Assignment 6- storybook-final prototype

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Assignment 6- storybook

Assignment 6

 

Final Project

• Theme: Hype, crook and lyric (Group project)

• Form: Choose either option 1 or 2

– Option 1: A storybook targeted to children ages 6‐9

- Option 2: A comic script targeted for teenagers

 

Our group chose option 2.

Our story is definitely a breathe of fresh air compared to the other storybooks. It is a relatively bold attempt to deviate from the norm actually. 

It has important takeaways about growing up behind it and beautiful and colourful illustrations to capture children attention. 

Layout and typography

There are ample breathing space between the text and the pictures. We used fun and round font that is easy to read. 

Difficulties 

 As this is our first time creating a storybook, we met with a few difficulties at the printing shop. 

Firstly, the size of our book is different from the standardised size book offered in the printing shop. As a result, we have to print our book in a larger paper and cut away the excess. What a waste of paper and $~~

Secondly, we have limited binding options as we did not leave enough space between and allows for bleed. 

Thirdly, the colours turned out to be slightly darker than expected as we have saved the files as RGB when the printer is CMYK.

 

 

Lesson learnt

This project was, I must say, very challenging and exhausting. This is especially so when we only embarked on this project at the end of the semester when all the other projects and assignments for other modules were soon due. All of us were busy and hardly able to meet physically. We did most of our discussions and sending of files online.

 As a conclusion, this project has enabled me to gain new insights about book printing, layout, font type and colour scheme. 

Class Exercise 2

Disorder

Clutter

Assignment 5- postcard

For assignment 5, we were asked to produce a postcard with the theme "Colourful Asia".

I have always loved the Asian performing arts very much. They are really colourful and heartening. Sadly, these cultural arts heritage of the Asian are gradually being forgotten and discarded by people around the globe, especially the younger generation. Hence, my postcard aims to recapture these Asian performing arts such as the “Chinese opera”, “Malay Wayang” and “Japanese Geisha” in a more youthful light. And most importantly, to capture the colourful essence of Asia. Hence, I would design the postcard in such a way that it represents the Singapore heritage board which aims to promote the Asian cultures.

 

The illustrations are drawn in a cartoon style (with big head and small body) to make it look cuter and appeal to the mass public, especially the youth.

 

1st Prototype

I have started with the colour palette with the two normal and most frequently combinations of colours the warm and cool colours.

 

While perceptions of colour are somewhat subjective, there are some colour effects that have universal meaning. Colours in the red area of the colour spectrum are known as warm colours and include red, orange, and yellow. These warm colours evoke emotions ranging from feelings of warmth and comfort to feelings of anger and hostility.

Here, I am trying to evoke the feeling of warmth and energy in the postcard.

 Colours on the blue side of the spectrum are known as cool colours and include blue, purple, and green. These colours are often described as calm, but can also call to mind feelings of sadness or indifference.

Here, I am trying to evoke the feeling of calm and coolness in the postcard.

 The black rounded edge border around the postcard is intentional because I feel the black is able to bring out the colours and illustrations better as compared to no borders at all.

Final Prototype

Lesson learnt

I have learnt that colours and different colour combination can really create different emotions. 

Assignment 4 - Poster Design

Conceptualizing

For our fourth assignment, we were supposed to design a poster with the objective of informing people about the theme “save, kill or prevent”. I have chosen the theme “save”, “save” the notion of beauty.

Comments

-imbalance size of NUS logo

-the copy is too small

-too little breathing space from the heading 

Final Prototype

The red bonding box, ”SAVE” and “STOP” and the large gory illustration are added in to capture the attention of the passer-bys and bring across the message that slim is not necessarily beauty.

I have placed the heading on the right side of the poster to balance the illustration on the left.

 

Contrast

•         Try to maintain a good contrast between the background and the foreground by using the red bonding box

•         Balance

•          Try to maintain good Asymmetrical balance on the left side of the poster by indicating visual weights between the illustration and the information on the right.

•         Continuity

•          The illustration leads to the caption starting from the left to right. Directing the attention of the viewers to the caption and copy.

•         Information

 •          Copy was restricted to the right side of the poster which doesn’t confuse the viewer, unlike in poster with words randomly placed.

•         Typography

•          Thick and rich typeface for heading adds a attract the attention of the passer-bys.

Lesson learnt

From this assignment, I learnt more about the placement of items in a poster to keep the balance and harmony of the overall poster. 

Assignment 3

Title: U C what I C (Visual story)

• Visual narrative: Telling a story in 8 photos

(without using words to describe your story)

• Story telling: Your story can be with or without

a twist

Our third assignment was to tell a story using 8 or less pictures with or without a surprise ending/twist in the plot. It seemed like an easy task. But perhaps …

 

No!

 

I thought of many ideas, but they were going to be hard to execute because I would require certain types of models for the pictures, whom I won't be able to get. For instance, I wanted to have a story that involved a toddler, but realised that I didn't know anyone in that age group.

 

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Comment

-Story can be more challenging 

I have decided to keep to this story as it is really clear out and simple. It can be easily understood.

Lesson learnt

This assignment really taught me about camera angles and settings. It's the first time I faced and realized the problem of noise in photographs. Apparently, ISO settings can be altered to reduce noise. I have also realised that different angles can really present things differently, and create a different mood/effect. I also better understood the rule of third in taking pictures. 

