{"id":334,"date":"2018-09-24T11:05:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/?p=334"},"modified":"2018-09-24T11:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:06:09","slug":"my-emojis-keith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/2018\/09\/24\/my-emojis-keith\/","title":{"rendered":"My Emojis &#8211; Keith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-1.png 678w, http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-1-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption>Junk Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"318\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.21-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.21-PM-1.png 607w, http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.21-PM-1-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><figcaption>Yum Cha<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"664\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.28-PM-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.28-PM-2.png 578w, http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.28-PM-2-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><figcaption>Tai Chi Silhouette\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In an attempt to represent aspects of life in Hong Kong, I began by brainstorming what I believed Hong Kong to be. If I were to show someone or introduce Hong Kong to someone, what would it be? While I had several different ideas in mind, the ones that stuck were these three: 1. Junk Boat, 2. Yum Cha, 3. Tai Chi Silhouette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Junk Boat<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the backdrop of Hong Kong\nperfectly contrasts the past and the future. There are so many instances in\nHong Kong, where you are able to find modernist architecture surrounded by a\nhistorical backdrop, and that, in my opinion, is the beauty of Hong Kong. One\nexample is the historic trams that still to this day operate around the main\nbusiness hub of Hong Kong. Another example is the junk boat, which is an\nancient type of Chinese sailing ship that was developed during the Song\ndynasty. So, when I was deciding which emoji to produce, I thought about Hong\nKong\u2019s iconic skyline. However, located within the skyline is Hong Kong\u2019s Junk\nboat, sailing amongst the vast array of modern buildings. And, that represents\nwhat Hong Kong is \u2013 a historical artifact amongst a fully modern society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yum Cha<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another great aspect of Hong Kong is the\nfood. In a way, \u201cYum Cha\u201d doesn\u2019t classify under the norms of breakfast, lunch\nor dinner \u2013 it is a meal on its own, lying somewhere between morning and early\nafternoon. The literal translation of \u201cYum Cha\u201d means to drink tea, but what it\nactually means is a meal that consists of several small dishes of dim sum\nserved with tea. And, having \u201cYum Cha\u201d is a communal event, involving several\npeople to sit around a circular table, and share a platter of different kinds\nof dim sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tai Chi Silhouette <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong is the territory with the\nworld\u2019s highest life expectancy in the world (at 84.0 years old in 2015), and\nthis is clearly evident by the number of elderly people in Hong Kong. I\nremember how every morning (around 6am), as I got ready for school, several old\npeople down my home would be practicing Tai Chi in the park. Tai Chi is\nwell-known for its numerous health benefits, often curing medical problems that\ncome with age. Hence, I decided to use a well-known Tai Chi pose as my emoji.\nFinally, the emoji is marked by a silhouette effect because it signifies the\ntiming of the practice \u2013 as the sun rises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0I\nsent these three emoji to my family group chat and a friend from back home. In\nboth instances, I explained the assignment and what I was trying to create.\nBoth my family and my friend liked the idea of the three emoji, especially for\n\u201cJunk Boat\u201d, and \u201cYum Cha\u201d. My friend recommended changing the image of \u201cYum\nCha\u201d, since he thought the teapot was too generic and didn\u2019t really symbolize\n\u201cYum Cha\u201d completely. He suggested including other elements to the image like\ndim-sum, etc. My family didn\u2019t understand the silhouette effect without my\nexplanation. They suggested adding mountains in the background or the sun to\nsupport the silhouette effect. By far, everyone liked the drawing and ideology\nbehind the \u201cJunk Boat\u201d emoji. Although my friend did mention he wouldn\u2019t see\nthe emoji being used as much for the meaning I was trying to create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took in these advices, and began to make edits to my emoji. Since I wanted to keep the silhouette effect on the \u201cTai Chi\u201d emoji, I decided to add in some mountains and sun into it. As for the \u201cYum Cha\u201d emoji, I decided to change it to dim sum with a cup of tea on the side to get the full representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-2.png 678w, http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.37.13-PM-2-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption>Junk Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.51.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" \/><figcaption>Yum Cha<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"417\" src=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.45.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.45.58-PM.png 507w, http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-24-at-2.45.58-PM-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><figcaption>Tai Chi Silhouette<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to represent aspects of life in Hong Kong, I began by brainstorming what I believed Hong Kong to be. If I were to show someone or introduce Hong Kong to someone, what would it be? While I had several different ideas in mind, the ones that stuck were these three: 1. Junk &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commtech.nyuad.im\/homework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}