Design outside the stereotypes: Restoring the dragon from Revelation

Abstract

With the increase in the number of creators and their works, it is inevitable that people's stereotypes about certain elements are reinforced. Such stereotypes can quickly convey the message the creator wants to send to the audience, but on the other hand, they can also lead the creator to lazy thinking and prevent from innovation and critical thinking. In this research we propose a design method according to the elements of the source to jump out the design stereotypes. In an example of visual design of dragon, to avoid the influence of stereotypes of dragon's appearance we used English translation of Revelation and bible materials, without referring to any historical illustrations or visual artworks. We found out some descriptions of dragon's appearance, such as the heads, tail, horns, and crowns, and created a 3D CG model of dragon according to the descriptions.