Touch Chapter - The Feeling Bubble

The Feeling Bubble by Diane Ackerman

      "Years ago, I read about a boy who had to live in a bubble (designed by Nasa) because of the weakness of his immune system and his susceptibility to disease. We are all that boy. The bubble is our skin. But the skin is also alive, breathing and excreting, shielding us from harmful rays and microbial attack, metabolizing vitamin D, insulating us from heat and cool, repairing itself when necessary, regulating blood flow, acting as a frame for our sense of touch, aiding us in sexual attraction, defining our individuality, holding all the thick red jams and jellies inside us where they belong," (page 67).

      For my response to this chapter I wanted to focus on color as the main focus for design. When the author describes the little boy who had to live in a bubble I imagined that his world was stripped of color. That's why I chose to emphasize nude colors and black in my design. I took four pictures of this image to show that it can be seen from multipe angles. I wanted to create various elements to contrast with the various elements described in the passage.