this publication design was a really fun project to work on in my first semester of my design diploma! we had to choose a phobia, and create a 4-page editorial spread designed with only imagery, illustrations and assets that we created or captured ourselves - ensuring we considered our phobia choices according to what assets we could reasonably acquire

working on the bee illustration - 2B pencil on paper - was my favourite part of creating this piece!

*** no bees were harmed in the making of this editorial ***

the mockup image by 'rawpixel.com', sourced on Freepik

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*image description:*

 a mockup of a book laying open on a soft pink, semi-shadowed background. The pages of the book are a cream colour, the title of the publication at the top of the page has the word "flight" crossed out on a slight angle, followed by "fright of the bumblebee". The left page has a hand drawn illustration of a bee filling most of the page, with the following quote beneath it: “Assumptions that all bees sting, that all are “out to get us” and are naturally aggressive - are untrue, and work to build deeper irrational fears of our friends; the humble, hard-working bees.” The right page has a small scan of a bee beside the heading, and a cropped, cut out image of a honey bee facing away from the camera, with its wings raised behind it. This text is centred near the top of the page, "‘Melissophobia’ – Greek “melissa” means “honeybee” – and ‘Apiphobia’ are both terms for a fear, or phobia of bees. But what is the cause? Here, we are going to discuss the causes and tips for how to overcome apiphobia."