For this project a hypothetical exhibition was created where these series of data visualisations would be displayed. Using the data visualisations, a series of posters were designed that would promote the exhibition and aim to generate attention and attract an audience to visit the exhibition.
The design approach towards this project took a focus on experimental and conceptual techniques and methods to visually map and record different, unseen aspects of climbing that related to the flow of the mind and body, and the interaction between the climber and the wall.
Experimental methods of p5.js programming, hands-on techniques and mark making, were explored producing visuals that mapped the flow of the body throughout as a type of choreography, determined by the required interaction with the wall. This design approach highlighted areas of hand and feet placements and showcased the shift in body and balance throughout the climb and movements within in a single static visual, showcasing the ephemeral and somatic nature of climbing.
As well as showcasing the contrast in body movement, a contrast in state of mind is also visualised, highlighting the contrast between areas with a strong mind-body connection and areas performed within a flow state through a visual contrast between the overlapping mapping lines and physical mark making.
Ink markings, created from interactions with the climbing holds, have been displayed on A6 sized cards allowing audiences to pick up and interact with the work. These ink markings visually reflect the interaction between the climbers hands/feet and the holds, each producing a unique mark that shows the unseen contrast in interaction between each hold.
On the other side of each piece there is a typographic embossed design that provides information on the type of hold displayed. The layout of these type have been designed to reflect and simulate the physical interaction between the climber and hold through the tactile interaction with the type, creating a sense of kinaesthetic empathy.
Within climbing there are no ways of presenting the moves required/performed within a climb. Other than videos or personally watching someone climb there is no written way. These visuals explore this and have been designed to act as a design notation system to visually represent the choreography of a climb and moves within the climb.
Inspired by ‘Labanotations’ and ‘Wassily Kadinsky ‘these graphic notations break down the form of the body and flow throughout into its simplest forms. Mark makings, created from the interactions with holds, are used within these design notations to present the interaction between the climber and the wall/holds. Mark making has also been used to represent the contrast in the flow and motion within the body throughout the climb, representing a sense of kinaesthetic empathy on areas that require a stronger mind-body connection