Annoyance Through Trying New Foods: A Junior Design Student Conceptual Project by Eric Garcia (2015)

The tennis ball and watch are placed so that the ball resides balanced on the watch, to signify that anything, not matter how small, takes time to learn and complete. The remote and the charging cable are there to signify that while one must have control over the things you do, you cannot run forever; eventually you need to recharge your batteries. The pencil and iPod and there to show that there is always more than one way to complete a task. The plate that they all stand on is to support the idea that these are all ‘foods' that i must try. I placed the tennis ball on top to show it as an idea I am attempting to do, and each other object is beneath it, supporting it. I also chose to have the lighting at more of an orangish color, a color that I can sometimes associate with the feeling of annoyance.

I learned that Photoshop is useful in creating expressive art; With all the filters, color adjustments, and vignettes, I was able to take an ordinary photograph that already showed my surface emotions, into a work of art that truly expressed my underlying emotions. The technique that i used the most was the application of filters, using that which spoke to me the most. My photograph exemplifies my chosen concept statement by how each object interacts with each other and the plate they all lie upon. The tennis ball and watch create a feeling of tension for learning something new, the charging cable and remote exemplify the ideas that one must be in control while simultaneously making sure that you do not run out of energy, and the iPod and pencil are there to say that you do not need to be restricted to just one method of learning.