Project 2 – Outcome
Research and Storytelling through Diagrams:
Brain Transformation
What happens when the brain takes the form of a simple circle, and how it affects and is being affected by its surrounding visual elements?
A visual study that uses diagrammatic illustrations to explore and communicate the brain’s functions through a graphic communication lens. A diagrammatic journey where the brain is being transformed, taking new dimensions; revealing how it is divided, how thoughts are developing, etc. How its complexity can be investigated and communicated through simple black elements such as shapes, lines and arrows?
All 50 cards are numbered (back side of each card) based on a specific order, framing a narrative. However, each one can work individually. What new narratives can occur when re-arranging the cards?
Specifications: 50 cards (+ project description), 105x148mm, Snowdon Cartridge paper 300gsm + Case: Black card 350gsm.
Documentation
A series of cards.
Each card communicates something using my diagrammatic method/language, is developed based on the previous one (visually and contextually), and is part of a bigger series of 50 cards. All together form a narrative with a specific order. But can this order change? And if so, what new narratives can occur?
General Enquiry
The diagrammatic language and its use, with particular emphasis on its potential to construct/shape a narrative.
Audience
The audience is people who love art books, zines; printed editions in general. This series of cards (printed and packed in a nice paper sleeve) can be sold in magazine/book shops like Magma Books, Artwords, Tender Books, Magculture, etc.
Content/Context
Even if my first idea was to start with a circle and let the diagrammatic elements make their magic and transform this circle into a variety of things (transformation of a circle), I have decided to be more specific and work on a specific topic.
During my previous work/projects, I was making stories based on my thoughts while walking, or while observing things. But how thoughts are shaped?
I have considered the circle to be the brain. Using my diagrammatic method I aim to explore and communicate the brain’s functions (from a simple perspective), but at the same time compare it with other things. A visual study where the brain takes new dimensions, revealing how is divided, how thoughts are developing, etc.
Aim
Trying to communicate a narrative/explore a (complicated) topic using simple diagrammatic elements (shapes, lines, arrows + Visual Grammar), and as little text as needed (this will give the context to my project).
This series of diagrams challenges the ‘thinking and imagination’ of the viewer. Many diagrams can be interpreted in various ways but they still have one story that are based on. Leaving space for imagination, striking a balance between clarity and ambiguity. How do people respond to visual elements they don’t clearly understand and how this confusion/misleading can form new interesting narratives?
Printing, Trimming; Doing things..