Category Archives: GDES 2313

Mar
29
2014

World Religion Hybrid Symbols

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For this assignment we were require to choose a theme and create symbols in line with that theme. I have always been interested in the different world religions, so I chose that for my theme. I chose Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism as my three religions to explore. The images above are of my hybrid symbols. I initially created three symbols for each religion, but then decided to mix the religions when designing my hybrid symbols. The first symbol is a hybrid of my abstract Boddhi Tree (Buddhism) and the Hijab (Islam).I chose to combine the Boddhi Tree and the Hijab because they are both sacred symbols of the respective religions.  The second symbol is a hybrid of a Mosque (Islam) and a statue of the Buddha (Buddhism). It made sense to me to combine a Mosque and a Buddha because they are both institutions of each religion. The third symbol is a hybrid of a dreidel (Judaism) and a lotus flower (Buddhism). My reason behind combining these symbols was more aesthetic than conceptual.

Mar
28
2014

Duck

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This was our first vector assignment in Illustrator in my Graphic Design I class. During this exercise, we were practicing gaining control over the pen tool. it was a challenge to learn how to make specific shapes without adding too many anchor points. I initially had a new anchor point every quarter inch, but I eventually figured out how to manipulate the handles of an anchor point so that I didn’t have to use so many. It was definitely an important learning experience.