OUI L 603PROJ ECTREPORT
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF1-DI NOSAURP ACK
Ichos et o do t hi s br i efbec aus e Ir eal l y want ed t o do s ome mor e
Ir eal l yenj oyedt hedev el opmentoft hi spr oj ec t–Ihads omuchf unwi t hi t .
educ at i onali l l us t r at i on.CoP ,pr oduc i ngi nf or mat i v ei l l us t r at i onaboutt he
Ic oul dr eal l y pl ay ar ound wi t ht he aes t het i coft he di nos aur s ,and t he
Rus s i anRev ol ut i on,hads par k edani nt er es ti neduc at i onali l l us t r at i onf or
mat er i al sIwasus i ng.Ibegani nmys k et chbook,us i ngal lt hemonopr i nt
chi l dr en.Il i k edt ak i ngac ompl ext opi canddi s t i l l i ngi tdowni nt os omet hi ng
t ext ur esandj us tpl ayedar oundwi t hs hape.If el tIwasget t i ngabi ts t uck
under s t andabl eandi nt er es t i ngf oryoungeraudi enc es .SoIwant edt odo
af t erawhi l et houghbec aus eIwasj us tput t i ngs t uf fi nt ot hes k et chbookand
s omet hi ng s i mi l ar ,butnotasheavy ast he Rus s i an Rev ol ut i on.Ihad
notac t ual l ywor k i ngt owar dsanypr oduc t s–Ineededt os t ar tc ompos i ng
i gi nal l ywant edt odoaneduc at i onalbookaboutNat ur alPhenomena, or
s omes c enebutIf oundi tdi f f i c ul tt os t ar t .
butt henIr eal i s edIhadt obei nt er es t edi nwhatIwasi l l us t r at i ngi fIwas goi ng t o do i tf ors ol ong.So Ichos e di nos aur s bec aus et hey ar e i nt er es t i ng,and i twoul d be a f un s ubj ec tmat t ert ot r y and depi c t . SoIt ur nedt omonopr i nt i ng,ast hati sapr oc es st hatr eal l yhel psmet o l oos en up and pl ay ar ound mor e and be mor el i mi t ed wi t h my c ol our pal et t e.I twas nʼ tav er ys uc c es s f uldayofpr i nt i ngasal otoft hi ngswent wr ong;t heboar dsIwaswor k i ngonwer et oobi g,t hei nkwas nʼ tt ak i ngwel l and t he s t enc i l sk eptr i ppi ng.Buti tgav e me s ome good i deas f or c ompos i t i ons .
T hef i nalpr oduc twasgoi ngt oj us tbear eal l yni c el yi l l us t r at edbookf ora l ong t i me,Iwashangi ng on t ot hati dea,mai nl y bec aus e Iwant ed t o mpr ov eonmybookdes i gns k i l l s .Butaf t eraf ew c r i t sIr eal i s edt hati fI i wantt omak ei teduc at i onal ,t henmaybeabooki s nʼ tt hebes topt i onas r eadi ngi s nʼ thow peopl e,es pec i al l ychi l dr en,l ear nbes t .Wel ear nt hr ough doi ng,andi nt er ac t i ng.SoIt houghtabouthow Il ear ntats chool ,andwe woul dhav et hes eweek swer ewef oc us edonones ubj ec t–l i k et heT udor s ort heRomans .It hendec i dedt omak eaneduc at i onalpack,f i l l edwi t hal l t hees s ent i al sf ordi nos aurweekatapr i mar ys chool .T hepackwoul dbe f i l l ed wi t h publ i c at i onsand ac t i vi t i est o hel pl ear n aboutdi nos aur sbut t hr ought hatt heywoul dl ear naboutot hers ubj ec t ss uchasgeogr aphyand s pel l i ng.
