You're a Good Fellow, Marshmello

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You're a Good Fellow, Marshmello

Created by Noah Braun



The quote, "I want you to be happier..." comes from the song "Happier" by Marshmello (sung by Bastille). It's my favorite break up song and has resonated with me ever since my last relationship. It was between my college sweetheart and lasted for about three years. Needless to say, ending it left a mark on me, and this piece is a reflection of that.

Each one of these pictures is meant to state a certain mood, contextualizing the quote in different ways. The first is sadness, demonstrating the shock of breaking the connection between us. The second is happiness, know that my struggles to maintain the relationship are over. The last one is obsession, which needs some explaining. 

There is a condition that runs in my dad's side of the family called "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". The laymen's description is once a thought goes into my head, it has trouble leaving it. For the first month after the breakup, my mind rattled with everything that went wrong. This is how I processed my breakup a few months ago and is reflected in my work.



The first drawing shows the struggle of processing what went wrong. This was drawn by my own hands on the touchpad through Photoshop. The depressive scribbling and the lack of color display how oppressive the feelings are. There's a sense that all hope is loss and that you cannot recovery from such powerful pain.


The second drawing is meant to be in the shape of a smiley face. It shows how I come to rationalize everything and become happy from the trauma. It's the opposite of the sadness I was feeling before, and each visualize the polar opposites of the emotions.

This final drawing (which is repeated several times on the canvas) shows my obsessive thinking of the thoughts. Since there isn't a clear exit for emotions, these insecurities will replay back and fourth in my mind. The sand texture shows the wear and tear of the process and how beaten I can be from this unusual thinking pattern.

As for the six principles, I used a balance of text placement and kept things relatively centered. Everyone font that is tilted is meant to show a dramatic turn for the tone (proximity). The white space (or black space) is meant to blend into the poster for the smallest addition. The repetition of the final phrasing is meant to show the obsessive mentality of a bad breakup. This ties into the alignment of the text, as well as the shape of the smile in the middle. Finally, the contrast of each color is meant to contradict each opposing mood.

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