A Illustrator's Journey

Text and Image  18/03/2019 ' Begin by taking each pair of words from the list below and write them in your own hand writing. Big Small    Fat Thin    Fast Slow    Fun Boring    Calm Mad  Now write each pair of opposites in a way that is descriptive. Write the words both in upper case and lower case.  Turning on your software, scroll through the fonts and select one that suits your word. Reflect the qualities you were seeking to express when hand-drawing the word. Note whether its serif or sans serif. It may help to type the word several times in different fonts and make a direct comparison between them.  Print of the words in the typefaces you've selected in a size that reflects the meaning of each word.  Trace the typeface in pencil using the colour that best communicates its meaning.  Use a moodboard to explore other media qualities which communicate the meaning of your word....

Travel Guides   13/02/2019 ' Your brief is too produce three illustrations for a series of book jackets, Travel guides, for the locations: Istanbul    Helsinki    Milan The client would like you to create illustrations in which many elements are brought together in a diagrammatical way. They would like also like the type to be hand drawn in an appropriate style. Write yourself a brief that is challenging but manageable. Be aware of the process which have led to your development in idea generation, visual research, image construction, understanding context and media usage.  Provide Client visuals for all three covers and a mock up of one.'    I started by writing a brief for this exercise, I just outlined the main parts of the brief and I picked a size for the book itself which the most popular size is 6x9inches.    Next I did three moodboards one for each location: Istanbul Mo...