Dur i ngt hi sdev el opmentper i odIwasal s owor k i ngondi gi t aldi nos aur s ,I
If eelmyl ayout shav ei mpr ov ed–Iam pr oudoft hedes i gnofmypock et
washavi ngabi tofabat t l ebet weent het wo.T hehandc utout shadagr eat
gui debook,Ihav enev erwor k edwi t ht extandi magel i k et hatbef or e,i t
aes t het i ct ot hem,andwor k edwel lf ort hi spr oj ec t ,butt hedi gi t alwor k
hasal waysbeent hei mageont op,t extatt hebot t om.T hewayIwas
t ookmuchl es st i me,butIf el tIwoul dal waysov er wor kt hem.I nt heendmy
pr oduc i ngt hei magesf ort hebookwasv er ydi f f er entt owhatIam us edt o
f i nalpr oduc twasami xt ur eoft het wowhi chIam gl adaboutbec aus eIas -
–i tbec ame a c ol l ec t i on ofgr aphi ci mager y expl ai ni ng t he di f f er ent
s umedIwoul dhav emadei tal ldi gi t alonc eIs t at edr unni ngoutoft i me.
di nos aur st hatc ompl i ment edt hebus y,c ol our f ult i mel i ne.
Exec ut i ngt hepr oj ec tus i ngv ar i ousmet hodsofpr oduc t i onmeantInev er gotbor ed oft he pr oj ec tand was s t i l lexc i t ed by i tunt i lt he end.
If eelIgotl os tabi twi t hr es ear chi ng;i twast ak i ngupal otofmyt i meand meantIc oul dnʼ ts pendt i meonmor ei mpor t antel ement soft hepack.Ial s o Wheni tc amet oac t ual l ymak i ngf i nalpr oduc t sIwasqui t ef as t ;Imanaged t opr oduc et het i mel i nei nl es st hant woweek sandt hebookunderaweek whi chIam r eal l yi mpr es s edbyc ons i der i nghow l ongi tt ookmet opr oduc e t heCoPt i mel i ne.It hi nkt hi st i mel i nei sbet t ert hant heoneImadef orCoP –t hec ompos i t i onsandt hec ol ourwor ki st oamuchhi ghers t andar d.I t hi nkmyus eofc ol ourhasr eal l ydev el opedt hr oughoutt hi spr oj ec t ,and hasbec omemuchmor ec l ev erandr ef i ned.
f eelImadet het i mel i neandbi t soft hebookt oot extheavy–al t houghi t i seduc at i onal ,i ti ss t i l lqui t eal ot .T her ewer eaf ew i nt er ac t i v eel ement s s uchast hemock edupmapandac t i vi t yc ar dsbutIf el tIs houl dhav edone mor et omak ei ts omet hi ngchi l dr enc ani nt er ac twi t h,whi chIwoul dhav e donei fIhadmor et i me.Ov er al lIam v er ypr oudoft hewor kIpr oduc ed f ort hi spr oj ec t ,Iam gl adIdec i dedt odot hi sr at hert hanj us tabookasi t i smuchmor ei nt er es t i ngandr el ev antt oeduc at i onali l l us t r at i on.Ihav egot agoods el ec t i onofpor t f ol i opi ec esf r om t hi spr oj ec t ,butmor ei mpor t ant l y i thas made me ev en mor ei nt er es t ed i n educ at i onaland chi l dr enʼ s i l l us t r at i on,whi chopensupal otmor edoor swi t hi nt hei l l us t r at i onwor l d.
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF2-SECRET7
Ichos et hi sbr i efbec aus eIl ov eddoi ngi tl as tyear ,andwas s uc c es s f ult hens owant edt ogi v ei tanot hergo.I twasor i gi nal l y abr i efmi xedwi t hanot herc ompet i t i onbutIendedupdoi ng7 des i gnsbec aus eIwasenj oyi ngi ts omuch,whi cht ur nedi ti nt o i t sownbr i ef .Ienj oyedi ts omuchbec aus ei twass oopen,I c oul ddowhat ev erIwant edwi t hi tandj us tmak es omer eal l y ni c ei mager y .Iwass t i l lr es pondi ngt ot hes ongsandt ak i ngi nt o ac c ountwhatt heywer eaboutandt r i edt oc ommuni c at et hat wi t hi nmyi l l us t r at i ons .Iwasr eal l yhappywi t ht hewor kImade, Iwasmak i ngt hem dur i ngandj us taf t erCoPs oi twasani c e br eakf r om t heheavydi s s er t at i onwor k,whi chi swhyIt hi nk t heywor k eds owel l ,bec aus eIc oul dbequi t ef r eewi t ht hem. Mypr oc es swoul d bet ol i s t ent ot hes ongs ,mak enot esand t humbnai l sbutmai nl y Iwoul dj us tbe c ol l agi ng di gi t al l y– s eei ngwhatwor k edandwhatdi dnʼ t .Ir eal l yl i k edt hi swayof k i ngwi t houtmuchpl anni ng–wi t hj us tt heai m ofc r eat i nga wor c er t ai n at mos pher e, i t made t he des i gns much mor e s pont aneousanddr eaml i k e-whi chwor k edwel lf ort hebr i ef .
