Playing with photocopying illustrations
I wanted to start the process of the CoP publication through redrawing and revisualising Garfield Minus Garfield in a style that didn't take itself seriously, through quite an intimate illustrative approach; I did this by hand drawing the comic strips and text, not focusing on the precision of the cartoons. I quite like this style as it allows the comic zine to have that handmade quality, which is discussed within my essay.
I experimented with overlaying images and text for the cover, as well as playing with singular colours. I think that this looks a bit too busy and chaotic for the cover - maybe I could try something similar to fit the tone of voice of the blog. Also, I'm not sure whether it is appropriate for me to feature Garfield as he isn't meant to be in the comic initially.
I think I definitely need to develop these designs further, by doing the following:
- play with different paper stocks to create an exclusive experience (plain white A4 is boring)
- Play with how I could manipulate and alter typical comic book conventions; make it fit with a contemporary audience
- create more actual comic strips- I want the zine to be bigger
- Consider sticker design?
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