As I confessed in my first entry, drawing and designing is not my forte. I consider myself to be an artist in many other ways though. I can produce a radical idea but would readily admit incompetence when it comes to expressing it visually. Lines, shapes, tones and values were all undifferentiated in my cluttered mind. Visual theory was something I avoided with my life. Not surprisingly, this lecture scared the hell out of me.
There are a lot of theories about aesthetics and some were mentioned in the lecture. It never really occurred to me before why these elements of art is important. But I believe it forms the very basis for design. Without these elements, there will be no art. And more importantly, it allows an expression of the artist’s emotions and ideas. As a novice, there is still much for me to learn but I dare say I have a better idea of the theories I’ve shunned all these years.
Our class exercise was to design something that would describe any of the given adjectives. My partner and I did the following.
This is an image representing power. The tower of grey blocks is meant to create a “peaking” point that will intimidate and at the same time give a majestic and supreme impression. The sharp edges reinforce this notion.
This is the symbol for ‘change’. Green was used as it represented momentum and movement. The crisp lines and curves are meant to create a spinning illusion to represent continuity and change. The edges of the symbol are pointy at the corners as sharp lines give an energetic feel as mentioned in lecture.
