Diploma project
Spring 2020
Institute of Design
Identity is a manifestation of our individual characteristics and intentions. It can be found in many different forms, spanning from physical features to abstract cultural elements. However identity is rarely a passive component of our lives, but rather a powerful tool we apply to make decisions or position ourselves in the society.
Through personal identity we express, we learn, we confront, we find others, we vote, we change, we hate and we love.
Can it be designed as a medium to empower people? Can it be used proactively to prepareusfor times ofuncertainty and hardship (for example in a global Pandemic)?
This explorative discursive project attemptsto offera deeper understanding of the modern identity’s multifaceted definition through an inquisitive, reflective and organicprocess.
The bodily boundary objects are“soft speculations” extracted from anomalies of our New Normalcy. These are designed to engage with both general public and decision makers, attemptingto offer a glimpse ofhow design can be used as a versatile tooltofind common grounds within complex topicswe are facing today, by expanding and adding depth, instead of simplifying and minimizing.
Siqi Chen / info@chensiqidesign.com / www.chensiqidesign.com
Through personal identity we express, we learn, we confront, we find others, we vote, we change, we hate and we love.
Can it be designed as a medium to empower people? Can it be used proactively to prepareusfor times ofuncertainty and hardship (for example in a global Pandemic)?
This explorative discursive project attemptsto offera deeper understanding of the modern identity’s multifaceted definition through an inquisitive, reflective and organicprocess.
The bodily boundary objects are“soft speculations” extracted from anomalies of our New Normalcy. These are designed to engage with both general public and decision makers, attemptingto offer a glimpse ofhow design can be used as a versatile tooltofind common grounds within complex topicswe are facing today, by expanding and adding depth, instead of simplifying and minimizing.
Siqi Chen / info@chensiqidesign.com / www.chensiqidesign.com
