Chong Woon Ching - MCC1013

Finished Poster

2008-09-09T01:08:00.009+08:00

Whee~ it's my17th birthday~ Time flies~

Step-by-step Process

2008-09-09T00:32:00.007+08:00

First, I load my scanned sketch into Illustrator. Using Selection Tool, I adjust the position and size. Then, I set the layer as template so that it will not show on print.

I copy the sky from my 2nd assignment and paste it into this file and made new layer named "sky" with sublayers "sunray", "clouds" and "base". Brush Tool, Blur Tool, Gradient Tool set at radial, and Flare Tool are used here.

Next, I make a new layer named "cracked earth". I trace the outline of the hand using Pen Tool. Then I use Gradient Tool to apply the colour in the area of land outside of the hand.

Underneath that layer, I make a new layer for the "soil in hands". Using Brush Tool, I set it as chalk brush and draw the brown uneven soil in "ground" sublayer. Then, I make a new sublayer "water" and use Rectangular Tool and fill it gradient blue. Next, i set the opacity lower and add "reflections" sublayer that i copy from the 2nd assignment.

I load a photo from the web as my reference for land cracks into the template layer and set this sublayer as template. Using Pencil Tool with various thickness, I trace the cracks.

Finished with the cracks. Now experimenting with various shades for the cracked earth using Gradient Tool to show drought and dryness.

For the paddy field, I copy the 3 main stalk patterns from 2nd assignment. Then I duplicate and group them accordingly. I try using the Symbol Sprayer Tool with the 3 patterns. Symbol Sizer Tool is used to add more variations to the size of stalks. I use Effects >>Blur Tool>> Gaucassion Blur for further in the distance parts to show depth and perspective.

I use Type Tool for the title and statements. I use effects such as Effect>> 3D >> Extrude and Bevel set at Front position to add thickness for the outer parts of the message. Then, I explore other effects like Effect>>Stylize>> Outer Glow, Effect>> Stylize>> Feather to add contrast against detailed background and nice glow effect. Then I use Effect>> Warp>> Shell Upper for the top statement and Shell Lower for the bottom substatement.

I use Pencil Tool to draw bushes in the distance. Then, I use PaintBrush Tool set at Charcoal-Feather brush to create the texture. After that, I use Rectangle Tool and Pen Tool to draw a hut. Gradient Tool is used to colour. Scale Tool is used to adjust the size of the duplicated hut.

This is a pair of hands cupped a little and close together drawn using Pen Tool. I picked the colour from a photo using Eyedropper Tool. I experiment with the strokes and colour to improve visibility. Meanwhile, I add dried-up irrigation at the bottom left using Pen Tool and Mesh Tool which will be edited later.

Here, I set the opacity of the hands lower so that it don't block images behind. I bring the paddy layer forward. Using Pen Tool and Warp Tool, I edit the irrigation.

Using Pen Tool, I draw a wilted paddy stalk. Then, I Rotate and Reflect the stalks and use Scale Tool to vary the stalks. Then, with the different variations, I set them as Symbol. Using Symbol Sprayer, I distribute wilted plants on the cracked earth. Then, I use Symbol Scruncher Tool and Symbol Shifter Tool to change the shapes of the wilted stalks. I changed the gradient colour for the cracked earth and font colour for the word "YOUR" in `The Future is in YOUR Hands'.

This is the new edited irrigation. The texture on the ground is made using PaintBrush Tool set at Ink Splatter brush. Then, I use Effects>> Blur>> Rdial Blur set at 12. Gradient Tool is used for the base colouring.

I change the font colour for the word YOUR. I want to add more emphasis to the fact that it is people's responsibility to take actions now to ensure bright future.

Using Pen Tool I draw a leafless tree. Then, I use Object>> Reflect and set at Copy to make duplicates. Next, I use PaintBrush Tool with chalk scribbe brush for the furthest trees and Effect>>Blur>>Gaucassion Blur to create depth. More edits are done here. Added darker shade for the hand outline.

