Work selected: Glenn Ligon, For Comrades and Lovers (2015). 63 Fifth Avenue. For Comrades and Lovers is made with purple neon lights that are bent into shape of letters, forming sentences, or words, that extends to 400 feet long. The letters themselves are in a clean font and slim stroke. The light coming out from […]
Formal Analysis: Starry Night
Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Oil on canvas Saint Rémy, June 1889 Rather than a painting of specific scenery, Starry Night is more of an expression of Van Gogh’s emotion and imagination. With bold strokes as well as doleful and gloomy blue color scheme, Starry Night projects a very lively yet sad and lonely […]
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS Umbrella Dryer
My teammate and I did research on existing umbrella drying tools and redesigned the best one out of all. Our goal is to reduce the down effects of wet umbrellas, to replace the unsustainable umbrella dryers on market with greener, more efficient and visually more pleasing product. Problem Statement On rainy days, there are millions […]
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS Food Life Cycle
In this project I mapped out the life cycle of bubble tea, which is relatively unsustainable in terms of both its source of ingredient and manufacturing process. This is my first draft, featuring only icons/images and arrows to show the flow. In the final draft below I added descriptions to clarify how un-sustainability apply. I […]
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS Microbead & Microfiber
I worked with my teammates on researching on microbeads and microfiber, hoping to educate more people about how harmful they are to our environment and eventually to human, and how they do the threat. WHAT ARE THEY? Microbeads are manufactured solid plastic particles of less than one millimeter in their largest dimension. They are Most […]
FASHION STUDIO Reflection
My experience in both Seminar and Studio classes definitely forced me to be more creative than I’ve ever been. I enjoyed developing my own project theme and idea because I’ve never done it before. It was challenging but trained me to think in many different angles in terms of media, research, and creativity. My final […]
FASHION SEMINAR Reflection
1) what was the most important lesson that you learnt throughout the research process in your seminar class? I learned that picking a topic that you are genuinely interested in is the most important part of the research. During my research process it was my passion for the topic that motivated me the whole time. […]
FASHION SEMINAR Visual Essay
The personal aspect of this visual essay is how I adore Chiara. I am attracted by her unaffected image and invincible confidence. However, this is also an argument in which i try to convince readers by listing all the factors why Chiara is so influential and adorable. It is pretty obvious: she is a loving […]