Day 3: Adding Images

I guess this will become the regular time in which I post my designs even though I actually created the design last night at around midnight. Anyway... Today's design activity was the third iteration of Point, Line, and Plane, now with the addition of an image. Creating images with lines, shapes, and now images proved to be a much tougher task than I initially expected it to be. The placement of objects and the feel of the design was hard to create compared to the older tasks, but it came out as one of the most interesting composition yet.

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Throughout this process, I tried to maintain movement and action, as well as create interesting shapes while still keeping the clutter to a minimum. Initially, some of my objects were off kilter, and it was very hard to catch a feeling from the image. One of my friends gave me the advice to tone down the dotted structure in the lower corner and to alter the positioning of the group of lines. I wanted to show multiple shapes in a space that held a continuous image in the background, as well create shapes in space. To the left of the center of the page, I tried to create the outline of a square, which creates the gap between the two lines.

Related work by Herbert Matter.

Herbert Matter - Photomontage (For Arts & Architecture), 1945

Day 2: Point, Line, Plane (pt 2. Electric Boogaloo)

Apologies for submitting this post so late-my post was delayed because I completed my design assignments and went into a deep slumber. Regardless, my second assignment was an additional set of Point, Line, Plane exercises. After receiving critics from 3 design students I set off to make compositions involving all three forms. They first showed me examples of works they had done in the past, then told me rules to follow. They encouraged me to create focal points, work with the rule of thirds, and gave tips to improve movement and composition.

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After further research of Point, Line, and Plane I came across compositions by some of my favorite artists and tried to pull inspiration from each of them.

Wassily Kandinsky's pieces and works in this field influenced some of my shape choices and design movements. I also attempted to draw influence from El Lissitzky. My progress is still slow, but I look forward to doing more work like this in the future.

Day 1: Point, Line, Plane (and Pinterest)

Welcome to my blog! I'm creating this blog in order to document my journey into the design world. With the assistance of two of my friends, both of which are design students at the University of Washington, I will complete 30 design assignments in 30 days. With no prior design experience, I will benefit from the constant flow of design thinking. Please join me as I step forward into a whole new world!

The following compositions are my first assignment. I completed this within an hour, allowing myself around 20 minutes each. The design prompts were to use point, line, and plane to create interesting compositions consisting of movement, form, and textures.

 fig 1. Point

 fig 2. Line

  

fig 3. Plane

With minimal references or previous experiences, I attempted to mix experimentation with a professional form. I utilized different sizes and patterns in order to meet the design prompt. I was later given some feedback on my work on moving forward. My favorite piece of the three was fig 2, as it was the most visually pleasing of the three.

I have also created a Pinterest that will serve both as a reference for interesting ideas and uses, as well as a documentation of my taste.