After exploring a variety of artists, artworks, styles and processes I have been able to identify what I want to design and which elements I can use to achieve this.
Content subjects for design:
Nature through symbolism –
- Bamboo – represent progression, japan and advancement
- Bonsai trees – represents growth, disciplin and training
- Water, sea, lakes, ponds, rivers – represents life, peace, waves, flow
- Natural landscape, hills, sky, trees – represents clarity, environment, outisde lens
- Seasons – represents time and change
- Flowers – represents time, patience and blossoming
shapes:
I feel these shapes symbolise concepts of challenege, and continuous change so are optional for use in development.
- waves
- steps
- circles
- vines
- spirals
Animals
- Koi fish – means luck and good fortune in japan
- domestic animals: cats, dogs – popular in japanese printing
- cats or Maneki-neko – good look charm in Japan and China
- panda – in china and japan this represents friendship-
- Birds: – longetivity and luck in japan
–owls: protection from suffering
-roosters: sacred bird in japan for tempting the sun godess
-cranes: promotes good health and fortune
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