Last week was just not my week!

everything just didnt go smoothly last week!

i was kind of pissed with myself, my printer, my camera, my scanner, everything! (on emo rides again~)

well... there's just this stupid alignment problem i just to fix with my scanner before i can post my sketches and final artwork here!!!

guess i will have to post up the research and my thoughts first and the sketches/artwork later...

till then, i wish everyone an advanced happy lunar new year!

Mr. Jeong Ji Hoon

Rain finally arrived in Singapore on 18/1/2007

after waiting for several months, Korean superstar, Rain, is finally here to open his first ever concert in Singapore. i was just having mixed feelings while waiting for his arrival at Changi Airport. when i got to see him face-to-face for the first time, my heart skipped a beat.



it sounds really crazy for a 21 year-old lady to chase after an idol. however, i must admit that the 5-day chase (18/1 ~ 22/1) was addictive and enjoyable, of course.

Rain's Coming World Tour Singapore Concert 2007

Credits: RainSingapore

here's some video clips/pictures of his concert...








Credits: RainSingapore


Credits: RainSingapore

i'm falling head over heeds in him. my lappie (the name i gave my laptop) is filled with his clips, pictures... my wallpaper and screensaver are his pictures. therefore, an idea sprung across my mind. i decided to use him as my topic for my assignment 1.

firstly, i identified the characteristics of rain:
1. he dances well.
2. he likes to wear shades and caps.
3. he has small eyes.
4. he's adorable.
5. he has short hair.
6. he has good bods.

i have did a sketch, will try to upload it as soon as possible.

Design 1: My name is Jasmine and I love Hallyu

this topic has cracked my brain for a moment. gosh~ what do I love? there are so many stuffs that I really love. *ponders... what do I hate?" well, can't think of any actually.

finally, i have decided to have my topic as shown below, it's something that I really love alot, at least for this moment now...

I love HALLYU (also known as the korean wave) .

research...

definition
HALLYU (korean wave) refers to the popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries (definition taken from wikipedia.com)

how can I interpret Hallyu as images/graphics?

Firstly, I take into consideration the South Korea's flag.

image(above) from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_korea

Then, I went to Channelnewsasia.com to search for more related graphics.
here's what I found:

One of their TV shows - Riding the Korean Wave with Suzanne Jung. The words "Korean Wave" are of different colors, red and blue respectively, which reminds me of the South Korea's flag.

Another TV show - Dynamic Korea. The letter 'O' in the word 'Korea' is to represent the South Korea's flag.

besides that, I went to observe the logo of Korean Airlines

the logo of Korean Airlines is somewhat similar to the text of Dynamic Korea. both make use of the South Korea's flag as their letter 'O'.

image(left) from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ke747nrt.jpg

therefore, here's the final 2 works I presented to the class:


converting my name into korean with the nearest pronounciation and playing with the colours, Red and blue (which is the colour of the national flag).

basically playing round with the colours, Red and blue. and adding the round-shaped icon.

Tutorial 1
while attending tutorial 1, I realized I was on the wrong track. what I did was too simple and do not fit the assignment requirements.

however, I managed to get some nice feedbacks from my fellow tutorial mates.

1. Try using people dressed up in Korean costumes (hanbok) and position them into my name.

2. Try using the korean words (hangul) to form my name (in English).

to be continued...

NM2008: Visual Communication

this blog is for updates of my NM2008 design works. please feel free to post up your comments on the designs I have done. :)