DSDN 101 Proj 2 Tetris Storyboard

DSDN101 proj 2 Pistol story board

DSDN101 proj 2 draft 2

DSDN101 proj 2 draft 1

The word that I have picked from this draft to go forward to my storyboard is Tetris. This is because I believe I can perceive this to have more depth than that of a simple word such as PUNCH, DETONATE or POP.

I will study the game to get a better understanding of how the word should operate in the program Flash CS5.5 and try to imitate the basic mechanics of the game into the word.

DSDN 101 proj 2 kerning 1

This is an example of kerning, which I have done as a tutorial exercise.This shows suitable and even amounts of space between letters in a word and will be useful to me throughout the project.

DSDN101 proj 2 draft 3

This image found on trademe is of a rococo style mirror. To distinguish this piece as a piece of rococo design I will discuss what the style is and I will also discuss why it was criticised by so many.

The rococo style originated in France, in the 18^th century (Smith, 2011) and rose to prominence in stable and prosperous societies, in which people were open enough to encourage new ideas (Petty, 2012). French rococo was seen by some as exuberant, emotional and organic (Petty, 2012), however, the pioneers of Gothic revivalism, criticise this style, due to the features which distinguish it (Petty, 2012). These features are a-symmetrical form, irrationality, curvilinear design, aquatic themes and false principles. (Petty, 2012).

The trademe mirror above embodies all of these features. The Design flaw can be seen within the object, having an a-symmetrical form and a border which overlaps the face of the mirror (top left). This flaw is obvious because the basic principal of a mirror is to look upon a clear image of one’s self, and not the ornament surrounding; therefore, it shows irrationality in the design work. (Petty, 2012).

The curvilinear design can be seen on the mirrors gilded border and the designer has incorporated an aquatic them into this. A.W. Pugin (a pioneer of gothic revivalism) said “Silversmiths are no longer artists; they manufacture silver headed spoons punchy racing cups and cumbersome tureens and wine coolers; their vulgar salvers are covered with a sprawling rococo edged with a confused pattern.” (Petty, 2012). Pugin would have criticised and loathed this mirror as it displays false principles of design. The principles false being, that it is an imitation of nature and an inappropriate decoration for the mirrors function (Petty, 2012). If there were true principles shown within the design the mirror would show nature as a model for ornament and there would be appropriate ornament for the object (Petty, 2012), thus, this is not so.

French rococo design was and is seen by some as exuberant, emotional, and organic; however, the flaws previously discussed most certainly weigh down the positive aspects of this mirrors design. Therefore, I agree with Pugin and believe that the rococo style is an overstated and ugly design style.

References:

J. Petty. 2012. Wk_4_Design_reform.Pdf. Lecture notes. Unpublished lecture notes, Victoria university, Wellington, New Zealand.

J. Petty. 2012. Wk_4_Design_reform.Pdf. Slide 6. Unpublished lecture notes, Victoria university, Wellington, New Zealand.

J. Petty. 2012. Wk_4_Design_reform.Pdf. Slide 7. Unpublished lecture notes, Victoria university, Wellington, New Zealand.

S. E. Smith. 2011. Wisegeek .Retrieved from: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-rococo-art.htm