The Serenity of Ashes

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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【✨Acapella VTuber Magazine April Issue✨】 Selected Pages

Full magazine can be read here!


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Interview: Hirano Kokoro Ch.

Program: Adobe Illustrator
Role: Designer

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I was inspired by sports manga panels when I learned that Roro was a Hockey vtuber so that's the theme I went with for this spread. I looked at some Haikyuu! manga panels to see how the mangaka would emphasize heavy action panels and applied a few of those ideas here such as the diagonal speed lines in the bg of the first Roro image.

It would be a disservice if I didn't mention that in an original draft of this, the deco elements (exclamation marks, stars) were not coloured and in fact standard black and white in order to push the "manga panel" theme, but when sharing with the Acapella team, they wanted to see what it would look like with colour which resulted in a much more put-together version that better worked with Roro's visuals that we ultimately went with it. Shoutout to the Acapella Media staff!! Couldn't have done it without y'all <3


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Article: Oshi Conbini / Lunalia Anniversary

Program: Adobe Illustrator
Role: Designer

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For this one, it was a bit of a last minute request and I was never supposed to design it this much but I ended up getting a bit carried away haha! With Oshi's article, this was easy as I pulled major inspo from their insta posts. Background, colour palette, it was easy to adapt the page to their branding. I originally had the idea of the quotes looking like insta comments but quickly realized that simple was best so I ended up opting for a simple border and solid red dropshadow.

One thing that was mentioned as feedback -- and that I now know I should have spent a little bit more time finessing -- is the column distinction, because I totally get how some people may first perceive it as sort of a Left, Right, Left, Right sort of orientation instead of a Left Column, Right Column sort of direction. I plan on taking the lessons I learned from this page onto future pages and take more care in making that distinction a little more easier to follow.

With Lunalia, I drew inspiration from the V4Mirai website that has an interesting techy green colour against a dark grey backdrop that made me lean towards a more techy, digital theme. If I had a chance to make one final change, I'd probably try to add some sort of techy background pattern or design as I realize now it feels a bit empty in that aspect. Oh well!


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All in all, I'm so happy and grateful to have been part of this wonderful project and hope everyone can look forward to more posts from me as I use this place as a way to do a bit of a post-recap of the design process. There are two more articles in particular that I can't wait to post and speak about more (Roro's was one of them, so I'm glad I can talk about it here hehe), but until that gets released, it'll be hush hush from me 🙊

Please look forward to more editions from Acapella Media, as well as these recap posts. Do you guys like these? I hope they're informative to someone out there...

Anyway, that's it from me for now~

Go read the magazine!!

solfirafira
solfirafira

【✨Acapella VTuber Magazine April Issue✨】 Selected Pages

Full magazine can be read here!


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Interview: Hirano Kokoro Ch.

Program: Adobe Illustrator
Role: Designer

image

I was inspired by sports manga panels when I learned that Roro was a Hockey vtuber so that's the theme I went with for this spread. I looked at some Haikyuu! manga panels to see how the mangaka would emphasize heavy action panels and applied a few of those ideas here such as the diagonal speed lines in the bg of the first Roro image.

It would be a disservice if I didn't mention that in an original draft of this, the deco elements (exclamation marks, stars) were not coloured and in fact standard black and white in order to push the "manga panel" theme, but when sharing with the Acapella team, they wanted to see what it would look like with colour which resulted in a much more put-together version that better worked with Roro's visuals that we ultimately went with it. Shoutout to the Acapella Media staff!! Couldn't have done it without y'all <3


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Article: Oshi Conbini / Lunalia Anniversary

Program: Adobe Illustrator
Role: Designer

image

For this one, it was a bit of a last minute request and I was never supposed to design it this much but I ended up getting a bit carried away haha! With Oshi's article, this was easy as I pulled major inspo from their insta posts. Background, colour palette, it was easy to adapt the page to their branding. I originally had the idea of the quotes looking like insta comments but quickly realized that simple was best so I ended up opting for a simple border and solid red dropshadow.

One thing that was mentioned as feedback -- and that I now know I should have spent a little bit more time finessing -- is the column distinction, because I totally get how some people may first perceive it as sort of a Left, Right, Left, Right sort of orientation instead of a Left Column, Right Column sort of direction. I plan on taking the lessons I learned from this page onto future pages and take more care in making that distinction a little more easier to follow.

With Lunalia, I drew inspiration from the V4Mirai website that has an interesting techy green colour against a dark grey backdrop that made me lean towards a more techy, digital theme. If I had a chance to make one final change, I'd probably try to add some sort of techy background pattern or design as I realize now it feels a bit empty in that aspect. Oh well!


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All in all, I'm so happy and grateful to have been part of this wonderful project and hope everyone can look forward to more posts from me as I use this place as a way to do a bit of a post-recap of the design process. There are two more articles in particular that I can't wait to post and speak about more (Roro's was one of them, so I'm glad I can talk about it here hehe), but until that gets released, it'll be hush hush from me 🙊

Please look forward to more editions from Acapella Media, as well as these recap posts. Do you guys like these? I hope they're informative to someone out there...

Anyway, that's it from me for now~

Go read the magazine!!

toastheaven
syzygy-yzygy

So sick of dog motif what about cat motif.

I love you but we don't love the same. I can't be near you when you want me to be. Your love is smothering and your need to keep me safe is trapping me. I'm my own person but I don't know how to show you that. I lash out and hurt you even though I don't mean to. I need you to move slowly around me or I'll bolt. I love you, even though I don't say it. If you stay still I'll sit next to you, and even though we don't understand each other we can be together like that.

syzygy-yzygy

a screenshot of tags that read: everything I've ever let go of has claw marks on itALT

@aspengrown this is the rawest possible addition to this post thank you

mylordshesacactus

and also:

cat love as in I am small and scared and all of my instincts and my experience and your vast power say you're a threat but I am choosing to trust in your kindness despite my fear. you could kill me with one hand but I know you won't.

cat love as in I can tell you are upset and I don't understand why so I will sit stiffly beside you and awkwardly provide the only reassurance I know how to give. I am uncomfortable with every single moment of this but it is what you would do for me.

cat love as in I am small and powerless but I will curl up back to back with you and stand guard while you sleep and I will mean it with every fiber of my being.

my cat Nepenthe was a former stray behavior case at risk of euthanasia because she kept mauling potential adopters. on her second week in my apartment--having already attacked me multiple times without provocation, I will add, I wasn't special, she needed genuine help--she slinked out of the bedroom yowling at me. when I went to check on her she kept walking back and forth until I followed her, where she insistently paced between my feet and her hidey-hole in the back of my dresser, increasingly distressed. about three seconds after she gave up and hid, an absolutely torrential rain front hit. she didn't understand yet that we couldn't get wet inside. she'd been trying to warn me.

she didn't know me yet, but she knew I hadn't yelled at her when she hurt me. she knew I hadn't tried to hurt her back. she didn't understand why she was attacking me; those episodes probably scared her more than me. she knew I "shared" food with her, and that I asked before touching her. and she went out of her way to bring me into her safe space, to protect her friend.

cat love as stiff hesitant uncertain acts of service that are devastating in their sincerity, as well.