Hippie Modernism – Continuation and More Finals

Continuing my hippie project, I researched some artists that dealt with similar concepts and I brainstormed some phrases that related to current affairs in the world. I also experimented with some printing techniques, I tried heat-pressing vinyl and foils to fabric, as well as some sublimation on fabric. I loved how bright the colours turned …

AOI: Inside Illustration – Editorial Season Review

"Inside Illustration is a multi platform season for AOI members focussing on a particular area of illustration for each season" (AOI, 2022). Article: Motion in Editorial In the AOI's article, "Motion in Illustration", Derek Brazell explains how utilising motion in editorial illustration can make the audience even more engaged, entertained, and informed. Illustrations produce visual …

Going Freelance

Illustration Sector Research: The sectors of illustration that I've chosen to focus on are publishing, product & packaging, and editorial. Publishing (and alternative publishing) includes illustrating for fiction and non-fiction books, graphic novels, zines, and more. During my studies, including my level 3 course, I have experienced designing two book cover designs, and one zine. …

Reflective Cycle

Kolb's cycle of reflective practice is a model which helps people to reflect on their experiences. "Kolb's model is based on four stages, requiring you to work through each one before the cycle leads to new experiences and loops back around" (LibGuides, 2022). Concrete Experiences: This section is pretty self-explanatory, it's basically just a description …

Penguin: Cover Design Award – Final Piece and Evaluation

For the final section of this project, I began with sketching out some thumbnails. I came up with six different possible designs, all featuring at least one black woman as the main subject. I decided to go with the design where the woman was partly covered by the title as I thought it might represent …

Thematic Essay – Hippie Modernism

To what extent has the original hippie movement influenced contemporary activism, and how do the visuals of both periods compare? The hippie movement was a prominent, cultural shift in the ideologies of the 1960s and the 1970s, it influenced people's views on political, economic, social, and environmental issues by challenging the norms of that era. …

AOI: World Illustration Awards – Final Piece and Evaluation

Now that all of my research and development is done, I can begin planning final outcome ideas and thumbnailing designs. Figure 1 - First double page of thumbnails. Figure 2 - Second page of thumbnails. I sketched out as many thumbnails as I could, making sure that I included the imagery that I had found …

Penguin: Cover Design Award – Development

Moving onto the development stage of this project, I got the bare minimum done as I was working on limited time due to personal reasons. So the first thing I made sure I had was a quick run-down of the novel, I touched on the characters and how they are all connected, the prominent themes, …

Project Development Feedback

I think my overall feedback from my tutor for the Project Development module, a.k.a. my Hippie Modernism project, was just above average. In this post I want to go over and analyse the constructive criticism I received for each learning objective for this module. LO1: Define the parameters of their academic vocational project through research …

Penguin: Cover Design Award – Research

"The Penguin Cover Design Award is your opportunity to take on the role of a book cover designer and build your portfolio" (Penguin, n.d.). Each year Penguin hosts a book cover design competition, they provide three books to choose from and the winner gets a six-month mentorship with a designer in the Penguin Design Studios, …