Task 3 - Comparison.

Task 3 - Comparison. 

I am going to compare Pre-digital design and Illustration.

Colour: The styles are very similar in terms of colour because of the era. Neither use computers so they are done with paints or colouring pencils. There aren't a lot of differences because of the techniques used. 

Main Image: The main images are quite similar. They both have people as a main image. They vary where illustration uses landscapes and pre-digital uses typography to convey ideas.

Space: The two different styles have a main image (people, figures and animals) surrounded by a background. Illustration will sometimes use a plain white background for negative space and pre-digital design will use very plain background. 

Influences: They are different in terms of the influences. Illustrations are quite often used in storybooks and are influenced by the author and how he crafts his words. Pre-digital design is quite often an advertisement for something so how it turns out is depending on what the product is. 

Layout: The styles are quite similar in terms of layout. The pictures in pre-digital are quite often portrait and will centre the main image. Illustration can be any orientation but will also centre the main image.

Composition: The images for both will always have a main image. Illustration may not have a background, rather just a blank, white, negative space. Whereas pre-digital design will normally  have a background.

Typography: The typography used in pre-digital design is an easy read font from the 1920's to the 1940's. Illustration doesn't really use any typography because the author is the one that does the writing. however if there is, for example a sign described, that may have typography used on it.

Techniques: The techniques used are very similar because pre-digital was used for a time when illustration was used largely. They will both use handheld writing tools, such as pens and pencils. Pre-digital will use paints or pencils to colourize itself.  Illustration will also use those but can still be left black and white.

Bibliography:
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19165
https://www.som.com/sites/default/files/SOM_Digital_Design_Ecosystem.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustration
http://www.upress.virginia.edu/information-for-authors/current-authors/illustration-information/