W11: Objects Update - x10
I have updated the descriptions of each object on the poster to meet the word count of 50.
My object descriptions are now sitting between 40-80 words each. I need to find out if it is strictly 50 words max, because I cant find it on the brief anywhere. This was quite hard and I had to cut out a lot of information that I thought was relevant. Most of the objects still have their importance come across in just 50. I would like to go deeper into many of them, but I could use the essay for that potentially.
This bottle has been kept for many years, and lies among a collection of jewllery. Its origins unknown. A message in a bottle is the essence of storytelling. It is innocent, hopeful and mysterious. It is a story without even being opened. The bottle is repurposed and creates new meaning, but the original story of the remains. It invokes curiousity and imagination to viewers. What could the message inside be? As designers we connect with this concept by creating work that holds the same qualities.
This beaded necklace was a gift from family. It to portrays the history and interest into African cultures and society. The necklace resembles the Zulu jewellery. The Zulu are South Africa's largest ethnic group. They have produced craft objects with beads for ritual and other occasions since the early 1700s.
Collected over time, these sheets serve as colour codes and shades. They show the connection to the current design work through printing and paper. Having a colour palette like this to compare printed colours and digital colours is vital for a designer. This is my personal collection and commonly used tool when designing.
My art journey started with sketches and doodles as a child. It eventually moved onto pastel and paintings, resulting in an interest in digital art and design. This reflects the modern era which is digital and social media influenced. I liked BTS at the time and started creating digital fanarts with fantasy themed aesthetics. It greatly improved my art and illustration by practicing with fanarts that I was passionate about.
Threaded magazine is an award-winning design studio from New Zealand. I aquired it through a lecturer at AUT. It is beautifully illustrated and designed, featuring local and international creatives. Their mission is to creative positive change and interaction with local communities. They love cultural and social contexts which is prevalent in all of their work. This magazine connected me to many amazing designers that are potentially part of my future career.
This represents my culture, origins, and love of stories. There is a humourous story behind this bracelet. In Europe, you will often find people walking around popular tourist locations, with a range of trinkets like jewellery. They attempt to sell things, often in scam-like ways. We paid a very cheap price by handing over South African currency. The bracelet has since gained my affection through this story and my love of Africa.
The newest addition to the design collection, is a flyer from AGI-Open; a design conference held in my area. It hosted many famous creatives and designers revealing new names and designs relevant to my career. This community taught many valuable tips and lessons for design. The flyer holds the timetable, logo and speakers list. Using it as an object also hints to connection with papers and printing.
A mousepad like this is few and far between. It was gifted by family and comes from the game, League of Legends. Their character splash arts and story-lines are absolutely amazing. This object represents my gaming interests and love for fantasy-themed creations.
A weave of metals and wools connecting to eco-friendly sustainable work. This is a current project of mine, that hopes to create a new surface and structure by combining two unqiue materials. It contains the experimental and opportunist personality with the unique and abnormal design concepts.
This bottle has been kept for many years, its origins unknown. A message in a bottle is the essence of storytelling. It is innocent, hopeful and mysterious. It is a story without even being opened. It invokes curiousity and imagination to viewers. What could the message inside be? As designers, we connect with this concept by creating work that holds a similar power.
A very badly put together teddy bear was the start of my crochet journey. The pattern and material were gifted from a graduation bag leftover from AUT graduates. I became interested in wool shortly after because of its sustainable qualities compared to the plastic and polyester materials. It holds interesting properties like flame retardant, good insulation, and soft comfortable textures. Being sustainable and thinking about material qualities is something I hope to hold in regard at all times.
Photography is an assisting of how design became my profession. Photography is an interest that comes in phases, but is a necessary support for design. Even if you are an illustrator, product designer or brand designer etc, you will use photography to capture your inspiration, work in progress. Photography is a necessary skill for design.