editorial illustrationleah ettenhofer

concept statement

BackgroundI am making this illustration to accompany an editorial that was printed in the Seattle Times that was about the possibility of bars inSeattle being open late, past the current limit of 2 AM. The article talks about how bars in Seattle could stay open as late as 4 AM, orelse be open at the bar’s discretion, which could lead to some bars being open 24 hours. The only other cities that allow this areAtlantic City and Las Vegas. This is an interesting article because it is the mayor himself who is advocating this, and he is saying that itwill allow for an urban social atmosphere. Others think it will cause more drunks to be out on the streets at all times, or else turn Seattleinto a party city like Vegas. I think that it will be interesting to pair this article to an illustration because it is such a unique situation andbar closing times is not something that mayors usually bother with.Target AudiencesWith this illustration, I want to reach the readers of the Seattle Times, because this editorial was not in favor of the mayor’s proposal.This article will receive more attention if there is an illustration accompanying it.ObjectivesAfter reading this article and seeing the illustration, I want people to have the knowledge to form their own opinion about possibility ofbars being open late, and looking past the “fun” aspect of that possibility and making a decision about whether or not that would begood for everyone.ObstaclesI think that a possible obstacle would be that people may think that it is not up to the city to decide when and where people areallowed to drink, or when they need to quit drinking and go home. Seattle is full of very independent people, and I think that this wouldbe the biggest obstacle.Key BenefitA key benefit that the audience will experience is that through seeing a funny illustration paired with an article, it could make themaware of something that they may not have known about before.Support Statements/ Reasons WhyThe reason why the benefits outweigh obstacles are because this issue is not receiving a lot of attention. If people really care about thisissue, then the word needs to be spread to the masses. Although people may not believe that this issue is a negative thing, at least theywill have an opinion and word will spread.ToneI am going to keep the tone light and humorous.

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