Which Sin Are You??

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Which Sin Are You??

by Lozita @ 15. Nov 2007 – 11:15:00 pm

Playing around on Photoshop with the idea that my mini-project of 'Packaging the Seven Deadly Sins' could be continued a little further and transformed into a novelty keyring range, asking people the question, 'Which Sin are You??'.

People could then attach their greatest sin onto their keys to remind them perhaps, not to feel so compelled by their vice.

Or perhaps mugs...'Don't be a mug, swallow your greatest sin'. Badly worded, but you know what I mean.

Or even Tshirts......'Wear your sin with pride, unless your greatest sin is pride.... in which case, you'll be doing it anyway' - now that is even worse than the mug one.
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- I_Am_Xenon ^Pro
- 27. Nov 2007 @ 10:15:27 pm
The fun part is matching the design to the particular sin. Using the Keyrings picture, my guess (left to right) is Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, something, something, Wrath. The two I can't match up are Pride and Sloth, since the two images in question are a diamond and a box. Neither image says either sin to me. Help?
- - Lozita
  - 27. Nov 2007 @ 11:31:21 pm
  Pride is the excessive love of self.
  It is represented as a large beautiful diamond, but it is only when you look at it closely that you see its hidden imperfections inside.
  It is seen as the most serious of the seven deadly sins as it is the ultimate sin from which others can arise. It is very hard to get inside this sin, hence made from the hardest mineral there is, a diamond.
  
  Sloth, the unwillingness to act, and the unwillingness to care, often linked with unhappiness and depression. It is the only sin characterised by an absense or insufficiency of love.
  The box of sloth is the simplest form of packaging, lazily designed, and unloved and uncared for. It is damp from sitting in a cold place, probably a cellar, and is ridden with cobwebs as it has not been moved in a long time.
  The box appears empty.
  
  What do you think??
  - - I_Am_Xenon ^Pro
    - 27. Nov 2007 @ 11:44:01 pm
    Pride = Diamond makes sense. I'm not sure about an empty box for Sloth, since I have tended to equate Sloth with Laziness. But then, how does one make an iconic representation of someone lying on the couch all day watching TV?
    
    I guess the box represents the result of Sloth rather than the Sloth itself -- an empty box being ignored because someone can't be bothered to do anything with it?
    
    Overall, though, I do like the concept.
    - - Lozita
      - 27. Nov 2007 @ 11:52:51 pm
      I agree with your points. And thank you for your kind words.
      
      what do you think of the following explanations then.....?
      
      Lust is described as being compelled by a burning desire that consumes you.
      Physical representation of lust I imagined, would be a very syrup-like liquid.
      Lust would be packaged in a vase, which are more shapely and provocative than a bottle.
      The top of the vase would be open not sealed as lust can be spilled if not cared for.
      Lust would take on the female form, with sexy curves, often associated with this sin.
      The liquid acts as a dress; the more lust used, the more ‘skin’ is exposed.
      
      Envy is the desire for others’ traits, status, abilities or situation.
      Eyes are used to represent the looking and wanting of others’ good fortune.
      Envy, despite being an overwhelming emotion, is portrayed as a small item of packaging, as the person often tries to hide the envious feelings behind a facade.
      The packaging is a smooth squashed sphere shape, seemingly innocent until it is cracked open and an overwhelming sin leaks through.
      
      Greed is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular.
      Lots of hands reaching out, grabbing at whatever they can get, represent the need for more regardless of what they already have.
      The sphere can grow, the more money it contains.
      The money represents the wealth of the sinful individual.
      
      Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest, but is the inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.
      The large spiked orb represents fiery anger that is dangerous and ready to explode.
      The ball and chain symbolise that the person when consumed with wrath, is tied down by this emotion until it has gone. Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns for love and chooses fury instead. It is not possible to get through the wrath’s shell until it explodes.
      
      Gluttony is described as the over-indulgence and the over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.
      The stomach is often associated with over-eating, and therefore there is more than one of them, where the food goes through the last gets more and more full.
      The funnel is used to represent the large quantity of whatever is being indulged, and the never ending supply of this food.
      
      Oh and congrats on guessing them correctly
      - I_Am_Xenon ^Pro
        
        28. Nov 2007 @ 01:33:47 am
        
        The explanations work, though I didn't perceive the icon for "Lust" as a bottle of syrup. All I saw was a female form.
        
        Wrath was obvious. And for Envy, I saw the eyes, which I interpreted as the "green-eyed monster" of jealousy. And the stomachs (plural) for gluttony were also appropriate. The icon for greed is just creepy.
        
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