Concept

I chose the concept of designing a newspaper as I knew this would be most radical in meeting the brief to reimagine the book's content through typography. I decided to focus on producing specifically a broadsheet newspaper, as they are known for their coverage with a serious editorial voice through in-depth news stories. This allowed me to develop my concept of meeting the brief by focusing on how I would use typography and layout to change the visual shift in tone.

Idea

Through rigorous research, I focused on the book 1984 by George Orwell. The idea was to reflect upon the shift in tone and atmosphere of the opening and closing chapter of the text using the type and composition to then adapt this by refining my design to fit within my chosen medium.

Theme

A running theme of distortion throughout the book 1984, was established from my research. This became part of my development to incorporate a typographic response to follow the life of Winston Smith, one of the main characters subjected to the ideology of newspeak.

Resolution

In the final resolution, I used my research and development to direct my rationale through typographic imagery. Producing a newspaper allowed me to adapt the story of 1984 to meet a wider audience and support the narrative of Newspeak in the modern day. The story of 1984 is very much part of our lives today through surveillance state and so to encourage new readers to become aware of George Orwell’s novel 1984, a newspaper would reach far more people today in an impactful way than it would in a traditional book format