Food Typography ft. Chinese Characters 
This is an original concept that I came up with, inspired by my personal stories.
Let's check it out!
圓 (yuan) means 'round' in english. 
Stage one of my life: 5-12 years old.
Story of 5-12 years old:
When I was a child, I'm a chubby girl and I looked really fat. 
All my relatives call me “莊圓圓” just because I'm the fattest in my family.
I was a naive, happy and care-free girl at that time. 
People like to pinch my face just because it felt good to pinch. (ouch)
I don't eat sweets (until now) , compared with other children am a weirdo to them but I don't think so.
My parents never worried about me getting kidnapped by bad guys just because bad guys always use sweets to seduce kids but I just hate sweets. Except if they use KFC or McDonald.

Why I use Ham and Cheese?
When I was a child, my mom will make Ham and Cheese sandwich for me every morning. It's a childhood memory for me! And another reason is; Ham is round and circular in shape.


" Alice don't eat sweets. She hate sweets, it is poison for her. Don't eat sweets in front of her and don't let her smell sweets, she will fightting with you. Don't seduce her with sweets but 80%dark chocolate. Alice is Carnivore."
Introduction of 圓
肥 (fei) is mean fat in english. 
Stage two of my life: 12-19 years old.
Story of 12-19 years old:
When I was teenager, I was a fatty girl and I looked really fat. 
People started to judge me. I have been bullied in school and cyber-bullied.
I was really scared to go to school because I don't know what they will do to me.
I started to escape from reality, live in my own world.
I used drawing to release my soul because I know this is the only way to escape from reality.
When I was 17 years old, I transferred to Kluang and studied art school.
It was a nightmare for me when  I was in first year.
I am the youngest in my family and I never lived alone outside, so I was bullied again and again...
I felt insecure every Sunday just because I need to go back that place alone.
I needed to leave my family, face the reality alone.
I was really scared about all the things.
Most of the Mondays, I will skip class, how I do it?
I told myself I'm sick. Fever, stomach ache, felt dizzy, felt like vomiting.
Just because I want go home. Home is the only place I feel safe. I needed it.
So, my parents rushed to Kluang to bring me back home...
I kept eating medicine when I'm "sick". (nope, I wasn't sick)
In the end, my parents brought me to a psychologist...
I screamed, I cried, I begged my parents I don't know what to do, I don't know what I want...
My mom cried in front of me and hugged me saying; Don't cry, we're always here for you."
I stopped crying
&
began to face myself.
After that, I start to talk and be nice to my classmates,
and they do response to me. "Let's be friends".
(and now I got a gang of good friends!! They do art as well!)

Why I used Bacon?
Bacon is my favourite food. Everytime I feel lonely, empty and fat inside after finishing it.
Just like a bacon, I was tough from my appearance but fragile inside.

“ Bacon is everything to Alice."
Introduction of 肥
信 (xin) means faith, believe in English. 
The third stage of my life: 20years old until now.
Story of 20years old until now:
Hi, I know I'm fat but Im trying to slim down now! 
I know how to make myself look prettier, started to put makeup when I went to school, wear nicer and put perfume on.
It does make me change a lot than before, in terms of appeareance.
I started to love my fats, and I do watch a lot of plus size fashion blogger.
I realise that, fat is also a part of being beautiful since your heart is pure and beautiful!
You don't have to be guilty but be a healthy fatty ;)
When I was 20, I promised myself to become a better person.
After going through so many terrible things, I started gaining confidence.
 
Why I used spaghetti?
Life is just like spaghetti, it is curved and bent. There is no such thing as perfect in our life.
Spice and herb means 'things in our life'; it might make you feel pain or happy. The things that we can't control.
Sauce means 'going through so much terrible things', I still here. I'm alive.
Mushroom is a nick name actually, I enjoy this name but at the same time I hate it also.
So much memories in this name.

“Her life full of Intrication, just like the spaghetti. Eventually falls into place."
Introduction of 信
Final outcome with packaging:
All the words I use white ink printed on transparency card and overlay on my food typography.
I used the foam and clear wrap to pack it is because it remind me I go grocery shopping with my mommy.
 
She is Crazy.
She runs Wild.
but she is 
Kind.

Creator: Alice Chong Li Min
Nanyang Academy of Fine Art year2 student.
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Me, Myself and Fats
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Me, Myself and Fats

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