The Animal Project

Part 2 — Digital Poster

Create a two-dimensional translation of your animal form, and its habitat, in color, while also integrating original text and imagery to tell a story to the viewer.

Think about:

• How do you translate the geometry of your models into two dimensions?
• What are the shapes present in your model that can move into two dimensions, retaining strong visual representation?
• What are visual details that can be added or removed during the conversion process?
• How can you balance representing both your animal and its habitat?

Illustration found online

Sketching Compositions

03.11.2021

I began researching Blacktip Reef Sharks in their natural habitat and the different photographs and visual translations that already existed on the internet. I was looking for

• Different representations of the angle of the shark — how close was it to the camera, what part of it was emphasized
• Location in which the image was shot — what were the other things interacting with the animal i.e. corals, people, other fish species?
• What were the different ways in which water was represented? Was it the horizon line, below eye level, or above?
• I also saved visually appealing imagery — representations that I thought worked due to composition and subject matter.

Reference Images:

Based on these I started to quickly sketch out some thumbnails during the class time we were given. I found out that the two locations in which they are commonly found are in coral reefs and also mangroves.

I also began to list out some of the reasons for endangerment and what story I wanted to tell through the visual. These are the main two causing a threat to their population:

• Loss of Habitat: Since they are primarily found in reefs and mangroves that are facing prominent depletion due to climate change, loss of habitat becomes a big part of the reasons why their population is declining.
• Over-fishing: Blacktips are commercially fished for meat and are regularly caught by inshore fisheries and are vulnerable to depletion because of their small litter sizes and long gestation periods.

Iteration 1

Iteration 2