Editorial Illustration, Part I

In this post, I will talk about my research on Varoom, Editorial Illustrations, and the subject matter of Style. Article: Material Love, “Beauty School Gave Me Brain Damage”: The world of Seth Bogart , VaroomLab Journals (Issue 3: Interpretation and Issue 4: Visionaries)

Self-Portrait, Part V

As of week 4, this was my final illustration. Reflection below was written after class.

Self-Portrait, Part IV

I had a speed bump during my illustration process, and so had to go back and revise the way I render my figures. I tried rendering in an even more detailed way, which was sadly not adding value to the composition. It was too refined and too ‘shiny’ for the raw ugly (in a funny […]

Self-Portrait, Part III

This post is all about me scanning myself to get the best results of composition and squished-up faces. Below are process videos and a 30-second skit. I had fun filming this skit. (Bonus points for making you laugh?) It was quite funny scanning your face, although it is hard to compose the way I want to […]

Self-Portrait, Part II

In this post, I will talk about the class exercise, analyze my artist references and assess some compositions I have made. Class exercise: Drawing Portraits Sketching someone feels very intimate as you unabashedly have to maintain your gaze on them for a prolonged time. Social customs deem looking at someone for too long to be […]

Self-Portrait, Part I

In my opinion, self-portrait is an expression of the self, made by the self. It can depict your self-perception, or how you want others to perceive you. In this assignment, we can showcase different sides of us such as our tastes and preferences with regards to food/music/etc, our heritage, and even small things like what […]

Lonely Together – Process

Research PRE-CRYING RESEARCH My first weeks of research consisted of researching into water pollution, class differences in obtaining water, and environmental concerns regarding single-use plastic bottle waste in India and Indonesia. After much deliberation (at around week 4 or so), I decided to change the direction of the project due to personal preferences and passion. […]

Van De Graaf Canon

UX 9 – Ideas

IDEA 1 For my final project, I was thinking of a display that people can play with. The reason for this is that I feel like we could have more fun in our lives, and that could potentially be done by capitalising on dull waiting times. These waiting times could be when waiting for public […]

UX 8- Lowgren & Stolterman Reading Response

Thoughtful Interaction Design – A Design Perspective on Information Technology Lowgren and Stolterman introduced their book with a comprehensive overview of thoughtful interaction design. It highlighted the meaning behind being thoughtful—or being reflective. Being thoughtful meant that designers are critical, caring about the designs you produce and how the world will be changed by your […]