October 2011
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May 2011
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Philosophy symbol_Pixiu
Have you been Macao casino before? Have seen this animal stand at outside of casino? This is a lucky symbol for chinese. This animal is called Pixiu which only existed in chinese myth. Asian people all know Pixiu is the ninth son of dragon, and it has a big mouse but no fundament which means money come in its stomach but no way can come out. It only eats money and baddies’ heart. So, it is...
Philosophy symbol_Phoenix
Phoenix is a kind of bird which I never say, I suppose it is imaginary. But, phoenix was used regular to represent empress. In ancient times, only empress can wear the cloth with phoenix pattern. Same things as phoenix, only emperor can wear dragon, but the first picture shows a women who wear a dragon because she seized power from her husband which is long story in chinese history.
Philosophy symbol_Red
In traditional chinese culture, we like red color because that means lucky.
In traditional chinese weeding, the groom and bride must wear color cloth and use red sheet.
As the above image shows a chinese marriage certificate that is also use red color.
Some funny thing is, some gambler believe wear red underwear will bring them lucky.
Rebus
Bowl + ring =Boring
Eye + wrong=Iron
Sing + goal = Single
Tea + kit = Ticket
Environment Symbols
I have designed 10 symbols for the recycling. And then I choose the best three from
ten. All the symbols used leaf as a main element, but to catch our distribution( plastic bag) I have used a shape of plastic bag as an other element of my design.
#1 The cycle is like a protection , and the leaf means people, animal, earth.
＃2 Three leaves we used 3 contitune colors, that mean our earth is...
April 2011
7 posts
Pixel portraits
10 pixel images for 5 teachers in billyblue.
The second and fifth picture in the second roll above are sourced from the photos which I shot by myself, and I found the rest online.
It you take a deep look at each of these peoples’ face. What you can easily find out is those people’s faces are constructed by many different tones. Around 4 colors for each one.
Add all these tones up....
Road Signs
Road Signs of World
Letter "F"
The meaning of “F“ letter has been changed the meaning in the commercial area.
As we know, Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its “baguette” handbags. And Fendi logo is made by one normal “F“ and an other obverse “F” together, so the logo has changed meaning of “F” potentially to luxury and fashion.
An other example of...
Number seven(7)
This picture shows a chinese number gesture of seven.
Chinese number gestures are a method of using one hand to signify the natural numbers one through ten. This method may have been developed to bridge the many varieties of Chinese. And most of business people use it in market, especially during bargaining when they wish for more privacy in a public place.
In the other hand, as the second...
"Monkey tail" -at sign
The at sign also called money tail because of the similar shape, is formally an abbreviation of the accounting and commercial invoice term “at the rate of” (e.g., 7 widgets @ $2 = $14)
In recent years “@” meaning has changed to also mean “at” in the sense of “located at”, especially in email addresses.
Heart symbol
The heart has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past also intellectual core of a human being.
Most people use heart to represent the word of love. Especially for people chat in internet where not allow people see each others’ face. So there are lot emoticons of heart created to represent different meanings.
For example
This heart...
Cross symbol
A cross is a common symbol we can find in church, hospital, the red cross organization, and also in a math book.
#Religion
The cross is one of the most ancient human symbols, and is used by many religions,such as Christianity. It represents and memorializes Christ’s death. A great variety of crosses has developed, some with specific symbolic meaning and others that have simply become...
March 2011
15 posts
Tribe symbol
Our group name is Quirky Durian, the reason of this name is 3 of us is like a durian smell bad but test good. And each of us has strong protection to protect ourself. Outside is strong but inside is soft and nice taste.
Besides, because we got a funny name, so I want to create a cute logo but with a quirky face. I have been searched lot of image about durian, but I still think this is a...
Superstitions_Umbrella
＃1—Ghost
In chinese superstitions, people do not like open umbrella at indoor. Because, people believe the opening umbrella will bring some ghost to peoples’ home, and some odd things will happen at home.
#2- Can not grow tall
When I was little girl, my mum always talk to me “If you use umbrella at underpass or under ceiling, you will never grow tall.”
Superstitions_Mirror
I still remember the first worst thing I saw in Australia is the big mirror besides my bed.
This big mirror scared me every night when I go to the toilet. And, I spent a long time to overcome this problem. But the mirror still is my psychological block.
Superstitions_Red door
I have saw this red door in Hungry Jack at burwood. This red door make me feel uncomfortable because when I was younger I hear some story from my sister, and the story is about a red door will raise a spirit.
Before my sister’s school gate is red, and then they are lot of strange things happened in the school. Then when the door change to the silver, everything is fine.
Superstitions_Let's read our palm
This is my favorite part, palm reading has a long time history in china above 3000 years and it has become more and more scientific in recently. And, just in these 10 years, a range of very interesting reports of palm reading has been published in china’s magazines and newspapers. The report explored people’s palm can reflect their organs, and the author is a doctor who are study...
Superstitions_lucky charm
This is a kind of crystal called red phantom. My new year gift from my grandmother and she is a buddha. She believe this beads will bring me health and lucy in the next year. In addition, the beats also can let all the devil things go far away. In fact, I did some research about this “red phantom” crystal which got a kind of energy can help people’s brain and body health, also...
5_Group Identifiers_Fashion people
Why I am think she is a fashion people
Because her high heels which is glamorous.
Look that green color which is so nice.
Look her handbag, a luxury fashion brand ‘HERMES’
So, follow these evidence I can know she is a fashion lady.
5_Group Identifiers_Rich but rube
When I saw this picture, I just laughed cause this man who wear a leopard pattern
looks like a hooligan. And funny thing again is he is in his friends’ wedding.
I just want to ask him, you are so rich but why not find a fashion stylist for yourself.
cute photo again
Do you know where is it?
Yes, this is Paris fashion week!
This is so amazing we found this aunt in the fashion...
5_Group Identifiers_Poor but great
A great man with his 130 dogs
His name is Zhongwen Li, he adopt 130 stray dogs in his own place.
This picture shows he is making lunch for those dogs.
As we can see, this is poor man but have a beautiful heart.
I have to say thanks to him.
