Critique...being commissioned for work!

The illustration assignment has finally come around for the beginning design students this spring. For all of us that want to be designers it's a chance to do something completely crazy and unique -- but for the writers and editors in the class it's the kiss of death. Silver lining? They get the chance to in creative director's position and commission a designer to create their illustration.

The following is the illustration I created for a friend of mine. She did a great job as creative director and sat with me the whole time as I created the illustration. Her abilities to voice her opinions and give creative suggestions were impressive considering she didn't feel she had any creative talent.

The story is about college graduates that don't complete their full professional "evolution" -- rather than getting a job after graduation, getting married and having kids -- more and more college graduates are seeking other paths.