Whenever a photo or graphics request I make for the business section of The Ticker is a day or two away from being unfulfilled before publication, I usually take on the assignment so the accompanied article isn’t delayed. For the last three issues of The Ticker, I found myself doing that.
Most of the time, the original assignees were either unavailable or delayed from submitting on time. I cannot emphasize enough how much I rushed to get these done, but they’re done.
ISSUE 10
For a news analysis piece on music distribution, I was considering a graphic of the city with music notes and icons/logos of music streaming applications. I ended up finishing this shortly before doing event coverage of the inaugural “CUNY CLASH.”
Had I paid more attention to detail, I would’ve realized that the notes were not arranged for four-beat measures and missing a clef and number notation. My intention, by the way, was to write the first couple of notes to the chorus of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
This graphic was used for an article on Netflix’s first quarter report. My original concept was to have people illustrated watching Netflix from the television in a red room to reflect numbers going into the red. I did away with the people for time, but I didn’t realize the table top was asymmetrical.
The original artist was able to send in her graphic over the weekend, and I was able to plug it into the physical print layout. I was also able to use it for another article in Issue 11 since Netflix was the subject again.
ISSUE 11
The original writer for this article on Elon Musk and his deal to buy Twitter Inc. was unable to make the deadline, but I didn’t want the artist to have to scrap their work, so I wrote the article last minute. Then, it turned out it was the same case for the artist. Who knew? I changed up my art style for time. I liked the flat, 2D concept. It’s like construction paper. I still can’t tell if the adding the beard was a good idea since it stands out weirdly. It was in the reference image I used.
ISSUE 12
Finally, there is the article on the Securities and Exchange Commission hiring people for its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. The writer proposed a graphic that evokes elements of the Korean television drama “Squid Game” since there is a scam discussed in the article that involved a coin inspired by the show. The original did meet the deadline, but I couldn’t use it since it’s square shape did not work well with the print layout.
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Dearest Reverie 