Responsive - moodpboard and research

I looked at existing covers for A Clockwaork Orange, to see what has already been done. I could also see here what other people of the same brief are doing, so I need to make mine more eye carching than my competetors.

Key things I've noticed, is the colour scheme or orange white and black, and I think I will stick to these colours as I beleve this is what people assosiate the book with.

Things that have been used alot is Alex's eye and hat, and the theme of cogs. 

I did have in mind to stay simple, but I think the key imagery has been used a lot and for me to make a simple design it wouldn't be unique.

I also watched the film again, this time taking notes as I watched to help me find other key imagery and important sections from the story that may have not often been used in book cover.

In the film Alex sings singing in the rain, and I had an idea for a cover, but then this part was improvised by the actor and not in the book, so it wouldn't make sence to continue with the idea.

I also liked the wall in his apartment block, it's graffitied and just fits with the whole gang and volience thing.

As well as researching into the book, I look at winners of last years competition for the adult fiction novel. I'm not familiar with this book but looking at previous covers I've noticed, similar fonts are used similar digitaly hand drawn looking illustrations are used, but the colour scheme changes as orange has previously been used a lot, but very little in these chosen covers. So I think that for me, text is important, and because a clock work orange has a unique text style, I may continue with this and use a similar style so it's recognisable.

So now I'd like to create something that looks untidy in a way, a bit sketchy and rough.