Rosetta

The things I'm sharing on this entry were inspired by Mesopotamian Literature. I came up with two ideas but I liked one more than the other. 

The first one is a product. It was inspired by how Mesopotamian Literature was recorded. I remember learning in class that they were carved into stones shaped like cylinders and then rolled onto clay. I thought this was pretty cool mainly because I was a Play-Doh kid growing up. I thought it would be fun to take this idea and turn it into something you could give people instead of just giving them store bought cards. 

Basically, you come up with a message, and this is then transferred to something similar to a tiny rolling pin. However, instead of this being carved into the rolling pin, it would be embossed and end up like a stamp. You could then add ink to the rolling pin, roll it on paper et voila! The person you gave this to can now read your message for him/her. I don't know if this is a great business idea, but it was fun coming up with it! 

Though I loved my little rolling pin idea, I couldn't stop myself from trying to design clothes using actual Mesopotamian Literature. For another class of mine in SoFA, I designed a collection inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien and I literally put paragraphs from Lord of the Rings onto clothes. I guess that's just the geek in me. I wanted to do something similar here. I designed an outfit (modeled by Jeyne) and used Mesopotamian Literature as the print of the dress. This dress is something I would wear myself and it could possibly turn into a real garment someday soon. We shall see. 

Don't Look Back

This particular entry was inspired by the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Initially, it was challenging for me to come up with a design. I first thought of creating a music brand called Orpheus because he was exceptionally talented in this and Orpheus sounds like a catchy brand. I even made some drafts as seen below. These are an example of what the products would look like with the label.

 However, I wasn't completely sold on this idea so I tried to do some more brainstorming. Got on my pinterest account to look for more inspiration and I saw a bunch of inspirational quotes and posters. Here's a screenshot so you have a better image of what I'm talking about.

Personally, I love repinning these so I thought, "Hey, why not make one myself!" I didn't even have to think about what to write on the poster. Based on the text, I knew what message to put. Now, all I had to do was figure out how to design the poster. 


I took inspiration from different parts of the story. I remember reading that Eurydice died in a meadow and thought I could somehow incorporate that into my design. The best way for me to do this was by using a floral print for my text. 


I love taking inspiration from nature and turning these into a print or something similar. In the end of the story, nightingales were mentioned. It is said that they sing more sweetly on the tomb of Orpheus than anywhere else. I wanted to include these birds in my poster but wanted it to be somewhat subtle. 


I chose the light pink background because the color reminds me of flowers and photo shoots in meadows-- with floral crowns on girls' heads to be exact. Also, the print of the background is shaped like little honeycombs. Nature overload!


As for the text, I used "Don't Look Back." This was the main message I got from the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. I thought it would be fun to use this because it has different meanings to Orpheus and to us. To Orpheus, it was something literal whereas for us it can be applied in another way. It can mean don't focus on your past and just move forward. Well, at least that's what it means to me.


Here's the finished poster and I'm proud to say I'm happy with how it turned out! You can definitely expect to see this on my pinterest!

Then he turned to her. It was too soon; she was still int he cavern. He saw her in the dim light, and he held out his arms to clasp her; but on the instant she was gone.

- Orpheus and Eurydice