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Carrie Ng

BFA in Graphic Design — Graphic Design
Course:
GPRT-152 Communication Design 2: Information & Context
Faculty:
Guillaume David

Hopeless Restraint

Hopeless Restraint focuses on the Situationist International and a contrasting idea about experimental makeup. The Situationist International has pointed out the idea that the media controls us to want rather than need in order to impress others, speaks of a problem that many struggles with today. However, experimental makeup is about ignoring beauty standards and embracing self-expression. The zine is put together through research, self-created imagery, and exploration.
Learning Outcomes:
Through this project, I learn to create my own imagery that visually represents the article and the content. Imagery is able to spark interest in the audience and evoke emotions that help connect with the content.
Zine Cover
Chinese calligraphy that says "media is poisonous" inspired by the Paris 68 protest.
First article. Title created through image scanning, representing the warping of reality. Chinese calligraphy is applied throughout the design to create cohesiveness, evoke chaotic emotions, and continue to quote phrases from Paris 68.
First article. Images are from the Paris 68 protest and the same treatment as above was applied. Chinese was chosen for the calligraphy to reflect my culture since the artist ideals and the contrasting idea speaks personally to me.
First article. Images are from The Society of the Spectacle. The same treatment was applied.
Second article. The same treatment was applied.
Second article. Image of Guy Debord. The same treatment was applied.
Image break. Image of the artists in the Situationist International. The same treatment was applied.
Third article. Self-created imagery. The same treatment was applied.
Fourth article. Self-created imagery. The same treatment was applied.
Image break. Self-created imagery. The same treatment was applied.
Process of image creating. The makeup is inspired by experimental makeup, which focuses on self-expression. This makeup represents my breaking through of societal normality. For instance, instead of wearing eyeshadow on my eyelid, I apply it to my undereye. I also used face paint to paint Chinese calligraphy on myself.
Process of image creating. The makeup is inspired by experimental makeup, which focuses on self-expression. This makeup represents my breaking through of societal normality. For instance, instead of wearing eyeshadow on my eyelid, I apply it to my undereye. I also used face paint to paint Chinese calligraphy on myself.