postcard one day brief

From the Library Special Collection tour we were given a quick one day brief of creating a postcard inspired by a chosen book. We were asked to rant about the piece whether that be positive or negative! Upon reflection I feel that my rant was very on the fence, it doesn't come across as either a love or a hate. Regardless of how I feel now I chose to design my postcard directly inspired by the magazine I had chosen. Issue 5 of Veneer magazine, an issue that came covered in foam and a protective bag. 

"Issue 5 of Veneer magazine drew my attention due to its destroy to reveal nature. What is hidden beneath, the unknown, can only be enjoyed after destruction. I questioned the point of the issue, did they want the audience to view the inside, is there anything even on the inside? I feel the designers were working towards a reaction from their audience, identifying two types of people. Are you the kind of person to display it proudly or rip it apart? Owning such a precious piece of design would you be able to act recklessly?"

Part of the task was that we were only allowed to use pencil due to the delicate nature of the special collection. This goes against techniques that I would usually use within graphic design. I took the time to produce my design digitally on indesign and then traced over the image in order to maintain a consistent typeface. 

From this point I decided to create a puzzle with my postcard, with the message needing to be rearranged. If you cut up the sections of text then you are able to align the sentences and make sense of the paragraph. I adding in several dashed lines to hint towards the instructions that should be followed or equally ignored. This concept is used to express the fact that the piece has to be destroyed to be understood. It brings up the question of whether the design or the written message is more important. Do you always need to make sense of type?