Aykys Salchak
A graphic designer with 4+ years of experience working as a creative, guided by market trends and design expertise. Currently designing at Whalar, Part of Accenture Song, and pursuing an IDM, M.S. degree at NYU Tandon.
A graphic designer with 4+ years of experience working as a creative, guided by market trends and design expertise. Currently designing at Whalar, Part of Accenture Song, and pursuing an IDM, M.S. degree at NYU Tandon.
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Week 2 Assigment and Reflection
September 25, 2026
50 Ways of Seeing
I completed my “50 Ways of Seeing” assignment using my personal pancake plant or “Chinese money plant”. This plant almost died a few weeks ago (until I changed its soil and properly watered it), so I wanted to bring it new life. Throughout this journey of completing this assignment I was able to learn new things about myself. I explored a variety of materials from plain illustrations, paper, textured materials, and even food. Majority of my pieces however were concentrated on physical mini sculptures of my plant.
As I am someone who lives in a 2D digital world, I did not expect to find my strongest pieces to be hand-made. I thought most of my ideas would come from using Adobe and hand illustrations, but I found myself creating quick illustrations and feeling stumped on possible digital renditions. I think this is due to the nature of my work and how I am used to being bound by corporate constrictions, therefore I did not feel like I had enough time or ideas to fully experiment. However, when it came to making physcial sculptures of my plant, I found myself feeling very inspired and excited to keep on creating. I started with simple origami paper which opened the door for me on the possibilities of other materials. I ventured into felt, card stock, aluminum foil, tissue paper, cardboard, and even play dough. I even made the entire structure from pipe cleaner, which was difficult at first but with careful manuevering, I was able to construct the entire shape. I even became very comfortable with wire and enjoyed bending and changing its shape, which is something I had never done.
Growing up and taking art classes, I did not enjoy sculpture or making 3D objects. Therefore, I am heavily surpised that I highly enjoyed using various materials to construct physical renditions of my plant. This assignment was overall insightful and taught me more about myself, and taught me the importance if experimentation and repetition during the creative process.