Project 29

Project 29

Capstone Project
A project containing kinetic posters that visually display beats by EPROM in a new and unique way
IN COLLABORATION WITH
MAJOR
Visual Communication Design
FACULTY
Kristine Matthews
My interest in designing posters began when I discovered the vast world of graphic design on social media. I found hundreds of artists that used posters as a canvas to express their creativity. While browsing, I noticed that most online posters are static because they're meant to be printed, but most of them won't be printed, and merely exist on-screen despite the purpose of their form. With this in mind, I set out to create Project 29, a set of kinetic posters that utilize the capabilities of screened devices to provide a new and unique interpretation of music. While printed posters are static and flat, a kinetic poster can use movement, 3-D space, time, sound, and light to create more possibilities. Using these tools, I created 3 posters that visualize music by EPROM, one of my favorite experimental electronic artists. I chose EPROM because they use unique sounds and interesting beats that I thought would be fun to visualize. When I finally made the posters, I challenged myself to better my skills in digital animation. I wanted to know how to create any idea I had in my mind. This gave me lots of room for trial and error and forced me to search the deep creases of the internet to perform simple tasks on new programs. But after countless hours in Blender, Youtube, and After Effects, it was always worth it when I finally created what I was imagining.
DESIGNER(S)
MAJOR
Visual Communication Design
FACULTY
Kristine Matthews
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION OF DESIGN