The book I choose is a classic: "Through the looking glass and what Alice found there" (1871). I love the idea of Alice going through a mirror.

The first sketch has the basic elements.

Alice's adventures - image 1 - student project

I wanted the main character go with us all along the story, that could go through the book. So, I cut the cover making the form of the mirror and used a metallic paper for the blank page, mimicking a mirror.

On the backcover I drew a chessboard because the book revolves around a chess game, and the colors are red and white, just like the pieces.

Alice's adventures - image 2 - student project

The spine is the place for the title and the author's name. The font is "Charcuterie" by Laura Worthington, is legible, and has beautiful serifs.

The cover shows our main character in her most recognizable version, from John Tenniel. The image speak for itself, telling us the title.

Alice is also the bookmark.

Alice's adventures - image 3 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 4 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 5 - student project

In the interior of the cover I put the specular image of the names of author and illustrator, so the reader could read them on the metallic blank paper.

Alice's adventures - image 6 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 7 - student project

Having done this, I wanted to continue with "Alice's adventures under ground" (1864). I remembered a pop-up book I have from when I was little, with illustrations by Jenny Thorne based on the drawings from John Tenniel, so I chose the pop-up that introduces us in the story and I put it on tne cover.

Alice's adventures - image 8 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 9 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 10 - student project

When the reader opens the book the spiral grows and Alice falls into the ground.

Alice's adventures - image 11 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 12 - student project

I chose the green color for this cover and brown for the blank paper.

As in the previous project, Alice is also the bookmark.

Alice's adventures - image 13 - student project

On the backcover I drew the cards. The two books work like a collection.

Alice's adventures - image 14 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 15 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 16 - student project

Alice's adventures - image 17 - student project

I wanted to de something different and fun, just like these two stories.

I used Photoshop to work with the illustrations of John Tenniel and Jenny Thorne, Illustrator for the icons of the backcovers, and InDesign to compose the final design.

I hope you like them!

Thanks Chip Kidd for your inspiration.

Alicia Fernandez

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