Tan Jian Xin (0350784)

5.2.2024 - 29.3.2024 / Week 1 - Week 8 Tan Jian Xin / 0350784 Intercultural Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Lectures / Proposal / Field Study / Final Project & Portfolio List / Jump Link Lectures Instructions Proposal Field Study Final Project & Portfolio Feedbacks Reflections LECTURES Briefing on MIB (module information booklet) Communicate the essence and the information efficiently and effectively Figure 1.1: Visual communication Visuals Everything that can be seen Wide, all-inclusive including nature (tree, bird, cat) Everything produced or created by humans that can be seen Produced or created by humans for the purpose of visual representations that has functions, content and communicative purpose Figure 1.2: Example of visual Design system (cultural sensitivity) Freedom and Spontaneity Easily distinguished in their environment Physical activity Can be physical, involving movement and activity that engages in physical challenges Mindfulness and Relaxat...

20.2.2024 - 5.3.2024 / Week 3 - Week 5 Tan Jian Xin / 0350784 Design Principles / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Task 2 / Visual Analysis INSTRUCTIONS In this task, we are required to evaluate, research, record and examine the artwork we chose for Task 1. We will study the design principles found in the artwork, as well as the size, placement, purpose, effectiveness of the design in relation to the UNSDG goal we've chosen. Figure 1.1: Plastic Ocean by Tanya Protasova on April 25th 2022 Visual Analysis Phase 1: Observation This illustration is created by Tanya Protasova as the art challenge by Uliana Babenko to raise public awareness on the issue with plastic pollution in the ocean that ends up affecting both humans and marine inhabitants.  According to the illustration, the dolphin entangled in a net is the main focus to the viewers as a blue lady with freckles and a coral on her hair is looking at her hand. Besides, the man sitting on a boat with his pet is also l...

6.2.2024 - 20.2.2024 / Week 1 - Week 3 Tan Jian Xin / 0350784 Design Principles / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Task 1 / Exploration List / Jump Link Lectures Instructions Feedbacks LECTURES Elements of Design - Individual "building blocks" Point  Simplest element of design Repetitive mark forms a line Other 2/3D figures and forms are created as the point moves in space Figure 1.1: Point Line   Can be active or static / aggressive or passive / sensual or mechanical Can indicate direction, define boundaries of shapes and spaces, imply volumes and suggest motion or emotion Can be grouped to depict qualities of light and shadow and to form patterns and textures Figure 1.2: Line Shape Expanse within the outline  Becomes visible when a line enclose an area or change in value (light/dark) or texture General category of shapes - Geometric (Tend to be precise and regular)  & Organic ( Irregular, more informal than geometric) Figure 1.3: Shape Form 2D - shap...