PROJECT
In this module, I have learned to do visual research, come out with my own ideas, and able to combine all elements into a design. It is a good opportunities to explore a wide range of materials while learning about the principles that underlie all works of design and learn to critique works.
PROJECT 1
Self Portrait
A self-portrait can describe my feeling and how I want to be seen by others. My personality is a timid and shy person who always feels awkward when doing my usual weird things in front of unfamiliar people but I’m a crazy and active person when my close friends or relative are with me. I always feel sleepy because I love to stay up late at night. Therefore, this is my self-portrait with the yawning face behind my hand to maintain my good image. I wanted to remain a good image of myself in everyone’s mind instead of leaving a bad impression on others. When people look from the front, they will only see I'm yawning like a normal lady way do. However, if you look from my side or back of my hand, I yawn like an uncle with a wide opened mouth. Therefore, I mostly only show the real side of me in front of my family or besties because I enjoyed being a clown and crazy with my friends, making funny actions and crazy posting to make everyone happy.
PROJECT 2
Sense of Place
I used collage for my final design such that I was able to crop and paste my favorite items which are my gecko pet, sewing table, curtain, and a beautiful landscape from my balcony. The scenario you are seeing such as curtains, wooden floor, traditional sewing table, and rattan chair are the actual furniture from my room. The balcony’s fences were traced out and modified by using photoshop. I often prefer sunrise instead of sunset because the surroundings are more cozy and cold which makes the morning refreshing for me. Therefore, I used watercolour to paint the gorgeous sunrise. The person sitting on the chair is me who is tied with bun hair and still sleepy in the morning.
PROJECT 3
Design, Exploration, and Application
I chose this design as my final design because I had just read about a yakuza manga that inspired me to draw something related to a gangster-type person. I love to read manga and watch anime type of person. Therefore, I create a manga-style character that only used black and white colour, which consists of contrast in it. The typography in the background used hierarchy so the typography is not fully covered. In addition, the "ONI" means "devil", thus the character featured the characteristics of a demon such as a pair of horns and sharp teeth. Besides, the design consists of a slight symmetrical balance because the design of both half-sides is almost the same. The emphasis is the character expression in the center, he is a focal point in the design, as it clearly stood out with other spiral patterns. The spiral in the design creates movement and repetition because the pattern is endlessly repeating and it is similar to the masterpiece of Starry Night. As a result, the overall looking in the design created a unity scenario due to the elements of the design is connected. Other than the typography has proportion, the spiral hair also utilizes it, as we can see some of the spirals has different scales.