class Exercise E - talking forms

In the talking forms class exercise, we were told to pick out two words from a list. We them had to use basic elements (dots, lines, shapes) to represent those two selected words. I chose fearless and pause.

I tried to convey fearlessness when drawing the eyes using lines, curves and circular shapes.

For 'pause' I emphasize on the weight of the object, to make it look heavy, static, and hence not moving (pause). I used thicker lines at the bottom in order to express this idea.

Assignment 4. Postcard Design

Chosen Postcard.

Description

I integrated the different elements of the NUS logo to the postcard; namely the lion, the book and the three inter-connected circles.

Even though NUS already has its own colours (orange and blue), I tried different colour schemes. For the chosen postcard (on the left), I worked with different tones of orange and colours close to orange(whispering colours). I also used grey as a substitute to blue since they are both cool colours.

Colour exploration

Class Exercise C

For Class Exercise C, we were asked to create indexic and iconic representation of real photos.

I made icons of an overhead projector, and icons of a factory.

I tried to simplify the projector as much as possible. I first did a side view sketch of it, then I removed some details, by shading its shape black.

For the factory, I emphasized on the chimney to represent the whole factory. I eliminated the rest of the building, leaving only the chimney and the roof.

You See What I See - A Time Clash

A Time Clash

For this assignment, I was to create a sequence of images which comprises six to nine photographs to narrate a story.

Scenario:

The story is about the rivalry between the mighty Orange Clock and the stubborn Alarm Clock. One day, while looking across the room, Orange Clock saw that Alarm Clock displayed a different time from his. This triggered a fierce rivalry between them. “There shall be only one time in this room. Mine!” said Orange Clock. The clocks fought for their time. Eventually, Orange Clock won by cutting the power supply of his rival. Elated by his victory, he emitted deafening beeps. This woke up the tired room occupant. Annoyed, he slammed the Orange Clock off.

Story board:

Choosing the photos:

Three photos, all taken at a low angle to show the mightiness of the Orange Clock.

High angle photos to give an overview of the room and to show that Orange Clock sees Alarm Clock from afar.

Close up shots of the two clocks have been edited to convey rivalry between them due to the time difference.

Long shots, to show that the Orange Clock is parachuting to the Alarm Clock.

Mid shots to emphasize the action of the Orange Clock on the Alarm Clock.

These two photos were edited to give the impression that Orange Clock was catapulted.

Long shots, to show the environment in which the Orange Clock is (behind the Alarm Clock) and that he is pulling off the power cable of the Alarm Clock.

The left picture, which is a medium shot, shows the Orange Clock on top of Alarm Clock.

The right picture was taken at a Dutch angle to announce that something unexpected is likely to happen.

The first picture is a top view which shows the Orange Clock being slammed down.

The second picture was taken at different anle. It shows the clock a bit more clearly.

The third picture is a point of view shot, from the room occupant's perspective.

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Photos narrative series.

Class Exercise D

For Class Exercise C, we had to make photo compositions.

I took a photo of the lecture theater clock, form a low angle to emphasis the importance of time. I tried to take the photo with a dutch angle, so as to create a sense of uneasiness, as if the time was going too fast or too slow.

This Photo is a photo of the stairs leading to the exit door, from a low angle. I wanted to give the impression of the door (towards liberty :p) to be very far, and the stairs to be daunting. I am not quite sure this turned out well though, since i could not get a lower angle than this.

The third photo is just a LongShot of the Lecture Theater, to describe the mood and the atmosphere, at that particular time.


The last photo is actually another LongShot, of the LT. I actually wanted to take a photo from the point of view (over the shoulder) that people sitting at this row can get.

Assignment 2 - Less is More

For the second Assignment, we had to design a pictogram for a local site (shopping complex, school, sport hall, etc,..). As the Youth Olympics 2010 will take place in Singapore later this year, I created a pictogram for indicating the location of soccer fields.

Chosen Pictogram (Fifth level of Abstraction)

Emplacement of the pictogram at the NUS SRC soccer field.

Abstraction process.

I found it actually quite hard to come up with the five abstractions process, since the original photo was quite simple to begin with, so that there was no much things that could be abstracted. So in the end i just abstracted the arms.

Class Exercise B

For Class Exercise B, we were ask to make Constructive Criticism on this picture.

The picture is obviously an attempt in integrating the face a real person into an Avatar.

While examining the picture, I made the following observations :

- First of all, the setting. The character is situated in a jungle. This shows the link between the character and nature. This correctly transcribe the tribal nature of the Character.

- The face did not blend perfectly into the avatar. The middle portion of the face looks a bit "blank". There are some sorts of tattoos on the forehead and neck of the avatar, while the central part of the face is quite plain, and does not have these particular patterns. Adding these tattoos like patterns would make the picture more realistic.

- The eyes are a bit weird. The character's right eye is looking forward, while its left eye seems to be looking to the character's right. This makes the picture unnatural and awkward. This defect can be corrected by repositioning the avatar's left eye pupil in the center of the iris.

Also, the avatar in this picture is not exactly like the one in the movie. Its eyes are supposed to be much larger.

Having seen the movie before, this fact disturbed me quite a bit. But someone who has not seen the movie, might just have overlooked this point.

- There is also an issue with the overall lighting of the picture. Looking at the hair, The light sems to be shining on the Avatar's right, while the lighting on the face, neck and body, is shining on the other side.