Absenteeism - Digital Editorial Process

This is an example of my process for an online editorial illustration.
Client: NPR
Subject: Students not attending school, 2 years after COVID.

Transcript

1. Absenteeism - Online Editorial Process Details https://cyoungstudio.art Market: Editorial Client: NPR Audience: Educated Adults Purpose: Digital Image to Accompany Article Important Content: • Image to accompany article about the continued Absenteeism of students even 2 years post cuarenteen and what schools are doing about it. • Avoid using only empty desks
2. Project Ideation https://cyoungstudio.art Key Ideas Information: • Chronic absences- has not reduced since pandemic • Higher risk of drop out • Increased in POC, Low Income, Rural, Navajo Nation Reasons: • Loss connections/ lack community • Fear, Anxiety, Mental Health • Transportation, Lack support Solutions: • SEL, Counselors • Home Visits • Collecting/review/apply data • More Conversations • More sports, more clubs. Associations • Repeated absence • Chronic • Missing • Nation Wide • Struggling populations • Overcoming the fear and effort of school • Making connection - Building relationships • Lack of incentive • Friends fight fear/hardships • Student develop Agency • Moment of choice • Community Icons & Imagery School- • Busses • Backpacks • Students • Desks • School building Fear Anxiety- • Stormy/Rainy • Shadows • Big Doors - (3 point?) • Looming school building? Impediment - • Mountain • Bumpy Road • Broken Road/bus/door Missing - • Empty desks / classroom • Holes Community • Connections - Strings • Friends - holding hands
3. Project Ideation Thumbnails https://cyoungstudio.art
4. Project Reference / Inspiration https://cyoungstudio.art
5. Project Comps. Value Designs for Client Approval https://cyoungstudio.art Color Options
6. Project Final https://cyoungstudio.art