This project was not only conceptual but technical and very process-oriented. As someone who had never before used Adobe illustrator, this was an especially daunting task. Most of my time was spent generating ideas before actually iterating anything digitally. Countless mindmaps and drawings were made until I finally arrived at something that conveyed my conception of happiness.

My ultimate challenge was differentiating between an icon and a symbol, between the literal and the stylized. I don’t think I fully articulated what Tuan wanted me to, but this project definitely got me closer to understanding certain aspects of process and thinking critically about design.