UNCANNY VALLEY
Interactive Printed MatterCreated for the album Uncanny Valley by COIN (2022), this lyric book blurs the lines between technology and humanity. The ethos of the album focuses on the grey future we have with our relationship with technology. The lyric book encompasses a tangible source of human storytelling and that is interrupted by the interaction of pulling up lyrics. Using an NFC (near field communication tag) and Figma prototype, the user launches the lyrics simply by tapping their phone to the track's page. The visuals created for the book were made in TouchDesigner. Audio from each track was used to create subsequent audio reactive patterns—unique to the track. Shapes blurring song titles on vellum is generated randomly via a keybound.
DETAILS
︎︎︎ perfect-bound
︎︎︎ french-folded
︎︎︎ dimensions: 6.5”x5”
︎︎︎ patterns + visuals made in TouchDesigner
︎︎︎ perfect-bound
︎︎︎ french-folded
︎︎︎ dimensions: 6.5”x5”
︎︎︎ patterns + visuals made in TouchDesigner
A series of audio-reactive visuals were made in TouchDesigner for each track on the album. These served as backdrops for each track
in the book.
An NFC tag inside track pages is used in conjunction with a Figma prototype for lyrics.
Subtle typographic
interaction were made to reflect on the surrealism of
RECAPTCHA software.
