The Look for the Book
So I’m co-authoring a book with Dave Gray and James Macanufo (its personality and purpose are under wraps right now). But I’ve been working on the aesthetics of the visuals all day, trying to establish a look that’s accessible, and so far all I’ve accomplished is a temporary loss of mojo. This is largely due to the fact that I have too many options available for drawing. I could:
Draw my visuals on flip-chart sized paper with markers, shoot it and process the images.
Draw my visuals on wall-sized paper with markers, shoot it and process the images. (I know what you’re thinking: why on earth would I do that? But I work large-scale as a matter of course, so that feels natural.)
Draw my visuals on letter-size paper with a uni-ball VISION, scan it, and process in Photoshop.
Draw my visuals on my Wacom tablet, export and edit at will.
The trouble is that each of these methods has its blessings and its curses. So now everything feels like one big f-bomb. Which suggests to me that it’s time for a milkshake.