Scope Planning

2008-09-08T21:53:00.005+08:00

Assignment 3 Title: 'Rice' to the Future, the Future is in Your Hands

Project Start Date: August 19, 2008

Projected Finish Date: September 9, 2008.

Project Manager:

HP: 017-3053382

Email: angie_chongwc@hotmail.com

Project Objectives:

The objective of this poster is to create an awareness amongst people about the importance of conserving rice supply for its abundance in future. The poster calls everyone to rise to the occassion of food shortage for the sake of our own future. It is our responsibility and actions must be taken now to ensure life in abundance. This project relates 3 assignments. 1st assignment is to design a symbol to represent the area of choice in global warming. I designed a symbol that shows the effect of drought to the land and how it affects the global rice shortage. Using cracked rice bowl with grains falling into the cracks of earth and a pair of chopsticks holding on a single grain of rice, I create the awareness of this issue that is not widely known. For the 2nd assignment, I draw an illustration of a section of a vast paddy field with ripe paddy stalks bended under the bright sun and clean blue sky. This is to state that this is how things should be instead of poor harvest and drought. Therefore, for the 3rd assignment, to design a poster of awareness, I will combine these 2 concepts and show that if we act now, the ideal environment can be preserved and ensure life in abundance.

Approach:

1. I use basic tools like Pen Tool, PaintBrush Tool, Pencil Tool, and Shape Tools (eg. Rectangle Tool, Flare Tool), to draw the objects.

2. For objects with a lot of duplicates, I use Symbol Sprayer Tool. Then, I use Symbol Sizer, Symbol Scrunger, and Symbol Shifter tools to create variation.

3. I use Eyedropper Tool, Live Paint Bucket Tool, and Gradient Tool to colour.

4. I use Type Tool for the text in the poster.

5. For extra effects to the drawings and fonts, I use Gaussian Blur, Radial Blur, Outer Glow, Feather, Extrude and Bevel, Warp (eg. Shell Lower, Shell Upper)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Week 9- I started to plan the layouts and how the overall look that I want for my poster. I searched for poster layouts and take note of the type of positioning that attracts my attention.

Week 10- I started sketching while referring to the notes I've taken on layouts. During this week's tutorial session, I referred to my tutor about the layouts of my objects and the texts. After getting the approval on it, I worked on the title and main statement.

Week 11- I researched on my area of choice again for the right message to be shown. From a choice of statements, I finally picked " 'Rice' to the Future, the Future is in Your Hands" as my statement. I updated blog with my progress so far. Then, I start working on the poster in Illustrator until completion.

Week 12- A few additions and edits. Printing and mounting must be done for submission.

Comment:

This project drives me to learn new skills using a vector program. I had fun in the process as I like learning new things, though it is very busy nearing the final submission with workloads and presentations from other classes. One of the toughest parts of the project is the way to convey the right message in the image. The statement must sum up your ideas and gives a strong message.

Sketches

2008-09-08T02:27:00.002+08:00

I experimented with various placement and size of the text. What I've done here is landscape showing the topic area in the positive side. This is to create the awareness of the importance of conserving rice supply for its abundance in future. The Future Is In Your Hands shows that it is our responsibility for our own future. I'm thinking whether I should add the outline of hands cupping the positive side while the outer part is the negative side to add more contrast.

Ideation

2008-09-07T20:24:00.017+08:00

Statement:
'Rice' To The Future, the Future Is In Your Hands

I use the word Rice in place of Rise in the phrase "Rice to the Future". This statement calls everyone to act now for the sake of our own future. The phrase "The Future Is In Your Hands" is to make people realize and face the fact that our future cannot be decided by anyone but ourselves. If we rise to the occasion and take actions now, we can ensure life in abundance. To create awareness to the shortage of rice supply, I make the poster showing both positive and negative image in landscape form. Paddy field with ripe stalks inside the outline of a pair of hands close together is to show the ideal situation that we must preserve; instead of drought drying up the irrigation and heat consuming the field outside the outline of hands. The main idea here is to create an awareness of the importance of conserving rice supply to ensure its abundance in future.

