THE ASK

Design a limited edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by creating your own interpretation of the story into visual form: to a particular audience, representing particular themes from the novel. Your publication will have a unique book cover designed to represent the essence of the story, geared towards your audience and feature the 1st chapter of the novel.

THE APPROACH

This featured first chapter of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland embraces themes of fantasy and psychological drama. While often seen as a children’s story, this interpretation highlights deeper psychodramatic elements such as abandonment, denial, distorted realities, coming of age, and underlying social tensions. These themes add emotional depth and complexity to Alice’s journey, making it resonate with a more mature perspective. Additional themes explored include the fluid nature of time, the thrill of adventure, and the striking contrast between logic and absurdity, reality and dreams, innocence and darkness. The communication goal, “the absurdity of dreams mirrors the logic of reality,” captures the heart of the protagonist’s experience as she navigates a world that reflects and distorts the psychological challenges of growing up. Due to these more serious undertones, this limited edition is designed for a mature adult audience, specifically individuals aged 18 to 50, who can appreciate the novel’s symbolic depth and existential themes.