Below is a flip through I did quickly this morning. This flipthrough is intended to be a “before”, hopefully, so I can go back and compare how I made the work more cohesive today.
Having talked to the tutors, I’ve received many different opinions on how I can tighten the project. Some are more doable than others, so I’ll see how far I can get.
I’m thinking of changing the colours and fonts of the written things, to better work with the conventions of office stationary and post it notes, and to better illustrate the characters.
My head has been elsewhere these past few days, and there’s no particular spark for this project any more. I can’t have it all. I’ll be professional as I can and get it looking better, but it’s a shame, because when my heart is in a project I think the content sings.
LATER EDIT.
This is less of a finished thing and more of a refining. I spent some time testing out different papers and handwriting styles for Prell’s paperwork. I wanted to strike a balance between formal and quickly – written. Using the dip pen meant I could imply expression because it shows pressure changes.
I also mocked up a couple of post it notes for Mau’taroth’s voice. Using black ballpoint pen is a better fit for his voice, because it fits with the convention of doodling on sticky notes. There’s also better contrast.
Below is the first page of the paperwork, and compared to the original, I think it’s a lot more successful for the reasons stated above.
SEASIDE ILLUSTRATION 