Wenya Cai

THAT DAY, I HEARD AN ISLAND

Graphic Design - MA

School of Design

kanako6665@163.com

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Project Description

When I first went to Crammond Island, the sound of the island made me feel relaxed, as if the hustle and bustle and stress of the city had disappeared. I want to interpret this beautiful sound of the island through my design, and I hope that people can feel like they are on the island through my design. And I hope everyone can find their own island where they can find peace in their heart.

Publication Design

That day, I heard an island

How should I describe this island?

Just a plain island. Tiny, close to the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh in eastern Scotland. The island is uninhabited, it belongs to no one, it doesn't have to fulfill any responsibilities or obligations, and it doesn't have to please anyone. It just quietly immerses itself in its own world. You could say that the island is completely its own. It is beautiful and grave, standing alone in the turquoise waters, humming its own song alone.

How can I describe this island?

I think this island must have its own temperament, so it isolates itself with the changing tides. But occasionally it wants to hear the outside world, so it will occasionally let the tide recede secretly, exposing the pathway to the island so that people can come to his world.

The time of day it opens its heart to the outside world is variable, I guess it may have something to do with its mood. I was once rejected by it, and when I arrived at the beach, it did not welcome me and angrily raised the tide very high.

I became extremely curious about this island of personality.

When I finally set foot on the island for the first time ---- passed through the long corridor of stone pillars, like a passage to another world.

I saw the island with my ears

My ears fell in love with the island before I did. I'm pretty sure of it.

Some pages of my publication

Animation and Character Design

I wrote in my publication: ‘ I think there might really be a genie on this island, otherwise, how can an ordinary island have so many fascinating sounds.’

On Crammond Island there is a kind of sound elves, they control the sound of the island and play beautiful music with nature. When they touch the objects on the island (such as shells, stones, grass, etc.), these objects will be like being enchanted, their bodies began to emerge with a lot of notes and began to play beautiful music, this music makes people happy. Therefore I drew my imaginary sprite and used the modeling software to model it. I used drawing and editing to create a piece of animation to explain how the sprites on Crammond Island make beautiful sounds by touching things on the island.

I used drawing and editing to create a piece of animation to explain how the sprites on Crammond Island make beautiful sounds by touching things on the island.

Interactive Fashion Design

I used Arduino to create a touch audible system that connects a conductive object to a motherboard and computer when one can use touch to give the object a beautiful sound like the elves on Crammond Island. After experimenting with various conductive materials, I finally chose to use multi-colored wires to create the finished product. I use wires because they are as colorful and intertwined as the sounds of the island, and they are also like the circular connecting lines in a musical score. I used the weaving method to weave these wires into a dress and connected the sound-making device at the location of the inlaid shells, and when people touch the shells with their hands, the computer will make a beautiful piano sound.