every summer

Camping in the modern age is a strange mix of the natural and the technological; We as humans create and use technology to facilitate a return to nature, existing in a liminal space between escape and dependency, the untouched and the constructed. There is a tension between our pride in our technological achievements in the face of nature, and a sense of loss for the environment we are now hoping to recapture.

Adobe Design Achievement Awards Top Talent 2019

Adobe | 2019

Through personal writing, photography, and illustration, every summer explores this contrast between nature and technology, seeking to capture the peacefulness of a return to nature, while also facing the reality that we will always be separate from it.

I compiled aesthetic references with a focus on minimal text, monochromatic colour schemes, and hand-drawn elements.

I compiled aesthetic references with a focus on minimal text, monochromatic colour schemes, and hand-drawn elements.

I collected my own photos to get a sense of colour palette and objects of focus. Our yellow kayaks ended up becoming the basis for the use of yellow as a key colour.

I explored various image treatments, illustration styles, and colour schemes. I also thought about how best to balance text and image to create areas of rest within the narrative.

I explored various image treatments, illustration styles, and colour schemes. I also thought about how best to balance text and image to create areas of rest within the narrative.

I explored various image treatments, illustration styles, and colour schemes. I also thought about how best to balance text and image to create areas of rest within the narrative.

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