My goal with this project was to create an interactive book. I chose the topic of pagan and Christianity stories. I chose this topic because I found the research very interesting and fun to learn about. An interactive idea popped into my head right away. I wanted to use the pages to create layers/ cutouts of more pages. I began to research stories and found a few in each genre that had a main key item within their story. I took these items, and created cutout layers to show the similarities between the different stories. I then took the typography and also cut them into different pieces and layers. The reason I did this with the type is to correlate with the images. Each type is one letter but because of the way its cut it could look or be used as a different letter, like the stories reusing similar ideas even though they are years apart. 

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It also plays into the thought of similarities. The letters are similar, yet completely different, just like pagan and Christianity stories! Looking at it in a glance they are very similar, but when you get a closer look you start to see and understand the differences. 

I chose my color scheme and illustrations because I wanted to try and create a more illustrative book design. I drew each illustration, getting inspiration from the art of that time. I used tracing paper to make changes and correlate both stories. Next, I took the illustrations into Photoshop and colored them. After the illustrations were complete I had the task of figuring out how to place them on a page in a way so they would match out when cut up. Overall I like the outcome of this project and enjoyed creating it.