For this work, the viewer’s eyes would most likely enter from the highly saturated splotch of red at the top middle of the painting, right on the blade of the knife. It then moves along the curved arm of the figure on the right, down his body to his right leg. With the curves formed from the limbs and… Read more →
This was a fun project actually, better than expected. It was really fun exploring paper as a medium beyond 2D!!! and also for getting well that is. I recently gave my spare one to my friend who was really sick and she was really happy about it so I guess that means it works right???/ Wew. Initial Development I… Read more →
Uniquity breeds contempt Ergo, the ability to fit in everywhere and all at once, regardless of how noble of a concept, breeds contempt Personally, before I had any design education, Helvetica was a go-to typeface for literally anything. All my layouts or presentations were done in Helvetica, and somehow I thought that it was the most brilliant safe choice… Read more →
First (I was afraid, I was petrified) Well, have you ever been tired and uninspired??? Because that was me for most of this project. Something about zika…. I just couldn’t really relate to it. I went through loads and loads of idea changes IT COULD BE YOU – the idea of blocking out people’s faces I’m not sure… Read more →
Get well soon cards…………. Things that I think about preexisting GWS cards some can come across as insincere somehow sometimes too generic feature a lot of flowers or nature or puppies just things to make people happy usually normal fold – a paper into half or pop-up segments https://www.greetingsisland.com/printables/get-well/5 I think what makes a good GWS card is something fun… Read more →
So the first thing I did was to make a mind map. Yikes. MOODBOARD @ PINTEREST EXAMPLES OF HEALTH COMM. POSTERS / INFOGRAPHICS What that stood out to me: It’s a health communication poster regarding the lack of sleep – however the overall layout really appealed to me. It is very objective, and the slogan/title is really in your face.… Read more →
SALT SCANNER 9000 I mean I tried to use the salt to create the effect of pollen but I didn’t really think about how the idea of salt could kill a plant would be conflicting. Now I know. But also the effect was kinda cool so hey why not. Read more →
Rhythm through nature & typography along the travellator as one moves along it. Tried to keep it simple so that the lighting from the outside of the window would highliht it and cast upon colours on the passersby. The use of chinese characters was meant to be something that became a design instead of focusing on reading it as it… Read more →
Art Nouveau – the age of new and exciting art aiming to break free from the academic art-school standards. With the Industrial revolution and mass production at the back of everyone’s minds, art nouveau came about with the aim of ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’, achieving total art in life. From illustrations to tableware and even architecture, it brought upon the ideal of combining… Read more →
[REALLY LONG POST] From what I could gather from the lecture, William Morris was a really determined and passionate man who would put in a lot of effort for something he believed in. Some could say that he might have been a jack of all trades, but it’s hard to say that he wasn’t successful in most of his endeavors.… Read more →