I was concerned that my idea was too basic or riffed on others' visual work too much but was given the go ahead! This was mostly a project to have fun I think, if not to experiment and not be constrained.
Thoughtbubble's focus may be mostly on comics and sequential art but I had noticed last year a fair share of illustrative works. Fanart is popular, and whilst it probably wouldn't fit under the conventional spectrum of fanart at TB (mostly of comics and animations I think) it's still from quite a recognisable subject matter. Some of the selected works might be a bit niche but they may 1) appeal even more to those who get it 2) are balanced out by what I consider and hopefully what others consider to be recognisable and mainstream album covers.
Mostly I think its selling point is humour, and it was good to take a break and make something light hearted and not so conceptually driven. As mentioned before some of the individual illustrations did well on social media (tumblr, instagram) so hopefully that's a signifier of some interest. I'd like to sell these outside of Thoughtbubble too, so maybe I could find a more specific audience online if needed. Illustration is about working to an audience but in all honesty I had a lot of fun making it and that feels good enough for such a small project.
So far I have bound seven copies, each with a different combination of paper. This was mostly by accident as I had not calculated the amount I needed to cut properly, but I think it is nice. It is always pleasant to be able to have some choice when buying a product! Still, I'm not sure I could make every single one an individual but the choice is still there.
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