Assignment 1 - Drafts

This would be the very first draft for "love". Basically, I just love music. From my previous post, I'm currently in Voices during Mando-pop. I play the keys with them.

I got the ideas for the drawings based on scenes of a 'live'-performance.

From top left clockwise...

The first idea came as one that is very uncreative to me as many music lovers (I've done some 'research' online =) ) like myself made up the alphabets in their names using musical instruments. Mine is as follows:
J- Bass
O- Microphone
E - Wire connected to a socket
L - Keys.
I'm satisfied with the 'O' and 'L'. But I was afraid that the 'J' looks like a 'D' and the 'E' doesnt stand out.

The second idea, in my opinion, does not seem musical to me. But there IS indeed such a scene during a 'live' performance. It seems more of a love towards the technical aspect of a concert.
J - left speaker with a power socket beside it.
O - A mixer
E- Monitors with the sound waves
L - Right speaker
For this draft, I was concerned about the power socket on the 'J'. It seems to be there, for the sake of being there. And the sound waves of my monitor for 'E'. Although it does make sense, it is rather weak.

The third idea would be a band performance. I like my own creativity in this =D. However, all the alphabets are very vague and in my languange, terrigible to let others know of my name.
J - Person with a keytar
O - Person on a cajon
E - Person with a microphone
L - Person on a mixer.
On top of the terrigible design, this setup is very rare in real life. This is because the keytar is a Midi Controller producing electric sounds.. it is used to add on to a main instrument, which is absent in the design.

The last idea is also another idea i like. A real live unplugged setup.
J - Guy on the keys
O - Monitors
E - Wire
L - Guy singing
I was thinking between this and the first design to improve on.. But Dr Julian said that this design is not as straight forward as my first, and the wire is insignificant to 'E'. Thus, I eventually chose the first design to improve on.


Next on would be the 'Hates'. Hates is very hard for myself.. Because the only thing I really cannot stand would be terrigible food, and ______ that I cannot say because it is a very very very sensitive topic.

I had to think quite a bit before coming up with the following. They're not so much as HATE but more of irritating.

The first one refers to bugs in general. Actually, I chose 'insects' at first. However, I realised that I have problems doing the E, thus bugs. I wun want the characteristics of Insects to be discussed on this blog. =)
J - Some insect with a long tongue
O - Some insect emergin from an egg
E - Some worm
L - Some insect
I realised after completing this design that there are lots of 'some'. I would have to be specific in the drawings. Especially for 'J', where the tongue makes no sense. Hmm. maybe I should call it proboscis. 'O' and 'E' makes sense. 'L' is also SOME insect.. It's bad.

Second design are ALL cockroaches.
J - Cockroach laying eggs
O - Egg sac
E - Many baby cockroaches
L - Giant cockroach
I feel that ther whole thing is too cockroach-y. It's bad. First thing.. the parent doesnt lay eggs like that. It just lays an egg sac like in 'O'. The egg sac would contain many eggs. Secondly, cockroaches are solitary creatures. This design shows a clear lack of creativity

I was stuck by the thirs design and decided to do a change in Hate.. to sleepless nights.
Yes, I am creative with this design. =)
J - Waking up on the bed with hair standing and in frustration
O - Bed frame
E - Clock showing 2:15Am.
L - Window with moon and moonlight
I have to say that the design is ok, but does not showcase my name at all. It is similar to my third design in Like. Every alphabet doesnt really make sense. Especially the 'E'.

The last design is a terrigble one. It shows a very packed busstop.
J - Bus under the bus stop
O - People queuing
E - More people queuing
L - Even more people.
Yes, this idea is taken from NUS bus stops during peak periods. Everyone wants to board the bus..sajidhasudhsldhslahdksahdlk!!!!! The time I take to wait for a bus to get to Buona Vista MRT station during peak periods is the same as the time I take to drive home. And I live at Pasir Ris! Anyway, ranting aside.. It's a bad design.

I eventually decided on the first design to improve on. There is much to be done..