Family Crest
Crest Reflection
My crest represents my family and culture as it has the peacock, the national bird of India. Peacock symbolizes purity and wealth according to the Hindu culture as it is a pet of a god. The circle in the middle is called Ashoka Chakra it has 24 lines it represents the 12 casual links taught by Buddha.
1. Avidyā lack of knowledge - a blind person, often walking, or a person peering out
2. Saṃskāra constructive volitional activity - a potter shaping a vessel or vessels
3. Vijñāna consciousness - a man or a monkey grasping a fruit
4. Nāmarūpa name and form (constituent elements of mental and physical existence) - two men afloat in a boat
5. Ṣaḍāyatana six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind) - a dwelling with six windows
6. Sparśa contact - lovers consorting, kissing, or entwined
7. Vedanā pain - an arrow to the eye
8. Tṛṣṇa thirst - a drinker receiving drink
9. Upādāna grasping - a man or a monkey picking fruit
10. Bhava coming to be - a couple engaged in intercourse, a standing, leaping or reflective person
11. Jāti being born - woman giving birth
12. Jarāmaraṇa old age and death - corpse being carried
The Lotus like structure is a temple it is called Lotus temple. The lotus temple is a very famous temple in India and my family and I go there once every year. It is a place that is open to all religion. The symbol on the bottom is called the OM it is religious symbol and that symbol is found in almost every Hindu temple in India and also in my grandparent’s house. The shield is coloured according to the Indian flag. Therefore in conclusion this crest represents my culture, beliefs and family.
My crest represents my family and culture as it has the peacock, the national bird of India. Peacock symbolizes purity and wealth according to the Hindu culture as it is a pet of a god. The circle in the middle is called Ashoka Chakra it has 24 lines it represents the 12 casual links taught by Buddha.
1. Avidyā lack of knowledge - a blind person, often walking, or a person peering out
2. Saṃskāra constructive volitional activity - a potter shaping a vessel or vessels
3. Vijñāna consciousness - a man or a monkey grasping a fruit
4. Nāmarūpa name and form (constituent elements of mental and physical existence) - two men afloat in a boat
5. Ṣaḍāyatana six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind) - a dwelling with six windows
6. Sparśa contact - lovers consorting, kissing, or entwined
7. Vedanā pain - an arrow to the eye
8. Tṛṣṇa thirst - a drinker receiving drink
9. Upādāna grasping - a man or a monkey picking fruit
10. Bhava coming to be - a couple engaged in intercourse, a standing, leaping or reflective person
11. Jāti being born - woman giving birth
12. Jarāmaraṇa old age and death - corpse being carried
The Lotus like structure is a temple it is called Lotus temple. The lotus temple is a very famous temple in India and my family and I go there once every year. It is a place that is open to all religion. The symbol on the bottom is called the OM it is religious symbol and that symbol is found in almost every Hindu temple in India and also in my grandparent’s house. The shield is coloured according to the Indian flag. Therefore in conclusion this crest represents my culture, beliefs and family.
Family crest is a piece of vector art that is made using Adobe Illustrator. By doing this project I learned that vector art is a really powerful tool in the world and it has many wonderful uses such as it never get blurred even if it is a size of a building. I have also learned how to use the layers properly while using Adobe programs after using Illustrator. This project involved me to brainstorm for four symbols that represent my family and afterwards I looked up images online and traced it using Illustrator and also changed the images into my style. And finally I put everything together.