After my long and confusing ideation process, I had my 15-minutes talk with Birgit Bachler that really got me thinking about my topic and helped to make my mind clear in some points.
My notes from her Feedback:
She highlighted how important it is to look at things from different angles and use unexpected changes to keep it interesting. Birgit also suggested starting with what I personally care about, as this makes my writing more genuine and relatable.
We talked about asking „what if“ questions to explore new ideas, which can bring more depth to my research and make it more interesting. She also stressed the importance of knowing exactly what message I want to share—this clarity helps me write more effectively. Overall, my talk with Birgit has inspired me to approach the project in a more creative and focused way.
Choosing Topic:
After my conversation with Birgit, I realized that I was following a path of thought from the general to the personal, with her feedback, I turned inward and thought about my own interests and problems, thinking about the personal and the general helped me and I decided on my topic!! FINALLY!
Project Description:
I’ve been thinking about how I’m learning German, hearing different languages in class and around the city, noticing the varied and sometimes funny ways words are spoken. It’s interesting to see these things from an artistic angle.
So, my current project is to visualize the difference and similarities of audios from different languages. „How does the same words/letters/sentences “look” like in different languages?“ is my research question. I want to analyze the outcome of these visuals and experiment possible ways to use them. Another experiment can be asking to deaf people, if they notice a pattern in those visuals, for another point of view.
Hopefully, at the end of my prototype I can effectively demonstrate the unique acoustic properties of different languages by analyzing sounds with creative visualizations, and perhaps this will also provide an interesting way to explore and understand differences in linguistic expression.
Next Step:
My next step will be creating a visual in touch designer. I will look for some tutorials and experiment with which visual representation will suit best to my project.
