Design Principles / Project 2 : Sense of Place

  

12-10-2021 - 29-10-2021
Esther Vanessa [0350751]
Design Principles
Project 2 : Sense of Place

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JUMP LINK

• Task
• Final Submission

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LECTURE

Sense of Place

The importance of observation

• How does designer "know" what to visualize in an idea?
• Attentive to your surroundings
• Pay attention do details
• Biomimicry
• Looking at the nature and mimic them to create a design

Figure 1.1 Biomimicry examples

• It is important to be mindful to your surroundings
• Try something new
• like by choosing an activity that heighten your senses
• Connect with nature and ignore distractions/disturbance
• Challenge yourself to a mental workout
• It is important to record what you observe
• Stay inquisitive
• keep asking and keep wondering things

Sense of Place

• Getting a sense of place with only visual aids
• How do you express your sense of that place
• Documenting the observations - photographs, diary, talking to relevant people, etc.

Figure 1.2 Sense of place example work

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INSTRUCTION

TASK

We are assigned to create an artwork based on sense of place. I did more research on this since I have some doubts with what I want to create, and I'm not quite sure if what I want to portray can give out the same feeling. I did research online and on Pinterest on what people do create a sense of place artwork.

Figure 2.1 Artwork Example

Figure 2.2 Artwork Example 

I try to look around for more ideas. I also contacted Dr. Charles to elaborate more on what we are asked to do. Before that I try to recreate this photograph I took back in the Netherlands. 

Figure 2.3 Reference Picture 

I tried making the sketch, first doing the outline. 

Figure 2.4 Outline (19/10/2021)

Figure 2.5 Progress (19/10/2021)

I showed the sketch to Sir Charles and he questioned on what I was going for in this. I tried to explain my way of thinking. This picture I took is from a library when I first go to the university back in the Netherlands.

I had only been 18 for 2 months and it was my first time going so far away from home. I visited the library there on my second day there and I felt so much when I first stepped in. At first I thought it was really really cool. Then afterwards I felt intimidated. I saw the lines of the stairs and how huge the building was and all I could think of is "this is probably where my journey starts". 

After explaining this to Sir Charles, I pretty much get the idea of how I want to present this artwork. The idea is to create a character that's me in the middle and animate how the building slowly gets bigger. 

So I created the sketch for the person and colored it. 

Figure 2.6 Person Sketch (26/10/2021)

Figure 2.7 Person colored (26/10/2021)

I then moved the project into photoshop and tried to animate it. 

Figure 2.8 Animating in Photoshop (26/10/2021)

I also tried giving off a fade out black effect by using black filter and played with the opacity.

Final Outcome

Here is the Final Result for Project 2 Sense of Place 

Figure 2.9 Outcome (26/10/2021)

I really want the viewers to see the artwork and felt what I felt the first time I stepped into that building; scared and intimidated, yet excited. I want the excitement to be shown in how I dress, with bright sweater and bright backpack. 

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FEEDBACK

• Need to tell the story behind the place I tried to portray; how I actually felt and what emotion I want to evoke to the viewer, and try to make it clearer. 

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REFLECTION

Easy to say in the beginning I was confused, I wasn't really sure on what kind of artwork should I create and how I want to present it. I had to think quite hard on this one and I think after consultation with Sir Charles and a lot of thinking on my part, I feel like I did portray what I want to give out pretty well in the first place. It is always nice to reminisce and 'immortalize' the moments of life that are quite special to me.