Of the artists, the one which I admire the most is Yves Behar. To simply conceptualize consumer products is something most designers do, but Yves takes it a step further by ensuring that his products are both commercially viable and incite some form of social good, to have a purpose beyond that of its literal function. On a personal level,… Read more →
Author: Wong Song Yu
Metamorphosis – Final
ZINE FINAL Cover Spread 1 Spread 2 Spread 3 Spread 4 Spread 5 \ Spread 6 Spread 7 Spread 8 Spread 10 Spread 11 Spread 12 End. For this project i learnt alot, about layouting, fonts as well as some photoshop and indesign effects. Overall i would say im still not satisfied with this… Read more →
Metamorphosis – Process
For my process, i played alot with the Xray theme in order to “reveal without revealing” the cocoon. Cocoon digitally edited to resemble Xray Butterfly Xray Cocoon + Butterfly effect Larva Xray Larva within Egg The idea was to transit from life to death along the zine’s pages, following the life cycle of the butterfly. Starting from life, then… Read more →
Metamorphosis – Research
For my zine, i decided on the theme of Metamorphosis, with the butterfly as my motif. I wanted to capture the idea of Mental Metamorphosis with my zine, for the zine to transform and change as the viewer read it. I planned my zine as an experience rather than just a simple publication, to allow the viewer to feel. For… Read more →
Point of View Final
Final With the final setup, i added additional particle effects as well as increasing the contrast and highlights. For layout, i configured the flowers in a directional manner, similar to Blossfelt’s work. Alien Christmas Dahlia Gem Lotus Red Final Setup For this project i… Read more →
Point Of View Process
Process Using the fractal program Apophosis, i played around with different parameters, trying to create different patterns to use as the base for my flowers. In Apohosis, you can make gradient maps out of existing images to use as colour, which i did in order to give more life to my patterns. I proceeded to apply the “cross”… Read more →
Point of View Research
Model On Runway For my work, i wish to investigate the concept of Beauty today. For my inspiration, i investigated various methods of pursuing beauty. In plastic surgery, the process involves photographing the subject’s face, and then marking out the areas where they will incise and modify the patient’s skin, calculating the amount of skin to move quantity of skin… Read more →
Typographic Portrait Final
This is the final product for my Typographic Portrait Series. Its been a fun experience making this work. Postal Backgrounds for the 4 Pieces My Name is SONG, and I’m Open and Honest My Name Is Song, And I’m Neat and Tidy My Name is Song, and I’m Calm and Collected My Name is Song, and i’m Careful and… Read more →
Typographic Portrait Process
Now that my stylistic research is done, i proceeded to look for inspiration from works themselves, different artists who manage to utilise typography in their works. From these inspirations, i can see a very acute use of space and iconography, some playing with positive and negative space, and more interestingly, with the concept of depth in a two dimensional work.… Read more →
Hello! My Name Is …..
Hello! my name is Songyu, and i love to play with materials. I like using hands on, direct approaches to my work, and thus i decided to experiment with such in this introductory project. For this, i used 3 different mediums. Fire, Pen ink, and Linoprinting. All 3 pieces have some correlation to the idea of constructing. For the… Read more →