Assignment 3- References

2008-09-07T18:20:00.010+08:00

stories.mnhs.org

http://nymieg.blogspot.com

http://www.thericedrive.blogspot.com/

" 'Rice' to the occassion" uses the word rice in place of rise.
this will be the guide to the message potrayed in my poster to create awareness that we must act now, for a better future.

http://sonche.com

I like how the font colour and design gives a soothing and protective feeling.

http://www.breedingracing.com

I'm planning to use this layout with the top part as the message and the bottom part as main title.

http://www.plexoft.com/

I'll use this perspective on the paddy field.

http://www.panoramio.com/

http://www.rainforestours.com/

Background Research

2008-09-06T21:04:00.002+08:00

In Australia, years of drought have seen rice growers' water allocations slashed, and only a handful of producers have been able to harvest crops.
Some supermarket shoppers in America are facing rice rations - as a global shortage of the grain prompts retailers to restrict supplies.

http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/global_rice_shortage_sparks_panic_545601

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Crop shortfalls from natural disasters

Several distinct weather- and climate-related incidents have caused disruptions in crop production. Perhaps the most influential is the extended drought in Australia, in particular the fertile Murray-Darling Basin, which produces large amounts of wheat and rice. The drought has caused the annual rice harvest to fall by as much as 98% from pre-drought levels. Australia is historically the second-largest exporter of wheat after the United States, producing up to 25 million tons in a good year, the vast majority for export. However, the 2006 harvest was 9.8 million. Other events that have negatively affected the price of food include the 2006 heat wave in California's San Joaquin Valley, which killed large numbers of farm animals, and unseasonable 2008 rains in Kerala, India, which destroyed swathes of grain. Scientists have stated that several of these incidents are consistent with the predicted effects of climate change.

Soil and productivity losses

Sundquist points out that large areas of croplands are lost year after year, due mainly to soil erosion, water depletion and urbanisation. According to him "60,000 km2/ year of land becomes so severely degraded that it loses its productive capacity and becomes wasteland", and even more are affected to a lesser extend, adding to the crop supply problem. Additionally, agricultural production is also lost due to water depletion.

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_price_crisis#Crop_shortfalls_from_natural_disasters}

Assignment 2- Final

2008-08-17T23:20:00.020+08:00

Title: Rice Abundance

Ideation:
This is my final illustration for Assignment2. I chose to draw a section of a vast paddy field to show that we should preserve our rice supply so that there'll be plenty for the population. The paddy stalks here are bended and the grains are ripe, signifying the richness and abundance of rice we ought to have. Not only that, I drew unpolluted water and clear blue sky to show that we must preserve mother nature for a better future.

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smaller area of Global Warming: Global Rice Shortage

Paddy growth depends on water supply, but world's water freshwater supply is running out. Moreover, global warming is affecting this by causing drought spells frequently. Other causes affecting rice supply are the erosion and the loss of organic matter in soils, desertification, the loss of ozone from the stratosphere and its increase in the troposphere, acid rain, the decrease in biological diversity, air pollution, and flooding caused by deforestation.

We must save mother nature for our survival in the future. Actions must be taken NOW as the rice supply worldwide is diminishing while population increases. Therefore, I draw an illustration of abundance of rice and the clean environment to create an awareness amongst the people.

References:
http://www.newscientist.com/
http://www.irri.org/
http://www.nytimes.com/

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Colours:
Yellow = Symbolizes ripe rice grains to signify abundance.

Green = In the leaves and stems of paddy stalks. Healthy plants signifying clean environment.

Brown = In the ground next to irrigation, and soil of the field.

Blue = The skies are blue to create the feeling of calmness and to show that the air is not polluted.

White = White clouds instead of dirty air and smoke to represent clean atmosphere

Clear water with reflection= unpolluted water running through the irrigation.

