The mapping project was perhaps the one I found most challenging. I don't think I was ever satisfied with my idea and despite moving on through the planning process, I wasn’t completely pleased with the results.
As usual I began the process by creating a mind map of ideas to get the ball rolling. I thought the fact that I live on a farm was something unique and personal that I could base this map on so I decided to take a walk. I observed everything on the walk around the farm from the wildlife to the landscape, taking pictures along the way that I was able to include later on in the design process. Whilst considering the varying types of wildlife, I thought that the concept of rabbits and burrows was an interesting path to take.
I considered mapping the paths of the burrows underground as I thought that this would have created interesting patterns and textures that could be represented through different mediums. Whilst considering this idea however, I came across the problem of knowing where the rabbits dug underground.
The images above were the ones taken on the farm when I went for a walk to gain inspiration. They are a series of images that could be used for the backgrounds and textures of the image I had drawn of the burrow. I wanted to add another dimension to my drawing that I wasn't very happy with, and I thought that the addition of the photo texture would make the image look slightly more modern. It had the potential to be too much if I added it to every element in the image so I tried to vary the opacity of the different elements to create a dynamic and not-too-overpowering graphic.
After feedback from others I decided to ditch the colours added from the photos and go with the simplicity of the drawing to make the image into the page of a children's book. With time I will render a front page with various typography and a title.
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