To Kill A Mockingbird was quite a hard cover to approach. There is no doubt of the significance of the book in regards to race, but prior to reading the book for the competition I had been under the impression that it would be SO much more about it. Reading it, the main focus appeared to be on the main character, Scout, and her coming of age and experience of small town rural 1930s america.
I imagined something simple for the cover. Layout wise I had been keen all along to follow this format- reminiscent and harking back to the classic Penguin era, though that in itself is risky for a new design. BUT, it looks good, and is simple, and mostly foolproof. Then I would have an image to go on the front, and decided to loosen up the old template by adding smaller drawings around the piece.
I did not want to overlook the plot regarding race, but wasn't sure how to address it. At the very least I knew that Tom's character must be represented on the cover, something otherwise overlooked by most of the other covers I had seen.
With so many characters, I wasn't interested in just having ONE as the focus of the cover either. It has been done before, but the tree seemed a suitable symbol. Painted in gaudy colours, I wanted it to be bold, lasting, but also hark a little to the innocence of main character, Scout.
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