Solve it yourself Mysteries: Sherlock Holmes

TITLE: SOLVE IT YOURSELF MYSTERIES: SHERLOCK HOLMES
ROLE: DESIGN and ART DIRECTION, CREATION OF ART, PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

When approaching layouts for any project I always let the image take the lead. It should draw the reader in, create some mystery and excitement and the the text should trap them and keep them! For SIY Sherlock Holmes, the first in the series, I did not want to re use the same stale imagery from the London Weekly News, I wanted something new. Modern pictures of people in costume treated in a way I had seen in illustrated field guides. The end result speaks for itself and the genius of Mark Walker created a style that was comparable, exactly as I had envisioned it. See more art here.

My main inspiration was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows end credits which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKTBG7G4Ni4