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| S.A.R.S: teaser poster |
| Monday, February 22, 2010 |
 version 1 version 2
Seems like I have been back to my old graphic design days and caught the typography bug :D
Here are 2 versions of the teaser poster, which one do you prefer? Hmm... I think I prefer the 1st version, since there isn't much information revealed except the title and my logo, fits very well being a teaser.Labels: Blades and Barrels, Graphic Art, SARS |
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| The logo of Blades & Barrels |
| Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
The final version of the logo: Blades & Barrels. This title & logo is to replace LEGNA:Ling, which I felt that it is not meaningful enough. Actually I have both titles in my mind at that time, but chose to use 'LEGNA:Ling' instead.
The name 'LEGNA' is an anagram and also the name of the protagonist in the overall story. 'Ling' is the pronunciation of the word 'Zero' in mandarin, which is also the name of the protagonist of this chapter of the story. I used Ling in the title to show that it is a prequel... 0 comes before 1... get it? Later I felt that this title sounds weird and has no impact, hence I finally decided to drop it and use 'Blades & Barrels'. Ok now, so much for the back history of LEGNA:Ling, let's talk about this new title & logo, shall we?
This title was inspired by the Japanese history, particularly the part on Commodore Matthew Perry and his Black ships of the United States Navy forcing the opening of Japan to the outside world, on March 31st, 1854. I have always imagined that event to be set in a futuristic alternate timeline where the United States Navy will be all mechanized, robots with guns etc... and the Japanese will be using the deadly sword energy with their spells & magic. It will certainly be a cool anime if its ever been made into one XD. So with those thoughts, the name 'Blades & Barrels' came into mind... hmm, this title also sounds 'anime-ish' ya?
'Blades' symbolized the main weaponry of the past and 'Barrels' symbolized the main weaponry of the present & future. So you see? 'Blades & Barrels' can be used to symbolize any contrasting stuffs, for example 'science vs spells & magic', 'good vs evil' or 'rich vs poor' etc. There are so many such ideas that can be used in the story, that is why I chose to use this title in the end.
For those who are wondering if you have seen the circular diagram behind... no, you are not wrong. It is the same one from LEGNA:Ling but I have modified it, so that it is now not as plain and boring like before.
Oh ya! The story and everything from LEGNA:Ling will remain, that includes the character 'Ling' but I will modify her costume later.
Labels: Blades and Barrels, Graphic Art |
| posted by Kyori @ 02:38 |
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| S.A.R.S: design sheet |
| Sunday, February 07, 2010 |
1st character design from Blades & Barrels, done in a nu cel-shaded style. An elite special operation tactical unit named S.A.R.S (Special Assault ReconnaiSsance).
SARS is also the name of the deadly virus that once caused a near pandemic between the months of November 2002 and July 2003, infected thousands and killed hundreds. I chose this name for the unit because I want them to be like the deadly virus that strikes fear in the hearts of criminals, just like the real virus did to the public.
Here is the passage at the bottom of the page:
SARS is originally an elite special operation tactical unit operating independently away from the army and the police forces. However, after the discovery of the Deliriums and the Raptures’ activities, their role has become more of a “search & stall” unit for the Messiah Knights, which sometimes caused conflicts between members of the 2 units.
Members of SARS are selected from the very best and they are the elites among the armed forces. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that falls outside the abilities of the regular armed forces. They are also specialized in various weapons & equipments although their recent role requires them to be armed only with the basic weaponry.Labels: Blades and Barrels, concept art, SARS |
| posted by Kyori @ 02:55 |
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