• A$140

• 9 designs

• 6 designers

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Illustration Design Brief

We need an illustration/cartoon for the cover of a book titled “Now I’m Sixty-four - A grandmother in the new millennium” by Rose O'Brien.

A quote from the introduction: "This is not a book of advice for grandparents. It’s a stroll through family dynamics, laughter and cuddles, humbling experiences and moving moments, with ironic musings on life, old skills remembered and new skills learned. This book is based on my own experience and the stories told to me by friends, family and strangers, my memories of childhood and my considerable research of grandparenting issues. It’s my version of what it is like to be a twenty-first century grandma.”

The target market is grandparents.

The size of the cover is 129mm wide by 198 mm deep.
The safety margins for the title, author’s name and the main elements of the illustration is 13mm from all sides. Background and less important elements may bleed off the edges.

The client would like a light hearted, humorous illustration/cartoon depicting a modern grandma-teacher (computer, whiteboard or similar in the background) holding a baby and a mobile phone, a grandpa in the background, and a car and plane indicating travel, kids playing around grandma's feet, wry yet tender look on her face...

The title text and author’s name do not need to be included in the illustration (although they could be, if appropriate) but their inclusion must be allowed for in the planning of the design. Traditionally we would put the title in the top third of the cover and the author’s name at the very bottom. The illustration can fit between, or wrap around.

The author initially requested that the background not be white, however, if the illustration is bright and colourful this would be OK.

The main character - the grandmother - must be shown as modern. To clearly and instantly define her as a grandmother and not someone in their 40s, I think her hair must be grey, but no ‘buns' please.

Industry/Entity Type

Safety