PROVERBIALLY YOURS// MESSAGE AND INTERPRETATION Part 1

Here are some of the initial ideas for the deign of this new brief I drew on monday. My proverb is 'EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN'. Its a very negative, glass half empty, proverb to me but I don't have a choice. There are 50 quick drawings where im thinking about initial ideas and themes that the three posters will have as they need to be in a series.

Firstly I did some research into the history of the proverb and how I could apply it to the posters in an interesting way. I also though of how I could fit my ideas in the 2x1 space.

Hare I drew out 50 initial ideas that I thought I could follow up. I experimented with a range of formats and layouts for each Idea also. I theme I realised I was revisiting a lot was tattoo culture. I think it fits the proverb because tattoos can be beautiful like roses but they are painful and also many are regrettable. I also looked at the use of tattoos in criminal culture however I thought the idea could become too convoluted here.

Another theme I was looking at was the fashion industry. The perceived beauty of models and the clothes they wear (rose) but in contrast the exploitation of labour and the mounting pressure on people to look perfect (thorn).