- Can see clear improvement in comparison to my covers from last years competition - better crafting of imagery as well as consideration of layout and type.
- Doing the competition again confirmed to me that publishing is an area of interest to me within my professional practice.
- I enjoy the whole process of researching and illustrating book covers, as well as having to consider layout/composition beyond just the actual imagery - how each component (front, back and spine) will work together as well as separately and the placement/hierarchy of type.
Things that didn't go so well:
- I did not plan my time effectively enough to submit to as many categories as I would have liked - shows how important time management is at this point of the year!
- I miss doing personal work! Despite producing cover designs that I am proud of, in terms of my portfolio I feel I am still lacking something that shows my personal interests, rather than illustration that works to achieve more commercial needs.
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