I started with the idea of using the idiom in the loop to question if people have actually looked up what they know about the pandemic and the protective measures they use. Then realized it felt too gentle for such a serious issue and the question would be answered yes even if they didn’t go to the right kind of sites(right = trustworthy). I decided to have a demanding phrase to tell people to research their ideas around the pandemic. I used tracing paper over my original sketch to get a couple versions of the lettering; however, my glass pen I was trying to use to keep my lettering steady broke on me twice. After it broke I used a brush pen but didn’t like the way the lines worked so I used a fine liner and a sharpie to get the final version. I was using tracing paper from the first lettering set on so I edited the photo to be easier for me to import it into illustrator and edit to my liking. I changed a good chunk of the lettering inside of illustrator as the variance in weight didn’t function the way I originally intended. Above is the final and below is the process.
Amanda Potts 