Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Modernised Fairy Tales~

Research for mine and Jonny's modern fairy tale collaboration.

Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story
Illustrated by David Roberts.


In this version Greta, later known as Cinderella, is a 1920s flapper girl so in once sense it's a modernisation.

Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn
Little Red’s real name is Thomas and Thomas loves red. Thomas’ parents own a cozy inn called “Ye Olde Belch.”

Rapunzel: A Groovy Fairy Tale


This story is set in the late 1970s, and Rapunzel’s long hair fits right in with the groovy vibe, retro clothes, and platform shoes.



The use of full colour spreads and the single character pages appeal to me and the design direction for my own modernized fairy tales. The typography will be down to Johnny but I needed to pull in some examples to explain the design direction.

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