Book Cover Part 2

The project was such a joy, I loved recreating a book cover with new graphics.

(Original Cover)

(My Updated Version)

  

This book is such a popular book at our library, and it was a quick read.  I thought the original cover needed a more in-depth graphic to convey the meaning of this heartfelt book.  Having the focus on the woman the book was named after with the concept of "hiding in plain sight" was the deepest meaning that I got from this novel.  I used the Gestalt principle of anomally by having the woman face blend into to birds chest.  I tried many different filtering techniques, from liquify, to the notepaper in the filter gallery found under sketch.  I loved the look of this but the woman's face was too difficult to see so I wasn't able to use it.

I also used the filter of oil paint on the Authors name but it didn't really match very well with the bird so I left it natural.  The Authors name I used puppet warp to take hazel tree branches to warp into the shape of the letters.  I liked this look best so I kept this.  

Book Cover Update

"The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah

I chose this book to remake the cover for because I felt that most of the story didn't take place in Paris, and the original cover doesn't really convey the elements of heroism that make this book.  I would like to have the image of the back of Isabelle's head hidden amongst the bird's feathers to symbolize hiding in plain sight.  Isabelle should be the focus of the book, not the location, in my opinion. I would also like to create a twig texture over the text of the author's name, this would be great for the bird to be able to perch on.

A few of the creative effects that I would like to play around with for this project are:

• Curves Adjustments
• Monochromatic Tint Effect
• Oil Paint Effect
• Blend Modes
• Crystalize
• Liquify
• Zigzag

I am not sure which Gestalt Principle I will use yet.

Crisis Hotline Awareness Poster

I have been impacted by the news of the latest school shooting in Florida, and I wanted to have an instant solution for those in trouble with their thoughts, or emotions.  Many people are abused and need someone to hear them, giving them a chance to call and be in contact with someone immediately is key to helping them make better decisions.

I chose to use images of people instead of silhouettes because I think it had more of an impact.  I wanted words of different sizes that I stamped on my masked images by creating a brush instead of using the Text tool.  I think this gave a better blur to the pictures.  I wanted to do more with the doors, but I ran out of time. 

M3 CP Part 1 Awareness Poster

I feel that it is more important to give people an immediate solution instead of pointing the finger at a problem that you know might not be resolved in the near future.  People need to know that they can talk to someone without judgment, they can get help and start on the path of least destruction.  They deserve better from the world than being ignored and falling through the cracks.  

The silhouettes will only consist of words in the shape of a silhouette.  I will add a few 1-800 numbers for someone to contact if they need help.  

M2 CP - Photomontage: Image Hijack

Adirondack's Derailed

My political issue is to have Iowa Pacific remove the railcars that they are storing along a thirty-one mile set of tracks between North Creek, NY, and Newcomb, NY.  I am a lifelong Adirondacker, and this irritates me to have the Railroad company not comply with its promises, and then turn to littering our protected park to earn money that it refuses to make by running trains to our area to boost business in our local economies!  In my opinion, this poster will draw attention to the protected park by having Teddy Roosevelt our National Park representative scolding the use of his beloved possession.  I would love to post this at our local train station (North Creek) for maximum effect, it would be right in the face of the Saratoga-North Creek Railroad (Iowa Pacific)!  

Original Images:

Bouquet Valley- William Trost Richards

Theodore Roosevelt

Ore Traincar

Topic #3 Unwarranted Surveillance by Government

Political Issues That are Important to Me!

References:

Hooded Hacker- http://www.pcmaconvene.org/plenary/scammers-and-poachers-beware/

Security Camera- https://www.lorextechnology.com/hd-ip-security-camera-system/1080p-security-camera-system-with-16-channel-nvr/LNR168W-1-p

Painting-   https://whitney.org/WatchAndListen/949

My Sketch for this topic:

The Government has been watching us for years without our knowledge, is this an ethical way of treating our citizens?  

Topic #2: Intellectual Privacy

Political Issues that are important to me series.

              

                                           

My sketch for this topic:

(In case you can't see I have added my spy's into this picture)

Intellectual privacy is a major issue.  I would like to remind everyone that they need to protect themselves and ask them if they are safe.