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Pr oduci ngappl i edi l l ust r at i onwi t hi naspeci al i sedar eaof t hedi sci pl i newasar eal l yexci t i ngpr ospectatt he begi nni ngoft hepr oj ect .Iwasj ustaboutr eadyt ost ar t maki ngsomewor kt hatact ual l yf i t si nt ot hewor l dr at her t hanj ustl ooksni ce.Si ncet hest ar tofl evel6Ihave becomemor eandmor eat t r act edt ot hei deaofedi t or i al i l l ust r at i on,mai nl ybecauseoft hepr act i t i oner sIhadbeen l ooki ngatbutal sobecauseofmynewf ocusonconcept wi t hi npr oj ect swasr eal l ybegi nni ngt omot i vat emeand edi t or i alseemedl i ket heper f ectar eat out i l i set hi snew pr ocess.Basedont hi sIpr oposedt ocr eat easer i esof edi t or i ali l l ust r at i ont hatIcoul dputt oget heri napr i nt ed newspaperasaphysi caledi t or i alpor t f ol i o. Wor ki ngwi t havi sualj our nalf oranot herpr oj ectwasal so aposi t i ve,usi ngi twel lpr ovedhugel ybenef i ci ali n OUI L504somyai m wast ousei tasef f ect i vel yaspossi bl e f ort hi sbr i ef .AssoonasSt udi oBr i ef2beganIst ar t edt o r espondt onewsandopi ni onar t i cl esi nt hej our nal ,t r yi ng t ocomeupwi t hasmanyi deasasIcoul dasqui ckl yasI coul d.Thi swasar eal l ygoodexer ci senotj ustf oredi t or i al butal sof ormycr eat i vepr ocessi ngener alandi t ’ s somet hi ngIam goi ngt ocont i nuedoi ngr egul ar l y.Theonl y pr obl em wi t ht hi spr act i sewast hatIgotcomf or t abl e wor ki ngi nt hesket chbookanddi dn’ tr eal l yvent ur eout si de ofi tf ort her estoft hepr oj ect .It hi nkt hatIshoul dst ar t ed gener at i ngi deasi nt hej our nalbutwheni tcamet o composi ngf i nali mager yIshoul dhavet akenmywor kont o wor ksheet sandexhaust edt hepossi bi l i t i esoft hedesi gns.
OUIL 505
Thet ypeofwr i t i ngIf oundi tbestt or espondt owasopi ni on ar t i cl esorpi ecest hatwer ebasedmor eonopi ni on, exper i encesandt hought sr at hert hanf act s.It hi nkt hi si s becauset hesesor t sofar t i cl esbr i nganeedt ocommuni cat e i nt angi bl econcept sandsomeone’ sper sonalt oneofvoi ce. Ot herpi ecesofwr i t i ngt hatwer emor ebasedonf act sand f i ndi ngsdi dn’ tof f erasmuchr oom f orcr eat i vi t ywhen gener at i ngar esponse.Al t hought hi st empt edmet of ocus sol el yont hi st ypei tmademer eal i set hatmyf i nalr angeof i magesshoul df ocusonar angeofdi f f er entt ypesofar t i cl e t odevel opmyski l l si nr espondi ngt oi nf or mat i onot hert han t hatI ’ m comf or t abl ewi t h. Dur i ngt hemi dpoi ntoft hepr oj ectIl ostmymot i vat i on. Thi si sf oranumberofr easons.Mai nl yIt hi nkbecauset he Responsi vemodul ewascomi ngt oacl oseandIsi mpl y want edt ocar r yonpr oduci ngt hatt ypeofwor k.Il oved t hecompet i t i onandt hecol l abor at i vebr i ef sdesi gni ng i magest ogoi nt obi gadver t i sementpr oj ect s.Af t ert hat comi ngbackt oj ustr eadi nganewspaperar t i cl eand dr awi ngf r om i tseemedbor i ng.Whet herornott hatmeans edi t or i ali snott her i ghtar eaf ormet obei ni sanot her mat t erbutwher et hi smodul ei sconcer nedIdeci dedt o f i ndoutwhyi twasn’ texci t i ngme.Af t ert hi nki ngabouti tI deci dedt hatmedi awasabi gpar tofmyl ackofi nt er est . Wher er esponsi vehadpushedmet owor kwi t hpr ocesses t hatcr eat edr esul t st hatst oodoutt hi smodul ewas encour agi ngmet owor kqui ckl ysoIwasst i cki ngt oa pr ocessIwascomf or t abl ewi t h.Tor ect i f yt hi sIl ookedback atwor kIhadpr oducedpr evi ousl yf orot herpr oj ect sand anal ysedwhatmadet hem successf ul .Iconcl udedusi ng shapei nst eadofl i newoul dgi vet hei l l ust r at i onsmor ei mpactandusi ngcol ourmor esel ect i vel ywoul dpr oducea mor epr of essi onalpr oductandhel pmecont r olt het oneof voi ceofmydesi gns.
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Towar dst heendoft hepr oj ectIdeci dedt o r ef i nemybr i eft ogi vei tmor edi r ect i on.Imade t hedeci si ont owor kf r om asi ngl epubl i cat i ont o l i nkt hei l l ust r at i onst oget herbutt or espondt o var i ousdi f f er entsect i onsf r om wi t hi nt he publ i cat i ont oshowmyabi l i t yt owor kwi t h di f f er entt ypesofwr i t i ng.Ichoset owor kwi t h TheGuar di an,par t l ybecauseIl i kei tbutmai nl y becauset heyhaveawi der angeofdi f f er ent t ypesofar t i cl ef r om pol i t i cst osci encet o cooki ng.Bef or eget t i ngt owor kIvi ewedThe Guar di anont heI nt er netbutal sot hought hei r apponasmar tphoneandt abl etandal so boughtapr i nt edver si onoft hepaper .Looki ng atar t i cl esacr ossal ldi f f er entpl at f or msi t becamecl eart hatf or mati sanext r emel y i mpor t antconsi der at i onhoweverIsur pr i sedt o r eal i set hati tseemsl i kei t ’ st hepubl i cat i on f i t t i ngar oundt hei l l ust r at i onr at hert hant he i l l ust r at i onf i t t i ngwi t hi nt hepubl i cat i on.Thi si s apr oductoft hesamei nf or mat i onhavi ngt o f i tacr osssever aldi f f er entpl at f or ms.Thi snew di ver si t yt hatpubl i cat i onshavet oadopti s somet hi ngIwant edt oshowwi t ht he pr esent at i onofmywor ki nt hesef or mat s.
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Thi smodul ehasdef i ni t el ybeenal ear ni ngcur vef ormei nt er ms ofmyf ocuswi t hi ni l l ust r at i onaswel laswi t hmypr ocess. Edi t or i ali l l ust r at i oni sar eal l yi nt er est i ngar eaandoneIwantt o l ooki nt of ur t herbutIam al sover ycl eart hatIdonotwanti tt obe t hesol ef ocusofmypr act i ce.Goi ngbackt ot hi nki ngabout i magemaki ngwi t hshaper at hert hanl i nehashel pedme pr oducesomesuccessf ulwor ki nawayIhadn’ texpect edi na sur pr i si ngl yshor tper i odoft i me.Thi si st hekeyl essonIam t aki ngawayf r om t hi smodul e.I nt er msofcommi t mentt ot he modul emyf ocuswasnotconst antt hr oughoutandIdi dn’ t achi eveal lt hatIhadhopedt obutover al lIf eell i keIhavet aken al eapf or war di nunder st andi nghowmypr act i cecanbeappl i ed t ot hewor l d.