Assignment 2

Create ONE pictogram for NUS community

and this pictogram will be placed within NUS campus.

I have encountered situations when I cannot board onto the NUS shuttle bus because of people who are not willing to move to the rear.

I think many people have experienced that kind of situation before too. Therefore, I think there is a need for a pictogram to be put in the NUS shuttle bus to REMIND people to move to the rear.

 

Hence here is what I have come out with.

 

Week 6

Assignment 2

Original Photo

Abstraction 1

Abstraction 2

Abstraction 3

Abstraction 4

Abstraction 5

Comments

1.     Make the tyres rounder.

2.     Standardized the stick mans

3.     Make the handles thicker.

      

Week 7

Assignment 2-edited

 I have edited according to comments given.  Well, I think I still have to redo the  first abstraction. It really doesn’t look good. 

2nd Abstraction

Final Abstraction

I have decided to redo the abstraction. The above is my final abstraction.

The red arrow used in the abstractions brings the passengers’ attention to the pictogram and also calls upon the passengers to perform the action of moving to the rear.

 

Pictogram-15x15

I have chosen Abstraction 5 to be developed into the final pictogram.

Basically, it captures the essence of concept using the minimum visual details. 

Assignment 1- Prototypes

 

1st Prototype

Week 5- Tutorial 2

Comments received

-outline the cat and yarn~

-use gradient to make the cat less fat(?)

Thanks for commenting..:) Will improve it...

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2nd Prototype

Week 6

Assignment 1 – Edited prototype

 

I have darkened the outline for my cat as advised by the class and Mr Alfred.

I have also used the burnt tool in photoshop to enhance the image, making it less flat. Overall, I thought the outcome was good. J

 

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Final Prototype

The above is my final prototype. This is my submission for Portfolio.

Changes made

1)Background- from a rather dull pink to the lively blue with snowflakes

2)Added shadow to make the cat looks less flat and more 3-D

Lesson learnt

 

I really enjoy sketching and brainstorming for ideas but when it comes to digitizing … :’(.. It’s really tough!!! 

It’s the first time I tried using the Illustrator Application. It’s totally alien to me. I really struggled a lot with it. Well, all is worthwhile though, because it’s really a very useful application. Using Adobe Illustrator, the illustrations can be edited to give this “clean” feeling which tablet cannot give.

 

Assignment 1

Assignment tittle: Me, Myself and I

Week 4

What is it about?
To design your name to fit YOU (i.e. personality, character, outlook, strength &
weakness, inner self)


Challenge
The biggest challenge for me is to discover my true SELF.
Since SELF is so complex, there can be so many different representations. Hence, the first thing i did was to find out how others see me and compare their interpretations of me to that of my own. This gives me a head start to work on what truly represents me.


Brainstorming process
Some descriptions which i gathered about myself :

-Cat person/lover
-Reserve
-Gentle
-Friendly
-Joyous
-Traditional
-Unrestricted

Preliminary sketches
After getting a clearer picture about mySELF, the next challenge is how to transform these description about myself to visual form effectively.

1)

*picture to be uploaded

This is a sketch of a clown and a dog doing stunt, it's basically like a circus.

I'm trying to bring across the idea that I'm someone who is always(usually at least) joyous and hopes to bring my joy to the people around me too.:)

2)

*picture to be uploaded

This sketch shows an angry and frustrated person being chained up and weighed down by heavy ball-shaped weights.

The chain symbolises the rules which i have to adhere to and the weights symbolise the stress from school, work, family and society.

I'm trying to convey the idea that I'm someone who dreaded being restricted and would like to break free from these stress.

3)

*picture to be uploaded

This illustration shows a cat and a ball. I'm a cat lover and in fact I behave like cats. I'm nocturnal and like to take my nap in the afternoon. I love to clean myself as much as the cats do too. I can be a bit aloof like the image the cats portray, or playful too. The ball is there to indicate a ting of playfulness in me.

4)

*picture to be uploaded

This is a sketch of the chinese ribbon dance. I try to make it look more artistic by representing the dancer as a s-shaped figure. This is part of my effort to bring put the 'arty' side of me. The chinese ribbon dance is chosen to illustrate that i am culturally-rooted and traditional.

Eventually, I chose the 3rd sketch which is that of a cat and developed it into 2 roughs. I thought that is most representative of me.

A)

*pictures to be uploaded

Basically, I did not change much of the sketch from the preliminary one. I tried to improve the quality of the sketch though. I have also added some colours to it to see if the overall sketch turns out good.

B)

*picture to be uploaded

I did some changes to my 2nd rough. Instead of using the cat's tail to represent the letter 'S', I used the thread from the yarn. The yarn is also used to replace the ball which i have used to represent the letter '0' in the preliminary sketch and rough A.

TUTORIAL 1

 

Time for critics

Basically, the main problem is that the letters are not very prominent. This is definitely a "NO NO" for this assignment since the main criteria for this assignment is the readability/recognitory of the letters which form the name.

For sketch 1 and 2, there seems to be too many clutter, hence the attention for the letters are diverted away.

For sketch 3, the cat needs to be 'rounder' so that it looks like the letter 'O'.

The class seems to like this one the best. :)

Mr Alfred suggested the letter "S" to be part of the ribbon as well in sketch 4.

Gonna try this out~