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Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM2, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Yingxue Hu

(906020) Studio 5 Junhan Foong

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WEEK 3 READING: TITLE OF READING

Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier? (Maximum 100 words) Pictorial space is that which cannot be entered or circulated through; it is irremediably space viewed from a distance, and is therefore eternally resigned to frontality.

Question 2: The Flatness of Le Corbusier’s painting’s are attributable to two properties. What are they?

And what are these pitted against?(Maximum 100 words) 1.extensio, I against by mariadge de countour 2.colour decision, which is pitted against by the contrast and texture

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MARIO’S WORLD

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1ST MARIO’S WORLD

Tracing and projection of the first world

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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD

Scanned image and it was adjusted by using Photoshop, with objects adjusted and other components added

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WEEK 4 READING: TITLE OF READING Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictoral (in this case perspectival) space and Projection?

(Maximum 100 words) Projection: measure the original object to be portrayed retain its characteristics of dimensionality and measurability Pictoral: has a vanishing point in the distance give perception of infinite space

Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words) It first arose in military history, which was used as a method to plot the paths of cannon-balls mainly due to its ability to accurately map dimensions and space as projection, and subsequently the fortifications to which they would be fired as amethod to accurately plot the attack, often using stolen blueprints as a reference for the projections.

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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD

Final presentation of Mario World, using lllustrator to fill coulurs. This is based on the snow world and created into an amusment park with elements like rolaler coaster, slides and swimming pool added.

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APPENDIX

Tools including masking tape, T-square, set rulers are used for tracing.

Having a big picture of how elements are located and combined.

Detailed drawings of added elements.

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