by using similar colours to the original book and movie poster.