1.7: Reverse Engineering

Hackers often learn by reverse engineering: analyzing, dissecting, breaking things down, then building them back up. I transferred that process to graphic design: I took apart an existing poster and reassembled its elements into new images. This wasn’t just about form, but about understanding structure — seeing design not as a finished object, but as something that can be broken, studied, and remade.

What Magazine Cover
Source Pica Magazine, 2e édition, 2010; Melissa Pilon
Tools TextEdit, GIMP
Output Image