Assignment 1: Part I--Thumbnails


Me Myself and I
(The title of this assignment is, by strange coincidence, the same as my username.)

In this assignment, we're to come up with two words that best describe us, through fitting them into the sentence "My name is Jessie and I love/hate ________."


For this, I thought of "music", "dance" and "migraine".
Well, of course i don't love migraines.


Here are the eight thumbnails developed.



Music.



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As you can see, this is a rather stiff adaptation of musical notes. And the letters of my name cannot be easily noticed.



Lacking in ideas. But I like the concept of using music bars to form "E".



Dance.



Ballet shoes with ribbons. Rather plain-looking to me.




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Human figures in different dance positions. I like this idea, but it's tough to develop it on paper.



Migraine.



A medicine cabinet, because when migraine strikes, the only way out is to pop pills. Because of that I always make sure I have ample pills at all times. I like this design because it focuses on details. But my name is just spelt out as it is, and not incorporated into the design. Also, there isn't a clear indication of migraine.



This is supposed to be pills arranged in such a way so as to spell out my name. I don't like this, really. It looks like jelly beans or sausages for that matter, and again, it doesn't indicate migraine.



This is made up of different kinds of pills and tablets, and the side view of a person pressing his temples, indicating headache/migraine. It's developed further from the previous thumbnail.




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Lastly, the brain. There are motion lines to indicate tension and throbbing of the brain. I like this design because it is a jump out of the usual pills and medicine idea.



So these are my eight thumbnails at their "purest" undeveloped state.
The next post will show developments on four of these thumbnails, and what the class has to say about them. Stay tuned!




Oh yes! Pleas DO leave comments on how I can improve my designs and if you have any tips for me. Any and every one will be greatly appreciated. =D