This goal of this project is for the students to produce an innovative, eye-catching, informative, and creative conceptual illustration for the front of a journal or book. The illustration will demonstrate scientific information of a conceptual nature e.g. metabolic or a physiological process in a readily understood form. By producing this conceptual illustration the students will gain computer skills in front cover design and digital art production. Skills in Adobe Indesign will be acquired through completion of this project. To develop the students computer skills, they will learn how to add cinematic effects to their artworks in Adobe After Effects and apply it to their artworks.

• Provide real examples of conceptual illustrations on the front covers of journals or books that will guide the students through the analysis process of good and bad design. Students will discuss strengths and weakness in a round table discussion to gain a firm understanding on conceptual design.
• Students will take part in a ‘think-tank’/brainstorming discussion on how to think conceptually and to start a conceptual illustration design. The is aid the students in thinking constructively about conceptual topic relating to medicine and present them in an illustrative way.
• Provide the students coverage of the most effective techniques to use Adobe Indesign for putting the illustration together.
• Show the students how to integrate their artwork from Adobe Photoshop, 3D programs with cinematic effects from After Effects.
• Give the students the task of designing the front of a journal or book cover with their conceptual illustration.
• Ask the learners to prepare design sketches of their conceptual illustration to show how they have thought about how to integrate the headlines and journal title.

• The students will create a conceptual illustration which will form the front cover of a journal or book.
• The students will be able to critique their own and others designs.
• The students will be able to create an innovative illustrative solution to a conceptual title.
• The students will be able to interpret scientific information into a conceptual illustration.
• The students will have mastered design of a front cover integrating text and image.
• The student will have acquired skills in Adobe Indesign, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator or a 3D program and After Effects.

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Caitlin Monney information on front cover design

1. First step in initial seminars: An interactive student-lead discussion focusing on conceptual illustration will occur in the initial seminar. This will help focus your proposal, initial sketches, research material and mood-board
   1. Homework
      1. Form: Pencil drawings of the subject that will be described the title of your illustration. These can be further worked up in any medium of your choice, including digital 3D. This may have to be done after the exploration homework.
      2. Exploration: Produce a series/variety of studies/sketches that conceptualise the scientific article title that you aim to portray on the front of a science journal. Produce them separately or on one large mood-board digitally or printed. Scan and print the actual article and bring to the seminar.  Produce a short 150-500 word reflective report on how your project met the objectives and how you tackled layout.
      3. Medium development: Follow along with the online tutorial in Adobe After Effects, on how to add cinematography to your artworks.
      4. Coursework draft: Produce a draft illustration worked up from your ‘form’ and ‘exploration’ homework. Place artworks inside Indesign file and produce work-in-progress page design.
2. Second step is the interim design presentation: You present your draft which shows a more developed design and is in response to the initial seminar. This should incorporate the comments into the design. supervisor and peer review of the design work-in-progress which provides formative feedback to produce your final version
   1. Homework
      1. Incorporate any feedback received on the ‘form’ and ‘exploratory homework into your final artworks. Prepare them for your portfolio. This work will not be marked independently at assessment, but will form part of the Anatomical/scientific accuracy or exploration, and graphic originality section of the marking criteria.
      2. Complete the conceptual illustration  based on feedback at the seminar and present again at the next seminar for final sign off.
3. Final step is the final presentation: Before submitting to assessment you must have it checked by your supervisor at seminars or on a designated tutoring day via email and telephone. In assessment your work will be marked according to the marking criteria of that project. You will receive a detailed feedback form after assessment.

You must bring:

• The final conceptual illustration in the form of a front cover.
• The original conceptual illustration in pencil.
• Initial artworks which include sketches, research material and initial concept design.
• A short 150-500 word reflective report on how your project met the objectives and how you tackled layout.

Femur or humerus – continuous tone pencil

Scapula – continuous tone watercolour

Pelvis – continuous tone carbon dust or conte

Anatomical dissection – line work pen and ink

3D Sculpture

Pathological specimen – colour watercolour

Life drawing – independent study

Clinical appearance

Patient positioning

Surgical sequence – colour

Surgical instrument in situ – line work

Digital conceptual illustration – presented as front cover

Scientific poster

Health education information leaflet

Electronic interactive presentation

2D/3D animation

Other – candidates choice

Dissertation

Website

Business cards