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This is my final for the first assignment. For the first concept, I changed the box to black and outlined the box to make it stand out more as compared to black against white background.
As for the second concept, I added another shelf below the silhouette to make it not look like its floating. Also, I colored that layer a pastel color and the rest a darker color to make the whole assignment look more complete:)
This is the compiled version of all my drafts!
I had initially planned to leave it black and white (or uncolored basically) as I thought it looked nice that way. But in the end, I tried to color here and there, especially after discovering how to do gradient and color using illustrator, I managed to color it nicely! I used really pastel and light colors for the mannequins with the use of the gradient as well. For the items on the mannequins that spell out my name, I also used gradient, except for the measuring tape. I made the suspenders rainbow color to make it more vibrant and not so boring, especially since all the other colors are pretty light and pastel.
For this draft, I changed the stickman that is sleeping to a silhouette instead to make it look better aesthetically.
I had initially colored my second concept of my name using gradient and many bright colors. Here are the 2 I did before I changed it to my final. Also, I changed the text from 'my name is__ and i hate reading' to 'snoozes books' to make it more balanced by filling the space below the other alphabets U, N, Y and I.
Concept 1: Loves Fashion
I changed the first draft from mannequins alone to letting them sit on a table instead. This is to not let them appear to be 'floating'. I chose to put them in this way instead of having the stands due to the reason I stated in the first draft, which is that it might look very cluttered. The use of a table also makes it look more complete and a whole, especially compared to using stands.
I changed the sock in the previous draft to a knee high boot instead to make it look even less like a clothes rack (versus a fashion rack).
Concept 2: Hates Reading/Books
Apart from the 'J', everything else remains the same. I used a stickman that is sleeping in front of the book stand to make the 'J' more obvious.
There are 3 changes to this draft. Firstly, I drew a bigger 'J' to make it look more obvious. For the 'N', I thickened each 'Z' progressively for the same reason to make it more obvious. And for the 'I', I made the hand a fist instead of a finger pointing to make it more inline with the fact that the reader is sleeping (making it more realistic).
Here are the non-colored versions of my 4 drawings.
Concept 1A:
Concept 1B:
Concept 2A:
Concept 2B:
Concept 1: Loves Fashion
I decided to use mannequins to form my name as it would be clean and neat. This would enable the clear distinction between each alphabet. I initially wanted to have a stand for each mannequin but realized in the end it would be better if I did not simply because it will only make it more cluttered and at the same time, draw less attention to my name itself.
The second name design for fashion is on a fashion rack. I had initially drawn a simple rack but changed it to something more elaborate to make it look less like laundry.
This concept is basically just individual items that form my name in a fashion magazine, that are this season's MUST HAVES. Denotations have been put underneath each item on the magazine. The 'J' are knee high socks, 'U' is a bikini, 'N' are two pumps, 'Y' is an eyelash curler and 'I' is an eyeliner.
The last concept is a sale at J's Store. Like the above, each item on sale forms each alphabet of my name except for 'Y' where the person jumping in joy forms the shape of a 'Y'.
Concept 2: Hates Reading/Books
The first design for 'I hate reading' is a line of books sitting on a book shelf. The 'J' is a book stand. 'U' is an open book that is being supported by both the book stand as well as the next book beside it. The 'N' comprises of 3 books. 'Y' is a book holder with a book on it and the 'I' is just another book.
This next concept is a person reading a book. The 'J' is a J that stands for the month, January. The 'U' is a pair of specs sitting on the book. The 'N' is a big rotated 'Z' from the person sleeping. The 'Y' is made up of a pencil and a ruler and the 'I' is a finger pointing at a dead fly.
This is basically a bunch of stickmen that are meddling around with books. The first man, is sleeping, forming a 'J'. The second stickman is holding a reading a book, leaning on the first stickman, forming a 'U'. The third stickman is doing a bridge on a stack of books, forming an 'N'. The next stickman is ripping pages off a book in glee, forming a 'Y'. The last stickman is just holding a book, standing, and sleeping, forming an 'I'.
This is at a street, showing a bookshop. The 'J' is an umbrella. The two stickmen sitting down reading a book in the bookstore forms a 'U'. The 'Y' is a book holder. As for the 'I' and the 'N', The stickman on the extreme right is throwing a pebble angrily at the bookstore, forming an 'I'. As for the 'N', it is made up of glass cracks from the pebble that was thrown.
Here are the sketches I did during the first lecture. I drew pictures of stickmen dancing (as I love to dance), as well as pictures of candy! :)
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