Congratulations to Grace Choi (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Applied Arts 2020 Student Award with her ‘Lord of the Flies’ book cover design created for IDES 142 - Survey and Principles of Design II instructed by Vida Jurcic at IDEA School of Design.

Rationale:

Book cover design for the classic novel Lord of the Flies. Those who have read the book know of the story's dark themes, which are innate evil of the human spirit, savagery, and the loss of innocence. (Spoiler) The evil that is very prominent in the story is symbolized by the pig's head. I have applied that symbol in scribbly agitated lines to create a sinister look. The pig's head is layered on top of the human figure resembling a child to imply its possession.

Project Brief:

The project brief was to recreate the cover design of a student's chosen book. The goal was to come up with a better design and to encourage conceptual thinking.

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Since 1992, the Applied Arts Awards have been an internationally recognized standard for creative excellence.  We are the only Canadian competition that recognizes the work of both professionals and students across the visual communications spectrum - covering everyone from image-makers to advertising creatives, marketing gurus to graphic designers.

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