Investigation into Language: Brief & Purpose

Research Led Brief

Visualisation of Language

In this time of communication there is a huge change in our linguistic world - 'liking' 'code' 'searching' 'user' - the meaning of such words has changed so much in recent times due to invention.

- What is language in our current climate?

- Do we overuse language?

- What universal languages exist?

- Emojis and new forms of universal language, are we resorting back to cave men? Egyptians? Are these engrained human natures? 

- Does language keep us too in our heads and not enough in tune with our bodies?

- In this saturated world, is visual communication the future – does this spell technological dependency?

- How could one present a language of feeling / emotion? Where each symbol projects an emotion universally understood? Can a new form of communication be created through design that is all inclusive?

- We're entering a new age, breaking barriers of language 

- The technological language of code
Consider:

Visual Languages
- emojis
- hieroglyphics
- sign language
- comic books
- signs and symbols

Written Languages
- various existing languages (east versus west versus native / tribal languages)
- poetry
- visualisations of words
- code

Language Aspects
- punctuation
- onomatopea, simile, metaphor
- contexts (advertisement, literature, text)
- feminine and masculine