allure of chanel guidelines, mandatories and deliverables

Brief Pushkin Press are looking for a completely new look for the forthcoming (non-illustrated) Collection edition of this book, which charts the life of one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic and iconic women. You are invited to give us your own illustrative interpretation, which will inspire readers to immerse themselves in her extraordinary world. We would like you to submit a stand-alone image that we will be able to reproduce in our Collection cover layout. 

• artwork must be supplied as an RGB tif or jpeg with a white or transparent background, and be non-frame

• The file submitted should be at least 1050 pixels in height. Maximum file size: 8MB.

• Applicants must be enrolled as either a part-time or full-time student on a BA or MA course within the UK.

•  Maximum of one submission per applicant.

•  Submissions must be made no later than 6 April 2015 and must be submitted electronically via the upload area on this website. Entries submitted any other way (including via email or hard copy) will not be accepted.

• The winning entrant will be notified by 30 April.

Why i have chosen the brief

i like the fact the brief is fairly open to interpretation, but has a specify subject -person for me to explore.  researching and finding out peoples life, finding out things i didnt know is something i have  always loved to do, so i feel this brief is perfect for me, allowing me to take the information i find and visually communicate it though my illustrations. i also like the fact the person in subject is a fashion designer, i have always been interested in fashion and fashion illustration, and i feel this type of illustration is suitable to explore when thinking of ways to develop a illustration to visualise and represent her (coco Chanel).   though the brief is only asking for a book cover design, i would like to consider a range of compositions and concepts  as my idea will need to simple but effective and work well in the confinements of a cover and a white background.  the problem i aim to solve in this brief is to interpret 'the Allure of Chanel' in a way that will engage its audience and  challenge them to pick up the book and find out more.