#design problem

[idolomantises]

Okay so I’m not going to lie, part of why I haven’t been drawing Mara a lot is for three reasons:

1. She had an entire plotline planned that I ended up scrapping and redoing but that meant putting her in the backseat for a bit.

2. Im honestly afraid of drawing her 20 fallen angel partners I feel like I go a little insane even thinking about it. 20 characters with unique designs and outfits? No, I’m exploding in real life.

3. I’ve been slowly regretting making her a succubus. She was originally an Imp but I didn’t have a base idea for the imp design yet so I just went with a succubus but I’ve been wanting to add more demon characters that weren’t just succubi and hellhounds.

Unfortunately the way people treated the redesigns (specifically Domino’s where I had people messaging me for WEEKS to change it back), makes me kind of unsure if I wanna do a full species swap lmfao. Mara is very cute and I love her OG design, I just don’t want her to be another succubus, so it’s frustrating.

Damn. Remember when this webcomic was a hobby for me.

[ysther]

vat7k fandom will you accept me

[elvyn]

I don't play Genshin that often anymore, but I still have a soft spot for Summeru characters

[chloesimaginationthings]

Michael Afton knows the FNAF Mimic’s secret..

[pansylair]

figuring out some cute flowerbeast pin concepts!

if you’re interested in possibly purchasing one in the future, please feel free to let me know, feedback really helps push things forward and confirms production can happen. :-)

[theinstagrahame]

Also help raise money to fight for trans people, and get some rad games in the process!

[jjekka]

Week 6 Critical Self-Reflectivity

On week 6 or the last week before the formative assessment, we were asked to go to Sim Lim Square and observe everything of interest in a group of four or five and then document our design problem of choice so that we can share it with the class in a proper presentation when we return.

My group was a group of four with me, Sue Ann, Cheeun, and Vergie. And we chose the 3 meals a day restaurant as our design problem. The main issue here was the unorganised ordering queue and messy seating arrangement. During lunch hour, there will be long queues and customers will block the pathways so the signages on where to order and obstruct the passerby who are not the customers. So they need to fix their queueing system and organise it more neatly.

Beside the queueing problem, the tables are also a problem. As you can see in the picture some of the tables are going out from the store and it is obstructing the passerby. We notice that the tables and or chair are not all the same inside and outside, so it might confuse the customers. So we propose that they label the table and only using one side and not both sides to put their table as that area is a public area.

That’s the design problem, as for the critical self reflectivity, I think our group did have a bit of a communication problem. Me and SueAnn didn’t have any problem because we’re close, It’s fine too with Cheeun since we talked sometimes because of our table arrangements in class so we sit close to each other and naturally we talk a few times, but with Vergie I think I’m quite awkward with her and the other group member too. I think it’s because we sit quite far apart so we don’t really talk with each other before. At first I thought that she was just passive but I think she’s just introverted, so I try to reach out to her first every once in a while to ask her opinion or if she had any suggestions, and she answers. So it works out pretty well in the end.

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[colgatesandwich]

Week 6 Critical Self-Reflectivity 

Self-reflectivity involves thoughtful contemplation of your behaviors, thoughts, and desires. It requires discipline and intentionality, which may be challenging but valuable. Without personal reflection, we risk living without evaluations or critical analysis, potentially keeping us in unhappy circumstances without seeking solutions.

With the target audience being people wanting to get electronic devices fixed in mind, we collectively believe that the layout of the mall is too messy for customers to shop. In addition, there are too many empty stores on the lower levels and clubs are also randomly situated next to electronic stores on the top level, proving to be troublesome to go to the top level just to get a device fixed. 

We devised solutions to tackle these issues. One option involves relocating electronic stores to more accessible and vacant lower-levels spaces, though regular customers may find this unnecessary given their familiarity with the current layout. Additionally, rent discrepancies between levels may pose challenges for shop owners. Another approach is categorizing floor levels for systematic organization, improving customer convenience. Yet, this may lead to heightened competition and potential profit loss for stores in the same category on the same level. Lastly, installing directories near lift buttons offers easy access to store information, though it may incur additional costs and contribute to information overload alongside existing advertisements. 

Concerning the design challenge, I have observed that I possess strong sense of self-awareness and regulation, enabling effective analysis of potential solutions while empathizing with customers and store owners. Collaborative design efforts with my groupmates has further refined my critical thinking and openness to diverse solutions, sharpening my social skills.

