Penghu County Pengnan Junior High School - Very different

"Printing" is a kind of continuous decorative pattern, which is commonly used in various decorative aesthetics in life. Compared with simple colors, printing can be integrated with many shapes, color schemes, connotations, etc., and can be more diverse and rich in design application. In modern society, the meaning of totems has gradually become personalized, and has also begun to be transformed into trademarks and printing to develop various commercial applications, reflecting different values.
The patterns of Taiwanese floral fabrics were created by traditional fabric shops during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. After the modern industrialized production technology of printed cotton cloth was introduced from Japan, traditional cloth shops in Taiwan began to use this technology to produce cloth. The patterns on Taiwanese fabrics are actually "printing and dyeing designs born from a mixture of multiple cultures", mainly influenced by "Japanese fabrics" and Western "Art Deco".
Taiwanese floral fabrics are innovative patterns that were born from the borrowing and hybridization of different cultures. It not only preserves Taiwan's original culture, but also mixes Eastern and Western visual styles, creating a floral pattern with a unique Taiwanese unrestrained character. The Taiwanese floral cloth totem was once a pattern on many Taiwanese people’s daily necessities, and has therefore become a cultural resonance that connects the emotions among many Taiwanese people.
For cultural memory, it would be the best choice if we can use the power of "print design" to complement each other! Many existing objects, events, buildings or foods in the community are often concrete and three-dimensional in shape. If presented in a realistic way, it might seem too mundane or not eye-catching enough. By using the students’ childlike and simplified design language to refine the shapes and contours, and then adding the unique colors of these objects, they can be given a brand new look.
After a series of school-based courses, students have developed quite fruitful teaching products. Every time I discuss packaging design with students, I always feel that the course lacks a little continuity. I hope to create a totem that is emotionally connected to the community. Through learning community patterns and perceiving the five senses of oneself, I try to let students use their most sensitive five senses to feel the culture of the community with their hearts. Through the connection between art and daily life, I further shape community identity and community identification, aiming to use totems to string together the resonance of community residents with the city.
Lead students to deconstruct totems from a cultural perspective, add aesthetic elements as inspiration, let students feel the concept of form in the work, and use this to conceive and design personal patterns. Then introduce information technology to digitize students' patterns, let students innovate patterns through flipping, symmetry, and repetition, and simulate the effect of repeated paving during the program operation process for class discussion. Let students share with classmates through interactive programs to achieve a "common good" teaching result.