Design Principles / Final Compilation and Reflection
26-11-2021
Esther Vanessa [0350751]
Design Principles
Final
Compilation and Reflection
JUMP LINKS
Exercise 1 : Contrast & Gestalt Theory
Exercise 2 : Emphasis & Repetition
Exercise 3 : Symbol & Words and Image
Project 1
: Self Portrait
Project 2
: Sense of Place
Project 3
: Visual Analysis
FINAL COMPILATION
Exercise 1
(24/08/2021 - 03/09/2021)
(24/08/2021 - 03/09/2021)
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| Figure 1.1 Final Submission - Figure/Ground (JPG) |
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| Figure 1.2 Final Submission - Contrast (JPG) |
Exercise 2
(31/08/2021 - 17/09/2021)
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| Figure 2.1 Final Submission - Emphasis (JPG) |
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| Figure 2.2 Final Submission - Repetition (JPG) |
Exercise 3
(07/09/2021 - 01/10/2021)
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| Figure 3.1 Final Submission - Words and Image (JPG) |
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| Figure 3.2 Final Submission - Symbol (JPG) |
Project 1 : Self Portrait
(21/09/2021 - 15/10/2021)
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| Figure 4.1 Final Submission - Self Portrait (JPG) |
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| Figure 4.2 Additional Final Submission - Self Portrait (JPG) |
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| Figure 4.3 Additional Final Submission - Self Portrait (JPG) |
Project 2 : Sense of Place
(12/10/2021 - 29/10/2021)
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| Figure 5.1 Final Submission - Sense of Place (GIF) |
Project 3 : Visual Analysis
(02/11/2021 - 26/11/2021)
Visual Analysis
A. Observation
Artwork is on landscape orientation and the color palette used is
very bright with dominance in the magenta purple hue. It also
involves green and yellow hue which is the complementary color of
magenta and purple. The strokes applied from the artist are short,
strong and bold. The different direction of the strokes is also
visible and the play of color is strong in which both simulate shade
and highlight. The build up of strokes creates volume and depth in
the artwork. There are lots of elements and it seems busy but
everything ties together really well. It can also be observed that
the expression of the characters present in the artwork look very
serene happy and cheerful. Even the dragon, who pretty much take up
the most space in the artwork, is looking very happy to be there.
They are also in such close proximity with each other and looks very
cheerful together.
B. Analysis
It is very obvious that there is harmony in the artwork, especially how the color and elements tie
everything together. There is also a hint of movement from the left side of the artwork to the right part, this
is simulated by the “clouds” created by circular strokes that is
present throughout the artwork, simulating the flow of the art.
The artwork is also rightfully balanced and has a sense of unity within it. This is present because there is an emphasis on the girl and how the creatures are surrounding the
little child as if they’re “hugging” the little girl. Colors are
chosen really carefully to be bright and colorful, giving out
happy and heartwarming emotion. The unity is also enhanced by the
fact that they are really close together, as it ties them into
one. It is very imminent that the illustration with the shorter
strokes is to give out a more “hand-drawn” “colored pencil” vibe.
From thorough research form her Instagram, I found out that her
artwork is sketched initially with pencil and then transferred to
be drawn digitally using Photoshop, however this work was drawn
digitally since the beginning.
C. Interpretation
This illustration artwork named "Journey to Lunar New Year" by
Lenny Wen is posted on February 10, 2021. She is an Indonesian
illustrator based in Austria. She has started illustrating since she
was young however would only start full-time illustrating in 2016.
Although her art style may look like it caters to younger audience,
she stated in her Instagram that she wants her art to be consumed by
the general public, regardless the age. She did research and found
out that art style that consists of bright and eye-catching colors
would intrigue both kids and adults, as they give out a heartening,
touching emotion and feeling, and also would be more pleasing to the
eye. She explicitly mentioned in her website that she wants her art
to be "whimsical, spooky, funny and nostalgic that has storytelling,
imagination and emotion behind it". Most of these are interpreted nicely in the work I respectively
chose.
This artwork was specifically drawn to celebrate Chinese New Year,
with a caption written that even if times are tough and we could not
meet our family during these times, she wants us the viewers to
still enjoy the time. The creatures in this artwork are the 12
Chinese zodiac characters. These characters are so close together it
looks like they are good "friends" with such smile and most of them
are holding a significant item that is symbolic of Chinese New Year,
such as the dog zodiac character holding the iconic fire crackers,
the rabbit holding the Chinese lampion, the monkey holding the
Chinese dumpling and the pig with the iconic mandarin fruit on top
of its head. I personally think that these are created with a reason
to show that they are indeed one, a group, one unity.
The girl is also bringing classic traditional Chinese New Year cake
or "Nian Gao" with the Chinese letter ‘Fu’ on top of it that
symbolizes luck, usually present in the cake we know in real life.
Interesting thing about this new year cake is that it’s actually
called "Kue Keranjang" in Indonesian, which roughly translated to
"basket cake" in English, hence the fact that the girl is actually
carrying the cake like a basket on her back. There are also Ginkgo trees with their leaves present in the art.
These plants symbolizes hope and peace in China, and is also commonly
present in Chinese arts.
It is also important to note that the artist purposefully chose the
setting to be in the skies with a lot of clouds and mountains (drawn
intentionally using classic Chinese painting style) as it is actually
where all these zodiac lives in their world. The movement in the
clouds and how the characters are moving reflects well with the title
of the art "Journey to Lunar New Year" as it does look like they're
moving somewhere towards something, which I can safely assume towards
Lunar New Year. Overall, this artwork feels really nostalgic, immersive and brings back both
familiarity and feel-good emotion that we, as Chinese decent, would
feel during the festive.
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| Figure 6.1 Final Submission - Visual Analysis (JPG) |
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| Figure 6.2 Alternate Final Submission - Visual Analysis (JPG) |
REFLECTION
I'm sad. I want more of design principle. Jokes aside, I grew so much, exponentially even in terms of art for the past 14 weeks. The basics taught in design principle helped me grow so much. My artworks from 10 months ago before I entered Taylor's and vs. now after learning the basics, are so so different. I definitely still have a long way to go until my art is polished, but now I am very much still excited and still happy with the lessons given and I know I have improved significantly from the lectures, tutorials and consultations. Sir Charles is such a great teacher and mentor where I can go for feedbacks, he's also very kind and eager to teach and guide us to formulate improvements from our works. This module surely will forever stick with me as the basics I go from and to when working in future projects.
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