Illustration / Bookbinding / Copywriting / Audio interpretation
A satire illustrated children's book cover, that ironically narrates disturbing and adult topics to children in an extreme manner.
Death, divorce, drugs, war, and the tooth fairy are all things that parents hide from their children, and lie about, to protect their innocence from reality.
An observation on social norms this project and its illustrations, although satire, pushes the boundaries for what is acceptable as a children’s book.
Briefed by an audio clip that explored the morals of lying, this project researched into psychological discussions around the real reasons why we lie to children.
This conceptual book experiments with bookbinding and the theme of dishonesty which is brought to life through a creepy illustration style in varying shades of blue, influenced by my recollection a childhood novel called ‘The Night Pirates’.