Creative Industries

I want to review my practice to see where it fits within the creative industries:

Publishing and Book Design

I think this is the sector of the industry that that I am most suited to at this time and the one I am most interested in. I would like to write and illustrate children's books. I am currently working on competition briefs based in publishing and want to develop my knowledge of it. I have been working on simplifying my work, concentrating on narrative and communication which I think make my work more suited to this sector of the industry.

Editorial & Reportage

As I said in the previous section I have been concentrating on communication and narrative which I think would make my work suitable for this sector. I need to further refine my work as I still struggle to find ways to communicate information in a single image without it becoming overcomplicated. I think finding interesting and intriguing ways to present information and engage with the viewer is very important.

Character & Narrative

Character and narrative are extremely important to my practice. I have spent quite a few years drawing characters with little to no thought about the emotion they are conveying or the narrative they are part of. for the last year and a half I have been learning to use characters to tell a story. I have struggled at times trying to match characters and my style of illustration with subject matter. I think its important that the illustration is appropriate to the subject matter and helps communicate the tone and emotion of the piece.

Product & Packaging

I think it is important to have a good understanding of this sector as it is a part of lots of different avenues I want to explore. if I illustrate books it is possible I will also be working on products and packaging to go with them. Packaging is not something I have worked on before and I would like to learn how create interesting packaging that is clear and easy to understand while also being appealing. I have made small clothing runs in the past designing screen printed items, printed fabrics, labels and some basic packaging and advertising. My experience is very limited but I did gain some understanding of how to create images for advertising purposes and some of the processes involved in producing clothing.