Overview:
The first form of stickers ever known to be created was a stamp. As they were in fact a form of adhesive paper with an image. The stamps served as an image that acts as an evidence of payment of postage. Overtime the purpose of the sticker grew from using them to create traffic signs, symbols, to even a creative art illustration. Today we see stickers on our phones, shopping stores and even windows. For this project we were required to create a sticker for a window of our choice that illustrated a sort of illusion.
Process:
I began by brainstorming on ideas related to objects and themes that I’m interested in. I was able to make I list of few thing such as, floral designs, Buddhism, my home in India and so on. With these categories in mind I began drafting sketches, as seen in the images below.
Once I drafted out my final sketch the next step was to draw these images using adobe illustrator. Here I used the pen tool to trace (as represented in the image below) over my drawings in order to portray my stickers on a digital platform which is was later used to print.
The magenta coloured tracing that goes around the image illustrates the outline for manner in which the stickers are to be cut out.
Sticker. 1: Is a scenic silhouette that represents major monuments from India. The sticker is placed on my dorm room windowsill as an illusion to make it seem like its part of the window.
Sticker. 2: Is a floral design that is placed in the apartment of my friend’s dorm. We discussed how having a space outside the window to grow flowers would be nice. Hence, I created a sort of flower wreath with a black out line having the sky filling in the colours.
Sticker. 3 : Is an outline of Buddha a metaphorical illusion that there exists a spiritual being within this translucent space.
Sticker. 4: Is an image of an eye that pops up in the corner of the window acting as an Illusion that signifies someone is always watching and one may not even realize it. Within the eyeball one can see a fist resembling a sudden awareness.
Reflection:
As I worked strongly on bold outlines with all the stickers I realised how critical the choice of using a particular stroke and size was. I was able to recognise the significance of proportionality between the sticker and the window in order to create the right illusion. The project also helps identify the importance of perspective as the angle at which the sticker is placed can change the way one may want to create the illusion.