OUGD503 - Studio Brief 1 - Penguin - Research

Children books work best with eye-catching illustrations with bright happy colours, yellow being a popular colour in children's mind this may be because of the psychology behind the colour. To consider using playful type and fun like illustrations would make the book a lot more interactive to young children, giving the book a pick it up and feel it attention.  The bright colours are definitely something to take forward when coming to development. 

This book with bold, primary colours is clearly meant for a young audience. The youthful illustration of a cat in white boots and the wobbly font adds to this style very well. Yellow being the dominant colour to this book to bring the sense of Friendliness. Which I'll consider using when approaching my outcome

In comparison from the one above this Emil Detective book has more refined illustrations that will be targeted to a slightly older audience. This refined style can also be appreciated by adults. So by appealing to both child & adult proves effective. Yet again yellow and red seems to be a popular colour to children books.

By looking at existing Emil books gives it has given me guidance to what is acceptable usage. Whether its to do with colour, layout, illustrations and most of all a readable typeface. 

This Emil style seems much older than the one above. The illustrations becoming a lot more detailed & accurate to a humans figure. The typography appearing bold to be the main focal point of hierarchy. I think this style has an accurate approach to the target of 7-11-year-olds. 

By looking into children's mystery books has given me ideas to elements that could be involved within the Detective side of the book, A childish Sherlock Holmes style could be acceptable to the age. The illustration of the girl makes you feel like you're apart of the investigation. The technique to size could involve a more engaging attraction. 

During development, I came by the idea of making the book interactive. This is exactly what children like doing, solving puzzles. It's not only being fun but it also challenges the brain which is important for child development. Emil becoming a detective and so his mission is to find the thief, this reflects back to the maze idea 'finding a way out' but to imply this to my work, it would be to find the thief.