MUSE | Preproduction Design

- BriefTitle: MUSE: A journey of losing and regaining creativityProject Duration: 4 monthsAim: To produce a series of sequential illustrations that abstractly depicts the break down and revival of a creative process. Further aims were to create a unique layout, innovative pages and text designed to make the reader 'look' for the Muse.
Method: Highly in-depth research and pre-production design was heavily undertaken in order to produce high quality imagery that emerged as a unique hand made book.

- Research: Relevant Artists, Graphic Novels, abstratc sequential imagery, illustrations, graphic design, expressionistic paintings and graffiti.

- "To Draw, You Must First Close Your Eyes And Sing" - Pablo Picasso

- Concept Work: Wide variety of media explored (19 different types of media used), mulitple ideas and development, in-depth design and experimentation with text and layout.

Production of imagery- Inital ideas production examples




- "Great Art Picks Up Where Nature Ends" - Marc Chagall
- FINAL PIECESPages (Double Spreads): Starting with the break down of creativity
















Final Book 'End Papers'- "Art Is Not A Thing, It Is A Way" - Elbert Hubbard
- Close up of details








- Final Piece: Hand made book




Progression of creativity












- "A Piece Of Art Is Never A Finished Work. It Answers A Question, Which Has Been Asked And Asks A New Question" - Robert Engman
- 3D Installation Piece



- Exhibition of work



- Thank you for viewing








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