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Annie Chen

Movement in Z

The Z in the title refers to the Z coordinate, which is the third-dimensional coordinate in a volume pixel.This project explored the connection between the space and the choreographic movement. It is linking back to the theme of my thesis study – escapism. Through deploying the theories such as "movement creates space" by Oscar Schlemmer and more, the project shows a designer's perspective of compositing with human forms, lights, shapes and textures. As well as poses the question of how can the idea of space be visually measured through forms and motion. Both the kinetic poster and the interactive performance components of this project are triggered by AR technology.

Motion Graphics
Exhibition Design
Typography

About the designer

Hi, I’m Annie!
I had lived in Shanghai, Copenhagen and now based in Toronto. My works are informed by my multi-culture experiences and are driven by my interests in contemporary art, illustration, graphical and typographical forms. My works includes editorial design, Interactive designs as well as motion graphics designs.

Ragged or Justified?

Justified

The poster meant to illustrate the concept of "human figure as sculptural element, which was proposed by Schlemmer in his artistic theoretical works. Here, the dancer is regarded as an "sculptural element", and together with the items around it, form a fluid field of the force of motion.
The second poster shows the plasticity of the dancer's form in the design. Man is perceived as a coherent form but also as the part of the wider entirety of the geometrically determined space. Thus the form itself could be fragmented and reshaped in transfiguring the space.
This sample of typography specimen is inspired by the airborne and fluid quality of the choreographic movements. The poster also projects an architectural aesthetic within as choreography could be understood as a form of spatial design in this project.

Recession Grads is a digital archive & exhibition set to showcase the work of the Graphic Design 2020 graduating class at OCADU.

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