More Missions Work

For my final installment of the abstract missions designs, we look at Africa, Central America and the Middle East. There is good use of repetition here. The circle and triangle get a workout in two of these. A half circle on Central America represents the flambouant purple dress over the shoulder, repeating the shape in the earring and sun. The triangle starts at the head covering and get slimmer as they move upward. For Africa, the nose bridge shadow dominates as a "white" square is applied. The large yellow sun contrasts and balances with the blue earring.

Keeping it Simple

The assignment was to generate a design which would represent different peoples of the world. They would be displayed in a gallery during a missions emphasis month for a local church. So how to utilize one human form to represent a country? I decided on traditional attire and landmarks for each country and limit these designs using only basic shapes. The limited shapes were circle, square and triangle, in any dimension. Utililizing positive and negative space was the fun part and key to keeping this simple yet recognizable. More countries were added and curves were incorporated within the design. The above designs represent Native America, India and Latin America. Look for more tomorrow and I will explain how they were done.