VINEGAR VALENTINES

I found this amazing book of vintage valentine graphics published by Taschen. The origins of Valentines day go back to pagan times. A feast of the flesh was celebrated to honour the goddess of love, Juno Februata,

Valentines day has grown to be one of America’s most commercial holidays. Would be interesting to link this with a ‘girls that shop till you drop’ cliche. The consumerist aspect of love. How can I incorporate this graphic style with my own?

Characters from Mean Girls and Clueless. The embody the ultimate cliche of the “shop till you drop” generation. This will be a fun starting point – what caricature methods will I use to exaggerate their features?

I had to start with some interpretations of gingham fabric. To build up some textures I might want to use. Using coloured pencil and pens to make different gingham designs.

Initial sketches for different symbols that are classic motifs. Girls obsessed with how they look – lipstick, makeup, mascara, etc.

obsessed with what they eat, how they look.

I was thinking about that they would be selfish aswell. In the movie mean girls they happily sleep with other girls boyfriends without caring about anyone else’s feelings.

This ended up being my final outcome. I was looking at imagery of Indian gods and thought that would be a great symbol to depict the obsession with shopping. The millennial girl does not have enough hands to keep track of everything she is doing.

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