Shrek, both as a movie and a character, is a cultural phenomenon. Often the subject of ridicule and sometimes a catalyst to great profound thought, Shrek may be (so far) one of the greatest movies of my generation. In my opinion, the satirical nature of Shrek is very descriptive of the culture of young people nowadays, because of our tendency to see irony in every part of our lives. There is even a popular phrase, “Shrek is love, Shrek is life,” that encompasses this attitude. With this candle shade, I intend to project Shrek’s image onto my walls and turn “my room” into “my swamp.”
In this project, our prompt was to use Adobe Illustrator to create something physical. Many chose to make stickers or T-shirt designs, but out of a desire to be special, I chose to make a Moroccan candle shade. Out of the options that Mr. Florendo gave us, at first the candle shade seemed like the least creative option, because it seemed that we would be limited to using geometric shapes to emulate Moroccan patterns. However, I saw my chance to make something unique and funny. I really valued that this project allowed us to have a lot of freedom in terms of what kind of product we wished to make and what we wished to put on our product, because it was because of that freedom that I could create “My Swamp.”
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