The Global Resilience Fund’s report ‘Weathering the Storm’ lifts up the hopes, dreams and realities of young activists organising against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editorial Illustrations

Storytelling concepts

Editorial Illustrations Storytelling concepts

girls protesting with placards illustration
weathering the storm front cover illustration

Reflecting the theme of resilience, and of girls and young womxn’s brave, brilliant and transformative strategies to respond to the crisis in their communities.

The brief was to conceptualise a narrative and illustrate a visual story using the title ‘Weathering the Storm’ as a catalyst. The full page artwork, spot imagery, and illustrative connectors that were threaded through the report aimed to lift up the reader experience.

harnessing lightening to make a rainbow
building a raft together illustration
withstanding the wind illustration
weathering the storm back cover illustration
character design illustration
weathering the storm and building a raft illustration

With expressive characters and immersive scenes the report helps navigate the unique experience of resourcing 230+ young feminist-led groups affected by COVID.

Freelance Project 2021

Client
Purposeful

Report Design & Production
Alike Creative, Erin Barnes

Lead Artist / Illustrator
Shreya Gupta

Data Visualisations
Judith P. Raynault

Authors
Boikanyo Modungwai, Ruby Johnson, Jody Myrum & Rosa Bransky

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