Information design/Poster, 2015

If no event

Started from: the workshop“The Structure of Shame”
Hosted by: Professor Lily Diaz from Aalto University with the Institute of Applied Arts. Conceptual creation from the topics: Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.
Tools: SOMap (analyzed and visualized the incident data)

First, we looked at the number of terrorist attacks in Europe and inputted the data into the SOMap tool from Aalto’s new media lab. The tool transformed the data into a polygon map. We then suggested that this polygon map could be converted into a 3D structure for better data explanation.

The result from the SOMap system, and analysis

Transferring 2D data into the 3D structure for analysis

After analyzing the terrorist attacks in Europe, we conducted visual experiments. We observed that areas with no recorded attacks present a white area, symbolizing peace. We incorporated colours from international flags to represent narrative structures, employing gradients to show that viewers see with tears.

Transferring 2D data into the 3D structure for analysis

Using data turn into the poster and visual identity system

這個project是在芬蘭Aalto university的Lily老師所帶領的工作坊——The Structure of Shame開始，以法國恐攻為主題做發想，使用 SOMap將事件分析後視覺化，並完成information design及海報設計。起初，我們分析2015年歐洲幾個國家的恐怖攻擊資料，經視覺實驗及分析後，統整出沒有攻擊事件發生的區域，在資料視覺呈現為白色。因此，我們以國旗代表國家，取國旗上的顏色完成Narrative Structures。If no event，以白色象徵和平的，如果沒有事件發生，呈現的將是白色平靜的樣子。

Designer: Ying-Ju Chen, Jian-Yi Chang, Chia-Ying Chou
responsible for information design, data analysis and graphic design