Superhero Task

Working from our mind maps, we were put into pairs and given the task to create a poster of a superhero as a visual metaphor of who they are and how they are progressing on the course so far.

I was paired up with Amy, from talking to her and looking at her mind map I made some notes. We also had to take into consideration the qualities of the superhero; what they would wear, what powers they had, did they have a sidekick, did they have a kryptonite? 

From everything that I had learnt about Amy, I decided that she would be 'Cute Nature Girl'. Her costume and accessories were made from pretty foliage, her weakness is tiredness(shown by the angry stars), her main power is that she magnetically attracts interesting books for her to read and her weapons consist of powerful dessert-bombs attached to her belt.

And here is Amy's interpretation of me!

I think this is a great portrayal. She has included my main issue- balancing everything equally which is shown by juggling important people in my life with my art equipment, I also have a really cute owl as a novelty sidekick. 

Evaluation of this task:

Having a visual representation of who we are and what we are about in the form of a superhero has been a great opportunity to accentuate our strengths, weaknesses and interests, especially from an external point of view. The map communicates clearly our thinking process and how our brains work, which is only necessarily visible to ourselves. The superhero acts as an emphasised alter-ego of our personalities; who we are with our main points of character being made clearer to those who surround us, in a fun and interesting way.

Part two:

The second part of this task was to create a personal ad restricted to 20 words, here was mine:

ELLIE CHAPPELL is a small ILLUSTRATION STUDENT  with a BIG imagination. Employ her and she will work and smile lots.

I think I could have done something more to emphasise my interests in illustration and the level of success I will potentially bring when working with clients in the future, as apposed to having a novelty feel.