First assignment for 2D design: LINE MOVEMENT

For this assignment I started from the very bottom. I didn't know anything about Adobe Illustrator except for its name. My first design took me an hour and a half because I didn't have a clue of what I was doing but then my instructor, Dennis, helped me and it clicked. The goal of this object was to use lines and implied lines to create a sense of fluid movement.

Here is my first go that took about 3 hours.

This design did not work out although the movement was there, staggered back and forth, it was too basic. The thick lines were boxes and didn't create enough fluid movement. So I got some assistants and....

This creates a movement expanding outwards like a drop in a puddle.