It took me quite a while to settle on an idea for my yearbook spread and my train of thought was all over the place but eventually it clicked! I was reading my book on RayGun magazine and realized that it was perfect for the project and if done well would perfectly capture who I am. I started researching Chris Ashworth, David Cardson and swiss grit as a whole and what guidelines I waould need to follow (turns out not very many) then I set to work designing a layout. I started by planning rough layouts and spreads on paper and figured out what photos I would need to take or use then once I had a plan I hopped on photoshop to comp together a more meticulously planned work. I spent quite a long time messing with where to place text and my pictures but once I got into the flow work went smoothly. I knew that the lettering on my hand drawn piece would be a bit tricky as Letraset is no longer sold so I went for a hand lettered approach using paint pens and Im pretty happy with the result. I think I would give myself a 9/10 as i fell i replicated the style i was going for to the best of my abilities and ended up with an end product that is recognisable as a Swiss grit inspired work.
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