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References:

“Self-Reflection 101: What Is Self-Reflection? Why Is Reflection Important? And How to Reflect.” Reflection.App - Your Guided Journal for Wellness and Growth., Reflection.app, 13 Feb. 2023, www.reflection.app/blog/self-reflection-101-what-is-self-reflection-why-is-reflection-important#:~:text=Is%20Self%2DReflection%3F-,A%20Self%2DReflection%20Definition,attitudes%2C%20motivations%2C%20and%20desires.

[phewgitoid]

someone sedate me

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

A whole new meaning to Gay Chicken.

(For: Anonymous raffle winner!)

[swordmaid]

🦋 oathbreaker shri’iia

[startuxi0]

BEBEBEBEEBBEBEBEBBEBEBEBEB ggkkk anyways design by @maxximalist592

[poolseason]

[NINJAGELION AU]

i've had this Ninjago x Evangelion/Mecha crossover au brewing in my head for years now, felt like revisiting it

Long post under the cut: Backstories, design notes and character lore

Mechs:

Unit-01 (WIP) : Lloyd's mech, supposed to resemble an Oni. It's primarily a dark purple with glowing green panels and orange accents, with 2 horn like antannae. It's 4 eyes are actually an LCD display. Unit-01's color scheme the same as from the source material, bc purple green and gold are plot relevant colors for Lloyd specifically. The weapons this unit uses are short-swords, plasma blasters, and it's bare fists(lol). This mech is prone to going berserk a lot, possibly due to it's pilot's mental instability.

(In NGE, the mech's are possessed by a spirit of their parents or loved ones, I'm indecisive on if Garmadon is the ghost in Lloyd's mech or Misako. Last time I was thinking about this au, Misako was possessing it, but i'm sort of leaning towards Garmadon again. idk idk.....)

Unit-02 (WIP): Built to resemble a samurai with dragon like elements that glow red. This mech is built for but land and undersea combat, making it the most versatile machine on the force. It's equipped with a retractable sword and an acid blaster. It's possessed by a former scientist named Nyad.

Pilots (and Cole):

Cole is a captain, (looking to be promoted to major) and is the head of the New Ninjago City base's combat division. He sort of a silly dude and while he takes his job really seriously, he's also prone to unprofessionalism. He personally oversees the pilots training and coaches them during fights. When Commander Garmadon and Assistant Head Wu refuse to take Lloyd in when he arrives at NNC, Cole decides to take the kid in himself and be the parental figure he doesn't have. Cole's got a complicated relationship with his own family, especially after his mother died saving him the Second Impact 20 years ago, now he vows to destroy all the darkness monsters that are invading.

Zane is sort of a mysterious guy. He's an artifical lifeform created specifically to pilot any mech but he usually fights in the prototype, Unit-00. Unit-01 doesn't seem to like him, and never responds to him. His suit is mostly grayscale, white armor, and light blue accents. His neural interface comes with a visor to help him see better. His primary relationships are Cole, Dr Pixal Borg, who is his personal doctor and (almost) confidant, Wu, who he has a father-son esque relationship with, and Lloyd his first true friend. He doesn't see much value in himself because he can always be replaced with a different copy, but his time with his friends starts to teach him otherwise

Nya and her supervising officer Kai are from Ignacia and joined the NINJA-go battle mech program through their connection with their parents, who were officers of the organization. But after a terrible accident following the Second Impact, they were left orphaned. Kai was too old to qualify as a pilot, but Nya was the perfect candidate. She began training at age 13, and became the strongest fighter on the force. Now at nineteen, the darkness monsters are now attacking and she (and her brother) are transferred to the New Ninjago City base, which seems to be the epicenter of the attacks, and now the the former solo-flyer has to learn to be a part of a team. She's a bit arrogant and prickly and a kindhearted friend to the other pilots, and she's got a bit of a crush on Junior Technician Jay Walker. Nya's suit design is definitely the most personalized primarily blue with grey, and darker blue and red accents with white armor, actually she ended looking a little like D.Va lol.

Lloyd, is the youngest pilot on the team now, but he's still a minor so he has to deal with the joys of school alongside his new life as a mech fighter. Having been unexpectedly summoned to Ninjago City by his estranged Uncle Wu and pressured into fighting the invading monster, Lloyd is apprehensive about his new double life, but this responsibility bestowed on him now means he now has friends and people who care about him, a far cry from the abusive boarding school he was abandoned at. Lloyd's a moody kid, with some anger issues and unresolved trauma at something terrible he witnessed when he was a young child, but he's also an empathetic kid who's willing to help everyone he meets. Lloyd has a sibling like rivalry with Nya, big brother(teetering on fatherly) relationship with Cole and Kai, a crush on the girl from school who punched him Akita, and really strained relationship with his parents and uncle. Beyond that he has a friendship with his mysterious colleague Zane that he doesn't really understand. Lloyd's suit is the most simple of the pilot suits, mostly green with white armor and gold accents. He didn't really think too much about it, other than asking Jay to make it green. His neural interface is also pretty simple, since he has an bizarrely high natural sync rate with his mech, which resemble little horns.

