Header and spot illustrations
De Volkskrant
New York Times journalists write a startling book about Trump's second term: ‘Our sources risk a lot by talking to us.’
The challenge was to capture the atmosphere of an article about a book filled with inside information about one of the most guarded figures in the world. I wanted to give the illustrations the feel of a spy thriller, playing with secrecy, surveillance and the question of how journalists get access to such intimate details.
Below some sketches. One of the early concepts took the expression ‘to be a fly on the wall’ quite literally: a fly secretly passing information to the journalists. Although the idea didn't make it into the final selection, it was a fun direction I explored for the project.
