DESIGN PRINCIPLES | PROJECT 2

23/05/18 - 07/06/18 | Week 9 - Week 11
Yeoh Xiao Shi (0331577)
Design Principles
Project 2 - Senses of the place

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PROJECT 2

For the project 2, we were required to find an area that is near where we live and analyse the visual language of the location chosen. We were also expect to observe and express the sense of the place by using any media. I found out this is hard for me as I'm facing with a problem to choose a place for this assignment. At last, I decided to choose a cafe called "Mansion 1969" which is near to my house. This cafe was actually an abandoned house left by the family of the owner. The owner had band with the other two and decided to set up a cafe-cum-heritage gallery. They tried to search a suitable location at Jenjarom new village which is my hometown but they did not find any. They saw the potential in the old wooden house so they decided to set up refurbishing it and turn it into the cafe. The front part of the cafe is a small gallery displaying antique collectibles and the walls are plastered with pages of history book and photo to show the past of Malaysia as well as the old days of the village. As I'm a person who like all those vintage stuff, I really enjoy walking around the gallery and take photo every time I visit here. The decoration and the design of this cafe gave me a sense like travel back to the year 50's or 60's of the village and this is what I wanted to express in this project.

Some of the photos are taken by me and some of the photos are taken from the internet since I did not manage to get a good angle that suit for my design.

Walls plastered with the pages of history book and photo
Photo from : https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g3947014-d10478831-i199702117-Mansion_1969-Jenjarom_Kuala_Langat_District_Selangor.html

The part that I like the most as it really shows the vibe of the old times.
Photo from : https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g3947014-d10478831-i199702117-Mansion_1969-Jenjarom_Kuala_Langat_District_Selangor.html

The old poster that I found I like in the cafe.
Photo taken by me.

I did not manage to get a good photo of this poster so I get it online.
Photo taken from internet.

All glass back wall at the end of the cafe.
Photo taken by me.

Old days oil lamp at the entrance of the cafe.
Photo taken by me.

 Vintage stuff collected by the owner display at the
gallery of the cafe.
Photo taken by me.

Typewriter in the cafe.
Photo taken by me.

To express what I feel from this cafe, I decided to choose the part of the cafe that I like to make a digital collage. At first, I'm thinking to try with handmade collage but it is hard for me to get the feel that I want to express it here. So, I decided to go with digital collage by using photoshop at last.

Process of making the collage using photoshop.

First attempt without date stamp.

After I completing the collage, I think it will be interesting if I add a date stamp there. This idea came to my mind because I always  interest with the old days photograph with a date stamp. So, I tried to create my own date stamp and add on it. The date 25/5 was the last date I visited that cafe and the year 69 is from the cafe shop name "Mansion 1969" as I guess the owner is trying to show the vibe at the year 60's.

Date stamp created.

Final Outcome. (With date stamp)