THE BRIEF
Common Mag is a general interest, online magazine run by women and non-binary people. Since their inception in September 2018, I have been growing my skills in digital illustration to provide art for their articles and social media feed. I work closely with the co-founder/creative lead to decide the direction for each design based on the piece.
THE CONCEPT
In the first piece above, each member of the design team was tasked with creating a visual representation of what feminism means to us for International Women's Day 2019. For the second piece above, the writer explored the concept of being "Not Like Other Girls" as a phrase that brings other women down when we're all in fact unique and should celebrate it. For the piece below, the writer described feeling her 20s as "The Should Decade" in which she feels pressured to follow a linear, stable life path. Below,
THE RESULT
Experimenting with a minimal, flat illustration style and on-trend colour palettes, I'm happy with how they turned out. These designs feel like an entry into my personal style of digital design, and I'm excited to see where it takes me.