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Tools used:
-Pen Tool-
-Brush tool-
-Pencil Tool-
-Ellipse Tool-
-Live Paint Bucket-
-Gradient-
-Selection Tool-
-Direct Selection Tool-
-Zoom Tool-
-Flare Tool-
-Rotate Tool-
-Reflect Tool-
-Scale Tool-
-Warp Tool-
-Crystallize Tool-
-Wrinkle Tool-
-Twirl Tool-
-Free Transform Tool-
-Blur Tool-
-Blend Tool- (finally changed because it takes up too much memory)

[Might edit here and there when I feel like it. So it's not really final]

Step by Step Process

2008-08-17T22:30:00.008+08:00

added shadows but realise it's in different direction from sun. editing now

First, I dragg my scanned sketch into illustrator CS2. A few adjustments of position and size are done. Then, I set the layer as template so that it won't appear in print.

Then I make a new layer named "sky". Under "sky", I make a sublayer for the "base". Then I use Pen Tool(P) to draw the frame. To colour it I use Gradient Tool(G) and set it as radial using white and a light shade of blue to make it look like sunshine.

Next I make a new sublayer under "sky" named "clouds". I use Pencil Tool(N) to draw the clouds. Then I use Effects>>Blur>>Gaucassion Blur and set it at 7.0 pixels. Next, I use Selection Tool(V) to adjust the size.

After that, I lock the "sky" layer and make a new layer named "soil". This will be a section of my paddy field. I create a new sublayer named "base". Then, I use Pen Tool(P) and fill it with the colour latte. I set the opacity as 50% so that i can see my sketch below.

I created layers and sublayers for my paddy field first so that it'll be organized. Will be working on this a long time. Posting this in case i forgot to screenshot later [too engaged in the process -_-"]

As I expected, I did get too absorbed in the process. XD What i done here is under the layer "paddy", sublayer "main stalk1", i use Pen Tool(P) to draw the stem and leaves' outlines and veins. Then i use Live Paint Bucket(K) to fill in the colours. After that, i duplicate the leaves under "main stalk1" and paste them on "main stalk2" and "main stalk3". Next using Object>>Transform to rotate and resize the leaves to create a variation. Phew.. now that the main leaves are almost done, I'll start on "grains"

For the rice grains on the paddy stalks, I use Ellipse Tool(L). I use Gradient(G) for the colour in linear setting. Then i duplicate one single grain into many to form a chain. Next, I use Direct Selection Tool (A) to group the chain for easier selection. More chains are duplicated and using Object>>Transform>>Rotate to create variation.

More duplicating... -happy with result of 2 stalks- Then, *zooms out*...
[practically fainted]
I have a looooong way to go.... -_-""

*runs to a wall and bangs head* X_x

-dead- Anyways, more duplications. I vary the sizes with Selection Tool(V) and shapes using Warp Tool(Shift+R). Along this process, I made the leaves lighter and the stalks blurer using Effects>>Blur>>Gaucassion Blur, the further the paddy stalks are. Half-dead now. Wow, time flies! Need to grab a bite.
To be continued~~~

back. I make a new layer named "irrigation" and sublayers "ground" and "water". For the ground, I experimented with Blend Tool. Then I use gradient for the colour. I use Wrinkle Tool for the sides of the ground. Next, I use Pen Tool(L) for the base colour of water and Warp Tool for the effect I want. Then, I make a new sublayer named "reflection" for the reflection of paddy on surface of water. Using Pen Tool(P), I draw the basic lines and then blurring it using Gaucassian Blur. For extra effect I use Twirl Tool.

Under the layer "soil", I make sublayers named "uneven", "shadow" and "water". Using Brush Tool and chalk brush, I make uneven lines around the base of the stalks. Then I put a layer of water on top with lower opacity so that it is see-through. Next, I use Ellipse Tool and Crystallize Tool for the shadows.

Added my Symbol.
Is there anything to add?
Ah wells.. Too tired now anyways. Good night people.

Apparently, my illustrator lag after I use Blend Tool. So I check the file size.
.....54MB??!!!
Alright time for drastic action. Don't want my file lag the lecturer's computer and get me a 0%.
I deleted the Blend Tool layer and use Pen Tool instead with Gradient.
Then I use Brush Tool with ink splatter brush for texture.

