1) Receiving the letter ‘o’, I first brainstormed words that started with the letter ‘o’ such as octopus, orange and oreo. As I stared more at the letter, I also brainstormed objects that were discretely shaped like the letter such as Earth, Saturn and the Sun. Finally, I narrowed down to more specific ideas that were related to my letter and my interests/preferences such as a Christmas wreath because Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and a wreath’s shape is in a letter O. 
The thumbnail sketch process was helpful, because it gave me many different options when choosing my final concept. In the end, I did not have to worry about brainstorming more ideas because of the excess amount of concepts I previously came up with.
Ultimately, I narrowed down my concept to a ferris wheel and a donut.
Since I wanted to personally relate to my concept, I drafted a ferris
wheel because of my love for theme parks and the adrenaline rush it gives me and a donut because of my love for food and more specifically, donuts. On my drafts, I tested out possible colors so my letter could be more visually appealing. However, after helpful peer review, I concluded with drawing a donut because of popular majority's vote.
2) To represent my concept visually in my design, I colored the donut a bright pink to make the donut standout. While the pink was bright, I made sure to color it darker so it would be visible from a far. I also chose to color the background a lighter blue to make the donut pop out from its background.
3) The most challenging aspect of this project was coloring my donut because I had to be very careful not to color outside the lines. Since a donut is a perfect circle, it was difficult to keep it that way when using messy materials such as chalk pastel. I also did not outline the donut for aesthetic reasons, which made it difficult to keep colors from mixing.
4) I am somewhat satisfied with my project, because my goal of making the letter 'o' recognizable was achieved. However, since the chalk pastel made streaks and the donut was not perfectly circular due to colors of the donut and the background colliding, the coloring of the project could be improved.
5) If I could change my design, I would make the donut a different angle, because it would still show a letter ‘o’ but in a more creative yet discrete way. It would also be more realistic since it would add depth, making it seem 3-Dimensional where as a front facing donut seems very 2-Dimensional.
