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As I have previously mention on my other posts I used a couple elements to unify my zine which are

  1. Hierarchy

I always have a vocal point in each spread. The cat, the dog’s head, the whipping hand and the moon and cows became the main focus in each composition.

  1. Colors

I used monochromatic and complementary colors. The monochromatic is used to identify my Rhyme project, the central image (dog’s head, whipping hand, the moon and cows). Then used blue hues on my background so it would complement my orange title text.

  1. Texture Background

This was a recurring themes in each of my Rhyme project. Besides balancing and giving a rhythm to my spreads, I personally like them, so I decided to keep them

Using Adobe Indesign I added additional titles and texts:

FRONT AND BACK COVER PAGE

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I added my name in the cover page, and added contact information at the back cover.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

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I decided to make boxes for each principle of designs.

DEADLINES

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I added a bowl on my “Deadlines” spread because I did not have sufficient text to cover the whole left page.

EMBRACING CREATIVITY

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Because the background was quite dark, I decided to change my text color into white so it will be easier to read.

After finishing making my spreads. I rearranging my pages for printing. i rearrange so that I can use saddle back stitch.

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Then I export it to a pdf file.

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And then print!

This is the final result!
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I enjoyed my final 2D Foundation project. I will miss this class, because not only I met a lot of friends, but it was one of the few modules that I put a lot effort when doing the projects. See you next time in my next post!

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I knew from the beginning I wanted to incorporate my pass 2D Foundation works into my zine, especially my digital works. Because I felt that my digital works represented me trying new things that I was afraid of trying. It was not a hidden secret that I prefer doing my works by hand rather than digitally, because I was uncomfortable with the latter. But eventually it developed into a fear of trying new things and failing at it. So being in the 2D Foundation class, it forced me to the things that I was uncomfortable doing. My digital works are my triumph against my fear.

So far I had two projects that I did digitally. One was the Rhyme project from semester one and the other was the typography project from semester two.

I chose the first one, because I felt it would give me more materials to work with. My mindset was set on using my Rhyme project as not only the background of my zine but also two showcased my progress so far in ADM.

FRONT COVER & BACK COVER

I used the line the cat and the fiddle from the nursery “Hey Diddle Diddle”. However in the sketch I cut the image in have as if I had ripped it. I added some ripped paper so it looked more realistic. I purposely removed the eyes because I felt it would be a bit weird to have it on. Perhaps it would look that I separated top part of its head from its body.

Hey Diddle Diddle! The Cat and The Fiddle

And when the paper ripped it revealed a concrete background. I added the blue hue because I was planning to use orange text so it would complement each other. This is the finished piece that I did in Photoshop before I added the text in InDesign.

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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

With this one I used the dog laughed at such a sport image. I wanted the dog to be the vocal point of the composition. The principles will be put around the dog’s head, 5 on each side so it will be balanced. Again I used a blue hue so it will complement the title text that I will add in later. As you can see like the cover pages I still keep the monochromatic colors too.

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As you noticed I also played with a lot of texture, because I felt if I did not put in textures, the background would be blank and the composition would not be balance. I used texture from asphalt, concrete and black splatter.

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DEADLINES

I used a cracked wall for the background and added again the blue hue to unify my zine. To represent my Deadlines” spread I used the hand whipping image from my Rhyme project for the line and she whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed which is from the nursery ”There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”. I thin it at more to the ferocity of the subject (in the sense how much I dread deadlines, LOL). I put the whipping hand on the right, so that I can placed my writings on the left.

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EMBRACING CREATIVITY

I revert using the nursery “Hey Diddle Diddle”, in which this time I used the line the cow jumped over the moon. Just like the “Deadlines” spread I put the image on one of the sides of the spread. However unlike “Deadlines”, I put the cows and moon on the left because I was planning to put my text on the right.

The Cow Jump Over The Moon

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

For my class’ Final 2D Foundation Project we were assigned to make zines! According to the Cambridge Online Dictionary a zine is  a ​small ​magazine that is ​produced ​cheaply by one ​person or a ​small ​group of ​people, and is about a ​subject they are ​interested in. And in this project we were supposed to create an 8 page zine that talks anything about us.

I was very excited for this project, mainly because I was very glad that the semester was almost over. A part of me felt very tired and overwhelmed with my projects. I suppose that sounds a bit cynical. But the other part of me feels sad that my first year in The School of Art, Design and Media is almost over. That is why I’ve decided to explore what I’ve learn so far in an art school. But before that I lamented back what I did before coming to ADM.

Before ADM

Back in high school I came from a school that did not provide formal teachings on art, even though that was what I wanted to learn since I was in the 8th grade. But a lot of people around me at that time were not convinced that I could make it in art. I endured my high school days, but I hate most of it, because I felt forced to learn things that I didn’t find interest in. In fact a lot of my friends were pressurized to do something that they were not necessarily enjoy doing or passionate about. So by the time I was a senior in high school I knew that I wanted to pursue art. And thank God that my close family was on board with me choosing this field of study.

However some of my friends and extended family were skeptical. They would say “Oh what do artist do?”, “How are you going to get money to feed yourself?”A lot of them were under the impression that I will be unemployed in the future no matter how good I am in what I love doing. Despite all of that, my parents and my closes friends still supported me. Their support help fought through every negative comment that I had during my final year of high school.

After getting here and getting away from the negativity, I was free to do the things that I’m passionate about. I learn a lot of things, not only about art but also about life.

3 Important Things I Learn in My 1st Year of ADM

1.Principles of Design

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I’ve talked about the principles of design in previous post for my Rhyme project. As I’ve said before, the Principles of Design are there to guide an artist or designer to create a dynamic composition or artwork. It was not only discuss in my 2D Foundation class, but also it was discuss throughout all of my foundation modules. This was the basic of the basics. Making the composition was the start or every art piece.

I did not realize how important it was until recently when I struck discussion with my friend in the same CCA, which was Union Shop. That person was assign to take photographs of the products. Her shot were not that bad, but some of the pictures had some problems such as balance, cropping, the background did not complement the products, etc. Before that discussion, I honestly did not take seriously these principles. Of course when I do a composition, I unconsciously keep them in mind. But when it is time to do a presentation, I have hard time explaining why I did my composition like that. Not until I came to ADM, I understand it more and became more sensitive to it

2. Deadlines

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I believe everyone deal with deadlines one way or another. But what I noticed in the short amount of time I’ve been here, a lot of art students tackle this differently. Usually for each project we will be given around 4 weeks to accomplish. Well, you might say that is a long time to finish one project. But if you put into consideration that we have 5 to 6 modules in each semester you might not see it as a long period. Though arguably most our deadlines overlapped. We try our best to give attention to all of our modules, but it gets overwhelming at times. Especially if we don’t manage our time properly, deadlines can be a pain. However I see the benefits having deadlines. They definitely train your time management and remind you not to spend too much time in one particular work and neglecting the others. I personally feel having to deal with the fact that I am rushing works during the last week because I spend the other three thinking of an idea. I am trying to kick this habit and I believe my time management is getting better.

3. Embracing Creativity

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As I have mention, I felt constrained before entering ADM. I mean aside feeling being forced to learn things that I did not like, I felt I did not have time to do the things I love. My time was consumed by studying subject that I was not fond of. Of course I knew I needed to finish high school so that I can enter this university. But admittedly at times it was a burden. There were times where I truly despise my high school life. I felt trapped.

But being here, I felt those burden was slowly being lifted. Not only that I can do art, but I was challenged in that field. I wanted to grow from the little knowledge that I have. I wanted to know more, explore more. I did the things that I previously could not do, whether it was because I had no time or because I was afraid to do it.