Hellooooo world!

 

I’ve done some drafts since my last update!

 

#Trait 1: More than meets the eye

I decided against the russian dolls idea I mentioned in the previous post because I decided it didn’t fully bring out the meaning of more than meets the eye. I changed perspective and decided to go with a design that was there but ‘not really there’.

These was one of the concept I came across while trying to assemble a mood board:

Here is a draft I did using a similar concept:

However, I still felt that it didn’t manage to convey the message I had in mind. After some more thought, the following phrases came to mind:

1.) Your eyes are the windows to your soul

2.) Never judge a book by its cover

While the rest of my name would be almost invisible, I wanted to make the O in JO a window that reveals my inner self.

The only challenge left now is figuring out how to make the inner design really pop! I initially played with the idea of using red, but decided a solid colour would be too flat. I wanted something more fluid that is an opposite to the exterior text.

Moving on!

 

#Trait 2: Girlish & Tomboyish

My childhood was spent with my younger brother, where we would often host tea parties where both barbies and bionicles were invited. I’ve been kind of tomboyish since young, and friends usually complain about how chor lor (translation: rough) I can be. Still, there are times when I can be more feminine and like being more feminine. It’s a contrast that I’ve grown to love about myself.

So when I saw some wire mesh lying around in my hall, I had the idea of combining two very different mediums to portray these two contradicting traits.

I decided to try embroidery/cross stitch on wire mesh.

In my opinion, embroidery is something very feminine that demands a lot of patience and skill. I therefore picture someone extremely meticulous and well, feminine.

Artist: Ana Teresa

I stumbled across this artist on pinterest, and loved how the flowers looked on top of the black and white photograph!

I decided to go ahead with embroidery on wire mesh. To bring across the contrast and contradiction between the two mediums, I will be ripping parts of the wire mesh to make it more rugged.

Work in progress:

Testing out stitches and strings:

 

#Trait 3: Live to Eat

I DEFINITELY fall under the group of people who live to eat! In my previous post, I mentioned using pac man to illustrate the concept.

However, I thought I could push the idea further and I wanted to tweak an existing slogan/catchphrase/game to fit my concept.

The first slogan I thought of was “Gotta catch them all” from Pokemon.

It’s something that everyone is familiar with since the majority of us grew up with Pokemon.

Soooooooo –

Since my determination to eat as much as I can may even rival Ash’s determination to catch all the pokemons (lol), I modified the catchphrase to the following:

Gotta catch them all = Gotta eat them all!

 

Because the Pokemon text is so easily recognisable, the design became pretty straightforward and easy to understand.

After the group consultation and getting some feedback from my classmates, I decided to push my concept further, and decided to strengthen the concept through the words alone (and not the background) :

 

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That’s all for now! 🙂