Imanagedt ogetonedes i gni nt oSec r et7whi chIwasr eal l yhappyabouti ti s n' t t hebes texpos ur ebuti ti sgoodt hi ngt obeapar tof ,andi ss omet hi ngt hatal ot ofot herwel lk nownar t i s t sandi l l us t r at or sc ont r i but et o-s ot hef ac tt hatIam bi t i ngal ongs i det hem i sexc i t i ng.If eell i k eIc oul dhav epus hedt hepr oj ec t exhi f ur t heraf t erIhadf i ni s hedt hedes i gns ,l i k et ur nt hem i nt opr operr ec or dc ov er s ori nt os omes or tofc ampai gnf ort hes ongs .Iwant edt omak el i t t l eani mat i ons /gi f sf ormos toft hedes i gns–l i k et heboatf l oat i ngt hr oughac oupl eoft hei mages ort hemount ai nsmovi ng,butIr anoutoft i meandhadt of oc usonot herbr i ef s . Buti ti ss omet hi ngIc oul ds t i l lc ar r youtaf t ert hedeadl i ne.Ev ent houghIdi dn' t pus ht hepr oj ec tv er yf ar ,It hi nkIhav ec omeoutofi twi t h7s t r ongdes i gnsf ormy por t f ol i o,des i gnswhi chc oul dappl yt oar angeofar easi ni l l us t r at i on-edi t or i al , publ i s hi ng,s ur f ac epat t er n,whi chi si mpor t ant .T hi sc ompet i t i onwi l l bes omet hi ng Ic ont i nuet oent eri nt obec aus ei ti sf unandi twi l lgi v emeapur pos et omak e wor k and bui l d up my por t f ol i o agai n onc e I hav ef i ni s hed wi t h uni .
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF3-CL OCKWORK ORANGE
Ichos et hi sbr i efbec aus el ov ebooki l l us t r at i on,andam v er yi nt er es t edi ngoi ngi nt o i l l us t r at i onwi t hi npubl i s hi ng.Ihador i gi nal l ypl annedt odowarhor s ebutIdi dnʼ tget i tdonei nt i mes odec i dedt ot ur nt hepengui ndes i gnc ov erc ompet i t i oni nt oabi gger br i ef ,andIam gl adIdi d.Whent r yi ngt odev el opt hec ov er ,Idi dal otofs k et chbook wor k,whi chhel pedal otandpus hedmet os t r i pbackt hec ov erandmak ei tmor e anal oguer at hert handi gi t al ,andwases s ent i alf ormet odev el opmyc onc ept s .I s pental otoft i meont hec ov erbutwasr eal l ypl eas edwi t hr es ul t ,If el ti twasa s r i k i ng i mage and my t ypogr aphy wor k has i mpr ov ed a l ots i nc el as tyear . t
T hes ec ond par tt ot hebr i efal l owed met o wor kwi t hl i no pr i nt ,whi chi sa pr i nt
T hebr i efhasal s ogi v enmet hechanc et oi mpr ov emybookdes i gns k i l l s ,i l l us t r at i ng
met hod Ihad nev erwor k ed wi t hbef or e,and If ound outIr eal l yenj oydoi ng i t ,
anddes i gni ngbookc ov er si ss omet hi ngIwantt ogoi nt omuchmor e.If eelt hathow
al t houghIdi dhav eaf ew pr obl ems !Ihads t ayedawayf r om i tasIf el ti ts ui t edmor e
Iwor kwi t ht extandi magehaschanged;Inow wor kwi t ht hem t oget herr at hert han
l i ne bas ed wor k,wher easIwor k mor e wi t hs hape,butIdi s c ov er ed my wor k
t wos epar at et hi ngs .I ʼ m gl adIdi dt hi si ns t eadofWarHor s ebec aus ei tal l owedme
t r ans l at eswel lont ol i noandi t ' sdef i ni t el ys omet hi ngIwantt oc ont i nuedoi ng-i thas
t oc r eat ewor kwi t habi tmor eedget oi t–al lmyot herbr i ef sar ev er yc ol our f uland
pus hedmet ol ookf orpr i nts t udi osi nL ondonf oraf t erIl eav euni .It hi nkmypr i nt s
chi l df r i endl ywher east hi si sdar k erandabi tmor eadul twhi chs howsbr eadt hi nmy
t ur nedoutr eal l ywel landdef i ni t el yc apt ur edt hec r eepyat mos pher eoft hebook.
