WEEK 07: Design Principles Lectures & Project 2
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
WEEK 7: Lectures
NAME: Adeline Wong Chyn Nee
I.D: 0344017
COURSE: Bachelors of Design in Creative Media
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It's the seventh week of the Design Principle lecture and we learned about what a sense of space is and the way to create a great design for sense of place.
LECTURE NOTE 7
In week 7, we learned about Sense Of Space
Sense Of Space is basically space. Realspace is three-dimensional. Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. It can also refer to the artist's use of the area within the picture plane.
Sense of space is also the importance of observation. With that, a designer's role is to solve problems with effective visual communication.
The Importance of Observation
So how does the designer know what imagery or content to include in the design, this is where conservation comes in, we as designers pay attention and stay analytical on details. This can be an effective way to form ideas.
EXAMPLE:
Fig. 1.1 Creation of Velcro
The velcro that we always see uses a hook and loop concept which is inspired by nature. The velcro was inspired by the burrs he found on himself and on his dog. Being an engineer and entrepreneur, Mr. de Mestral examined the burr under a microscope and realized the small hooks of the burr and loops of the fur/fabric allowed the burr to adhere exceedingly well.
Next, we were shown a video on 8 ways to improve our observation skills, the below are the video and my conclusion on it:
Fig. 1.2 8 ways to improve your observation skills
-We have to know our subject (We'll notice more if we understand it)
-Learn to slow down and look outwards (Use mindfulness to focus on your surroundings)
-Try something new (Choose an activity that will heighten your senses)
-Improve out concentration by cutting out distractions (Get off of social media and go somewhere quiet)
-Challenge yourself to a mental workout (A smarter more agile brain will help us to observe with greater insights)
-Test our observation by playing a memory game (Describe a photography or list everything in the room without looking)
-Record and consider our observations (Go beyond the things we see and note down the sensories)
-Stay inquisitive (Question and analyze our observations, it'll add value to our work)
Sense helps us to know, feel and understand what we want to do. Therefore observation is important to designers as it enables them to see problems, as well as get ideas for solutions to those problems.
We are then introduced to how to execute our project, sense of place. We are taught to think of a place we're in, or a place we've previously been, or a place that had created memories in us. We then start documenting our ideas and brainstorm for this project.
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INSTRUCTIONS (Project 2)
- We are required to utilize and apply the design principles they have learned to date in order to express a location of their choice.
- The place becomes the subject of the composition in which the design principles are applied to capture the social and environmental aspects and even the time/s effects that will best express their intention/interpretation for a particular location.
- This requires us to move beyond the classroom to the outer world and to employ their skills in capturing and communicating a complex relationship
• Idea exploration and description
• Final outcome in PDF and short rationale
• Feedback by the lecturer
• Reflection on the particular exercise
• Feedback by the lecturer
• Reflection on the particular exercise
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VISUAL RESEARCH (Sense Of Place)
To start my research, I start by generating ideas and a place or location that means a lot to me. I feel that when a designer creates a meaningful design, they are able to bring out the very best elements and style to the viewers, which allows viewers to get an insight and understand the designer's own stories.
IDEA (Father's Home)
STORYTIME!
There is one place in particular that I long for during these tough times, my father's house in Bintulu, Sarawak. I grew up there so it is my childhood home, however, when I was little, my parents got a divorce and I had to move to Selangor with my mom along with my sister. We only get to visit our father once every year during the happiest season of all, Christmas! But since it is a pandemic, I and my sister have been unable to visit our family for almost 2 years now.
Whenever I miss the people there, I would always close my eyes and imagine myself as a bird flying over the house, admiring its form, character, and most importantly, the memories made in that house. It is a home that is nostalgic, warm, and relaxed. I always long to be there, so when I can't do that, I become a bird.
Fig. 1.1 Father's House front view (captured by: Andy, father)
Fig. 1.2 Side of Father's House (captured by: Andy, father)
Fig. 1.3 Far view of Father's House (captured by: Andy, father)
As you can see in the images above, my father is absolutely in love with his vegetable and flower plantations at the side of the house, he especially babies his Zinnia and Hibiscus flowers and always shows them off whenever he could, so much, it's enough to make a daughter jealous.
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SKETCHES (Father's Home)
Upon choosing an idea for my sense of place, Father's House I started to form ideas on how to show the story of details in a story, I want the viewer to be able to experience the bird-eye view that I always imagine, basically, I am letting them into my mind to look at my little story.
