Semester 2, Week 3

Formats of Presentation, References

Planning Content

After chatting with Andreas this week, I started getting a clearer picture on how I could present different levels of information on different mediums. The four I sketched out briefly were:

  • 1. Website
  • 2. Video
  • 3. Zine
  • 4. Physical Installation

1. Website

I researched how designers (particularly those involved with design research) have presented heavy content. Gijs (left) uses graphs and short descriptions to categorise and contextualise the large amounts of research he has done. While Noam and Sarah (right) use a nonlinear website to present their research (owing to the rhizomatic nature of their content).

I also found it quite endearing how Gijs made use of the audiences' understanding of meme language and imagery to make his content more digestible, while leaning into its nonsensical and absurd nature. As seen below, the chart is a reference to the alignment charts commonly used in a memetic manner. Ultimately, I thought it was a really good idea to use unique forms of content organisation to make the content more engaging.

  • Gij's Future Compasses

  • Chaotic-Lawful, Good-Evil Chart

I then sketched out what my website could look like. I planned for it to be the central access point for the rest of the content, like the charts, games, video, journal, etc. I wanted to leave it open for whatever possible content to be added, but I left this sketch as is for future consultations.

  • Home Page

  • Potential Chart

2. Video

How to Trust in Stormy Weather by Gijs de Boer

Yummy Body Truck by Noam Youngrak Son

Höken Koken | How to Make Twice Baked Loaded Potatoes by Hao Kexin

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie | A Song Re-performed by Hao Kexin

The video, I imagine to lean into the more imaginative storytelling of the research. It should be the easiest to understand and entertaining. I could extend varying levels of imagination and whimsy. Gijs' video is a pretty straightforward yet interesting presentation of his research, mostly owing to the uniqueness of his research. Noam takes a much more imaginative approach (inhenrently necessary for the speculative approach), creating a character made out of human skin, and explaining his very absurd (good) way of seeing identity and social constructs. Kexin's videos are explicitly satire, making use of specific types of languages and performances to point out certain ironies or absurdities of her research.

Gijs' feels like a lecturer I would love to listen to, while Noam's feels like a fever dream animation film. Kexin's on the other hand are performances by herself.

I like all three approaches but am not sure which I would take at the moment.

3. Zine

  • Memesis of an AI Oracle - Prototype Document

  • Prior Experiments Publication

Similarly to the previous zines/publications I've designed, the zines will likely be the most text-heavy mediums. This is where most of my research would probably go, without fear of not reaching out to an audience (because that's the job of the other mediums).

4. Interactive Installation



I don't know what the plan is for this yet but the ideal is an interactive installation that is either guided (by me) or independent, where the audience can interact with the content in a interactive manner. On the left are some potential (maybe very distant) vibes I could conjure.