Digital Illustrations
The Addiction of Today’s World
Responsibilities
Concept development for a thematic illustration series
Digital illustration and visual storytelling
Narrative sequencing across multiple pieces
Editorial layout design for supporting booklets
Data visualization for statistics
Overview
I explored social media addiction through a series of six digital illustrations, each representing a stage from initial use to recovery.
I drew from personal experience and research to reflect the emotional progression of addiction, pairing the illustrations with booklets that present key statistics. Both the visuals and content shift from light to dark to reinforce increasing severity and create a cohesive narrative.
Responsibilities
Concept development for a thematic illustration series
Digital illustration and visual storytelling
Narrative sequencing across multiple pieces
Editorial layout design for supporting booklets
Data visualization for statistics
Overview
I explored social media addiction through a series of six digital illustrations, each representing a stage from initial use to recovery.
I drew from personal experience and research to reflect the emotional progression of addiction, pairing the illustrations with booklets that present key statistics. Both the visuals and content shift from light to dark to reinforce increasing severity and create a cohesive narrative.
Stage 2: Experimentation
The user starts to use the substance in a multitude of ways as they start to become accustomed to using it. The user starts to turn to use increasingly, especially in times of stress.
Stage 6: Quitting
Realizing they have a problem, the user quits altogether. After no longer being part of their life, they realize how much impact it had on their life and are now trying to reclaim it.
Stage 1: Initial Use
The first step in the addiction process. The first use of something either for the first time ever,
or after quitting. For some, they are instantly hooked after the first use, but for others, the addiction doesn’t start until they repeatedly use.
Stage 3: Regular Use
The user starts to use more frequently as it becomes part of their routine.
Stage 5: Addiction
The user cannot stop using and it starts to consume their life, affecting their relationship with others and most importantly, their relationship with themselves.
Stage 4: Dependence
As the user starts to use more and more, they get to a point where they have to always have it easily accessible, going without it is not an option.
Stage 1: Initial Use
The first step in the addiction process. The first use of something either for the first time ever, or after quitting. For some, they are instantly hooked after the first use, but for others, the addiction does not start until they repeatedly use.
Stage 2: Experimentation
The user starts to use the substance in a multitude of ways as they start to become accustomed to using it. The user starts to turn to use increasingly, especially in times of stress.
Stage 3: Regular Use
The user starts to use more frequently as it becomes part of their routine.
Stage 4: Dependence
As the user starts to use more and more, they get to a point where they have to always have it easily accessible, going without it is not an option.
Stage 5: Addiction
The user cannot stop using and it starts to consume their life, affecting their relationship with others and most importantly, their relationship with themselves.
Stage 6: Quitting
Realizing they have a problem, the user quits altogether. After no longer being part of their life, they realize how much impact it had on their life and are now trying to reclaim it.