Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search - Idea Process

    I have just submitted my design for the Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search.  (You can check
my tweets along the way at #globaltalentsearch or @RachelBollman on Twitter.)
The assignment was to design a journal cover with vintage playground equipment as inspiration.  This was fun for me as I love vintage anything.
    When I got the assignment (July 1, 2013) I started sketching right away.  Here are a few of my first
ideas.

I liked the characters, but for some reason felt a little bored with the underwater scene. Hmmm.....

 One of the suggestions was a tire swing, so I got my country on.  Cute, but still I wanted more...