por t f ol i oandanot hers i det omypr ac t i c e.
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF4-EMI LAND T HEDET ECT I VES
Ichos et hi sbr i efbec aus eIwant edt obui l dupmybookc ov erdes i gnc ol l ec t i oni n mypor t f ol i o,andIwant edt ohav eagoatachi l dr enʼ sbookc ov er ,asIhadnev er doneonebef or e.Ihadal otoff unwi t ht hebr i ef ,c omi ngupwi t ht hec ov erdes i gn waspr et t ys i mpl e–Iwentwi t hmyf i r s ti deaandi twor k ed.Imanagedt ot ur nt he br i efoutr eal l yqui ck l ybymys t andar ds ,andi twasdonet oagoodl ev el .If el tIi mpr ov edonmyt ypogr aphys k i l l s ;t hedi f f er enc ef r om l as tyeari smas s i v e.Agai nI wasl ear ni nghow t opl aywi t ht het ext ,mak ei twor kt oget herwi t ht hei mager y .So hef i gur esr unni ngar oundi t ,c l i mbi ngov erandunderi t–i twasal otoff un. Ihadt Ihav enev erpl ayed ar ound wi t ht hef or matbef or e,butac t ual l ydes i gni ng t he booki ss omet hi ngIwantt ok eepdoi ng.Apar tf r om mydi nos aurpack,i ti st heonl y t hi ngIhav edonewhi chi sdi r ec t l yai medatchi l dr en,s oi ti sagoodas s ett omy por t f ol i oands howst hatIc anwor kf orar angeofaudi enc es .
Ienl ar gedt hebr i efbymak i nganani mat edbookt r ai l er ,whi chIwasav oi di ngbec aus eIf oundi tdaunt i ngbutIgoti nt oi tr eal l yeas i l yandr emember edev er yt hi ng f r om l as tyear .It hi nkt heout c omewasr eal l yf un;i thadanaï v ef l ow t oi t ,whi ch f i t t edwel lwi t hmyc ov erandt heyoungaudi enc e.Ihads omet r oubl ewi t ht i mi ngs ofal lt heel ement sbuti twor k edoutal r i ghti nt heend.If eell i k eIc oul dofpus hed t hi sbr i eff ur t her ,wor k edmor eont hei deaofdi gi t albook sandwhatot herpr oduc t sIc oul dpr oduc ef orebook set c .butIr anoutoft i meandhadt of oc usmor eon t hef i nalmaj orbr i ef .
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF5-FOOD EDI T ORI AL
Ichos et odot hi sbr i efbec aus eIr eal l yenj oydr awi ngf oodandwant edachanc et o dev el opt hats k i l l .I thads t ar t edof fasmor eofapr oc es sbr i efwher eIwoul dj us t dr aw l ot soff oodi nmys k et chbook,andi mpr ov emyc ol l agewor k.Igotqui t eaf ew s k et chbook pagesofni c ec ol l agesofdi f f er entf ood,whi ch s par k ed i deasf or c ompos i t i onsl at eroni nt hepr oj ec t .
