SELFI NI TI ATED EDI TORI AL A sel fsetedi t or i ali l l ust r at i on br i efwi t ht he ai m ofr espondi ng t o ar ange ofar t i cl esf r om The Guar di an,The New Yor kTi mesand t he New Yor ker .The t ar getoft hi sbr i efwast o devel op myconcept uali l l ust r at i on and cr eat e apor t f ol i o demonst r at i ng myski l lwi t hi n edi t or i ali l l l ust r at i on.
SELFI NI TI ATED EDI TORI AL Iai med t or espond t o ar ange ofdi f f er ent t ypesofsubj ectmat t er ,f r om pol i t i calt o opi ni on and aswel laspop pi ecesand i nt er vi ews.I used i tasachance t o use di f f er entmedi a.I i ncor per at ed hand made t ext ur esand some 3d el ement si nt o mydi gi t alpr ocess.
CONTEXTUALI SI NG Pl aci ng myi l l ust r at i onsi n cont exti sabi g par t oft hi sbr i ef .I ti si mpor t anti n por t f ol i ot o demonst r at e how ef f ect i vl eyi twor ksal ong si de t he t ype.Iam al so i nt er est ed i n how my use ofnegat i ve space pai r ed wi t ht he t ype l ayoutcoul dr esul ti nt he i l l ust r at i on wor ki ng i n much mor e engagi ng ways.