Adam Menzies

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Childrens book project

Some spreads and a front cover for a children's book project im doing for uni. Its the first time i haven't worked exclusively with pen and ink and im pretty happy with the results.

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Penguin Design award book covers

This is my submission for the Penguin design award 2012. I tried to stray away from all the obvious cliches surrounding the book and mental health. I thought including an ambiguous character would strengthen the design and leave it open to the viewer to interpret the design and which character it might be. For instance the head could be of Mcmurphy with the light coloured parts of his brain being a sign for his forced lobotomy.

The design below is a mock up, the one above developed into the final piece.

I didnt finish this design, it was my first design that i tried to do. i think its too mental to function as a book cover but i do think it came out quite good. The colours are way off in the upload, there supposed to be reds, oranges and yellows!