My Reason

Introduction Hi! My name is Krystabel. I am a second year Design Communication student from Sunway University. Ever since I was young, when I would visit relatives and collect Angpow during Chinese New Year, I would always be more eager to collect the Angpow packet itself than the money it contained. I was enamoured by their elaborate designs, vibrant colours and lively illustrations. My Angpow design collection is still growing to this very day. My love for Angpow design has influenced my dream to be able to have an Angpow design of mine printed for the public. Thus, it brings me great joy to say that this dream of mine has almost come to fruition. However, I need your help to make it come true. For my Angpow to come to life, I need your help to raise RM2000 for my design to be printed for the public. As donors, you will be rewarded with various goodies which you can find below. Design rationale Meet Ran and Rong: the two rats who will beckon in the prosperous New Year with you! This year’s theme is ‘flourish’ – instantly to me this means light-hearted and fun, so that was the mood I wanted to present in my design. In addition to this, a message I wanted to convey in my design is that when you are mindful about your own life flourishing, it will be reflected in the world around you. Thus, Ran and Rong having their Angpow exchange shows the flourishing of wealth and relationships. The blooming peonies that surround them show how their environment flourishes as they share their prosperity with one another. Finally, I chose to use a warm colour palette with a watercolour finish to create a sense of fluidity that goes with the flourishing theme.