La Linea: so little says so much

Brilliant work of Osvaldo Cavandoli

Cheeky Coco

I am venturing out into new shapes and forms of Amigurumi, and the result is Coco. She is a tiny cheeky hotdog dog...ah ah don't bite me! Ok, I promise not to call you "hotdog", Dachshund Dachshund!

See, told you she is cheeky :) Here is Coco running away from my drawing figurines.



Side view and top view; she may look sweet and innocent, but don't
be fooled!


Making of Coco, all parts ready.
Coco is fashion-conscious miniature pup, who can put to shame any Hollywood Chiwawa.

Monk and Lili's

Two beautiful and totally different animation styles.

I want this game!

Here is the official website of the game: http://machinarium.com/

Two pages from Calliope

The Brief
Examine two pages from Neil Gaiman's Sandman story Calliope. Read the script carefully and then interpret the story visually in the format of a graphic novel spread.

Illustration Outcome

Pencil Sketches

Inked and Lettered
Semester 2: Form and Object Studio with Gail Rogers Perazzo

Mom's delicious cookies!

Ingredients
~ 2 cups of all purpose flour (I usually use self-rising bleached)
~ 1/2 lb cholesterol free butter
~ 1 ts baking powder
~ 8 oz cream cheese
~ Sugar granules and colourful sprinkles for the top

Cooking instructions
Cut butter with flour, add baking powder and cream cheese.
Divide the dough into 4 balls and each ball into 8 smaller pieces.

Make small circle out of each piece on the palm of your left hand; dip in sugar one side of the circle, fold in half with sugar side inside; dip in sugar one side of half circle with sugar side inside; dip in sugar one side of the quarter circle and put on the baking sheet with sugarless side down. Repeat for all pieces.

Place prepared cookies on the baking sheet at least 1/2 inch apart.
Bake in the oven at 350F about 30 min or until slightly brown.
Let the cookies cool and spread confectioners sugar or sprinkles over them (optional).

Yum!

Are you well hung?

The Brief
Pick a typography rule out of a hat and design A3 poster communicating the rule. The copy limitation is 300 words, and the post must have a hand-rendered element to it.

Design Outcome
I originally pulled out "headers and sub-headers," but the caveat was that we could trade the rules amongst ourselves, and I finally ended up with "hanging punctuation." Yes! I've explored a few ideas, such as "hanging here does not mean death by suspension, but failure to use it could be fatal to your design reputation." But I keep hearing that sex sells, so I went with "are you well hung?"

I actually cut out the woman shape, the letters and boxes with a scalpel, and the top part is a pattern made of felt (I bought it, hehe). There is also a string of jewels at the very top to add dimension. Much of the inspiration for my Semester 2 work came from paper crafts and scrapbooking, including this one.


Semester 2: Typography with Jodie Richards