This was one of the first truly intimidating projects I faced due to the scope, deadlines, and volume of work. The assignment required typesetting the entire text of Alice’s Misadventures in Wonderland. My biggest challenge was finding a way to reinterpret the story for an older audience—high school and above—who could appreciate the depth of the writing and engage with abstract visuals, rather than being handed obvious, childlike depictions of the text.
To achieve this, I created abstract, hand-drawn illustrations throughout the book and paired them with playful typography and experimental layouts. This approach allowed the story to be reimagined visually without relying on literal representations, encouraging readers to interpret the narrative in a more mature, conceptual way.
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I produced a fully typeset book complete with custom hand-illustrated imagery, a dustjacket, and experimental spreads designed for an older audience. The work included every element of the book, but the highlights I showcase are the most conceptually engaging layouts and illustrations. The visual direction blended surreal abstraction with expressive typography, striking a balance between readability and artistic experimentation.
This project pushed me to develop patience and endurance for long-format design work, teaching me how to maintain creative focus across a large, detailed project. I learned how to merge illustration with editorial design, refine typesetting for a complete book, and experiment with typography in ways that enhanced rather than distracted from the narrative. Most importantly, it taught me how to reinterpret a well-known story through a personal creative lens and trust the strength of my own conceptual voice.