Sketch 2: Found character

 1. I found an umbrella. I liked the swirled fabric and the straps that broke up the swirling colors. it evolved images of a hooded figure and wispy weather-centric designs. I took the fabrics and the swirls to create characters focused around the texture and pattern rather that exactly the shape. I have a man with a twisted body, and a hooded ghost with a swirly shredded cloak. I then turned the strap into a scarf to stretch the design even more.

Sketch Blog 1: Found Character

Inspiration:

For this week's "found character" I was drawn in by the design of this remote. It's the old remote to my Magnavox CRT TV. I found it interesting because, opposed to the design of all of my modern remotes, it has much more of an ergonomic shape. Because of the way it was meant to be held in the hand, the electronic was given a more organic feel to the way it was designed. I found that combination of taking something functional and giving it a bit of character interesting.

Sketches:

I saw multiple ways the buttons and shape of the remote could lend themselves to a character. From different ways that faces could be attached to it, to the way it would look as a body.

More Theory

This experience gave me a lot of ideas focusing around manufactured characters. It made me think about how aspects of inorganic objects that are meant to assist humans in interacting with them, could in turn become aspects of the objects that reflect something organic. This not only gives the character a history of existing or interacting with humans, but also informs the character's present and what role they may play. For example if the character did something to change any bumps or curves into sharp angles, that may mean they have issue with humanity and want to distance themselves as much as possible from those lumpy bags of flesh.