Told you I'll be editing and editing XDD. Anyways I added reflection of the paddy stalks on the surface of water on the soil. First I Reflect the stalk and set it at Copy. And reduce the opacity.
Ta-daaa~ almost done~ Hopefully XD

Added shadows and I shall call it a day [looks at time] 2:20am @_@

Assignment 2- Sketches

2008-08-17T03:40:00.004+08:00

Sketches done last week. My scanner was being evil. Anyways, a few rough sketches of layouts.

trying different views- closeup of paddy

the one on the left is wrong for assignment 2 XD maybe more appropriate for assignment 3.

same thing. more suitable as assignment 3. need to focus on paddy ><..

gonna do this layout for assignment 2
so that i can use part of it in assignment 3 by duplicating it.
then my paddy field in assignment 3 will look super detailed XD..

Reference Pictures

2008-08-17T03:20:00.009+08:00

Since my smaller area is rice shortage, my subject matter will be paddy. I'll be doing closeup on the paddy field for my illustration. These are reference pictures i got from the web.

www.istockphoto.com

www.mrblurster.blogspot.com

http://images.inmagine.com

http://www.jazzmint.net/blog/images/Sekinchan27.JPG

http://kbhappening.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

http://allunderabowl.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/paddy-field.html

http://ciifad.cornell.edu/sri/images/iranimage/iransglplant.jpg

Meanings of Completed Symbol

2008-07-20T23:09:00.008+08:00

Meaning of Issue:

Global warming leads to rice shortage. This is caused by the warmer temperature that increases evaporation rate on surfaces of water all over the world. The land and rivers dry up and thus leads to drought. That cuts off the water supply to irrigate the paddy fields. As the environment is not optimum for paddy growth, production of rice will be halted.

Meanings of Shapes and Metaphors in Symbol:
the circle represents the earth and this means that it is a global issue.

The cracked land shows that global warming dries up the land and causes drought.

The bowl symbolizes all the paddy fields and rice supply of the world.

The crack on the bowl shows that the purity & well-being of the paddy fields are tarnished as a result from the irresponsible acts of man towards nature.

The falling of rice into the cracks in soil symbolizes the loss of rice supply to drought.

The chopsticks represent that man’s irresponsible actions to nature causes global warming and lead to poor harvest.

The single grain of rice held by the chopsticks shows that men were only able to acquire a meager amount of rice from their harvest, due to the global rice shortage.

The spiral in the sun shows that this problem would grow worse as the spiral progresses and becomes bigger if man failed to solve this growing problem.

Meaning of Colours:

White:
the purity & well-being of the paddy fields

Grey:

The corrupted paddy fields caused by human and also a colour to create shadow for the bowl.

Red:
danger and heat
Orange and Yellow in the Sunray:
bright and merciless sun.
Yellow grains on bent paddy:
Symbolizes the rice on ripe paddy that the field should have instead of wilted paddy in drought
Green in paddy motive:
nature and its importance in the world.
Brown in cracked land:
dried up land without signs of life because of drought.

Step-by-step Process

2008-07-20T21:51:00.009+08:00

First, I opened new file with A3 sized canvas. Then, I dragged my scanned sketch file from My Scans to the Adobe Illustrator CS2 window. Adjustments of positions are made in this step.

I set the template's opacity to be lower so that i can see the grids clearly.

Then, I made a new layer named Sun.
Underneath it, I made sublayers named Sunbody and Sunray.
On the Sunbody sublayer, I drew the core of the sun using pen tool.
Fill: Red, Stroke: Black

On the Sunray sublayer, I used the pen tool to draw the fiery rays of the sun.

[Lots of editing and anchoring involved ><] Fill: Yellow, Stroke: Black
Using ellipse tool, I drew a circle in the background layer i've made earlier.
I filled the circle with yellow and set the opacity lower so that the template and grids are visible.

