We’ve got a show coming up in Tampere, Finland near the end of April. This poster was made by designer Melanie Hong. We’ve also got a book coming up that catalogs all of the work that was made by the participants in this year’s INTAC program. If you’re in the Tampere area during these days, please feel free to come visit us.
Hey, that’s me.
“We see what we believe, and to change what we see, it is sometimes necessary to change what we believe.” – Jeremy Narby
These photographs challenge the self-portraits created by artists during the Renaissance. I am interested in the afterimage of an optical illusion created by the vibration of colours (look at the photo for 20-60 seconds and stare at a white object).
The act of taking the self-portrait in this particular scenario would be systematic. Other people could also produce these photographs as it is not about the photo, but the afterimage it produces – the self-portrait.
If I were to take this response further, I would have to better understand how the eye functions and color blindness. I would also further my research in the act of self-portrait itself.
Type Installation (November 2011)
This is a group project I did for my Typography Class. The haiku reads, “Gloss over it and It’s invisible, but look and it will be loud.” This is my design philosophy, though it was made by a fellow student. In terms of location, we placed it in a first-year woodshop. I think the message is multiplied by the hundreds. It’s an unlikely location for something of this nature. It’s made of corrugated cardboard and spray paint and labour of love and many hours.
Mapping Your Focus (October 2011)
An assignment done for my Think Tank class. The only thing I got out of this class was this piece of work to be completely honest. I’ve always been intrigued by infographics and this was such a great opportunity to use my skills. We were given information from a survey we conducted in class. We had the choice to express how we felt about it. I made this pieces with notations on how I felt about the results.
So damn happy, I don’t think I can even tell you how excited I am. Being a design student is not an easy task. As much as I love design, I’m glad I can depart from doing a project with parameters for 4 months. But it’s time for me start building an identity for myself this summer. Fourth year is going to hit me like a ton of bricks, so I might as well take a stab at it now. I’m going to try to post some work throughout the next week or so.
If you’re on tumblr and just got accepted, looking at OCAD tags. Congrats! It’s going to be a blast, I have no doubt in my mind about that.
I understand the point of lectures, but when you’re doing projects the whole semester and then you have an exam to write? You’re just kinda drained at this point. I wish there was a different system for this. That’s all. That’s why I’m procrastinating this minute. I have no energy to study. I am a complainer. Yes. That must be it.
On the other hand, I’m doing pretty well in school. But this has been the worst semester of my life and I only had 4 classes.
ONE EXAM AND A CRIT LEFT. I AM SO HAPPY!
The Final Frontier
I have a bad habit of naming final file names thefinalfrontier … when school gets tough, you have to make it a little bit of fun!
The final logo for Delhi, as it represents the luxury and majestic nature of Delhi. Delhi is rich and has this vivaciousness that lives in the streets. This logo can also represent the diversity within the city. I choose a warm colour scheme with oranges, pinks, and maroons. Although my prof told me to not go with my first idea and the one that you can’t tear yourself away from…I went with my instincts. Sometimes, you have to do what you feel is right, it’s always going to be you that has to be happy with the design. If you can sell it, go with it. If you get a bad mark, just know you worked your hardest and move on with your life.
Here’s my print application, a small 4x6 brochure that will be given to people at travel agencies. It opens up with ‘welcome to delhi’ and ends off with ‘see you soon.’
More photos will be posted when I get my project back from my prof.
Tell me what you think?
I am currently procrastinating, yet again, on a paper that was supposed to be done last week. I will do a huge update once I get the chance. For the moment, I am swamped with school and have no time to do anything. I even had to get my shifts at work cancelled because I needed to get some things done and have a little breathing time to myself. It’s been a long semester, and I’m glad its coming to an end. This means I can finally do stuff for fun, without the underlying need to have everything be perfect. Though, you learn the value of the grid during school…I can’t wait to throw these rules out the front door.
See you soon.
