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The word “adolescene” is originated from “adolescere” in Latin, whose meaning is growing to be mature. So we can define “adolescene” as the process betweenchildhood and adulthood. Exactly, what age group do juveniles fit with? There are several different opinions. According to the General Principles of Civil Code R.O.C, a person over 20 is defined as an adult, while a person over 18 is defined so in the Criminal Code. Generally, a juvenile is a person from 12 to 18, or 12 to 20. But in some publications by theNational Youth Commission and the DGBAS Executive Yuan, the age range is wider as 12 to 21, or 12 to 24. This research is focused on the juveniles in Taiwan. By analyzing the former researches and observations on street, the main features of popular culture is found and symbolized as an element in illustration. The very focus of this research is to create whole new characters belonging to the juvenile popular culture. These characters dress and behave like the juveniles in Taipei, showing the energy, power and latest fashion of the city. All the background in the illustrations are real scenes in Taipei, presented in a realistic way to show the three-dimensional space, while all the characters are in flat plane. The characters could be distinguished from the background in this way.
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