Design a World
After Cathy Moore’s Virtual Collaboration talk, we jumped back into our design a world groups. This week we gained two new members and lost two others. We explained the concept of Nespresso Noir to the new members, linking the google doc (WIP) to them. We discussed the idea of giving the conflicting mafias a blue and red colour scheme, to easily differentiate between the two, which I tried to implement into this weeks assignment.
Character Design
Considering the fundamentals we’ve covered already – form and shape, colour, and this weeks character design lecture content – I designed characters to fill our world.
I used blue (green) colour scheme for all the characters, to indicate they are part of the coffee mafia, an idea I saw suggested to differentiate the rivalling groups.
Irish Coffee
This character was created to further develop the location of Cold Brew’s Bar, tying it into nefarious activity. Irish, a young bachelor who enjoys a fine whiskey, can often be spotted at Cold Brew’s, working his charm on the local patrons and will always be seen whiskey in hand.
Despite the charming, clean and suave image he’s built up for both himself and his whiskey empire, it is all a front. He makes his real money dealing in everything criminal. Extortion, manipulation, drugs but most of all, illegal gambling – often from the bar basement.
Beyond the shallow image he portrays he can be viscously violent and unpredictable, preferring to use his spoon over a firearm.
Doppio
Doppio, short in stature but big in heart. Doppio and Irish grew up together, and despite their differences, have formed an unusual bond.
Whether it was Irish’s charm or his good looks, Doppio has stuck with him no matter what. It could be seen as blind, unrequited loyalty, as he is often used as a punching bag and a scapegoat.
He is caring and stupid, and when faced with danger, prefers to run and hide. He is timid and lacks self-confidence, an incompetent mobster – It’s unclear why Irish keeps him around. He does prove himself useful from time to time, whether its on accident is up for debate.
Kopi Luwak
Luwak is a quiet man with a dark and mysterious past, and he likes to keep it that way. He keeps his work life and private life separated.
Luwak is a very large and very scary, towering over most of his colleagues and enemies. He is very good at what he does, and stands tall in the face of danger (although he’s not crazy, like Irish running headfirst towards it). He is Irish’s bodyguard and gunman, often standing in the shadows, coming out to begrudgingly top up his drink when required.
He is a man of few words, only speaking when important. He is often described as cold and heartless, but he seems to have a soft spot for kids and maybe even for Doppio, perhaps due to his similarities with one.
