Editorial Illustration Project

  I recently read an article about the impact of technology in our life's. It was emphasized that due to technology, people that go to work , or even  go on vacations have developed a depended  relationship with them. I found it to be a very interesting article so i decided to illustrate to make it more attractive to readers. Having ready made pictures for an article can be easy but to produce an illustration just for the specific article is  challenging.

So this is the process that I created the Illustration.

This was the original ready made photo.

The article was on Stylist magazine so the target audience was important as well to convey the right message. London based magazine, with themes on lifestyle/travel/fashion etc.    


The process

    The starting point was to brainstorm key words and ideas ant then visualize them in small thumbnails.It helpful not to add to much detail and focus on the idea. In editorial Illustration making links and combine elements and different ideas together, makes the message and the visual more creative.
 I highlighted lines from the article that created visuals.

The fist is focused on how over connected are people online,
 and the second on the constant posting.

The myth that the brain can do multiple things at the same time is wrong, and we feel depressed and unfulfilled. The second was that even when people go on vacation they post what they do or all their personal  on twitter /face book/ or any kind of social network.     

This is the final illustration.

Love for sketch !

   Sketchbooks are an illustrators best friend.!Its a way to record thoughts, gives you freedom ,experimentation  but the most important to visualize ideas. Whether a work is finished digitally or handmade, the starting point is on a piece of paper.One of the most inspiring books that I came across is called : 
"Street Sketchbook" and it shows the different ways of visualizing an idea, different styles and  media.Featuring different artists and from around the world its a book worth purchasing. You can find it on amazon in the following link

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Sketchbook-Graphics-Art/dp/0500513627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300842151&sr=8-1       

OP -Ed at 40

An interesting video about Editorial Illustration and its history, by new york times. Enjoy!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/25/opinion/opedat40-illustration.html