Fig. 1.4 Rough sketch of the house from a top view
Fig. 1.5 Coloured sketch of the house from a top view
EXECUTION (Father's Home)
After much thoughts and analysis, I have decided to create a 3D form of the house. It is something I have never done before, so I am slightly nervous that there would be a slight chance of this going south, however, I know that when I am finished with it, my father would be happy to see it, as he told me he is looking forward to the final design.
Process
Step 1 - Building the grid and points
Fig. 1.6 Building grids for extrusion
I first started by constructing the foundation off of an image my father sent me, I took the picture and pulled every single line towards the outlines of details like the door frame, window frame, windowpane, pillar, balcony, aircon exhaust, and many more.
Doing that builds the foundation of the front of the house, which then we an extrude later on.
STEP 2- Creating a form
Fig. 1.7 Basic 3D construction of the house
After that, I extruded all the lines to create the form of the house, making it 3D-like. To do that I extruded the details that I have lined up previously and that creates a more realistic 3D house.
However as of now, it still looks flat and picture-like, so I will add more details in the further steps.
STEP 3- Details!
Fig. 1.8 Adding additional details
Next, I added the necessary details for the house to bring out the memories which I had there, it is not the best execution given the time limit, however, i added the important things like the rusty purple door and window frame (which stayed the same from the day I lived in that house until now), the broken aircon exhaust (that is still apart of the house despite not being able to function) and that shoe cupboard (where all of our dirt shoes are placed so the stray dog won't nibble on them).
I feel it's because of all of these things, that the house is what it is today. All the little things in an imperfect house that is filled with warmth and love.
STEP 4- Settings and rendering
Fig. 1.9 Building a setting for the house
Since it's the countryside over at Bintulu, we were lucky to be able to frequently witness the beautiful and colorful sunsets, the colors of sunsets there are spectacular and breathtaking. (Will add a photo of the sunset over in Bintulu soon, have to ask my dad for that!) So for the environment, I added a beautiful sunset like the ones in Bintulu, and the clouds to signify that we're a bird in the sky, flying over the house.
It is usually a bright yellow with a hint of orange once it gets darker, and sometimes the sunsets could be pink and purple! This is fascinating to me as I heard from my dad that the sunset color changes based on the dust level, now the question is "Does pink and purple mean a high dust level in the air?" I'll have to ask Google for that one.
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FINAL SUBMISSION (PNGs)
Fig. 1.10 Building a setting for the house (right angle)
Fig. 1.11 Building a setting for the house (left angle)
FINAL SUBMISSION (PDF)
Fig. 1.12 Final Sense of Place (PDF)
FINAL SUBMISSION (Video)
video link: https://youtu.be/Aby7W0eNwEk
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Digital (3D desgin in Blender)
Approach:
Approach:
A nostalgic place that created memories in me.
Concept:
In my sense of place project, I created my childhood home in Bintulu, Sarawak, a place that created my best childhood memories. I no longer live there with my father, and not one day passes by that I don't think of that place.
The idea derived from a habit I constantly do when I miss my family and the house over in Bintulu, it's that I close my eyes and pretend that I'm in a form of a bird, looking down on the house and its beauty, just flying in circles in awe of the place. This makes me feel happy and I can not help but smile just thinking of my family there, however, I get sad sometimes when I open my eye the thought of not being able to be with them hits me. In conclusion, the idea is to show nostalgia through an eye of a bird
Design Elements and Principles:
Harmony: Warm colors
Contrast: Between subject and background
Texture: Smooth clouds and textured house details
Space: Negative space created between subject and background
Line: On the house details and curved lines of the blue sky, creating a clear space for the subjects.
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REFLECTION
Through this Sense Of Place project, I had the chance to incorporate stories of my life into my passion, designing. This was such a fruitful experience, learning how to work 'Blender' was not an easy process, I had multiple frustrating hair grabs in between but in the end, I came through and made myself proud.
Also, through this project, I hope to send love to whoever missing home and I want to share this quote by Mrs. Hughes from Dontown Abbey, "There’s no shame in feeling homesick. It means you come from a happy home.
Not only that but in order to create something the viewers would be interested to look at, I utilized the design principles which we learned and applied in the previous weeks into this self-portrait, so it not only allowed me to express something personal but also express it creatively and effectively.
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