Assignment 2: Making Images Talk (Part 1)

This assignment was a tough one. Who knew simplifying something visually would be so difficult?
I settled on my beloved coffeemaker, and with each subsequent step I omitted some details and simplified as much as I could. But by the third level of abstraction I had to add a coffee droplet because the image was losing recognition. I also enlarged the droplet in step 4 because the meaning it carried grew more significant as the surrounding graphics became more abstract.





Comments from tutorial
People mostly had a problem with the transition between the 2nd level of abstraction and the 3rd level of abstraction.
Many also suggested retaining the handle in Level 4 so the image bears more resemblance to a coffee pot.

Assignment 1: Me, Myself & I (Part Four)

So here are the final products:


I merged the two middle books of the 'D', so I hope it won't be confused with a 'B' anymore.


I made the planes bigger as suggested. But I decided against labelling the destinations because I felt it would take attention away from the flight paths. Anyway, it's clearly a map of the world, right?

It was a new experience for me to go through the phases of the design process. I found the most important step to be getting feedback from others, because, after all, the message has to be clear to the receiver.
I've learnt that simple is best, to avoid over-cluttering the design/message. I didn't receive as much criticism as I expected during tutorial, so I'm taking it that my name, and message, is very explicit in the pictures. I'll leave subtlety to the experts...