Research on Monograms

At the same time as part of our assignment to create a monogram for ourselves, Ms.Lisa our lecturer asked us to toss through books, magazines, newspapers from the library. We were asked to solo out designs that we like and do a short write-up on the reasons we found the design eye-catching.

When I went to the library i found this book, a very interesting book.  It was about Font and how people made use of these fonts.

My 1st Design (Neon City)

The design in the book:Neon City

The example of Neon City

Why I liked the design?

• It is not only used for sign.It is a combination of Argon, Mercury, Helium and colored tubing generate the Spectrum.Round glass tubing is about 1 cm in diameter and cannot be flattened to generate wide surface of neon.These signs rely on mapping the basic contour of shape.This form has expand well,not only as advertising but also as a form of art.So much of studies in neon fonts and colors.

My 2nd Design(Hotel Fonts)

The design in the book: Hotel Fonts

Example of a Hotel Font

Why I liked the design?

• Gives a classy look. The fonts look bold or italic. Looks so prominent when we enter into a hotel. There is something about the brass and gold painted hotel lettering that makes you want to pull up to the curb in a tinted window limousine. The signature for these hotels was created for an era when travel still had connotations of civilization and hotel lobbies were lobbies were graced with literacy and culture figures. 

My 3rd Design (Bright colors)

The design in the book: Bright colors

Example of bright color

Why I liked the design?

• During the 40's, Times square comes up with the outrages advertising ploys, giant billboards and steaming coffee cups. Which look really big,brighter and bolder. Will look attractive at times and will look even too shiny. Easy to figure out places which has these sort of bright block fonts names. Very creative and innovative. 

My Monogram

Here again we have been assigned to do another work... Pfffffttt...So tiring you know. We are packed with assignment but you know what Ms. Lisa makes it easier for us. She comes up with simple and easy going assignments.. Ahaaa..... though I mention it as easy, we are suppose to think out of the box. as always. We should think beyond the limit... I mean common you cannot come up with the same design every time when an assignment is given right... So yeah!

Here we go! Our new assignment was to design a monogram. Well you all must bethinking it as a simple logo. Nah! It's not actually.  It means,

1. monogram

   ˈmɒnəgram/

   noun

   1. 1.

      a motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person's initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo.

      "a handkerchief with his monogram embroidered on one corner"

   verb

   1. 1.

      decorate with a monogram.

      "Irish linen napkins monogrammed with the initials C.S"

      
      

      
      

      Few examples of monograms which I was inspired of,

      
      

   

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   Here are the monograms I came up with using my initials,

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   Miss.Lisa was happy with my work and so was I. :)

   She selected 1 monogram for me and asked me to develop using it.

   
   

   These are what I did,

   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   I showed my sketches and Miss Lisa asked me to add something that depicts me. Maybe a little bit of touch up. Something feminine...Then i drew the curvy ends and a crown on the top.She did like that and I was really glad of what I did. :)
   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Paper cut -Assignment 2

Hi to all!

Well this time Ms. Lisa had something interesting for us to do. She rewind to us what we were taught in Semester 1.  

So this assignment was to cut a square 6x6 inches.
We had to think out of the box. Come up with any asymmetry and symmetrical designs.
Draw the picture you have in your mind and cut it out. 
We were suppose to have the cut outs with us. 

Things what we needed:
1. Any colored A4 papers
2. Mounting board
3.Cutter (blade should be sharp)
4.Glue
5.Cutting mat


What I had in my mind was to do a mermaid cut out. You all might ask why! This semester had been a very tough one. Too much of work and stress, sleepless nights and so on. All I wanted was to be somewhere in under the water in the form of a mermaid swimming and resting on the corals. Having that in my mind I did 1 asymmetrical cut out.

This one was my final outcome but I and Ms.Lisa weren't satisfied with the way I pasted it. Ms.Lisa loved the outcome of what I did though.So I decided to do it again.

This was my final out come.... :) Mermaid inside the box being calm and outside the box it is like she is coming out of the sea . I see more happiness and calmness in her..


This was my symmetrical design. A design with few of my techniques...

On the day of submission Ms.Lisa challenged us to do something different on displaying our art works.
Here is what we did,

Self Portrait

Meanwhile Mr.Ernesto my lecturer for Figure drawing gave us our 1st assignment. Which is known as the "SELF PORTRAIT"  To make an expressive drawing of myself that becomes something more than just likeness by introducing symbolic images of objects, dream like music instruments, fruits, insects, bears, mechanic tools or multiple images or by suggesting aspects of an environment such as the interior of a room or automobile.

We were asked to analyze small rough sketches to explore com-positional variations before beginning the large drawing.

Here are the sketches I drew:

Mr.Ernesto suggested to go with the sketch I like the most.I chose the last one above. He said good but as it was going to be drawn on an A1 paper it would look plain so he suggested to come up with a background design.

So I came up with a floral background design

                                          

                                              Process and research of my drawing

Final outcome

Lantern Designs

Ms Lisa asked us to come up with some ideas for the lanterns. We all discussed and came up with an idea.That is, as there are so many ethnics here and different ethnic have different styles,so we were divided into 4 groups again. They re the Indians,Chinese, Malays and the Minorities. I was in the Indian group and was also the leader of the group. There were 7 members in my group including myself. We were asked to sketch some Indian designs and show it Ms.Lisa on the next tutorial class. I gave ideas to my members and asked them to sketch as many as they can.

Research and ideas on Indian style:

Here are the sketches by me and by my group members: