ANIMAL SY M B O L I S M PROCESS BOOK ABIGAIL MILES / ALEX ANDERSON / VISC 204 / 2020
CARNIVORE AND MAMMAL.
THE SIMILARITIES OF BEARS AND NATIVE AMERICAS: HAD BROAD SWATHS OF THE CONTINENT AND LATER
LARGE SNOUTS, STOCKY LEGS, ROUNDED EARS, SHAGGY
BASIC FACTS
PUSHED OUT.
HAIR, LARGE PAWS. BEARS ARE MORE LOCATED IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN POLAR BEAR, GIANT PANDA, EXCELLENT SINCE OF SMELL.
WEST.
MOST ADAPTABLE MAMMALS ON THE LANDSCAPE.
BELIEVED TO BE SPIRITUAL GUIDES WHICH REPRESENT STRENGTH AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE.
CULTURAL; NATIVE AMERICANS CELEBRATED THE BEAR AS HONORING HOW THE BEAR COULD SURVIVE.
TREATED WITH REVERENCE AND SEE AS A SOURCE OF INDEFATIGABLE POWER.
1. LARGE
50 WORDS TO VISUALLY DESCRIBE:
26. HEAVY
2.
SHORT LEGS
27.
ORGANIC SHAPED
3.
SHORT SNOUT
28.
ROUNDED BACK
4.
ROUND EARS
29.
DISTINCT SILHOUETTE
5.
ROUND FACE
30.
BLACK EYES
6.
BROAD STANCE
31.
SLUMPED BACK
7. SOLID
32.
ANGLED/SHARP FACE
8. SHAGGY
33.
DISTINCT NOSE PROTECTING CUB
9.
LARGE PAWS
34.
10.
CONTRAST BETWEEN SHORT AND LONG TEETH
35. STANDING
11.
PROMINENT NOSE
36.
SLOW WALK
12. FEROCIOUS
37.
DULL- WHEN OLD
13. GRIZZLY
38.
YOUTHFUL AND BRIGHT- CUB
14. LEAN
39.
SMALL MOUTH
15. HUNGRY/FEASTING
40.
ELONGATED PAW
16. RUGGED
41.
HUNCHED UPPER BACK
42.
LOW TO THE GROUND
43.
PLAYFUL POSTURE
17.
SMALL EYES
18. SIMPLISTIC 19.
CONTRASTING: COLOR (BLACK AND WHITE)
44.
PROTRUDING EARS
20.
HIBERNATION: SEASONAL WEIGHT
45.
OUTLINED FACE
21.
ROUNDED BACK
46.
OPEN MOUTH
22.
HAIR PATTERN
47.
PROMINENT TEETH
23.
BLACK FUR
48.
NO OR SMALL TAIL
24.
WHITE FUR- BLEND IN WITH SNOW
49.
ROUNDED BACKSIDE
50.
SERIOUS PRESENCE
25. PLANTIGRADE
50
1. EMPATHETIC
26. CONTENT
2. FEARFUL
27. DISTANT
3. PLAYFUL
28. ENERGETIC
4. SOCIAL
29. ENRAGED
5. FIERCE
30. FRIGHTENED
6.
WORDS TO EMOTIONALLY DESCRIBE:
PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR
31. HESITANT
7. SOCIAL
32. ISOLATED
8. POWERFUL
33. LOVING
9.
LAZY OR TIRED
34. SENSITIVE
10. COMPASSIONATE
35. TERRIFIED
11. TERRITORIAL
36. VULNERABLE
12. HUNTER
37. WITHDRAWN
13. OMNIVORE
38. WORRIED
14. TENDER
39. AFFECTIONATE
15. BOLD
40. MORTAL
16. ANXIOUS
41. PRIMAL
17. CAUTIOUS
42. RAW
18. POLITICAL
43. RELUCTANT
19. SHY
44. SHARP
20. FREE
45. UNDIVIDED
21. PROUD
46. VISCERAL
22. RESERVED
47. INTRIGUED
23. TRANQUIL
48. MATERNAL
24. DISTRESSED
49. TENSE
25. GROUCHY
50. BRAVE
25 ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE SOUND:
1. LOUD
14. TUMULTUOUS
2. CONVEYING
15. UPROARIOUS
3. DISTINCT
16. THUNDEROUS
4. AGGRESSIVE
17. GROWL
5. DEEP
18. GROAN
6. RICH
19. RUMBLE
7. RHYTHMIC
20. YOWL
8. BROKEN
21. MOAN
9. PURE
22. VULGAR
10. ALMIGHTY
23. NASTY
11. BRASSY
24. COMPASSIONATE
12. EXPLOSIVE
25. MOURNFUL
13. ROARING
25 WORDS
1. WOODS
15. HIBERNATION
2. MOUNTAINS
16.
CUB / KID
3. BAMBOO
17.
ARROWS / ARROW HEAD
4.
18. BERRIES
5. RUSTIC
19. DEN
6. FISH
20. CAVE
7. HONEY
21. FOREST
8. BEES
22. SPIRITUAL
9.
ASSOCIATED:
ICE SHEETS
PINE TREES
23. NATIVE
10. STARS
24. CLIMBING
11. NIGHT
25. URSIDAE
12. WONDERING
26. CARTOONS
13. TRIBAL
27. FRIENDLY FIGURES: SMOKY THE BEAR,
14.
WATER AND STREAMS
CARE BEARS, WINNIE THE POOH, BROTHER BEAR
S K E TC H E S CREATING A MINIMUM OF 20 SKETCHES FOR EACH CATEGORY TO EXPLORE SYMBOLISM AND DESIGN ELEMENTS.
G EO M E T R I C
MINIMAL
ONE - LINE
CO L L AG E
OT H E R
CO L L AG E
TYPOGRAPHIC
B E H AV I O R A L
TEXTURE
CALLIGRAPHY
A B ST R AC T
A B ST R AC T
M OV E M E N T
M OV E M E N T
D OTS
THICK LINES
C R E ST
THICK LINES
C R E ST
OV E R L AY E D
G EO G R A P H Y
C A RTO O N
SHAPES
C U LT U R A L
ROUND ONE: D I G I TA L TAKING 3 - 5 FAVORITE SKETCHES AND CONVERTING THEM TO DIGITAL RENDERS.
G EO M E T R I C
MINIMAL
ONE - LINE
CO L L AG E
TYPOGRAPHIC
B E H AV I O R A L
TEXTURE
CALLIGRAPHY
A B ST R AC T
M OV E M E N T
D OTS
THICK LINES
C R E ST
OV E R L AY E D
G EO G R A P H Y
C A RTO O N
SIMPLE SHAPES
C U LT U R A L
R O U N D T WO : R E F I N E M E N TS USING COMMENTARY FROM CRITIQUES TO CREATE REFINEMENTS. REFINEMENTS STARTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
G EO M E T R I C
MINIMAL
ONE - LINE
CO L L AG E
TYPOGRAPHIC
B E H AV I O R A L
TEXTURE
CALLIGRAPHY
A B ST R AC T
M OV E M E N T
D OTS
THICK LINES
C R E ST
OV E R L AY E D
G EO G R A P H Y
C A RTO O N
SIMPLE SHAPES
C U LT U R A L
FINAL SY M B O L S CREATING FINAL SYMBOLS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF A BEAR.
MINIMAL
G EO M E T R I C
CO L L AG E
ONE - LINE
B E H AV I O R A L
TYPOGRAPHIC
CALLIGRAPHY
TEXTURE
M OV E M E N T
A B ST R AC T
THICK LINES
D OTS
OV E R L AY E D
C R E ST
C A RTO O N
ENVIORNMENT
C U LT U R A L
SIMPLE SHAPES
ROUND ONE P O ST E R S VISUALIZE BEAR SYMBOLS IN THE FORM OF A POSTER WHERE THEY ARE READABLE AND EMPHASIZE SCALE.
BEAR
BE L IEV E D TO BE SPI RI TUA L GUI DES R E PR ESE NTI NG STRENGTH & SELF-KNOWLEDGE.
BEAR
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BEAR
BE LI EVE D TO BE S P I RI TUA L G U I D ES RE P RES E N TI N G STRE N GTH & S E LF-K N OW LE D G E .
BEAR
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B ELIEVED TO B E SPIRITUAL GUIDES REPRESENTING STRENGTH & SELF-KNOWLEDGE.
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BEAR
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R O U N D T WO P O ST E R S TAKING COMMENTARY FROM CRITIQUES AND REFINING THE POSTERS TO EMPHASIZE CONTRAST AND LAYOUT.
BEAR
BELIEVED TO BE SPIRITUAL G U I D ES
R E P R ES E N T I N G
ST R E N GT H & S E L F- K N O W L E D G E .
BEAR
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B E L I E V E D G U I D E S
TO
B E
S P I R I T UA L
R E P R E S E N T I N G
ST R E N GT H & S E L F- K N OW L E D G E .
FINAL P O ST E R PRESENTING FINAL BEAR SYMBOLS AND REPRESENTATIONS THROUGH A POSTER THAT IS EASY TO READ AND EMPHASIZES CONTRAST AND SCALE WITHIN EACH ICON.
BEAR
B E L I E V E D G U I D E S
TO
B E
S P I R I T UA L
R E P R E S E N T I N G
ST R E N GT H & S E L F- K N OW L E D G E . ABIGAIL MILES / 2020