Tess Dunn — Vestige: A Reinvigoration of The Fairytale. | 2020.ocadu.gd

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Tess Dunn

Vestige: A Reinvigoration of The Fairytale.

My project looks into what about the fairytale genre drew the world's attention, and how to use those elements to bring it back to the cultural forefront. I decided to incorporate these elements into fresh takes on known tales, as well as some Gothic stories of my own. As the Gothic has always been my muse, I looked into the darker side of the genre and how to create stories that were beautifully haunting but hopeful. To match this writing style I created illustrative collages that immersed the reader into the tale. I used vintage photographs and my own illustrations to create glimpses into a different, darker, world. In the end I created three books in this style: "Little Red", "Girl From The Sky", and "Dark Tales". I hope you will enjoy this work and give that copy of the Grimm Brother's fairytales on your shelf another chance.

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About the designer

My name is Tess and I am a Graphic Designer. My goal is to produce and publish my own work and my first step was this thesis. My work has been described as controlled chaos, and I have run with that in everything I do. For my thesis I took this concept and created illustrative collages using vintage photographs and my own illustrations to embody the feeling of a fairytale. I have always been enchanted with this genre and saw that I could add to it. I created three books using this style, with my own gothic tales to match.

Analog or Digital?

Why not both? I scan and use analog ephemera to enhance my digital art.

An illustration from my book "Dark Tales" from the story Rain-Stained Night. Completely digital, using vintage photographs and my own illustration. To see the whole book go to: charlottetessdunn.myportfolio.com/dark-tales

An illustration from my book "Little Red" which is an adaption of the famous tale "Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault. Completely digital, using vintage photographs and my own illustration. To see the whole book go to: charlottetessdunn.myportfolio.com/little-red

An illustration from my book "Dark Tales" from the story The Lady of The House. Completely digital, using vintage photographs and my own illustration. To see the whole book go to: charlottetessdunn.myportfolio.com/dark-tales

An illustration from my book "Little Red" which is an adaption of the famous tale "Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault. Completely digital, using vintage photographs and my own illustration. To see the whole book go to: charlottetessdunn.myportfolio.com/dark-tales

A poster I created to be used for promotion for "Little Red". To see more of the promotional posters I created go to: charlottetessdunn.myportfolio.com/posters-for-the-books