Mission 1: Create two separate book covers (one featuring a chair and one a tree) in the style of two different artists - one in colour, one in black and white, and each with a different genre.

​Left: pinterest board of inspiration.

For this project I looked at four artists: Harry Clarke, John Piper, Charles Dana Gibson and William Nicholson. My selected genres were Western and Psychological Thriller. After much deliberation I went with William Nicholson and Charles Dana Gibson for my chosen artists, since I felt their work was applicable to both themes

NOTE: With the unfortunate events of Covid-19 causing the university to close, I've not been able to retrieve some of the development images from my sketchbook. They will be posted when possible

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Mission 2: create an editorial piece for the article "'Hard truths told in a gentle way': how life story books help adopted children"


I approached this topic with a more metaphorical view than a literal one since it was quite a deep subject, and felt it would lend itself better to it. That being said, I did, of course, look at more literal examples as well. 

NOTE: With the unfortunate events of Covid-19 causing the university to close, I've not been able to retrieve some of the development images from my sketchbook. They will be posted when possible

DEVELOPMENT

FINAL

FINAL PIECE SET OUT IN COORDINATION WITH ARTICLE