Shiyu Wang
Experience
By Ludovico Einaudi
- Concept and design
One Black Square inspired me that we can use different shapes to make our thoughts not concrete and not abstract, just somewhere in the middle. Viewers can make guesses about our designs, but they can’t tell directly what they are. From the previous designs, I learned to make good use of the edges to make my image bigger than the paper. In the sound visualization project, I try to explore similarity, proximity, closure, and continuity. I designed similar Os,Es to connect the whole image. Also, I try to use continuous E to create a big image. I want to explore the figure/ground relationship by cutting some parts of the characters.
2. Process
I love Experience this song so much, so I immediately decide this song for this assignment. This song gives me a feeling of everything growing. It’s vital and lifeful. I can feel the cycle of life. Therefore, I just create my feelings separately in my first version, showing the different stages of growing. However, during the mid-critique, the professor pointed out my problems. I was telling a story which wasn’t right. Plus, there wasn’t a main figure in my design. I also broke the rule of not using transparency. There wasn’t a connection. Then, I worked hard to select a specific letter and repeat it multiple of times to create the connection. I also place a big “E” to create a shocking feeling. However, the professors still think my design looks like random elements mixing together. I don’t know how to improve it.
3. Conclusion
If I have more time, I’ll think about how to make my design looks less like random elements putting together while still showing my idea. I also need to better use the Gestalt theory and figure/ground relationship. I need to get a better understanding of the theories.