The aim of this three part project was to create pictographic icons of three animals (White Rhino, African Elephant and Hippopotamus), exploring a range of approaches of reducing these to their formal “irreducible essence.” The aim of the first part was to simplify and systematize my animals in the form of pictograms, in order to create a cohesive set that allowed them to still be recognizable. For the second part I combined at least two of my pictograms into one single drawing, while aiming to keep the different animals distinguishable from one another. The aim of the third part was to explore translating my integrated pictogram into 3D using alternative media and materials.