On a new layer named Land, I made 2 sublayers named Soil and Crack.
On the Soil sublayer, I used pen tool to draw the land.

Fill: Mocchacino, Stroke: Black

On the Crack sublayer, I used pen tool to draw the cracks in the soil.
After that, I highlighted the crack drawn earlier by using the Selection Tool.
Next, I clicked on Objects and then selected Tranform.
Click on Reflect, from there, select the Vertical option and click OK.
[as shown in image]

On a new layer named Ricebowl, I made 3 sublayers named Paddymotive, bowl and crack.
Under Paddymotive sublayer, I made another 3 sublayers named Stem, Leaves and Grain.
Under the Leaves sub-sublayer, I used pen tool to draw the leaves and duplicate [copy & paste]

The same process is repeated for the Stem and Grain
I group the separated rice grains together to ease selecting in future.

Using pen tool, I draw a crack on the lower part of the bowl.
Fill: Peridot, Stroke: Black

At this stage, I wanted to make the sun look more fiery 8D!
So, I duplicate the sunray and transform them.
Different shades of yelllow and orange is used here.

Using the pentool, I draw a bit of shadow for the bowl or else it'll look too plain ^^;;

Using pentool, I draw parts for 1 chopstick and duplicate them.
Then, I rotate them 10 degrees for the other chopstick.
Go to Objects tab and Transform, then to Rotate.
[as shown in image]

Using ellipse tool, I draw grains of rice and duplicate them again and again. I rotated each grain of rice and positioned them accordingly til I'm happy with the result.

Using the Spiral tool under Line Segment tool, I formed a spiral for the core of the sun.
Then I use Warp tool to position it nicely.
Then I use ellipse tool for the outline of the symbol.

Fill: None, Stroke: Black

I explored more colour option especially gradient tool.
Then, I use gaucassion blur for the shadows
[Effect->blur->gaucassion blur]

All in all, I've used 6 main layers:
Template
Background
Sun
Land
Ricebowl
Chopstick&Rice

Completed Symbol

2008-07-20T21:42:00.003+08:00

Global Rice Shortage

Spent 5 hours on this on Illustrator @_@. Will post the steps later. So happy it's almost completed! ^.^

edited.

Global Rice Shortage

2008-07-20T13:36:00.005+08:00

My smaller area of global warming is now the issue of global rice shortage.

Greenhouse effect traps heat in earth's atmosphere. This causes land to dry up and leads to drought. paddy cannot survive in dry soil.

Besides, depletion of ozone layer also affects paddy growth. An increase of UV radiation would affect crops. A number of economically important species of plants, such as rice, depend on cyanobacteria residing on their roots for the retention of nitrogen. Cyanobacteria are sensitive to UV light and they would be affected by its increase.

Reference pics:

www.taa.org.sg

http://www.royalchinahenley.co.uk/furniture/rice_bowl.gif

www.dkimages.com

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Sketches:

Global Warming- Specific Awareness

2008-07-08T14:58:00.013+08:00

I have a few smaller topics i'm currently choosing from.

The glacier retreat and the melting of polar ice-caps.

Glacier : is a large, slow-moving river of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure.

Glacier Retreat
Glacier retreat is worldwide and rapid, affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier-melt, and in the longer term, the level of the oceans

http://en.wikipedia.org
A condition occurring when backward melting at the front of a glacier takes place at a rate exceeding forward motion.
www.answers.com

Reference pics
for colour scheme and form

www.happiness-project.com

www.skywatch-media.com

www.earthhopenetwork.net

www.notcot.org

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Heatwave.

www.shutterstock.com

kennysideshow.blogspot.com

parentheticalremarks.blogspot.com

www.cartoon-stock.com

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The human reaction and behaviour towards global warming

ignorant people who do not think about the future of the earth and future generations and just continue to live selfishly

threatened and scared.

