the making of : project uno, mobile icon & wallpaper design

this is our first project for multimedia digital design: design a series of mobile icons & wallpapers based the theme "fantasy".  When we first got the brief, we were excited by the prospect of the theme "fantasy" which means infinite possibilities through imagination.  So we started off with a mind map that branched off into various fantasies (e.g. myths, sexual fantasies, gods, aliens, the supernatural) & each eventually branched off into a multitude of other associations & imaginations, so we ended with shitloads of possible themes to work on.  After considering the practicality, versatility & interest of each respective theme, we finally managed to narrow them down to 7, which after consultation with our lecturer & tutor, were then futher reduced to 2 specific themes - islamic/arabic calligraphy & dystopian ministry logos/badges.

Next up, is to do research on the themes.

here are some snapshots from our research - 

we were just mesmerized by the beauty & finesse of islamic/arabic calligraphy that we we're very interested in creating icons based on this theme, moreover we intended to introduce a new perspective on this calligraphy as being contemporary & not confined within religious context, as people would usually associate calligraphy with the traditional & in this context, with islam.

            

this theme was inspired by a book, '1984' by george orwell, an English novel about life in an authoritarian dystopia, which we were reading at the time we got the brief for this project.  So we thought why not do a series of icons based dystopian ministry logos/badges, as we were always very interested & intrigued by the topic of dystopias & totalitarianism.