Chromatic Motions, interactive light sculpture
in 2012, and spent a few short stints working for leading design studios such as Frost* before going out on her own. Her portfolio of work is multidisciplinary, ranging from the more traditional visual communication materials such as packaging, branding and identity, to environmental and interactive design. ‘I think the core message of design is really all about communicating and bringing ideas to life. No matter what type of design that you do, you still follow the same framework or principles – there are just different ways of executing it,’ Thi says. Thi is no stranger to winning awards – in 2012, she won two awards at the AGDA Design Biennale in Experimental Typography and Branding/ Identity, Australia’s most prestigious graphic design awards program.
Since VIVID, Chromatic Motions has been touring with new media arts festivals such as Electrofringe, and Thi has been commissioned to create a new work for the 2014 VIVID festival.
conversation with your audience. It’s bringing people together and finding ways for people to express themselves and understand feelings in general.’
‘My practice is still evolving, but I’m keen to continue experimenting with this type of design framework. Even right now when I’m working with my current installation for VIVID, it’s still borrowing those principles I learnt during my time at uni,’ she says. Creating a successful interactive design piece is all about reaching out to people in different ways, according to Thi. ‘That was the core message of Chromatic Motions – it’s a feedback loop where you can have a kind of GradLife Autumn 2014
9