How can I create a design that helps people empathize with each other?

mid-Mar 2020 - Apr 2020 /
MFA DT Thesis (Independent Project)
For Those Who Don't Have Tomorrow - Trailer
This trailer was created as part of my thesis project, For Those Who Don't Have Tomorrow, to complement and enhance the understanding of my work. While my thesis paper, Beyond Empathy, documents the full design process, the trailer focuses on my personal story, framing me as both a designer and a participant in the project.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional forms of interaction and project display were not feasible. To address this, I reimagined my thesis paper as a digital book and developed this trailer as a medium to foster connection and engagement with audiences. Reflecting my personal story, the trailer conveys a message to myself during a moment when I felt there was no tomorrow, inviting viewers into an intimate exploration of empathy and loss.
Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe After Effects
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Adobe Photoshop
Concept
Face myself in the past
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Many people think my project is about a story that has not been delivered to those who passed away. However, this project is not only about people who passed away, but also about people who feel that there is no tomorrow without those they have lost.
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In this trailer, I wanted to show the story of the people who left. Those who have experienced a sense of loss are still dwelling in the past moments, experiencing objects that remind them of those who passed away.
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The trailer starts when my present self meets my project, the telephone installation. The present self leaves a message to the self in the past, and my past self, at the moment of experiencing loss, receives the message. And it ends in a scene where my past self meets the self in the present.
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Have you ever experienced losing loved ones and felt that there is no tomorrow without them?
Do you have a message you want to deliver to yourself in the past?
My project is, after all, a story of and for all about us.
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