Summer Project

This is the final outcome of my summer project that recently ended. The goal was to create an object that represented ourselves both publicly and secretively. We had to present our work to our class and I felt like I didn't get to say as much as I wanted to so I'll just briefly say those things here :)

Firstly, for those unaware, my idea was to use a puzzle of some sort as my friends considered me an oddity in the way I act. I picked a Rubik's Cube for it's interactivity, being well-known, and for it's structured, organized look which reflects upon how I myself am a structured and organized person. Then to make it more personal, I replaced the stickers with my own digital imagery that represented various aspects of myself.


"T"

It's a T done in a fancy old-English style of writing put across a split, textured background to make it seem more interesting and detailed.

How it represents me:

• The T obviously stands for my first name (T.H didn't look as good :P).
• The font is meant to show I like posh, classical things.
• The grungy background is a style I also like in various forms of art.
• The font used is actually from an anime, Death Note, which I REALLY enjoyed.

"How may I help you?"

This is a photo of myself in a shirt and tie (I couldn't find a suit ><) laying on a desk. Oh, and I have a light bulb for a head.

How it represents me:

• The 'look' is to hopefully make you feel like I'm a tidy and professional acting guy.
• Light bulbs work, they do their job at a flick of a switch. Now replace my head, or rather my mind, with a light bulb. This is to show that I will help you, no questions asked. All you have to do is ask.

"A simple game of Tetris"

The title pretty much says it all. This is nothing more than a simple game of Tetris, except I'm about to die.

How it represents me:

• I love games. I used to be obsessed with them and play them very often. So much so that I became engulfed by them, as if I was inside them. Which explains why I'm in the middle there.

"AiBC"

This photo shows a piece of paper with the English Alphabet, but there is a slight twist to it. Some of the letters have been jumbled up to form up the abbreviations of the Adobe products. The coloured boxes are just meant to make this more obvious.

How it represents me:

• I am so obsessed (see a pattern?) with the Adobe products that I will constantly think about what I could do with them which results in seeing their logos in some odd places, like the alphabet.

"Just a few...more...hundred"

Another photo, but this time I'm placing domino after domino across an endless stream of dominoes.

How it represents me:

• I don't have OCD, but I do have tendencies to show OCD-behaviour by arranging objects in an organized fashion and obsess (you better be seeing that pattern!) over the alignment of those objects. I do have Autism though, which could bring a much deeper meaning to this part.
  

"Hmmm"

This is where the secretive part of my object comes in. They said we had to include it, but nothing about whether we actually had to show anything. This initially means that even though you know me, it's pretty much guaranteed that you will never know anything 'bad' about me.


I'm still not satisfied with it (especially after everyone else showed their objects O_o) since it wasn't too practical what with each side being images which makes it much harder to solve. I also felt like no one really understood the meanings behind the images (might be due to my shoddy explanations though and the fact not too many could even see the images from where I had to stand).

If anything though, this whole experience was enjoyable which I hope remains consistent throughout my college course :). Anyways, hope ya enjoyed skimming this ;).