1.20.2010

Style guide visual inspirations...

[Heores] : Material Industries...
brand words: eco friendly..white plus color accents..contrast to space pirates
white plus blue and green DLos..energy signatures...they burn clean fuel, metaphor is system environment clean manufactured, eco matierials...
avoid kosmos style

[Bengals] : Space pirates: Ships hide in space...so hidden in space..black..vessels that show up behind space debris...salvaged parts, black plus red tech dlo's red and orangn halos' burn dirty fuels...aggressive, cunning..metaphor is insects, cockroaches, paint spills:
avoid xeno style

extreme villain vehicle is white and agressive ..most advanced cloaking device...turs out pirates have big investors behind them...american experimental space fighter...myth but somehow exists to destroy the scout vehicles..

Process: SceneI

0.0 Concept. Sci fi spaceship scene
0.1 Concept refinement
spaceship -scout
scene - outside of transport vessel
0.2 Ref...scout ships + outside hangars..fuel docks..charging stations...maybe scouts attach to transport someohow and they share fuel...
0.3 thumbs
Design scout...fnd inspiration
Design vessel..find inspiration
Design the scene comp...use vandruffs notes plus notes from viscom

Story rough

Story summary synopsis:
state of the world:[setting] earth and moon colonies
china and india are main countires...they first to colonize moon
character who works for advanced materials company transport materials from earth to the moon for new colonies...100%eco materials as other materials are not allowed in the colonies being about saving resources and not generating waste
vehicles are used to transport these loads between the sites..
scouts and maintenence vehicles also escort the transports

scenes: interior of domain
establishing shot
interior of moon colony
exterior of moon colony
transport in space
transport at moon station
transport at manufacturing plant
scouts flying by

space pirates want to steal the materials as they are being transported and sell them to other countries...sold digitally thru illegal black network markets...black market ebay nukes.

characters: Xom thomas li..chinese educated , new yuppie, piad big bucks by brand company as a remote operator of escort scouts...also has to learn military tactics...fights the pirates..unlikely hero..

sarah j- indian born pirate agent...specialty is recon..educated but wishing for a more interesting life of space travel became a pirate..since shes coldnt get into space program at her age...spaccec pirate ..also she political views and sees the abuse of power from india on other nations

US has become second world country behind in technology and resources, has to import almost all eco materials, and behnd in science and technology, also learning networks are not as well developed..public education is still antiquated ..vs china india first years of grade school are lessons on how to learn efficiency and quickly...

Conceptships start

Art Center College of Design
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AMBIENT TRENDS & ISSUE

energy: Energy Tax

Energy comes from multiple sources but it is expensive. Energy-use tax exists on all forms of energy with more weight on fossil fuels to make other forms more competitive.
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society: Rapid Learning Networks

Open access to networks of trust, crowd wisdom and hi-quality data is spontaneously and rapidly educating, spreading new ideas and shifting age-old perceptions as they sweep through large populations.
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technology: Smart Materials

Biomimicry, nanotechnology and new material blends let us build/grow products and buildings with ideal properties. Many new materials have properties that change due to the environment or are user controllable.
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economy: Retail Transition

Retail stores are used as show-rooms and carry little stock, reducing traditional retail employment. Manufacturing and distribution logistics now revolve around huge numbers of local, micro-manufacturing facilities that deliver ordered products.
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ecology: Extinction Rate Increases

Despite huge international efforts to reverse the extinction rate of species, the point of no return has been passed. People are beginning to understand the colossal complexity and interdependence between species.
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political: China and India Dominate

US and Europe co-exist with South East Asia but China and India dominate world politics with Russia being isolationist and opportunist.
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wildcard: Suitcase Nuke

A suitcase terrorist nuclear device explodes in a large Western city killing 200,000.
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DESIGN CONTEXT

enterprise: Large Scale Materials Supplier

Our company supplies cutting edge materials and processes to the transportation industry. (Like PPG, BASF)
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axiom: Hyper Allure

Our customers want the very best. Our products and services immediately connect with the customer and have a lot of “first read” appeal. Allure stimulates consumption.
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customer: New Yuppie

Our target customers are: Young, urban professionals with high disposable income. Ambitious and focused on careers.
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constraint: Eco Materials

Design with materials that create only biodegradable waste or that are 100% recyclable (not down-cyclable) and that are not manufactured at the expense of ecology.
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scenario

11.23.2009

reading list + tutuorial list for becoming better artist / designer

Books:
Drawing and Painting Racing Cars: Michael Turner
Composition of Outdoor Painting: Edgar Payne
Universal Principles of Design:
Architecture: Form Space & Order
Architectural Graphics
Design Drawing Francis D Ching Books
Art of Star Wars I, II, III
Everything I know About Painting: R. Schmid

Magazines:
Autombile
Auto & Design
Cinefx
ImaginFx

Videos:
Gnomon DVD's
Making of Films

Study Topics:
Maya - Solid Modeling
MODO - Solid Modeling
Painting:

sites:http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/concept_cars/acura_2+1.html
http://www.wehilation.com/
http://www.jonradbrink.com/preview/
http://www.fzdschool.com/announcement_features_article12_02.htm
http://www.fzdschool.com/announcement_features_article5_2.htm

11.21.2009

Fng Zhu's Old Tutorial




now i gotta fix this sketch...needs clarity

10.10.2009

too do during term off

notes for self///...TA
viscom 5- learn photoshop
prof wang design theory
entertainment
frido's creative strategies
finish velazco's
make portfolio
clean up and add old work
learn environment painting
exercise and get fit
color theory

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