Category: Coursework

Meme 1: Photoshop

For the first meme I initially took inspiration from posts such as this –

While surfing the web for more images such as this, I found an image from call of duty which immidietly shifted what I wanted to make the meme since I played the video game and personally find the scene funny.

For context the main character Mason is being interogated and even electrocuted if not compliant. This became mainstream as meme culture took this screenshot as well as a specific scenes from the interogation to make various edits and jpegs. Many videos had the screens playing anime intros followed by Mason getting electrocuted which I honestly found hilarious.

(Contains profanity) Initial scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbYGpl8iK4

Working off of my previous concept I changed the meme from not using math in the world to having the new image depict what an Algebra class feels like. Basically working off of the anxiety felt in any math class alongside Mason getting asked “The numbers- What do they mean” felt like it worked really well.

Final result:

Meme 2: Illustrator

When looking for inspiration I found this meme which I chose to draw massive inspiration from as I found it funny and very relatable.

To be original I decided to use this meme as a template to draw a similar version while also implementing different font sizes, the self drawn character, including a logo and more.

Initially the characters head was supposed to be a filled elipse with a black stroke but it felt too plain and proper. I think the character being drawn brings a natural feel to the meme.

For the visual quote project I present “Be Here Now” said by spiritual teacher and guru Ram Dass. An influential professor of psychology, psychedelics and more, Dass greatly encouraged finding ones inner self through a variety of methods from controlled drug use to meditation. As I greatly agree with his beliefs and methods this quote is what I chose to visualize.

My first sketch is of an illuminated figure meditating with “Be Here Now” written in Hebrew and English.

My second drawing shows a figure standing (Silhouette) with earth surrounding them.

Later I implemented both sketches and images online to create the first concept of my quote I later changed.

I later switched to Chalk font and an almost complete redesign due to issues with the words in photoshop. Later I also felt this font didn’t send the message across as naturally as it could which Chalk font delivered.

Finally after looking into Background images I ran into an image of earth surrounded by hands and by adding previous concepts my project basically completed itself.

Final visual quote