MSSA Zine -illustrating a concept through collages2022, january Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Project Type: Design Given the fact that Covid-19 deprived us of a lot of on campus experience, this year’s theme of the MSSA Zine was ‘Reconnect’. I participated in multiple meetings discussing te layout and design of the magazine, especially related to the cover of the issue. In our team, we individually delivered multiple iterations and I was very grateful that my entry was chosen as the cover of this year’s issue. The collage was inspired by an old Japanese legend of a man who lives on the moon and comes out every night to search among kin spirits to reunite them on Earth, who have something to learn from each other, and when he finds them he ties a red thread to their little fingers as a symbol of unbreakable spiritual bond. Therefore, the message that I was trying to convey was that despite the pandemic making us feel lonelier than ever, that innate connection between people cannot be broken by anything and we will always find our way to one another. Working alongside passionate friends was very rewarding as I gained confidence in my design skills and and was able to communicate efficiently in a professional environment.
Drafts submitted to the Design Team
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