Environmental Design - Project 1: Exterior and Landscape Design

23/9/2024 - 17/11/2024
Week 1 - Week 8
Ng Jia Ern 0363033
Environmental Design
Project 1: Exterior and Landscape Design

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INSTRUCTION

Instructions:

You are to choose and develop a location e.g. Temple set, Ruins, Village, City etc based on a theme or story that you have proposed from a game/movie/cartoon. Below is the list of tasks to be completed. 

• Mood board – collection of references and breakdown 
• Thumbnail sketches – initial concept ideas  
• Composition studies – 5 drawings, best communicate visually 
• Value studies – Continue from 5 compositions  
• Ambience studies – Continue from 5 value painting  

Submission: 

Complete Call-out Sheet. Note that each progression to be drawn on 2000 X 3000 pixels 150 dpi 16:9 ratio landscape for weekly progression. Remember this is the pre-production stage where you must make it about 70% min completion that visually communicates and appeals to target audiences.

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PROJECT 1: EXTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Designing a building for a game, for my idea, I want to combine the common Malaysian terraced shop design with greenery accents to create a bakery.

I noticed that Malaysian shop houses typically have multiple floors, usually two, and the ground floor often features a corridor.

I also incorporated common Malaysian street signs, such as the blue road name sign with white text and the "No Entry" sign.

However, halfway through, I started doubting my design. I felt that the building I was designing looked a bit too realistic, lacking the abstract, game-like feel I was aiming for. At that point, I considered whether I should change the design.

However, Mr. Kanan's feedback was to not change the design because the sketches I provided were too simple. He suggested using my current design as the base and modifying it until I was satisfied.

So, I decided to stick with it. However, unfortunately, because I was busy with other subjects, I didn’t have enough time to properly refine the details. As a result, I’m not completely satisfied with the final product. I hope I can revisit it in the future and improve it further.

Reflection

I think designing environments is incredibly challenging—I really gave it my best. I'll continue to work hard next time. I feel that I'm not very good at environmental design, but I also think it's an essential skill that I need to master. So, whenever I have the time, I'll practice more and refine my techniques.