MISC Lore:

The second impact was an event where humanity fucked around and found out on the Dark Island and and entity called the Overlord awakened from hibernation, causing a near apocalypse that left Ninjago in an eternal heatwave. 20 years later these dragon-like monsters have started attacking trying to get to something being held deep below Ninjago City (source dragon? FSM as a dragon? firstbourne?? some kind of Dragon is under the base)

Zane promised Lloyd that he'll bring snowy winters back for him, and even though Lloyd thinks that was a rare moment of cheesiness from his friend, little did he know that Zane was going to cause an Ice Age during the climax.

Only people born after the second impact are viable candidates to pilot the NINJA mechs. When Kai learned of this he was furious that he couldn't be the one to avenge his family, and had to watch his sister fight and train instead. But in spite of his anger he made it a personal mission to get power in the organization and uncover the conspiracy behind the Second Impact and the attacking monsters.

Unit-00 is a prototype mech and isn't equipped for most combat scenarios, so Zane is primarily a long-range fighter and sniper. Zane might be replaceable to the force but Unit-00 isn't. Unit-00 was originally designed by Dr. Julien, but the man went mad and under mysterious circumstances, he was found dead inside it's entry plug alongside Zane's original iteration, Echo. After that incident, testing began on it, the original test pilot was a 24 year old, Morro, who was personally recruited by Wu, but the synchronization failed and disaster struck again, ending with Unit-00 going berserk, and another casualty. A similar incident happened with Zane, and later Lloyd, though they survive. Wu just needs to learn that Unit-00 really hates new pilots, and Zane is the only successful pilot for it.

Unit-01 is also a very testy machine, it only likes Lloyd, and goes berserk if it feels that Lloyd is in danger. Otherwise it doesn't respond to anyone else.

Cole and Kai might have hooked up in grad school, no one really knows for certain.

Pixal is the second Borg to join the organization, her father Cyrus Borg was one of the original researchers, and the person who designed the Geofront system that allowed the inhabited buildings in New Ninjago City to safely go underground and become a fortress on the surface. Pixal is more interested in the actual NINJA mechs and combat division research more than the civilian safety r&d, and she becomes the Head Scientist by the time the story begins.

Pixal the second in command to Cole, and her assistant is 23 year old genius Jay Walker, fresh out of an engineering degree and landed himself in the most insane secret government organization. Skylor and Dareth are the two other lead technicians. But Dareth's not too amazing at his job, admittedly.

The NINJA mechs aren't just machines,, they're enormous building sized cyborgs, and are actually alive creatures being held under armor. Unit-00 and 02 are cloned only from the dragon held under the Ninjago City base, but Unit-01 is cloned from the Overlord and the Dragon, making it a hybrid.

Throughout the story Cole and Kai begin to uncover a conspiracy orchestrated by the Commander and (reluctant accomplice Wu) and a mysterious council, with plans to destroy to world and rewrite reality, and for some reason Zane and Lloyd are at the center of it.

[chocobje]

A thing I made in a public Magma in Twitter so that's why it looks half-assed... But mini Cosmo comic!

Full thing;

I got a whole page for me and instead of making normal art there like a normal person I gave Cosmo a crisis.

[captain-krow-drozdov]

Everyone Except For Siffrin Is Looping Au Except Someone Wishes That Siffrin Knew Everything There Was To Know About The Loops And Subsequently Accidently Replaces Their Non-Looping Siffrin With Post Game Canon Siffrin And They Only Find Out Cause Siffrin Gets The Memory Of Back In The Fucking Building Again.

[aroaceleovaldez]

grabs fandom's face. please. please listen to me: Will Solace's hair is CURLY. CURLY. I know this fandom is allergic to drawing curly hair for some godforsaken reason but his hair is canonically CURLY. every time somebody draws Will Solace with Adrien Agreste hair a little bit of my soul dies.

I'd suggest aiming for like, Walker Scobell-levels curly:

Or you could even use statues of Apollo himself for reference!

PLEASE im so tired of Will Solace with straight hair.