Visual Mood Boards

Moodboards

 So after researching into the book, I understand the setting and theme of the book. As the book is set about the Greaser gang culture i created a mood board about Greaser culture that would be an inspiration to me when creating the book cover in the future.
So for my mood board i included images of James Dean who is an actor and cultural icon in America in the 1950's, often portraying greaser roles in his movies.
I also looked at Elvis Presley who was a musician in the 50's who was dubbed "The King of Rock and Roll" as rock and roll music was an influence to the Greaser culture as they often wanted to rebel.
Another image is of an old motorcycle from the 50's. This was a popular choice of transport for Greasers as often biker gangs would use motorcycles like the one pictured to travel together on to give a tough impression.

This is another Mood board i created using images of the different book covers for the book over the years. I did this because i wanted to see any recurring themes and imagery types that are similar between them so i could use that when creating my book cover.
There is also fan art and different art styles featured in the mood board such as a vintage style as well as minimalistic. I think these are effective as they show the different styles that were most effective for the audience when it was originally released compared to the Modern Classic puffin book version.