Lord of the Flies Book Cover
When developing the look of the characters I wanted to make sure they were as true to the book as possible.
Jack was described as being' tall, thin and bony' with red hair and freckles. When Jack paints his face he has one cheek and one eye socket in white, red clay over the other side of his face and slashed black clay from his ear to his jaw - so I tried to reflect this in his design.
On the cover I wanted to convey the seriousness of Jack's character. I also wanted to hint at his aggressive and confrontational nature which is why, on the cover, Jack meets the viewer's gaze head on.
Jack was described as being' tall, thin and bony' with red hair and freckles. When Jack paints his face he has one cheek and one eye socket in white, red clay over the other side of his face and slashed black clay from his ear to his jaw - so I tried to reflect this in his design.
On the cover I wanted to convey the seriousness of Jack's character. I also wanted to hint at his aggressive and confrontational nature which is why, on the cover, Jack meets the viewer's gaze head on.
Inside the Front Cover of the Hardback Edition
Hardback Front Cover
Inside the Back Cover of the Hardback Edition
The idea of the difference of design, from the inside of the Front and Back Covers, was to show the change the young boys go through from the start to the end of the book.
The idea of the difference of design, from the inside of the Front and Back Covers, was to show the change the young boys go through from the start to the end of the book.
Ink Inset pages
Both the conch and Piggy's glasses seem to reflect the notion of civilisation and it's destruction - as the conch (which helped to bring about order at the start of the book) becomes ignored and Piggy's glasses get brocken and finally stolen. As both the conch and Piggy's glasses seem to be key objects I wanted to feature them within the designs.
Both the conch and Piggy's glasses seem to reflect the notion of civilisation and it's destruction - as the conch (which helped to bring about order at the start of the book) becomes ignored and Piggy's glasses get brocken and finally stolen. As both the conch and Piggy's glasses seem to be key objects I wanted to feature them within the designs.
When reading Lord of the Flies I found it easy to forget just how young the boys were until right at the end
of the book. In my character designs I wanted them to look young which makes the things they do all the
more shocking.
of the book. In my character designs I wanted them to look young which makes the things they do all the
more shocking.
