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Brief<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your brief is to produce three illustrations for a series of books’ jackets, at the size of an existing travel guide, for the locations Istanbul, Helsinki and Milan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The client would like you to create illustration in which many elements are brought together in a diagrammatic way. They would also like the type to be hand-drawn in an appropriate style.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are an infinite number of permutations available within this brief and therefore a high degree of flexibility. Write yourself a brief that is challenging but manageable. Be aware of the processes which have so far led to your development in ideas generation, visual research, image construction, understanding contexts and media usage. Use worksheets and sketchbooks to explore the problem you set yourself and refer to examples of work which solves similar types of problems.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide client visuals for all three covers and a mock up for one.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I found the prospect of this exercise quite daunting and the open brief, requiring that I developed my own, added to this. I decided to begin the exercise by carrying out some initial research into examples of illustrated travel guides\/destination artworks<\/a>. I then selected the ones that appealed most to me in terms of style and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Pinterest.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I liked the use of colour and layering in this example. The composition is nicely laid out with all the elements tucked in with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Pinterest.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I thought the above was an eye-catching design with such a strong contrast using the black silhouette. This belongs to a series of images of the same style and each one has the map of the country that the city belongs to. I felt this was a very effective illustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Pinterest.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I thought this was a relevant illustration in terms of bringing together different elements of a city. I felt it gave a vivid sense of what the city has to offer. I also liked the simplified style and the limited use of buildings in the illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Pinterest.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I thought the above was both a fun and educational illustration. Again, I liked the simplified style and also how each element was placed within the composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Pinterest.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Although not strictly a travel guide, I liked the balanced composition, symmetry, colour and simplified style of the above illustration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also found an article with some further examples of illustrated travel guide covers<\/a>. This led me to find the artist Satashi Hashimoto<\/a> whose work includes illustrations of various locations. I really enjoyed his fun and loose style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brief also stated that the illustrations should be ‘diagrammatic’, so I created a Pinterest board for this genre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing the Brief<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Following on from the initial research, I moved onto writing my own brief:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief for Travel Guide Cover Illustrations<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A series of illustrations are required for the cover of city travel guidebooks. The initial three illustrations will be for the following locations: Istanbul, Helsinki and Milan. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The illustrations should be in a diagrammatic style, with many elements brought together in the composition. The role of the illustrations, besides enticing the reader to purchase the book, will be informative. The cover will need to be visually eye-catching and make the potential reader want to select the book among competitors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There should be a continuity in terms of layout and style across the series of covers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The size of the illustrations will be portrait A6 (148 x 105 mm) as the travel guides are ‘pocket size’.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The style and colour of the illustrations is up to the illustrator, but should be eye-catching and relate to the city being depicted. The size of covers should also be taken into account and will require bold, uncomplicated designs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intended audience for the illustrations will be those looking for a light-weight (in both senses of the word) travel guide to take on a city break.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The type for title of the book should be hand-drawn in a style appropriate to the city it relates to.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of tools\/materials is up to the illustrator.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Research – City Specific<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Next, I decided to do some further research specific to each city. I used Lonely Planet to learn about notable aspects attributed to them (along with other online sources) and created Pinterest boards for visual research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n