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Reading Patterns: Adaptive Design for Post-Screen Media
Thesis, Extensive Research, Creative Coding, Interactive Installation
Advancements in technology and media permeate all perspectives of human experience, actively shaping our thoughts and actions. As new forms of media create new ways of engaging with information, the sensory-rich experience of traditional reading is lost in the flattened space of screen-based media. My thesis investigates how design and evolving media can be adapted to accommodate changing reading behaviors by enriching narratives through immersive, multi-dimensional reading experiences.
INTRODUCTION
Reading has changed in a generation shaped by always-on screens. We read more than ever, faster, in fragments, anytime and anywhere. Yet reading has also become looking. Information has turned into a consumable product, even a form of noise.
Research Pathway
As designers who simplify complexity and communicate visually, our practice is shaped by the media we use. How do we adapt to endless streams of data? How do we move beyond static tools and treat media as something dynamic and evolving? These questions led me to the research behind my thesis.
PART A: MOVING SCREENS
Our reading memory relies on the surrounding space of the content. What if media adapted to this natural process in the future? Moving Screens is an immersive reading environment comprised of flexible, transformable screens that can be arranged to facilitate deeper engagement with, connection to, and retention of information.
Visual Development
To illustrate how content can be read on Moving Screens, I’ve selected the theme ‘Patterns in Nature.’ Related images and articles are integrated into the screen to create an immersive reading experience.
PROJECT B: OCULAR TRACING
Ocular Tracing is a platform that captures how our eyes move while reading, turning those invisible patterns into visual elements.
THESIS BOOK
My thesis explores how information can be experienced in the future. This dual perspective also shapes the parallel narrative structure of my thesis book.