Student Names:
Kristen Davis
Project Title:
Ink Ballet
Kristen Davis
Project Title:
Ink Ballet
Project Description:
The Ink Ballet ended up being really important milestone as I start to lay the foundation for my thesis. It was the first piece I showed in my final review, and even as I showed my other work my reviewers constantly referred back to it as a good jumping off point as I move forward. My work tends to be a bit curious, if not divisive, for other designers so it felt good to have a project that everyone could agree was on the stronger side.
I went through so many ideas before I landed on the ink. I knew I wanted to do phenomenal movement, but I was overwhelmed by the number of subjects that could potentially be explored. I needed something that gave the impression of natural movement but I could also manipulate to some extent. I was mesmerized by the reflections in bubbles so I bought some at the Dollar Tree. The bottle is pink and Disney themed, which should have been my first indication that this was probably a dead-end idea. I blew one bubble and was immediately over it. The bubble project was promptly shelved.
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The Ink Ballet ended up being really important milestone as I start to lay the foundation for my thesis. It was the first piece I showed in my final review, and even as I showed my other work my reviewers constantly referred back to it as a good jumping off point as I move forward. My work tends to be a bit curious, if not divisive, for other designers so it felt good to have a project that everyone could agree was on the stronger side.
I went through so many ideas before I landed on the ink. I knew I wanted to do phenomenal movement, but I was overwhelmed by the number of subjects that could potentially be explored. I needed something that gave the impression of natural movement but I could also manipulate to some extent. I was mesmerized by the reflections in bubbles so I bought some at the Dollar Tree. The bottle is pink and Disney themed, which should have been my first indication that this was probably a dead-end idea. I blew one bubble and was immediately over it. The bubble project was promptly shelved.
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