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The definition of design is ultimately the solution to someone's problem, and can also be used as a form of expression.

Visual communication design is the methodology of solving problems through typography, space and imagery.

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Experimenting with the combination of black, red, and white

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Drawing a simple red bird using the combination of colours

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Using Adobe Illustrator to render the image, using pen tool and shapes. I used the selection tool and expanded its area to create a white outline

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Unique style from the game Persona 5 which utilises the red, white and black colour scheme really well

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Jake Parker, an artist, and his logos that makes his work look very professional

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Sticker styles with simple images and a white border around it. This could make a nice style or aesthetic

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Seen in a lecture, this Shakespeare graphic design inspired me to use the colour scheme

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I found this Japanese retro graphic design really cool with the way it used minimal colours whilst conveying so much

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The "rubber hose" style seen in Mickey Mouse films or in this case, the game Cuphead is appealing to me

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Draft of original logo, inspired by Jake Parker's logo

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This logo was finalised in Adobe Illustrator, using grids to create perfect alignments. I created this logo to display my initials, L and T, in the centre. The two white shapes represent those letters, with the T being abstracted to achieve balance. I decided to do this because it is recognisable as the letter T without the top right line. This abstraction was inspired by the icon activity. The font of these letters implement slightly curved corners to achieve a less jagged feel, creating a smoother logo. The black outline around the white shapes are utilised to create an effect, replicating the style of a comic book, to reflect the comic-like characters and designs I create. In the original draft, a transparent square was place in the middle to create a 3D effect, however, I found it distracting and removed it for simplicity.

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This self map is a representation of how I am connected with my own creations. Once again, I reflected my style by only using black, white, and red colours. Outlines of black and white were added to create a cartoon or sticker-like effect. I converted the image of myself to monotone to remove the natural colour of my skin in Adobe Photoshop to achieve this. I also removed my eye on the right in Adobe Photoshop as an abstracted representation on how I find myself lost in my imagination and see things through the perspective of characters in worlds that do not exist. Therefore, I added a semi circle shape consisting of smaller semi circles in the colours red, white, and black as a cartoon version of an eye on the left side of the self map. To achieve the purpose of a self map, I added a star map, on the left half of my face to further connote my connection with separate universes in my imagination. I believe that this self map represents me as a designer by reflecting on my creative side.

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Drawn drafts of simple animal icons

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These icons were made to experiment with simplifying key features of animals to convey meaning in an abstract method. Even without their original colours and using imperfect lines, the animals are recognisable due to the key features.

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My purpose is to create visually pleasing designs that successfully conveys meaning whilst sticking to a style that is unique to me. What I find important is that I, individually as a graphic designer, create my own identity by defining my brand and answering to the ideals of a project.

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Background: I am currently studying for a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) because I am passionate about graphic design. I have a Japanese background, exposing me to all sorts of unique styles and aesthetics in their visual media such as manga, anime and video games. I have always admired interesting styles of art and drew my own characters ever since I was little

Colour Choice: I feel that I have a strong connection with the colour red, mainly because it is visually pleasing, but it connects to me in other ways, such as being the featured colour in the flag of both of my ethnicities; Japanese and Indonesian. I was also put in the red house team in both primary and secondary school. This is the main reason why I have chosen red to be my main colour scheme.

Key Words: Bold, Simple, and Contrasting

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Creating a character in Adobe Illustrator to develop more skills and techniques

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Just creating a simple pair of eyes using semi circles with the colour scheme

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This is another version of the logo, replacing the red and white with transparency in case I need to place it on a piece of work. This allow the logo to be implemented subtly without covering too much of the work.