I will make a parody of the magazine Women's Health, and display it as Men's Health to make people realize the stupidity of the articles in the magazine and how they have no relation with health, but rather all with being skinny. My subject will be photographic and I will use the same typeset font and color as the original magazines, to make my work look realistic.
In this design, the main figure has an extremely skinny body that does not even have any internal organs. The body is a representation of the extreme result of the advices in the magazine. Being skinny requires the sacrifice of health, and in this case the sacrifice of health is enormous. The cover of the Women's Health magazine usually have an ideal image for women, and in this case the extremely skinny figure would serve as a twisted example. I chose a male as my model because it would look more bizarre if a male is set in these barriers of being skinny, and the effectiveness of the parody would increase greatly. Feminine words are changed to masculine ones to fit the idea of the magazine. He is holding a water bottle and wearing a sports suit, but his body does not reflect the actual healthy image people would have after exercise. One of the headlines introducing the method of removing organs to achieve skinniness, and the result is shown through the model. This is criticizing the dangerous methods women choose to pursue skinniness. The overall creepiness yet realistic design is created so women would realize that being skinny is not the same as being healthy, and the crazy methods of reaching the ideal images are completely useless. Possible Headlines: (Believe it or not, these are actually very similar to the original headlines) 1 Healthy, Handsome, and Sexy 2. A flat belly (points to the waist) 3. 100% Natural 4. Q&A: Does removing organs matter? Experts explain the new method of weight losing. 5.Lose all abs in 30 days with no exercise
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"Lost in space and time"
This design made the ampersand into a pocket watch. The darkest brown is the ampersand; it starts on one of the dark brown blocks, and end on the other. The shape of the ampersand is inspired by the shape of yin-yang in Chinese Taichee, with the two smaller circles to fill the loop. The smaller circle representing time is another smaller clock, representing the meaning of the word. The color of space is lighter and the circle has no decorations because I want to show the nothingness and the fullness of space. The loop above the large circle is the small loop in the ampersand, and is also a strap for the watch. The purpose of this design is to show how time is wasted when people did not realize it. In the large watch, a moderate amount of time is taken by empty space. Another large amount of time is taken by the smaller clock, which symbolizes time used on unnecessary small tasks, omitting the larger tasks necessary for the day. Subtracting these time, the clock only contains half of its original area. The title "Lost in space and time" also showed that people are usually lost in spending too much time in these unnecessary tasks and forgot the bigger picture. The design shows that almost half of the day is wasted on unimportant subjects, and the progress one can make if these times are saved would increase greatly. |
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January 2017
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