For our final project, both Robin and I wanted to steer towards a more experimental and abstract perspective on design. While we focused a lot more on practical and commercial designs throughout the 7 week course, We felt that there could be much more potential through the experimental and abstract agenda.
Coming from a musical background, I wanted to incorporate sound and sound design within our final project, designing something that would evoke emotion and start some conversation. We are currently planning to map sounds onto physical objects, giving sound a physical texture, and incorporating photos that associate with such sound.
Some artists that personally inspire me from a sound design/ musical perspective are Ryoji Ikeda and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ryoji Ikeda is a artist who deals a lot with the abstract, and explores soundscapes and sound design through very visceral visuals. Ryuichi Sakamoto is a musician, whose newer albums such as Async, inspire a lot of the sound I plan to create for this project. Both artists create soundscapes that immerse and evoke emotion for the audience, and I hope I can incorporate these influences fluidly into my final project.