Many years of creating visual art has shaped my approach to design to focus on aesthetics. Creating allows me to put my thoughts into the real world with the goal of communicating ideas to others. In my artwork, I consider and design aspects like composition and color to effectively convey a scene or feeling to viewers. Artists and designers I am inspired by include illustrator Janice Sung, jeweler Ada Chen, and painter Hieu Nguyen. Their use of visual art to create beautiful unique narratives inspires me to design my own style of art.
Most paintings and illustrations that I surrounded myself with have the function of pleasing the eye and making people think, rather than serving a practical use that aids us in our daily lives. However, visuals are powerful in conveying concepts and moods better than words. Visual communications is thus an extremely useful tool in everyday interactions that paint ideas efficiently.
With the power of visuals in mind, I would like to make a speculative design for a product that can visualize people’s thoughts into pictures that others can physically see. When words cannot fully express one’s thoughts, this product will be able to effectively communicate ideas. This may be particularly helpful for people speaking different languages, people with communication disabilities, babies, and even the user, who may need to visually see their ideas to organize them. This product would help people better understand and have more empathy towards each other.