경험의 아카이빙과 맵핑에 의한 그래픽 디자인 방법론

This study was initiated with the intention to convert archived experiences into contents of design. As John Dewy noted, even the most trivial experiences can be considered artistic depending on how we perceive and pursue them. This interpretation implies that whatever we are exposed to can become significant motifs for design creativity and also that the designer can use whatever happens in his or her everyday life as contents for their design. This study sought (1) to designate the meaningful domains of experiences and then (2) to archive different kinds of experiences the designer has been interested and/or involved in. When there is a large amount of information, however, experiences need to be systematically archived. Then archived data must be mapped, in which irrelevant pieces of information are filtered. How archived data are mapped is of course determined by the designer’s direction as well as intent, and the data and information that fit the designer’s needs evolve into contents unique to the designer’s character. The designer visualizes these data in design language to completion. The contents created through this archiving process and system have traits represented (1) by event, (2) by relationship, (3) by continuity, and (4) by reflection. With these traits, such design contents can be marked with narrative features unique to the designer.