Attending the London Book Fair Trip gave me an fantastic opportunity to view a vast range of children’s book designs as well as talk to some of the publishers about the industry.
By far the stand out element of the fair was seeing some of the innovative book shapes. Manipulating the physical presence of the book so that it related to its content was incredibly impressive; the detail in some of the examples, such as the wine bottle, were so precise that it could have actually been mistaken for a wine bottle. This is something that I believe would work really well for a children’s book, as it could almost act as a toy as well as a book.
A key design feature that I picked up on with children’s book covers from attending the fair was that the vast majority contained a cartoon illustration that gave a sneak preview of what the book was about. From this finding, I’m confident that following the same theme will ensure that my book cover design fits within trends in the industry and will be effective to it’s target audience.
Overall, attending the book fair was an eye-opening experience in terms of the different book designs that were possible. It also gave me a lot of inspiration and allowed me to find books which were relevant to my project that I could use for inspiration.
Children's Book Design 