After listening to the news and reading the above article I decided to do an editorial illustration based on the allegations that the US has been spying on the EU. In the article it talks about how trade talks with the US has helped to soften the anger that the EU is feeling.
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| Thomas Gomes "US Spying on EU" (Editorial) 2013 |
So here is the illustration. As you can see the American (Uncle Sam) and member of the EU (The old, bald man in grey) are at a poker table. Uncle Sam is pushing money toward the EU (representing the trade talks) and is using a mirror to see what cards the EU member is holding (representing the NSA spying on the EU). It's quite a simple illustration but I think it works well. I find that the most important thing about an editorial illustration is to show a story visually but not make the article redundant. I'm hoping that it's not immediately obvious what the drawing is about, particularly the imagery of the mirror and the money being moved. I want the audience to use their prior knowledge and the information in the article to understand the illustration and give it some context.
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