Photomontage Assignment (In Process)

I'm now working on the second assignment, the Photomontage. This work is based on the images of the ancient Japanese Samurai and it has been not finished yet and i am still looking around my house for the new elements that i could use to "plug" into my back ^__^.

Vinyl Record, Tape, Compact Disk and MP3

I decided to use pure typography to combine Vinyl record, Tape, Compact Disk and MP3 into only one poster. The circle in the left is formed by the definition of Vinyl Record, the circle in the right is formed by a short definition of Compact Disk. Moreover, the line that is connect these two circles together represent the digitalization from analog to digital signal. Furthermore, together these elements create the form of the magnetic tape. 

Before coming to this poster, i tried many different pictures to create a posters but they did not work well. So i turned back to the beginning and tried to use another way and i chose typography. Actually, i haven't used typography in my works in the previous semesters because i believe that a picture worth than thousand words. However, this semester, when i did the research on David Carson and his works, i was surprised by his works by the powerful ways he used his typography that's why now i am doing the research on typography and i hope that one day i can use the power of typography in my designs. 

Carhartt (repost)

After receiving the comment of Thierry in class i decide to redo the carhartt exercise again. I looked back the Gestalt theory, principles and element of design and i hope that this time my performance is better than the previous one.

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The Secret Sex Life of Plants (rePost)

After receiving the comment of my lecturer, Thierry, I tried to work again on the Gestalt Exercise to make it better. Actually, The Gestalt Theory is quite hard for me to understand and digest therefore i have to keep working and doing the research on this Theory.

Carhartt

This exercise cost me a lot of time, at the beginning, i tried to recreate the brand name "carhartt" with many different ways and many different mixtures but they did not work. Finally, I take the idea from the Shirt (you can see above) of carhartt to create this works.

The secret Sex Life of Plants

This is my Gestalt Exercise, I try to illustrate the flowers by using the basic shapes and by applying the Gestalt Theory into it to make it more interesting. However, in my opinion, it is not as close as the Theories of Gestalt. If you have any idea to help me make it better, please give me your comments. Thank you very much.

Gestalt Theory

This week i studied the Gestalt Theory which is very important and necessary for designers. After that i when to the internet to look for some the others Art Works that based on Gestalt. I finally find out some very interesting Art Works of Jesse Bransford on his/her blogspot. These art works were drawed by pen and ink directly on paper.Moreover, by looking at these works i can understand more about the Gestalt Theory. Jesse Bransford just used and combined the basic shapes together and How amazing Brandsford made these Art Works?. I really really love them.

Jesse Bransford, Gestalt No. 24 (Apocalypse: Abraxas Annihilation), 1999, 40x65", Pen and ink on paper


Jesse Bransford, Gestalt No. 11 (Drowning By Numbers), 1998, 60x80", Pen and ink on paper.


Jesse Bransford, Gestalt No. 17 (History Lesson), 1998, Dimensions variable, Latex, marker and graphite on wall.

To see more Jesse Brandsford works, please visit Brandsford's blog: http://jesse-bransford.blogspot.com/search/label/Gestalt%20Drawings

The Sun and The Moon

In this entry, i will show you my design on The Sun and The Moon. This is an exercise from week2, our lecturer, Thierry asked us to design and to stylize the Sun and the Moon with our own style. Actually, this exercise is quite difficult for me because i have to draw by hand first (this is an extremely hard step because i can not tell my hands to do what i want !) and then trace my design again on computer by using Adobe Illustrator

When i designed my Sun and Moon and took the idea from the Sun of the ancient Aztecs. Actually, i did do the research about the Sun and The Moon of many different culture such as Japan, Egypt, China, ..v...v.. but i am really impressed by the Sun Stone of the Aztecs ( you can see the picture below).
I was socked when i did the research on the Sun Stone of the Aztecs, it was not only a amazing decoration but it was used as a calendar and an astronomical measuring system!


To see more information about the Sun Stone of the Aztecs, i strongly recommend you to go to this webstite : http://www.gizapyramid.com/CliveRoss4.htm

and Now go back to my design, i even though i simplified the Sun Stone of the Aztecs and combined it with the Moon, but i still keep the most important parts of the Sun Stone: earrings, 8 spears around the sun,... ( you should read the link the put above to understand how the Sun Stone "worked"). Moreover, when i design this work i also though about the shield of the Aztecs Warriors that they used in their wars