Current Stage Plan
-Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: A Fold out map which shows historical traces of Shakespeare in London on one side and a full page illustration on the reverse showing the Globe and giving promotional information of the theatre. To be a promotional brochure which can be bought/picked up at local Tourist Information, The Theatre or the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Shop.
-Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Shop: A T-Shirt design for one of the plays. This would fall under product design with the aim to give a better representation than what the shop currently has on offer. The posters in their shop are really great and give a good representation of the plays and the time that they originate from and the t-shirts show a strange contrast.
-CD Cover Design: I would like to reillustrate/redesign the cd cover for Clannad's album Legend which was the soundtrack for the tv series “Robin of Sherwood” broadcast in the 80s. I absolutely love the tv series and the soudntrack included. There are two existing covers of the album, one showing the leading actor from the series the other a photo of a lake. As these are both photographic covers I would like to make an illustrated version. This would include the front and back. The front would purely open as one spread not as a full booklet. I would also illustrate the inlay under the cd and the cd.
-A Book Cover: At first I had in mind to do a graphic novel of a few pages but now having done this in during the general school time I realize that it is practically impossible to realise such a project in the short period of time especially when in conjunction with other projects. Instead I would very much like to illustrate a book cover. I would like to do this for the Charles Dickens classic Bleak House. Most covers for this book and dull and predictable: A House. I should like to pick a more meaningful element of the story to represent on the cover. The publishers I have in mind are Penguisn Classics and Vintage Classic as they both have a wider range of modern and illustrated covers for Classic Books than other publishers. They also both have a wide range of cover style in their publishings and not one specific format. My preference would probably go to Penguin Classics as I am more familiar with this company.
-Zoo Information Board: I would like to illustrate a board which would supply information for the visitors on a specific animal. I should like to do this for an animal such as the hare, deer, cheetah etc in relation to the manner in which they run. Full speed action is something seen not too frequently in zoos (except probably around the ape and monkey enclosures) and I think it would be informative and attractive for an information plaque. I should like to do this either for a zoo in the Netherlands or the London Zoo.
Promotion: 1
Product: 2
Printing Press: 1
Educational: 1
I'm still not completely sure as to how many people we are supposed to contact in relation to the projects, one for each or some that cover numerous projects.
People I would be interested in contacting:
Dave McKean (CD Covers and Book Covers)
Needs further thought...
