This is the final mega crit of Level 5! Feeling quite sentimental, I'm shocked that a whole year has gone by already and I really wish that I had longer to explore Lucy Maud's life. I've become quite attached to her (as I do) and I just hope that I have made a fair homage to her. If I ever get the chance to go to Prince Edward Island I definitely will revisit this project.
I had all six pages of my book + a book cover ready for today's session and wanted some feedback on how they answered the brief, how they suited the context of children's publishing, how they suited the audience (7-11 years) and what tone the images captured.
Not completely happy with my book cover because I hadn't spent much time on it and I don't know much about graphic design/typography, but I knew I would have the afternoon to fix this afterwards. I did have another version with illustrated Emily rather than doll Emily and maybe should have put both out for people to choose which they preferred. At least I had something out there to show and talk about.
I also put out a copy of my original proposal but wrote down some notes on it about how my intentions have changed direction slightly (moving away from her suspected suicide/mental illness, but interpreting her stories as a reflection of her personal life on the island, looking at her scrap books and journals).
My table - I quickly made a wrap of the book cover to place over an existing copy of Emily of New Moon and I'm so impressed with how that looks! Professional and REAL, not just a digital mock-up.
I had one example of a design board printed to give an idea of how I will make them. Using the same template that I made for my 503 submission because that one was very simple and smart but adding little bits of illustrated foliage and colours to match my book's scheme. I want to make these design boards a little bit more attractive and suitable for the context of children's publishing (CAN I FIND SOME EXAMPLES?). Something I could use to pitch this book to a publisher.
Look back at the very first task we did (what do you want to achieve by May?) and see whether I've achieved what I set out to.
AROUND THE ROOM:
Not everyone in today. Disappointing - I don't see why you wouldn't attend a crit. I used to run away from them on foundation when I started panicking, but there is no way that you can get feedback or learn from how others approach briefs if you don't attend these sessions. Especially when this is the last chance for 505, the last mega crit of the year too. Mega crits used to be so daunting to me but they are so rewarding and useful. They're essential for improving and developing work.
Projects I liked:
Ruby printed her designs onto fabric and even made a backpack! Really impressive and beautiful. This kind of application wouldn't be relevant to my project but it does make me feel inadequate in what I've made.
Kyle's VR and AR applications . He spent a lot of time exploring that and it looks incredible, really paid off.
EVERY CRIT I have to remind myself that everyone has done their own project and that it's difficult to compare what we've done and that I shouldn't put myself down when I think other people's work is 'better' than mine but anxiety takes over and I just feel terrible when I see great work like that. Walking around the room, I felt less and less confident about my work with every project I saw.
Group Tutorial:
Neneh, Kyle, Marnie, Polly
Polly transferred to Illustration from Graphic Design so she was the perfect person to ask about my book cover. She said she thought that was the one I bought it as, not one I'd made. Likes the type and the colour but try with the drawn Emily and see which works best.
"It's just a collage of everything I've made on this module. It's not refined illustrations."
That's exactly what it should be! A scrapbook isn't perfect or refined...
Peers suggested I make a few changes to improve the pages but they really like the project and can see how my research has informed it.
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