Design Principles - Project 1 : Self Portrait 1
29.08.2022 - 30.09.2022 / Week 6 - Week 8
Hisham Rasheed / 0356767
Design Principles / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 1: Self-Portrait
Design Principles / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 1: Self-Portrait
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Create your own A4 self-portrait, and apply design principles
knowledge.
- Write a 150-200 words rationale for your final idea.
2. Upload both designs in a PDF file in your blog.
3. Send your blog link here.
4. Your blog must be in your actual name for easy identification. Make
sure it has:
a) Visual research
b) Idea Exploration
c) Feedback from the lecturer
d) Final design outcome (pictures must be neatly cropped and
must not be shadowy/blurred)
e) Brief reflection for the week
Materials: Any medium. Digital is allowed.
Contemplate your life experiences, which include your culture, your
family, your friends, your school days, your favorite hangouts, your
favorite music, food, musician, etc. Observe your surroundings, people,
vehicles, buildings, plants, signages, nature, and activities. Record
these in sketches, photography, and/or video recording. Study all the
visuals that you had collected. Select visuals that you find relevant and
interesting to you, which you can translate into a design work to create a
portrait of yourself. Remember to apply design principles in your work.
Mind Map
VISUAL RESEARCH
Fig 1
https://pin.it/3KkLvOw
Fig 2
https://pin.it/4Q9YPXC
Fig 3
https://pin.it/3echnFe
Fig 4
https://pin.it/5DMbAGj
Fig 2 and 3 is an example of how I design my designs as simple lines and
curves also contrast colors.
Fig 4 is what helped me to get an idea of how my design was gonna be done and
reflected.
Progress
I decided to do mine by sketching an over the shoulder shot of me playing a
Nintendo switch but the display of the game will be showing a portrayal of me
as in the game.
Fig 5 rough Sketch
Fig 6 sketch of what's happening inside the screen
Final Outcome
My final design portrays my interest in gaming where in the game I am the
character and is been played by me as it shows how I control my life in it.
Fig 7 final design
Fig 8 shows a close-up image of the design where the game characters me is
infused by a cassette saying life on my tongue which shows how I like music
and it's related to my life. I used contrasting colors because I visualize
colors similarly in games when I play.
Fig 8 close up of the design
Feedback
week 7 : I was asked to show more visual refrence relating to my final designs
and have a briefed explanation behind my design and to set up my blog
properely.
Reflection
Experience : this assignment has thought me to take a look at my intrests and
hobbies and interpret with my design and design principles. I have improved my
sketching digitally and got a chance to play with colors and texts. The
project was valuable and practical as it thought me how to work within
restrictions and experiment with new ways of expressing my intrests as well as
how to project it through a design.
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