10X 1MINUTE BOOKCOVER

Book chosen: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

We photographed 10 pictures for the Wonder book cover. 

portraits Auggie whose face is covered and only one eye is exposed. (Auggie wants to hide his face from others, however, he is actually no different from others that he still uses his eye to see.)

hiding his true identity with a box/ helmet. The body is hanged which represents how Auggie is controlled and trapped by people's way of looking at him. 

The drawings on the box is what Auggie wishes himself to be like. He wants to be 'normal' like other kids at school. The head on top with no features shows the real thoughts of Auggie that is blurred, he is doubtful about his own appearance and identity. 

The chair represents the pressure that others have given to Auggie. Auggie is being suppressed by the chair and feels suffocated and dejected. 

Auggie with the helmet on. His ideal-self is drawn on the helmet and he is looking at the mirror wishing himself to be as happy as the drawn face. 

I was thinking of adding a rainbow pattern in the eye area to show that Auggie has been hiding a lot of dreams and imaginations underneath the helmet. 

Mehroosa was sitting on wheeled board and the hands symbolises the bullies who are trying to push her away from them.

Auggie with the helmet is trying to hide himself behind the pole. He is peeking and it shows the eagerness of him wanting to blend in.

Auggie wearing his ideal self.

Auggie wearing his ideal self.

Combining the pressure idea and the idea self idea together and have Auggie crouching under the chair to emphasise his loneliness and sadness.

using Auggie's point of view from looking down onto the ground only seeing foot of bullies. 

We then made book covers in a short given time. I was only able to make one as the given time was too short for me to create more designs. I really hope that I can improve in the speed of creating stuff in order to higher the efficiency when i work. 

The ripped part is extended to the back of the cover and this represents Auggie's dreams and imaginations are countless. I used galaxy as the pattern as Auggie loves the universe. The O of the word WONDER is illustrated as Auggie's eye to show how he is hiding his face, but at the same time is eager to live like a normal kid.