#cvlbriefproject

Another physical element I wanted to submit was these postcard designs. This would be another way of donating money to save the environment while being a visually aesthetic postcard that people can put on a wall as a decoration or send it to their friends/family. 

Here is a sample book prototype. I test printed my patterns, cut them into long stripes and folded them to see how I can possibly bind them. I thought of doing a single fold bind and attaching it to the cover by making holes in it and using the ends of the thread to tie a knot. 

I also came across these binding methods when I was searching for poster designs in the library. They gave me some ideas for how I can demonstrate my patterns in a physical manner. I started thinking about accordion books and how it could be a great solution for my wide frame designs. 

- tell a visual in my story, a step by step of how the situation with nature has developed 

Here is a step-by-step process of how I illustrated the transition in this tomato pattern. I started by changing the initial pot design to a bin. However, I noticed that it still looked like a pot rather than a bin, so I decided to add some rubbish to the background to make the message clearer. Next, I replaced the tomatoes with the bin lid, positioning it in the same location as the previous element. Lastly, I kept the single tomato design for consistency, but I added some mould and imperfections to further emphasise the meaning of this piece. 

I also demonstrated how flower petals are falling off as they also get affected by pesticides and the loss of their pollinators.

As I made slight changes to the form of my project, it was necessary to update the Learning Agreement accordingly. I only edited two elements in the synopsis of study. Firstly, I revisited the initial task, which was to design a set of patterns for interior design, and changed it to surface design since my current focus is on creating patterns for reusable bags. Secondly, in the third paragraph, I initially mentioned exploring the links between visual language and mental health. Mental health didn't become the main subject of my exploration and, therefore, I decided to instead focus on how visual language impacts decision making. The aim is to motivate individuals to think about the state of our planet and take action to protect wildlife. 

Tomato illustration process