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Honorable Mention

Title: The consciousness out of unconsciousness

Comcept: We are surrounded with many useful tools and our life is becoming abundant day by day. But we should be aware that there's always a demerit on the other side of a merit. The problem here is that people only notice the good side of the tools and just enjoy them. In that sense, can we say that designers really have a true dialogue with the users through the objects they create?
Users should see the demerits that exist in each tool. To begin with, I thought people should objectively reconsider the relationship between themselves and the object.
The theme of this poster is a human being surrounded by all kinds of communication devices who has lost intimate contact with other humans. People seeing this work from an objective perspective will most probably be frightened, because it will be one of those moments in which they will vividly be aware that they were living unconsciously in this world. I hope this poster will give others the opportunity to reconsider the relationship between oneself and the tools, for this will prove that I was able to have a dialogue with them.

Coment: With the introduction of the Internet and cellular phones, places and opportunities for communication are ever expanding in modern society. But, are we experiencing communication in the true sense? Isn't virtual communication being mistaken for authentic human contact? This poster inspires in the viewer the feeling that perhaps they also are lacking direct contact with others and living in a state of solitude.

Profile

Name of Applicant: Yasuyuki Nakabayashi

Date of Birth: 1983/9/14

Sex: Male

Nationality: Japan

Residence: Japan

Academic History: Graduated from Chiba University, Department of Design, Design Division in 2006

Occupation: Freshman at Chiba University, School of Science and Technology, Department of Design

@ Exhibition: Ishou-ten : Chiba University Department of Design, Graduation Works Exhibition 2006

@ Collaborator Kazuki Masuda@Kenichi Kon

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