The assignment: Create the primary editorial illustration for the Buzzfeed News article:
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
Written by Anne Helen Petersen, Buzzfeed News Reporter and Posted on January 2019 at 10:31
Written by Anne Helen Petersen, Buzzfeed News Reporter and Posted on January 2019 at 10:31
My process:
1. Read the article and process the information; perform ancillary research;
2. Decide on Black & White style of illustration and search for references that speak to me;
3. Explore ideas in thumbnail "sketches" done in Adobe Illustrator;
4. Submit for feedback to Prof T and class;
5. Settle on stairway motif after feedback and begin to imagine where it could go;
6. Begin sketching paper and pencil to explore the range;
7. Submit sketch for feedback to Prof T and class;
8. Apply all suggested feedback;
9. Place in template for first look and then bring into Photoshop to continue "drawing";
10. Submit sketch for feedback to Prof T and class;
11. Apply all suggested feedback, as well as extend page via clone tool to fit the allowed space more fully;
12. Place embedded image into photoshop template of the beginning of the article;
13. Submit here for final grade.