Global Warming and Its Definitions

2008-07-06T22:22:00.003+08:00

1. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century, and its projected continuation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

2. An overall increase in world temperatures which may be caused by additional heat being trapped by greenhouse gases.
www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream//append/glossary_g.htm

3. an increase of the earth's temperature by a few degrees resulting in an increase in the volume of water which contributes to sea-level rise.
www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/glossary.html

4. The progressive gradual rise of the Earth's average surface temperature thought to be caused in part by increased concentrations of GHGs in the atmosphere.
www.ecoagriculture.org/page.php

6. Global warming is the gradual increase in global temperatures caused by the emission of gases that trap the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
www.planningforpeople.ca/terms_and_definitions.asp

7. The earth has warmed up by about 0.6ºC in the last 100 years. During this period, human emissions of greenhouse gases have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
www.climatechangenorth.ca/H1_Glossary.html

8. An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone (also see greenhouse effect). www.ruralresidentialliving.com.au/introduction/glossary.html

9. A gradual warming of the Earth's atmosphere reportedly caused by the burning of fossil fuels and industrial pollutants.
www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/farm/terms.aspx

10. Certain Gasses such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) absorb reflected infra-red radiation and trap it within the earths atmosphere. This heat which would normally be dissipated into space increases the temperature of the earth.
www.ecifm.rdg.ac.uk/glossary.htm

11. The concern that a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (beyond those levels required to sustain temperatures to support life on the planet) will result in catastrophic changes to the earth’s climate patterns.
www.americaspower.org/The-Facts/Glossary-of-Terms

12. Increased levels of gases such as carbon dioxide that trap heat in the earth's lower atmosphere potentially causing global warming
www.ifdn.com/teacher/glossary.htm

♥Me, Myself and I ♥

2008-06-30T17:42:00.010+08:00

Hey there. My name is Chong Woon Ching, but just call me Angie (short for Angela).
I bet most of the people who knows me in MMU doesn't know my full name. Anyways, this is a blog to track my progress in Computer Graphics course in foundation (alpha year) in Multimedia University.

Guess my age [hint: look to the left~]
*hears gasps and "what?!"* Yeap I might be the youngest in this class.
*hear sniggers and ill-intented whispers* Now, now.. This isn't an excuse to bully me.
I got a blue TWO belt in Taekwondo >_<

I'm a Virgo ( Birthday= 9th Sept )

studious
good order -yeap i am neat.. and i can't stand roomates who are messy [and yes that means you kaiwen haha..]
practical with their hands- yeah i draw, craft, play piano, sew, etc
perfectionist- mmmm... not sure bout that o_o"
punctual- that is so true. I'm patient, but i won't stand someone being more than 30 minutes late [and YES that means you, eddy izuwan and randy tan]
careful with money- I know the value of money and will not be wasting them.

and etc with the virgo traits

moving on~

My hobbies are drawing, reading, crafting, playing the piano, gaming [sadly, Gunz is blocked in MMU],etc.
I love chocolates [like charlene] and ice blended mocha [though too pricy to have often :(] My affordable favourite drink is 100 PLUS! [ask eddy or charlene] It has low sugar content and so refreshing [launch into advertising mode]
Basically, i love japanese animation [anime], japanese comics [manga], j-pop and j-rock, japanese cultures etc 8D.
Which explains why i joined EMINA and JCS.

if you are interested to see my artworks and crafts, check this out --> link

Chong Woon Ching - MCC1013

Finished Poster

Step-by-step Process

Scope Planning

Sketches

Ideation

Assignment 3- References

Background Research

In Australia, years of drought have seen rice growers' water allocations slashed, and only a handful of producers have been able to harvest crops.Some supermarket shoppers in America are facing rice rations - as a global shortage of the grain prompts retailers to restrict supplies.

http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/global_rice_shortage_sparks_panic_545601

Assignment 2- Final

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Assignment 2- Sketches

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Global Rice Shortage

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In Australia, years of drought have seen rice growers' water allocations slashed, and only a handful of producers have been able to harvest crops.
Some supermarket shoppers in America are facing rice rations - as a global shortage of the grain prompts retailers to restrict supplies.