There are always some things in life that we have to face alone. Many students are willing to present such abstract emotional content as loneliness in their creation. How can we implement it in the collection of works? Most of the works we have seen in the past present works in a concrete way. How can we transform abstract into concrete through the creation of works? Today, help us solve these problems! Based on the case study of works of natural light, how to rationally deal with the "emotional" of the works of studying abroad?

　　 Combine your own experience to find a breakthrough in creation

In the creation project of QIZE's interactive professional work collection for studying abroad, we use smart mirrors to record those lonely and indifferent single people in the city, see their past through an interactive interface similar to a time tunnel, and share the experience of the day with friends.

This lonely interaction project came into being by chance. In fact, Qize was squeezed by many emotions, such as changing majors, poor language performance, and poor social skills. She was in the stage of anxiety and chose to use her own experience as the breakthrough of creation. As Qize experienced, there are many lonely groups similar to her in the whole society. Qize not only works for herself, but also works for these groups.

When we don't know how to present the abstract content of emotion through our works in the creation of the collection of works for studying abroad, we can, like Qize, combine our current experience as inspiration for creation. Not just Studying in Interaction Design Students of other art majors can use this design method to put their own experience into their works, so that abstract can become real interaction, thus making abstract become concrete. When we have the ability to observe ourselves and life, we can also bring more in-depth content for future creation.

It is not just a feeling of loneliness. When carrying out projects expressing other emotions, we should also pay attention to our own emotions. Because each of us is the recipient of the design and also the experience of the project, this can make our collection creation go deep into the feelings and emotions of the public.

　　 Find problems, think deeply and practice repeatedly

In our eyes, the back is lonely, and in the eyes of Huyu, the loneliness is his "imagination". Since Huyu found that many people were not familiar with their backs, he tried to prove his ideas through many practices. He took pictures of the backs of seven boys and asked them to find their own. As a result, the seven boys did not know their backs.

Based on this discovery, Huyu conducted in-depth thinking and multiple project practice. He found people with different relationships, such as friends, lovers, strangers, and so on, to become groups and draw their thoughts on each other's backs. During these practices, he created divergent thinking and designed clothing design projects.

In the process of creating a collection of works, we may go through a series of steps such as conceiving, collecting data, and determining plans. In this process, we need clear logic and practice design elements such as materials. How do we practice? By what methods? This requires students to keep trying. In the process of continuous attempts, the abstract content in our eyes will gradually become concrete.

　　 Maximize divergent thinking and find creative carrier

Zihuan's illustration project presents loneliness through virtual characters in his works. Alice and Her Friends, a series of illustrations drawn in a grayish yellow tone, tells the story of Alice, a lonely little girl, and her imaginary shadow friend.

Through divergent thinking of "fear of being different from others", Zihuan drew himself as Alice in the pen, and created a whale friend for this Alice - the shadow of Alice in a gray whale coat. Zihuan students regard Alice as their own creation carrier, and her shadow friend, unlike other whales, makes a voice higher than 51.7HZ. This "difference from other whales" reflects the loneliness of Zihuan students.

In the face of abstract emotions that are difficult to express with creation, we need to stand outside the inertial thinking, and try to find the creative carrier with divergent thinking, just like Zihuan found his own Alice. The abstract content is transformed into concrete through the creation carrier.

It is not difficult for us to find that the illustrators, by giving full play to their imagination, conceive the characters in their works as a creative carrier to convey their spiritual concepts and express their ideas to us. This creative technique also appears in different professional projects. Many of the contents we encounter before design are conceptual factors, which are invisible and intangible, just like lonely emotions. It is important to find the carrier of creation, which can better convey and guide the spirit of the people targeted by the project.

　　 Innovation of design elements such as materials

Yu's Pure art study abroad Project Dialogue is an intuitive expression of emotion. Her mother is a doctor, so they often have disputes over Yu's illness. Yu hopes to have a silent communication with her mother through Dialogue. If you want to be understood, you must first present your emotions. How did Yu achieve this?

"COULD YOU SEE ME" is one of the works of the project. She found the page describing her illness in the medical books that her mother often turned. Yu chose materials such as infrared induction light box, handmade paper and silk screen printing by combining words with the creation method of recreating objects, and used these materials for design innovation, so as to pour out his feelings to his mother with his works.

Most of the time, we will follow the rules and follow the order in the creation, and create with customary methods and inherent thinking, which is not completely applicable to abstract content. The transformation of abstract into concrete requires sufficient basis to establish, and it is difficult to achieve only with the original creation mode.

It is in the theme that Yu continues to expand, explore ways of entry in materials, and find practical basis for creation. Students who want to implement abstract emotions through creation should pay attention to the infinite variety and combination of design elements. Just like Yu's design project, it is implemented from abstract to concrete through materials.

　　 Control design elements and guide reverse thinking

Zhou's "24H Bookstore" is a rest place for "urban herdsmen". This indoor project is warm on the surface, but it actually reflects the loneliness of urban people. During the process of creating the inclusive and comfortable space of 24H Bookstore, Zhou took care of the emotions of each user from a practical perspective. Constantly switch positions, taking into account the needs of the boss, guests, surrounding residents and even partners.

In indoor projects, we are often used to taking seats according to the number: the boy's room should use cold colors, the girl's room should be warm, and white represents simple wind... These are the appearances hidden in the appearance of design, and abstract content such as emotion also needs creative basis.

During the creation of the collection of works for studying abroad in 24H Bookstore, Zhou saw McDonald's full in the early morning, students brushing the night, sanitation workers resting, backpackers settling down, aunts afraid of tears on the table... These people in different moods and states in the same space infected her.. Before designing, ask yourself whether such creation is really needed by users? To realize the implementation of emotion, we should conduct self guidance of reverse thinking.

For the expression of emotions, we always feel that it is more suitable to use abstract techniques. However, in indoor projects, design is re created through actual data, so it can be seen that abstract techniques are not suitable for emotional expression.

From the practical point of view - the virtual design process - to the final formation, indoor projects mostly present abstract content through the regulation of design elements (such as lighting design, space pattern size, etc.), which is very similar to the creative process of other art majors. In the design process, control the design elements and guide the reverse thinking, so as to present from virtual to reality, which is also the key from abstract to concrete.

How to rationally deal with the "emotional" of the collection of works created by studying abroad? Today, we take loneliness as an example to describe the emotional content that is difficult to implement in life. These emotions are abstract words, which are also difficult to implement in our creation. It is precisely because of the abstract shell that they can cause each of us to think and create with different understandings and different starting points. The process of creating a collection of works is also a process from abstract to concrete. We should use logical thinking and combine abstract content to run through the creation of a collection of works.

If you want to implement abstract emotions, the collection of works should be complete. This requires us to carefully observe life and find a breakthrough in creation; Find problems before design, go deep into the root of problems, think and practice repeatedly; In creation, we should spread our thinking to the greatest extent, find the carrier of creation in inspiration, and transmit our spiritual concepts; When using design elements, each design element should be strictly controlled, and material innovation should be carried out in the combination change of design elements; From a practical point of view, we should conduct self guidance of reverse thinking and fully understand the psychology of the audience... Every small concern in the creation process can become the key to turning emotions and other abstract contents into concrete ones in our collection creation.

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