TASK
12 Prompts
3 Picks
Produce an artwork with 4 stages of design processes
EMPATHY
We are required to choose 3 out of the 12 prompts to start our very first assignment for CCTS for the further exploration of the 4 design processes. EMPATHY is the 1st process. These are the prompts that I have selected:
1. Something BLACK
2. Something PECULIAR
3. Something BRIGHT
Something BLACK
The first few black things that came to my mind was the universe, animals, plants, food, drinks, diseases, martial arts, plane and vehicles. I have further developed with abstract aspects like psychology & feelings one
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Something PECULIAR
There are a great number of things around our world. For example, I have listed 4 different categories in the picture here on the right side, which are the locations, animals, monsters as well as planets. I love things that are not really common, so these are among the categories that I am really interested in
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DEFINE
2nd design process, DEFINE, I have further explored with the 3 prompts that I have chosen in my own perspectives instead of searching the internet for others' opinions or ideas. Questioning myself again and again regarding what do the prompts actually mean and what they can produce as the outcome is one of the most common things that I have been doing throughout the entire assignment
Defining & Combining
I have started to combine the 3 prompts and redefine them deeper to understand more. In my opinion, something BLACK & something BRIGHT can be something that is ABSTRACT. Although something BRIGHT & PECULIAR might be opposed to each other, I have managed to get an idea of " A Powerful, Wealthy, Soulless Person"
Narrating
From the redefining as well as questioning myself about the 3 prompts, I began to narrate out a plot for my assignment. My inspiration came from the dark reality of this society and how the apex personnels in this world might be and how they treat the people under them. Some of them even lost their families due to their ignorance and selfishness, especially what they have done in order to acquire more money
IDEATION
After having the concepts & narratives settled, I have begun to illustrate them digitally. I'm not really expert in drawing manually, so i have decided to use softwares in my laptop to assist me. This is not an easy job for me as I have to think of several illustrations that can represent the messages I would like to bring
Idea 1: RUTHLESS POLITICIANS
The 1st idea of mine was about the politicians or nation leaders cruelly dominate the world and ignore the weak or poor ones hence creating different social classes, which will eventually cause chaos, objections or even protests around the world as those people are willing to fight for their rights as well
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For this 2nd idea, I have chosen a rather-fat businessman being attached gto devil's wings & tail while being chained as well. In the background, there were a great number of people kneeling on the floor begging for wealth. Despite, this businessman is super-rich, deep down inside him, he's a depressed one with a broken family
Idea 2: DEVILISH BUSINESSMAN
Idea 3: LION ON THE BALANCE
For my final idea, I have selected a lion head attached to a human skeleton with muscular arms. This symbolise that the character has great power & can rule the nation or even the world. However, the skeleton represents that this character is a soulless person. At the same time, there is a gigantic uneven balance in the background symbolising that justice has not arrived
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After multiple considerations, I have selected idea 3 to further develop on. This is because that it gives me a really deep meaning behind all those combined illustrations. I feel that idea 3 is probably the best that can bring out the messages that I would like to bring out in this assignment
PROTOTYPE
Initial
I have initially used cash as my background which symbolises as one of the causes of greed. For the main character, I have merged several ideas together, with a rather-fat businessman with devil's wings & tail connected with muscular arms holding an uneven balance & the eyes of Ra & Horus respectively
Improvement
I have changed the background to a broken house. At the same time I have changed the eyes of ra & Horus to be chaining the 2 muscular arms instead of being chained. I have added the excalibur on the right hand with a dead skeleton hanging on to symbolise that a lot of people have died due to the financial problems & burdens
Adjustments
I have ultimately changed the background again to a destructed city to represent as a jettisoned dream. Besides, I have substituted the head & upper body of the businessman with a lion's head symbolising the ultimate power. Whereas for the lower body, I have changed to skeletal feets as a symbolism of death, mortality & soulless. While, lastly, I have added a small lioness as the manipulated & powerless people
OUTCOME (FINAL WORK)
This is the final work that I have finally produced for this 1st assignment of CCTS
A POWERFUL WEALTHY PERSON
REFLECTION
The reflections based on the Taylor Graduate Capabilities (TGC)
Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
I was able to think critically on putting which information required, to think creatively on the arrangement of the information
Lifelong Learning
I was able to carry out researches and selectively choose the related & relevant informations
Intrapersonal Skills
I was able to manage my time quite well as I was able to complete all 3 posters 2 days before the submission day. I wasn't facing much difficulties or problems as I was according to my own schedule