Iwant edt ogi v et hepr oj ec tmor ec ont extandmak ei tmor eappl i c abl et ot heout s i de
T hi spr oj ec tdi df al lbehi ndabi t ,andIhadt o putot herpr oj ec t st hatwer emor e
wor l ds o Idec i ded t o go down t he edi t or i alr out e whi ch Ihadn' tdone bef or e.
pr es s i ngbef or ei t .Iam pl eas edwi t ht hei l l us t r at i onsImadet hough,If el tIc oul d
Al t hough Ihad t or eal l yc ons i derc ompos i t i onsf ort he br i ef ,t her e wer en' tany
r eal l ypl ayar oundwi t hc ompos i t i onandmak ei tqui t epat t er nl i k e.Ial s owant edt o
c ompl exc onc ept st o wor kar ound s oi tgav emea bi tofa br eakf r om t heot her
s how t hatIc anwor kwi t hedi t or i al ,andnotj us tpubl i s hi ngi ts howsabr eadt ht omy
pr oj ec t s-It hi nki t ' sgoodt ohav ear angeofdi f f i c ul t ywi t hi nt hepr oj ec t s .Iwant edt o
wor k.Al t houghi twoul dhav ebeenni c et odomor es k et chbookandanal oguewor k,
bui l dupf oodi l l us t r at i onwi t hi nmypor t f ol i o,asi ti ss omet hi ngt her ei sal waysaneed
Ic annow s endof ft hes ei l l us t r at i onst of oodandl i f es t yl emagazi nes ,andhav ea
f or ,aswel lt he f ac tIenj oy doi ng i t .Ihad or i gi nal l y pl anned t o do 510 f ood
c ol l ec t i on ofs t r ong por t f ol i o pi ec es whi ch i s mor ei mpor t ant .Iwi l lc ar r y on
i l l us t r at i onsbutbec aus eoft het i mec ons t r ai nt sIonl ymanaged5,whi chi sas hame
pr oduc i ng r es pons est of ood ar t i c l esand i mpr ovi ng myf ood i l l us t r at i onbec aus e
bec aus eIwasr eal l yenj oyi ngdoi ngt hem.Iwaswant i ngt odos omemor eanal ogue
f oodedi t or i ali sdef i ni t el ys omet hi ngIwantt ot r yandgeti nt o.
andnotdi gi t al-ast hati show Ihads t ar t edt hepr oj ec t ,andt heor i gi nalpoi ntwast o do mor es k et chbook wor k,whi ch Is t opped doi ng onc e Ibegan pr oduc i ng t he edi t or i alwor k.
OUI L 603ST UDI O BRI EF6-P AT T ERNS
Ichos et odot hi sbr i efbec aus eIwant edt ol ear nhow t omak ear epeatpat t er n,i twasj us taqui ckt hi ngI want edt ol ear nbuti tt ur nedi t s el fi nt oas mal lbr i ef .Ic r eat edpat t er nsus i ngi mager yIhadal r eadymadef r om ot herbr i ef sandt henappl i edt hem t or el ev antpr oduc t s .If eell i k eIc oul dhav epus hedi tmuchmor ebymak i ng des i gnsoutofnew i mager y,notj us ti l l us t r at i onf r om ot herbr i ef s ,al s ot hi nk i ngmor eaboutt hepat t er ni t s el fast heyar eal lr el at i v el ys i mi l ari nt hei rl ayout .Ic oul dhav emaybet r i eds omewi t hbi ggeri mager yorl ear nt how t odoadi f f er ent ,mor ec ompl ext ypeofpat t er n.ButIam happywi t ht hewor kIhav epr oduc edandwhat emock edup,andi ti ss omet hi ngIwantt oc ar r yonwi t haswel lasmyi l l us t r at i onwor kasIenj oymak i ng Ihav pat t er nsandIf eelmywor kdoest r ans l at ewel li nt ot hi sf i el d.