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Parallelogram

Client: Vega School, Cape Town
Creative direction,
Concept design,
Art direction,
Editorial / graphic design
Curriculum design:
Roberto Millan

Parallelogram logo.
Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan from aeriel view with cover illustration by Ruan Coetzee and Tayla Boswell. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan and cover illustration by Ruan Coetzee and Tayla Boswell. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with copywriting and illustration entry by Tayla Boswell. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with copywriting and illustration entry by Tayla Boswell.

Parallelogram is an anthology of visual narrative work and illustration by BA Creative Brand Communications - Copywriting, Multimedia and Visual Communication - students and lecturers from Vega School Cape Town. The project took place over a two year period and resulted in two bi-annual publication variations focusing on the benefits of self-publishing literature and zines. The publication leveraged curriculum design and collaboration between students and lecturers across three creative departments at Vega School Cape Town, facilitated by Roberto Millan, providing visibility of student and lecturer work outside of campus via a comic book stand at the 2016 Open Book Comics Fest in Cape Town. The anthologies were sold to the public at a sponsored Vega School stand by contributors and students to other established comic book authors and writers at the literature festival who had the opportunity to view and buy their work. The publications were in addition used in the annual Vega School Cape Town Showcase exhibition as a direct mailer and invitation to creative studios and agencies across Cape Town, extending the visibility of student work directly to the door of the people who will hopefully employ them.

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Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan opened with copywriting and illustration entry by Zara Moon Arthur. Parallelogram illustration book anthology by Roberto Millan opened with copywriting and illustration entry by Zara Moon Arthur. Parallelogram visual narrative book anthology by Roberto Millan opened with entry by Andre de Jager and Michaela Chante.
Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Connor Cullinan.
Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry detail of a young, black woman by Connor Cullinan. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with cropped rectangular shape of meeting blank pages.
Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Saskia Sevenster. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Hudson Fisher. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Chelsea Graaf. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with cropped, vertical rectangular shape of meeting blank pages. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with cropped rectangular shape of meeting blank pages.
Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Saskia Sevenster. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Chelsea Graaf. Detail of Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry by Hudson Fisher.
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Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan with zoomed illustration entry detail of older white man by Connor Cullinan. Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration entry detail of young man of colour by Masixole Nsevu.
Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration detail of abstract, birdlike figure by Shane de Lange. Open Parallelogram book by Roberto Millan with 2 horizontally cropped illustration entries by Shane de Lange & Ruan Coetzee. Open Parallelogram book by Roberto Millan with illustration entry of figure escaping death through back window. Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan with illustration detail of Afrikaans food humour entry by Bianca Wessels. Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan opened with illustration detail of abstract eyes with falling tears. Art direction with closed, brown Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan on brown surface with hand on back over. Parallelogram by Roberto Millan with illustration detail of combined Maria Rainer body & Darth Vader head by Shane de Lange.
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Parallelogram anthology by Roberto Millan with copywriting detail in Afrikaans by Bianca Wessels. Haar koek lyk nogal lekker.
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The second Parallelogram publication the following year resulted in a bigger budget and further student and lecturer participation. The project initiatied a culture of students self-publishing their own zines and 2 Loerie nominations in the craft illustration and publication categories.

Parallelogram Urban Dystopia publication with Urban Dystopia logo design by creative director Roberto Millan. Second Parallelogram publication cover spine. Editing, art direction, photography and graphic design by Roberto Millan.
Second Parallelogram publication with yellow cover. Editing, art direction, photography and graphic design by Roberto Millan. Detail of sheep illustration on Parallelogram book cover. Editing, art direction, photography and design by Roberto Millan.
Detail of sheep illustration on Parallelogram book cover. Editing, art direction, photography and design by Roberto Millan. Detail of sheep illustration on Parallelogram book cover. Editing, art direction, photography and design by Roberto Millan. Aerial photo of Parallelogram visual narrative zine cover. Editing, art direction, photography and design by Roberto Millan. f French flap of opened yellow Parallelogram book cover by Roberto Millan with Urban Dystopia publication theme logo. Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan opened with crow illustration entry by Zara Moon Arthur.
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Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan opened contents page with contributing artist names. A sizzling hot, boxer-dropping showcase of Vega School BA Creative Brand Communications student & lecturer work. Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan with opened with photography detail of Sea Point tidal pool. Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan with opened with illustration detail by Lauren Ewertse. Parallelogram anthology publication by Roberto Millan with opened illustration entry of buchu with broth by Kristen Ryan.
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Parallelogram publication by Roberto Millan with illustration entry detail of fanged young boy. Parallelogram anthology zine with opened illustration entry of halftoned male face with tear drop falling by Roberto Millan. Parallelogram anthology with opened illustration entry of anthropomorphic crow with body of a todddler by Zara Moon Arthur. Parallelogram anthology with opened comic strip entry illustration of lauded artist painting with her vagina by Su Opperman. Parallelogram zine with illustration & copywriting entry of loud anthropomorphic orange by Chelsea Graff and James Guy.
Parallelogram anthology with opened comic strip entry illustration of lauded artist painting with her vagina by Su Opperman. Parallelogram anthology with opened illustration entry of anthropomorphic crow with body of a todddler by Zara Moon Arthur. Parallelogram zine with illustration & copywriting entry of loud anthropomorphic orange by Chelsea Graff and James Guy.
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Parallelogram anthology zine with opened illustration entry of mystic figure by Kyle Thomas. Parallelogram anthology zine with opened illustration entry of female Grecian pottery figure on a horse by Kristen Ryan. Parallelogram anthology zine with opened illustration entry detail of crow by Zara Moon Arthur.
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Parallelogram anthology zine with comic strip detail by Su Opperman of, VG grooming techniques. Die Duitse Biernooi.
Parallelogram anthology zine with comic strip detail by Su Opperman of, VG grooming techniques. Die Duitse Biernooi. Parallelogram anthology zine with illustration detail of woman in waist flotation deivce by Lusanda Buthelezi.