Wrap-Up: "The End of Innocence" Exhibition
Congratulations to students, professors, and lecturers for successfully employing their dedication, creativity, innovation, and professional skills toward the excellent “The End of Innocence” exhibition!
We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the PIONEERS Agency for their support and cooperation in making this project and showcase of speculative design a reality. The supervising instructors for this student project were Prof. Alexander Tibus, Prof. Henrik Rieß, Erin Kim, M.A., Luca Bogoni, Dipl.-Des., and Anc Lisowski. They each brought their expertise and contributed significantly to the project's success. Thank you to Luca Bogoni for creating the great posters and visuals for the event.
Special thanks go out to our BI graduates working at PIONEERS for their involvement in the organization and implementation of the entire project. Yannick Schlenzig (Junior Retail Designer) from BA Product Design and Mina Brattsi Bache-Mathiesen (Junior Graphic Designer) from BA Graphic Design & Visual Communication were vital to realizing this display of our students’ creativity and hard work.
In order to highlight the unique abilities and dedication of our students, PIONEERS orchestrated special awards for three student groups in the categories of “Best Narrative,” “Best Graphic Design,” and “Best Overall.” You can find the winning teams and their projects below.
Berlin International hopes that you have enjoyed exploring possible future spaces of Content Creation in the year 2037 with us. We wish all our BA Graphic Design & Visual Communication students the very best in their endeavors.
The End of Innocence — The Future's Content Creation
Together, as part of the module “Graphic Design Project 2”, students engaged with the current trends and signals in the content creation industry and speculated on their potential developments. The exhibition explores possible future spaces of Content Creation for the year 2037. This exploration has resulted in 11 individual perspectives contemplating desirable and media-critical futures, negotiating the tension between emerging technologies and societal hopes and desires. In particular, the students dealt with issues of remix culture through AI, the individual needs for representation and visibility, and questions of value orientation in a world increasingly vying for the attention of their target audiences. These 11 perspectives are presented as dioramas, supplemented by prototypical artifacts, which make a possible 2037 experienceable!
“Best Narrative” Award: Cetera
Students: Celina Forss, Ebba Isberg, Inga Perzanowska, Yasmine Mansour
Word from the Future: Eco-bluff
"Eco-bluff* is a person who pretends to be environmentally conscious for social status but does little or nothing to support sustainability efforts. The proportion of Eco-bluffs in the population has significantly decreased since the introduction of language visualization tools, such as Cetera. — by LaLaRisa May 6. 2038
"Cetera" is a visual language extension tool designed to enhance empathy and foster inclusivity in one-on-one communication. In 2037, climate-enforced migrations compelled the world to adapt quickly to the convergence of different cultures. Cetera aims to break down barriers by incorporating imagery into spoken language, interpreting how individuals visualize their thoughts through brainwaves and keywords. The Cetera headset, powered by Al technology, was inspired by the collective determination to create a more inclusive society, reminiscent of the newly emerged Babel-II tower. Unlike its predecessor, the tower was not intended to divide but to unite people from diverse backgrounds, much like Cetera. See more on TikTok.
“Best Graphic Design” Award: Anoma
Students: Andrew Mogine, Fabian Dew, Ivelina Lambovska, Maximilian Friedrich
Word from the Future: Phoenix & Pluto
Phoenix and Pluto are two of the most extreme climates on Earth in 2037. Pluto is the colder one, with an annual temperature of -60°C, while Phoenix is the hot one, with annual temperatures reaching 50°C and above. — by ClimateGeek July 7. 2037
The climate in 2037 has undergone a profound transformation, with extreme weather events becoming the norm. Two zones that have become predominant are Pluto, with very cold temperatures, and Phoenix, with very hot ones. The textile brand Anoma has specialized more in designing for temperature than designing for fashion, using intelligent sensors and responsive mechanisms; these garments ensure a comfortable fit and provide climate control. In Phoenix, clothes have a water-collecting pouch, a soft-shell fabric visor, a face shield, and a humidifying system. In Pluto, the clothes have a bioluminescence system for better visibility, a face shield, and an expansion and contraction mechanism that gets activated in extremely cold temperatures.
“Best Overall” Award: Sensaltera
Students: Zofia Flis, Aleksandra Marchewka, Michal Elzanowski
Word from the Future: Sensecare
"Sensecare" describes the practice or employment of technologies that intentionally modify and enhance an individual's sensory perception, primarily to improve their well-being, comfort, and overall sensory experience. — by Tim Crook May 20. 2037
During the 2030s, headphones evolved beyond being mere devices for listening to music. They increasingly served as a medium for seamlessly connecting and disconnecting people from their environment. The rapid bridging the experience gap between the analog and digital worlds led to a growing demand for more holistic life experiences that stimulate all our human senses. As a result, in 2037, "Sensaltera" was born out of a need for harmony in a world overwhelmed by overstimulation. Sensaltera comprises an array of tiny sensor modules that extend peoples' natural senses. By offering society a method to amplify and dampen their senses, the introduction of Sensaltera signifies an era of precedented experiential immersion that was unattainable. See more here.
