Graphic Design MA
Fülöp Szabolcs
supervisor
Lakner Antal
thesis consultant
Schneider Ákos
masterwork
Signal Zone
In the age of digitization, electronic devices are an integral part of our environment. From the personal sphere to urban spaces and public transport, a diverse range of electronic machines surrounds us everywhere in our daily lives. In an unseen way, these electronic and digital tools – on a micro and macro-environmental level – have become integrated in our lives. The electrosmog generated by electronic devices encircles all spheres of our environment. The signal_zone project provides insight into the presence of invisible and imperceptible electromagnetic fields generated by electronic devices, rendering them visible and audible. Using the “sound of current” that surrounds us, it demonstrates the acoustic image of these electromagnetic fields through a portable audiovisual installation. It reacts in an atypical way and illustrates the imperceptible signs and structures of electrosmog, reflecting on the relationship between the individual and the invisible environment.
thesis
Graphic design and non-human systems
Mechanic and biological interactions in contemporary experimental graphic design
In my dissertation I analysed the atypical relations of man and machine, biological systems and artificial intelligence. I explored the fields of experimental graphics in terms of the symmetry of design responsibilities and role assignment. In the focus of my analysis was the controllability of process and its potential change in the future. I was seeking answers to the following assumptions: “the near future may bring content in which a close cooperation could evolve between human and machine as a result of the implementation of artificial intelligence. Perhaps design graphics as a profession will disappear from the human horizon, and the new era of perfected technology will be the direction, leading to a professional dominance led by a sophisticated machine?” I drew the conclusion that, even though AI can keep advancing and is involved in the creation of seemingly radical things (depending on the situations), some of these assumptions cannot be fully answered, while other have already been refuted.
