The floor of their apartment was covered with discarded designs and Mrs. Huang commented that usually they must draw four rough drafts before they come up with something they can work with. Huang elaborated that each design is drawn onto paper ruled 27 squares high and 200 wide for a total of 5,400 squares; each one representing a student.
黃老師說，表演前的圖案設計是比較複雜的一環，須將所要表演的字型或圖式畫在直廿七格、橫二百格，共五千四百格的方格紙內。每一方格所塗的顏色，即是坐在該位置的學生所應舉出的顏色，共五千四百名學生表演。