Because of the fairly serious yet slightly comical theme of the article, I wanted to include a graphic but fluid feel to my pieces, so I used a fair bit of cut paper work. However, I felt it didn't give off much of a professional feel, and that it didn't quite fit the tone of the article, because several of them looked quite bland or quite busy. I also decided to not use different tones of the same colour, and to stick to a simple three colour scheme, as I really didn't want the pieces to be too complex, especially since they would be appearing in the context of the very subdued and modern Guardian website.
I also branched out a little with types of media, and used linocut to create simple but home made feeling work, but I feel again the tone just doesn't sit right with the article, which is quite collected in nature. However, through these experiments I decided just how much I liked the use of negative space, and how line and shape can work together to create quite minimalist yet laid back pieces, so I decided to expand on this through digital means in order to create a more professional feel.
Overall, I am happy with how these are looking digitally, as I feel it gives off the right sort of tone, whilst still being appropriate and sensitive to the article. I feel fairly confident and excited to continue with this process and see where it takes me. In addition, I really found the editorial work of Chris Rubino very inspirational, as his very graphic technique shows only the needed and very stripped down information, whilst still having very clear imagery and message. I really like how his work looks, and I feel that my work reflects his style in a way as I have tried to make it as simple as possible, and ensured I didn't use more tones of the same colour when that wasn't necessary.
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| Cut paper and fine liner |
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| Cut paper and lino cut |
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| Initial digital draft |
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| Chris Rubino's editorial work |
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