Jessie Nie/ 失控（Out of control）/Tizzy T
Concept and Design
I mainly want to express a feeling of being out of control and I design the main part as something exploded, which consists of some “w” in the same shape. And I use a lot of “I” which are very narrow in width to enhance the feeling of loss of control. Then I use several “x” to create the sense of falling which is also a kind of loss of control. And the main image is divided into two parts of black and white, and there is a concept of the collision inside. For the bottom part, I use some white designs, which are soft and rhythmic, inside the black background, and this represents the rest part of this song which is not that burst and more rhythmic.
The gestalt theories I applied are similarity ，closure. I applied many same letters to compose my work, such as the “w” for the main image and the “I” and “x” as I mentioned. For the closure, I create some “v” that are not filled fully. And from the bottom to the top, the
change of background color creates a flow of emotional change.
Process
The most significant step I have taken is the design of the main part of this project which consists of several “w” and is like something exploded and moving. This is the most essential part I used to express the feeling of loss of control and is also the core of this design. Every line seems the same, but they are arranged at different angles.
I deem that I partly convey the feeling of being out of control in a successful way. But there are still a lot of problems that remain in my project. While I convey the feeling I intended to successfully, the style of the design is a little bit messy, and according to the feedback of some viewers, when they first saw this picture, they don’t usually have the idea of where to look first. And it is crucial to have the sense of composition which this work lacks. I would better use variation and apply more theories to make the main part and use lines to connect the separated parts.
Conclusion
If I have more time, I will re-arrange every part of this work to make the main part clear and not that messy. And to focus on the composition more, to let different parts connect but easy to be recognized at the same time. Use more variation to add vibrancy to this design as well.