Make the most of a bad thing

The main problem with printing on the laser printer was the fact that the ink cracked when I folded it...so I had quite crisp pages...with a cracked line down the middle etc.

After thinking some more and taking into account the nature of the quotes, I thought 'why not make it look like it should be like that' - this could have been a massive failure, but it was worth a try.

So I folded, crumbled and screwed up the paper and actually...I think it works quite well!
Seen as the quotes are somewhat narrating the break up...which can be a 'distressing' time, now the piece looks distressed instead of having perfect printing for a not so perfect sentence.

I'm actually happy with it - so I'm happy to show my face at the book fair!

Printing problems...

Having come to the conclusion that I was going to have to print my book fair work on the laser printers, I was happiest with the one of newsprint...which the first time round, printed fine.
However, when it came to doing the finals...it, evidentally, didn't want to go fine.

1. I fed the paper back through the wrong way, so it overprinted.

2. I wouldn't feed the paper properly - thankfully Mike was stood with me when this happened so it got sorted straight away...but when we tried again, it just wasn't happened. We think its because the newsprint must have been to wet still and it just wasn't going to print right on the reverse side.

So, alas...I have to do it on the basic paper you get in the printers.

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This is for the cover that addressed the Wayne Rooney story where he was going to leave Man U...but he then ended up getting loads more money (reportedly £180,000 a week)

When trawling through pictures of him to base an image on, I found this image where he signifying 'one' - I thought this was the perfect way to incorporate him with the money.

I'm really happy with the end results - I think it could be seen as quite humorous and communicates the message quite well.

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There wasn't particularly much 'thinking' behind this one, as the article was about Nicola Roberts from girls aloud so I simply drew her.
The intention of the brief was to develop basic illustrator and it is vectorised so it does work in that aspect.
I am happy with the end result and think it fits quite well on the page.

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The idea behind this was inspired by the second question in the doctor doctor section about a woman who was breastfeeding and craving sweet things, so did it have anything to do with breastfeeding?

The idea I chose to develop was 2 cupcakes, side by side to 'look like' the assetts used for breastfeeding...

(Hand drawn) (Vector)