Final Major Project - Research
It's one of the most under researched diseases prevalent in the UK and it is spreading throughout the country. Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited, lifelong disease. People who have the disease are born with it. They inherit two genes for sickle haemoglobin; one from each parent. Sickle cell anaemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease. Sickle Cell Disease is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a crescent.
I have been researching sickle cell anaemia and mainly been focusing on visuals that represent this. I typed in sickle cell on Google and image like this came up. the image below shows what a sickle cell looks like compared to what a normal red blood cell looks like. as you can see from, the image below sickle cells look like a crescent moon. I would like to look at ways in which can develop this cell into a series of design ideas that represent sickle cell disease.
however what I did realise is that a lot of people may bot understand why and what this is without an explanation. so I intend to look at ways in which I can explain what sickle cell is as well as portray it.
this shape alone can be multiplied and developed into a series of designs. throughout my sketchbook I have looked at ways in which I can use portraits as well to represent sickle cello anaemia. self portraits was an idea I thought I would be able to develop however it may be hard to create a structure out of it. instead I looked at ways in which I can use it as a floor pattern piece or a wall pattern piece.
I wanted to carry out a survey on Sickle Cell Anaemia and I was able to do so. The
facts and figures were very interesting. More people were un aware as to what
sickle cell actually was and the people that did know only knew because a
member of their family has it.
I have also been looking at existing organisation that support sickle cell anaemia. looking at existing logo designs to help support my design ideas. I would like to design something that can also be converted into a logo design so looking at different organisations are really beneficial.
I want to also look at ways in which people have tried to promote sickle cell not only through images but through media too. like any videos or advertisements.
looking at these have not helped me come up with design s but also helps to see the what is out there already!
I want my design to be original and unique and of course better than what anybody else has attempted to do.
Red blood cells contain an iron-rich protein called hemoglobin. This protein carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin called sickle hemoglobin or hemoglobin S. Sickle hemoglobin causes the cells to develop a sickle, or crescent, shape.
throughout my sketchbook I looked at ways I which I can develop this design. As soon as I looked at it, I felt that it already looked like a structure. Throughout my sketchbook I would like to practise way in which I could design a structure.
I really like the colours used, it makes it much more attractive to the eye. I intend to use colour in my design to make it stand out more. I looked at a building in Australia called Melbourne's Pixel building.
This crazy building is a real live structure and it's also Australia's very first carbon neutral building. Recently completed, the Pixel Building is an office building located on the former CUB Brewery site in Melbourne. Scoring a perfect 105 points on the Australia's Green Star rating system, the office building designed by Studio505 is an amazing example of what is possible in terms of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water collection, waste reduction and green roofs. Capable of collecting all of its own water and generating all of its own energy, the funky, colourful pixelated building is totally self-sustaining.
The Pixel Building’s vibrant facade gives it a unique identity and sets it apart from the neighboring structures, and its super sustainable strategies set it above most buildings in the world.
