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Alvin Lin

BFA in Graphic Design — Graphic Design
Course:
Type 5: Transmedia
Faculty:
Brad Bartlett
Term:
2024 Fall

Archiv des Wirrwarrs (Chaos Archive)

In Archiv des Wirrwarrs (Chaos Archive), I set out to disrupt traditional notions of order and legibility in an exhibition created for ZKM. Using p5.js and ml5.js, I transformed chaotic artworks into a generative typographic system where static images dissolve into evolving, illegible forms. Visitors engage through hand gestures, reshaping type and visuals as they explore the tension between disorder and meaning.

Project Website:
https://alvinlindesign.com/archiv-des-wirrwarrs-(chaos-archive)
Tags:
Branding,
Identity Design,
Typography
I built the installation using p5.js and ml5.js, allowing visitors to interact with the archive through gesture and motion. Each movement reshapes the artwork, turning data into living form.
I created a disruptive visual language using cropped imagery and dynamic “Z” compositions. The Chaos Type system distorts artist images into typography, embracing ambiguity and unpredictability.

I translated the exhibition into a digital space where browsing feels tactile, like opening and closing folders to navigate the archive.