Moving on from focusing purely on one particular object in various different art 'styles', i looked into choosing just one of the styles i'd been researching into (minimalism,abstract), and using it to illustrate a selection of well-known, somewhat iconic design classic items, found in your local supermarché. The thinking behind this is; can i minimalise these referenced objects into the most basic of shapes but still render them identifiable to viewers?
So, taking just the parts that interest me, and making them into something new, yet still distinguishable.
ABOVE: Product reference images. I've only got 12 pages max to play with,
so i'll have to whittle the selection down.
>>>>>>>SKETCHBOOK THUMNAILS<<<<<<<
The sketchbook thumbnails were the springboard to the next step which was to knock-up super quick collages in Photoshop of the compositions i wanted to make for the book. The thumbnail sketches were a good initial starting point, but for the approach I'm taking with this, the photoshop mockups are essentially my thumbnails - as i can make selections, cut and paste, and re-paste, and re-paste until i have a clear ideas of what i want to develop for the final piece, just as quick, if not quicker than trying to visualise it in my actual sketchbook.
Above: examples of the basic digital mock-ups.
Mini book layout mock.
I started to think a bit about the layout of the book - not that it was going to be this big, technical production (regular stapled book, with belly band set-up), but just so i hand an idea of how many full-page images i'd have space for, where any blurb/quotes may go etc. Also, to continue with the theme of 'taking what you want', i've planned to perforate the pages so the reader can 'take' any images they like (for displaying/framing) whilst leaving the rest behind.
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