Painting Creation And Graphic Design Of The April Of Growth

Because of the fast-speed city life, Light Reading makes the picture books more popular.By the researches of picture evolution, styles, connotations and graphic designs about picturebooks, the author designed a poetic picture book, The April of Growth, which shows the spirits ofthe female college students. Combining the images with the narrative prose, this book spreadsthe warm and positive energy.The first part is the marketing research report. To accurately seize the psychological desiresof the female college students, the author made a thorough investigation by questionnaire andinterview. It concluded that they have a strong sense of self-awareness and a pursuit ofsomething new. Through the investigation, the author accumulated stories, real examples andbases. Moreover, the author analyzed picture books and their graphic design by surveying largebookstores. Then the author found that most adult picture books focus on the urban andemotional life instead of the life of female college students. So The April of Growth is created.The second part is the literature research report. According to the needs of design, theauthor studied lots of relevant literatures. From the concept and development to the reasons ofpopularity, this part mainly studied the spiritual connotations of adult picture books. It showedthat the core of adult picture book is real emotions reflected by beautiful images and words. It isthe fair tales for all adults. Besides, combined with female students’ college lives, these can givescientific guidance for this creation.The third part is the design practice report. This book shows the college lives and emotionsof female students. Through three stories about love, ego and friendship, it describes the focusesand spirits of female students. Moreover, the author makes the arrangement and graphic designof the book about 80 pages.The forth part is the self-assessment report. The author self-evaluated the work from designphilosophy, marketing, ability of creation and social benefit. Especially, the author commentedthe positive energy and design practice of the picture book.