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Two part project exploring the representation of human emotion through generative design. The first part is a working generative logo, which uses data from the Twitter API and an emotional valence word list to create a numeric average for any given user's mood, a Python script computes this average and the user is presented with a graphic representing the results. The second part is an interactive installation consisting of an umbrella covered in a handmade string of LEDs, which are connected to a pulse sensor in order to read the user’s hear rate and mood. In both cases “happiness” is represented by the color yellow and “sadness” by the color blue.
The main focus was to create a visual exploration of the way emotion is represented on social media platforms, such as Twitter, and the accuracy of these representations. The contradictory notion that we are more connected to each other today thanks to social media but in truth these digital platforms are affecting our ability to interact face to face with one another are central. Is social media making us lonely instead of bringing us closer together?