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Creature Mark The goal of this project was to create an abstract creature mark that visually communicated its distinct features, including its behavior and physical characteristics. The creature mark must include point, line, and shape principles while still maintaining its unique animal qualities.





Research

Background Information

Latin Name: Corallus caninus
Range: South America
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Length: More than 6ft
Zoo Location: Reptile House
Diet: Rodents and other small animals
 Characteristics

  • Prehensile tail for anchoring
  • Arboreal
  • Nonvenomous
  • Cryptic
  • Flat body and triangular tail




  • Vertical pupils
  • Nonvenomous
  • Lightning bolts
  • Irregular stripes
  • Transverse bands







Sketches 







Form Analysis

For the creature mark, circles and ovals were used as the primary form of the animal’s body. Overlapping of the circles and adding a white outline created a figure-ground reversal; the foreground being the head, the middle ground being the body’s midsection, and the background being the rest of the tail.

Iteration 1



Iteration 2


Iteration 3






Creature Mark + Phrase Iterations
Phrase:
Hanging high and striking low
Like its lightning stripes
The Emerald Tree Boa

The Fibonacci Grid was used for the structure of the creature mark with the phrase. 




Iteration 1






Iteration 2






Iteration 3
Iteration 4











Final Creature Mark + Phrase





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