Category: Phaistos Talks

“This time period is—selfish. And that’s hard to say. But the burning of the Amazon rainforest—the people doing it, they’re not really thinking about the consequences.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? MARYSIA KOSACKA The Victoria Amazonica. It was my favorite because it was a little bit different from […]

“Right now, everything is very hectic and heavy for humanity.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? KIARA DOS REIS My favorite was maybe the letter r—either the stuttering version or the “regular” one. I just had so much fun with it and looking at the way the tongue, in […]

“Symbols—they’ve come with humanity. They’ve grown with us. And they’re part of us.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? BRENDAN LEASK Probably the volcanic eruption. I felt like it was the most visually unique and incorporated a nice range of the five elements—four of the five were represented in […]

“When I would go to make someone’s symbol—while listening to every song, it was hard not to think of the person who chose it, why they chose it, and how they feel when they’re listening to it.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? ABBY MANCHACA I did create one […]

“I think the physical world and physical touch will still remain quite important. Because as good as the rising technology is, it does also feel isolating.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? NICOLETTA CORBBETT No—I don’t think I have a favorite. Can I say that? TPP45S Sure you can—why […]

“I feel like if you’re too structured you can’t be creative, because you’re in a little bubble.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? MONIQUE SMIT The little Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie mostly because my son drew that specific one. But I also like how […]

“People who are for AI are claiming that it’s democratizing art or something. But art’s always been a democracy. It’s always been so accessible to anybody.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? VIANEY DIAZ Number ten [35°20’53.5”N, 80°44’00.6”W] and forty-two [31°12’29.3”N, 121°30’06.9”E].  [I like them] because of how they […]

“Every time I look at the list of all of them [the gates] and then see the artist’s gate, I’m like—yes, this one, this is why I’m here doing this, and I need to be doing this.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? LILY TAGGART Oh, I mean, I […]

“To know that I did something somebody I’ll never know will appreciate, that may influence their own work—you can’t ask for more than that.” TPP45S Of the forty-five visuals you created, which is your favorite? Why? PEDRO SILVA Paul Brown. It’s the most simple and accurate representation of an insect—in this case, a butterfly. The […]

Hands as Social Objects. TPP45S Thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn more about In Your Hands! May I ask how you discovered the Phaistos Project and what your first reaction was upon first discovering the Phaistos Disc? AYAHA KATO I discovered the project through a University class! It intrigued me because we […]

“The future must be imperfect.” In the video, Farida talks about her general research process and her experience working with the Disc of Phaistos. In the text, we discussed the surprising future of a computer glitch and the future of imperfection in a society interested in endless optimization. TPP45S When did you first become interested […]

“Listen to your heart! When you do, you can create something that might touch the soul of another person.” TPP45S Describe yourself in 3 words. NICO LIEBIG Reliable, diligent, ambitious. TPP45S Describe your design aesthetic in 3 words. NICO LIEBIG Modern, odd, omnipresent. TPP45S Prior to creating Mobile Unlock, you’d never done any kind of […]

“Care and curiosity are the key to being at peace as a designer.” TPP45S Describe yourself in 3 words. ANDREA SARA GALLO Rational, direct and minimalist. TPP45S Your winning project, Shaping Language, is a sublime example of the exploration of printed language. You used digital methods to record and interpret the motion traces when one […]

“The most important part of drawing a visual with a story behind it is to be able to make the viewers understand it without any difficulty, while keeping it simple.” TPP45S Describe yourself in 3 words. GHIDA NADAR I am ambitious, perseverant and passionate about my work. TPP45S What was your response looking at the […]

“As a designer, I think you have to be interested in trends. You should go with what’s current, but also consider the historical parts of design.” TPP45S Describe yourself in 3 words. ALISA STRUB Ambitious, open minded, curious TPP45S Describe your design aesthetic in 3 words. ALISA STRUB Actually, I’m not at the status to describe my […]