PROJECT 2 - SCIENCE
Select a seemingly complex piece of science (on the 'Clarify the Complex' Padlet) and, using the powers of illustration, you provide some much-needed clarity.
HOW DOES AN X-RAY WORK?X-rays are a type of radiation that can pass through the body. They can't be seen by the naked eye and you can't feel them.
As they pass through the body, the energy from X-rays is absorbed at different rates by different parts of the body. A detector on the other side of the body picks up the X-rays after they've passed through and turns them into an image. Problems that may be detected during an X-ray include:
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inspiration and references
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beatrice blueBeatrice Blue is an author and illustrator. The first book of her series Once Upon was nominated to the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and her books have been translated to more than 16 languages all over the world.
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karl james mountfordKarl James Mountford is an illustrator who works in both traditional and digital media. He has created artwork for such titles as ‘The Uncommoners' by Jennifer Bell, published by Penguin Random House, and ‘The Peculiars’ by Kieran Larwood with Chicken House publishing
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research and ideas
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Taking inspiration from kids books with a more limited and cohesive colour palette to create a booklet that de mystifies x-rays and makes them less scary for children. the goal is to make a very brief booklet that I can also take illustrations from to scale up and make posters for a doctors office with.
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thumbnailing
thumbnailing and developing the cover of the booklet
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Taking that idea of a limited colour palette in Karl Mountford's work i wanted to make a cover that has eye-catching and bold colours and still an interesting vibe.
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making the front cover
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I liked the cover but the I didn't like the look of this mock-up, I still wanted it to feel like a booklet you can pick up at a doctors office and this felt more like an illustrated book
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