Ingrid Tedjakumala
Lasalle College International Jakarta, Graphics Design, Faculty Member
Reading the book, Alice in Wonderland remains the best way of exploring its full creative range, and since is the story of a dream and the book was a great favourite of the surrealist. The aim of this research was to analyse the two... more
Reading the book, Alice in Wonderland remains the best way of exploring its full creative range, and since is the story of a dream and the book was a great favourite of the surrealist. The aim of this research was to analyse the two different approaches of illustrating Alice in Wonderland, one published in 2012 and illustrated in a contemporary style by Japan’s surrealist artist, Yayoi Kusama; the other one, the classic literature illustrated by Sir John Tenniel, the original illustrator of the book.
The outcomes of the analysis are to explain how with different support of design elements and principles, the new illustrations using new ways of interpretations of scenes, can hopefully enchant a new readership, by using methods of structured interviews were conducted to gather data from experts like designer and illustrator with in-depth interviews were done to gather information from various readers with different educational, professional, and cultural backgrounds.
The outcomes of the analysis are to explain how with different support of design elements and principles, the new illustrations using new ways of interpretations of scenes, can hopefully enchant a new readership, by using methods of structured interviews were conducted to gather data from experts like designer and illustrator with in-depth interviews were done to gather information from various readers with different educational, professional, and cultural backgrounds.
