I am really interested in using collage as a design strategy to draw people into reading. I think that collage is a good way to cohesively illustrate a variety of eras and subjects. I am thinking of this in the way that it could be used in an Ipad app that "recommends" or introduces certain books to readers.
Collage is really flexible in the way the subject of the imagery can control the tone; masculine, feminine, 1950s, 1980s, fun, scary etc, but it still consistent because the overriding aesthetic of the medium.
Collage is also really playful and engaging. It is not intellectual or intimidating. It can be done artfully and subtly, it is tactile and has a romance and nostalgia which ties in nicely with promoting the reading of physical books. I would like to see the contrast of simple handmade collage (and collaged videos) on the technology touch screen of the Ipad. I see it as a really nice contrast.
Also it doesn't over power the imagination as it is quite abstract. Illustration to a novel could easily take away from the text, constricting the freedom of the readers imagination to picture the scenes and characters in a way that they best connect with.
Also it doesn't over power the imagination as it is quite abstract. Illustration to a novel could easily take away from the text, constricting the freedom of the readers imagination to picture the scenes and characters in a way that they best connect with.
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