Xinyi Mao
Me, Plants, and Planet - "The Last Day on Planet Earth"
Graphic Design
2022
digital illustration, novel typography
This is a project for an illustration and graphic typography layout for a fiction novel. The article is based on the science fiction novel "The Last Day on Planet Earth" written by fiction author Daryl Gregory. (Online Novel Link: https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on- planet-earth-daryl-gregory/ )
“This is a project for an illustration and graphic typography layout. The article is based on the science fiction novel "The Last Day on Planet Earth" written by fiction author Daryl Gregory. (Online Novel Link: https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on- planet-earth-daryl-gregory/ ) The fictional world is invaded by thousands of alien plant seeds. All creatures on earth, tiny or huge, all fight against the invasion. Earth has experienced invasion and rebirth. The main character also gradually finds himself from losing himself through the process of getting along with one abandoned alien fern man. Illustration is the main content of this project. This time, the illustrations are based on depicting the close and special relationship between the main character and the alien plant. It also narrates the invasion and occupation of the plant, as well as the human's feeling of finding themselves, debating themselves. Black is the main base color. ”