xx magazine

cover :Elective C-Sections

 article: 'Women on the Dole',

 the rise of unemployment among British women.

cover: Female genital mutilation

article: 'The Token Female',

 the lack of women in the media.

cover: Tart Cards and Sex Trafficking

article: 'The Rape of Men',

how rape is used as a weapon of war against men as well as women.

March, 2012

I created a publication called 'xx magazine'. It is a magazine concerned with politics, mostly gender related politics in the UK and internationally. I used hand drawn illustration for most of the articles and a mixture of illustration, sewing and collage for the covers. I wanted them to be illustrative but they couldn't be too graphic. For example, finding a way to illustrate an article about female genital mutilation in London was a bit tricky but I think the cover conveys the message well.