The Journey

Illustrated cover for quarterly magazine

  • Role: illustrator
  • Stakeholder: YHA (England & Wales)
  • Sectors: education, heritage, hospitality
  • Deliverables: cover illustration

The Journey is a free outdoors and lifestyle magazine published by YHA (England & Wales). It is sent to donors and is available in hostels.

  • Illustration
Set of four illustrated covers each showing a colourful, lively seasonal landscape full of people enjoying the outdoors Set of four covers each showing the title in large illustrated letters with seasonal themes Set of four covers each showing an illustrated map of a National Park
Three sets of The Journey covers. Each set consists of four seasonal editions.

The Journey has a specific theme every year, and each of the quarterly covers show a seasonal variety of that theme.

I have been developing three sets of themes with four covers each, ranging from 'Wimmelbild'-style character illustrations to decorative illuminated letters to maps of National Parks.

I usually start with a moodboard that I share with the editors. I then sketch out each cover and chose the seasonal colour palettes before finalising the design.

  • Close-up of a summer and autumn edition showing illustrations of lively populated landscapes
  • Close-up of an autumn and winter edition showing the title in large seasonally illustrated letters
  • Close-up of a summer and autumn edition showing illustrated map excerpts of National Parks