MY NAME IS MEL… AND I’M THE EMPRESS DOWAGER

Interesting Fact: LUO was a surname of an Empress Dowager. The fact that am obsessed with gold and also intricate designs might be the reason.

Studying the the traditional, oriental look from the past while coming out with this concept. What stands out the most will be the circular elements that the Chinese believe in. To them, circular means longevity and also it represents full moon which actually defines the prosperity of the family (living forever as a whole). Inspired by the terms, i decided to come out with an ideation which actually flows as a whole while taking into consideration the circular elements.

Planning in progress:

Draft ideation: Playing with the circular elements and not forgetting the intricate elements and the jade feel which was usually used during the olden days.

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Final Outcome

The final outcome consists of embroidery, fabric, beads, jade. It defines the traditional and oriental of the past with a touch of a modern look to it too. The circular elements was not forgotten during the ideation process for the final design.

embroidery- the oriental feel of the past 

Intricate beading and unbreakable thickness of threads

Final Outcome

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The final post will be up next! Critique day and

my overall Assignment 1 reflection

MY NAME IS MEL… AND I’M NATURE LOVER

I love the nature and its habitat that surrounds me.

Compositing nature into my name, i decided to overlay onto the font itself

First initial plan: playing around with the negative and positive spaces within the name.

Adding wood to play around with the nature feel.

2nd ideation process

I decided to add colour to the composition to bring life to it. Showing my pen and ink techniques at the same time.

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Final Composition

I decided to go with the layout as it shows the nature habitat as a whole and also playing with the opacity of the background to bring the visibility of the typography .

 * Taking note from the critique: The typography seems to be lacking from this layout. A learning point that i will be taking note*

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MY NAME IS MEL… AND I’M A SPACE PLANNER

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Space defines me perfectly well. [Minimalistic] -Sometimes I can be quite sensitive to space. I might be crazy when it comes to art, but i feel congested and uncomfortable if the place is too messy (I find it hard to come out with inspiration and it makes me LAZY to start on my work).

[Designing a space for a consumer can be my future job occupation]

Space Planning Design Processes

  Heres a close up view of my vectored Interior space my letter [M]

(Giving it a clean and professional look, I decided to keep the overall layout white with just the [M] as the main focus )

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making my layout more interactive, I gave it an elevation. Learning space planning interior during my poly years, i applied the content into this layout.

Outcome:

First try:

The elevated wall seems too high. Taking Professor Mimi’s advice, I lowered my wall to 1.5cm instead so that it will not overpower the final overall.

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Final Layout

Final Layout

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MY NAME IS MEL… AND I’M AN ARCHITECT

I dreamt of becoming an architect when i was young. The strong defined lines and the overall construction of an architect inspired me.

Deciding to go for this theme, attached below are my inspiration

Going for the isometric perspective view with defined lines, below is my outcome for my letterings.

Initially, I did only E and L with the intention of flipping the E to an M but the outcome is not very pleasing as the M seems falling down. Attached below shows the processes of my outcome for my initial plan:

(Exploded view 1- monochrome)

(Exploded view 2)

(Exploded view 3)

(Overall view 1)

(Overall view 2 -monochrome)

Developing~ I did the M in the end, with the similar concept for the E and L

With the [M], below are the composition that was re-arranged with the design principles applied to it.

Final Layout

Final Layout

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