J-Map
They Threw Words at Him.
This is a journey to the life of a young Chinese LGBTQ+ individual. There is sadness, confusion, loneliness, exploration, understanding, acceptance, and growth.
- Role
- Visual designer
- Project type
- Graphic
- Timeline
- 3 months
- Tools
- Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino
- Maps of past experiences
- 3
- Visualization of words
- 20
- Mock-ups
- Demonstrate scalability
Growing up
These great LGBTQ+ films inspired me and helped me realize who I am when I was a kid. Carol, Call Me by Your Name, Happy Together, Brokeback Mountain…
Films capture words and preserve them, allowing them to transcend time and space.
Words in maps
Words from my past similarly transcend time and space, impacting me in various ways. I use mapping to represent how I understand the subjectivity and relationships among words, time, and space.
This mapping approach is conceptual, as it helps illuminate the relationship between everyday practice, the formation of desires, and disappointments in the social realm.
Connecting the maps
Connecting maps from different places where I've lived allows viewers to see relationships between individual mappings. Concealing the words helps focus attention on the interactions between pathways from different time periods.
Individual maps
Three maps of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood — installed as the central gallery pieces.
Turn words into power
Words from the maps transform into beautiful stickers, symbolizing how I at last overcome the negative impact of others' comments.
Additional mock-ups
Additional designs include a pamphlet, tickets, curatorial renderings, and a typeface.
Thanks for reading. If anything caught your eye, I'd love to hear about it.
jon549.design@gmail.com