Transformation
In Translation frames design as an act of transformation, translating ideas into reality, research into form, emotion into material, and students into emerging professionals. The exhibition captures this moment of transition, where meaning is carried forward and reshaped through design.
translating years of work
It captures the shared foundation of all design disciplines: the act of carrying meaning from one form to another. Whether translating research into interfaces, emotion into material, systems into objects, or narratives into visual language, every senior project begins with interpretation and ends with experience. This exhibition brings together diverse practices by focusing not on medium, but on process, highlighting this translation as the common factor between disciplines.
At the same time, In Translation reflects the transitional moment of the senior capstone itself. Students are translating years of learning into independent work, and academic exploration into professional practice.
Braille as visual identity
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Braille was chosen as the foundation of the visual system because it is a literal language of translation — converting written information into a tactile, spatial experience. It represents communication beyond sight, emphasizing that meaning is not tied to a single form, sense, or medium. By translating the exhibition title into braille and using those forms as the basis for the identity, the system reflects how designers reinterpret information to make it accessible, experiential, and human.
- Accessibility & Communication: Design exists to be understood, shared, and experienced.
- Process & Transformation: Translation is an active process where meaning shifts, evolves, and gains form.
- Multiplicity: There is no single correct translation, overlapping interpretations are valued.
- Material Awareness: Form, texture, and production methods are essential to meaning.
