Through pattern design, can I not only inform and give new critical perspectives,
but also create communication between people?
but also create communication between people?
This question led me to explore whether design could influence people’s behaviour and emotions. I asked people to answer which patterns and colours were connected to their emotions, using Stefanie Posavec's Updating Happiness (2021) as a reference, and designed individual patterns based on their answers.
Instead of just ending with data visualisation, I thought about how I could use these patterns to create communication between people. In the end, I chose badges as the most accessible medium for people to wear the designs, with the aim of indirectly encouraging people to talk to each other.
Process: exploring media
What if I print patterns in 3D objects?
What if I print patterns in 3D objects?
Central Saint Martins 2023
MA Graphic Communication Design
MA Graphic Communication Design
