OUIL406- Visual Communication- 'Greetings From' Initial Thoughts

So today we were set a new brief. The brief is to create 4 'postcards' of 4 different cities, the cities can be local or global, and the postcards can focus on and aspect of the 4 linked cities.

The postcards must be made digitally using vectors, which is obviously something I am pleased about as I like to work digitally.

I'm really excited about this brief, working with shape is something I have said I really enjoy doing, and I think this brief is the perfect opportunity to experiment a lot more with this.

Challenges
I think the biggest issue that could arise from this brief is if I get too distracted by working with the computer and forget to document/ rough properly. Another thing which I am slightly worried about is the roughs themselves, creating images through analogue media compared to digital media is totally different, and creating somewhat complicated designs through handmade forms will be difficult.

Examples
I have collected some examples of illustrators who I use shape in a way that I like. Not all of these illustrators will use vectors primarily but I think all of the images could be achieved using vectors.

Geoff McFetridge uses a lot of shape in his work, and what I really like specifically about Geoff's work is his subtle use of texture in his shape to keep a handmade feel.


Eleni Kalorkoti is quickly becoming one of my favourite illustrators, her use of shape is great and so is her composition. Again, uses a lot of texture in her shapes.