THE ALCHEMIST.
The Alchemist follows the adventures of a shepherd who leaves his life behind to search for treasure in Egypt. The boy learns from his experience traveling through the North African desert. The experience refined him into the man he needed to become in order to materialize his treasure.
DESIGN PROCESS
I wanted to reflect the journey of Coelho and the shepherd boy in "The Alchemist" while designing. Author Paulo Coelho teaches simple truths throughout his book so I did not want to complicate my design. I still made an effort to pull from the post-modern inspiration I gained in class. The most important aspect of this design is the gold heart. Coelho developed a heart of gold in spite of his difficult life.
“That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
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- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist