Author: Kyle Djemani

Juxtaposition Project

To reach this location from City Tech, walk along Tillary St. then once you come across Cadman Plaza Park. From here walk through Cadman Plaza Park, passing the Brooklyn War Memorial. Near the end of Cadman Plaza Park, where Cadman Plaza W and Prospect St. meet there will be a path to walk down Old Fulton St. Following the Old Fulton St. path walk under the Brooklyn Bridge and continue walking straight, past Jane’s Carousel and you will end up in this location.

Whenever I have more than a two-hour break, I take some time to walk along the waterfront. … Read More...

Pattern Mashup

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I chose the song “Revenge, And A Little More” by Unlike Pluto, because I liked the beat and the way the song flowed nicely. While designing the patterns I thought of the song being both sharp and smooth which is why some of the patterns have squiggles and corners.

 

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Out of my initial patterns, these six are the ones that I thought were really interesting. For the final inking piece, I chose the two middle patterns since I felt it represented the song with its sharp … Read More...

Project #2 “An Animated Experience”

Kyle Djemani is a Surinamese-Indonesian American, who currently studies Communication Design at the New York City College of Technology. Kyle decided on this major because he felt that his main purpose was to design.  He wants to pursue the path of becoming an animator, since discovering this desire from an early age when he first saw the movie Lilo and Stitch. The story and emotion of the film inspired him to go down this creative path he’s on. Sometime later, during Kyle’s high school years, he established his passion for designing when he was given a studio art class. Both … Read More...

Project #2

Kyle Djemani

Kyle Djemani is a Surinamese-Indonesian American, who currently studies Communication Design at the New York City College of Technology. He grew up with both his parents and older brother working most of the day, which gave him ample time by himself. During this time, Kyle started to think about what direction he wanted to take in life. He knew that even though his family wasn’t there at times, they would support him no matter what he decided to do. Kyle decided that where he truly belonged was being able to create and design. Currently, he is pursuing a … Read More...

Project #2 First Draft

Question: “What is your dream job in the field of design?”

My dream job would have to be, being an animator either for a big animation studio or an animation studio of my very own. From an early age, I’ve been interested in becoming an animator and how animators could make their ideas come to life. I grew up watching all kinds of animations and was always invested in how the characters were able to come to life. I strive to make my own characters and worlds with their own unique story, so that I may share it with others. … Read More...

Curious Artifacts

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These are all the words that popped into my head when I heard the word Curiosity. From the keywords in the boxes, more words began to branch out and I connected them to other words within the Mind Map.

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The Sketches on the left side represents my bonds with friends, it is supposed to be an alpaca toy that one of my friends gave to me for Christmas. The Middle Sketches represents my creativity which I portrayed with a rock that I found and decided to crave into to create something new. The Right Sketches represents how music … Read More...

Quandary

Quandary (noun)

  • a state of perplexity or doubt

“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary. m-w.com.

In “Nontsikelelo Mutiti on Interrogating the Euro-centric Design Canon”, Nontsikelelo Mutiti is quoted saying:

“There’s now a substitution which attempts to start bringing in some work – such as from Mexican cultures – but I still wonder, what kind of work has to be done? It’s a quandary that I’m trying to grapple with now. I’m making those points using ideas on hair braiding, thinking through them, thinking about even that visual form as writing, as meaning making, and thinking about how that relates to … Read More...

Exigency

Exigency  (noun)

  • that which is required in a particular situation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exigency

“Learning Outcomes ENG 1101” #1, Line 2 [8/29/19]

“Identify and evaluate exigencies, purposes, claims, supporting evidence, and underlying assumptions in a variety of texts, genres, and media.”

The author wants to convey a sense of importance that grabs our attention when we come across certain themes within an assortment of texts and media. They want us to be able to find and understand what we can take from a text or media.

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