03｜5-in-5: Day1 - Fitter Happier

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5-in-5: Day 1‍

For my first 5-in-5 project, I drew inspiration from Radiohead's Fitter Happier, a song from the '90s that projects an ideal future life. The lyrics are delivered in a synthesized voice, plain yet evoking a strange, unsettling emotion. To me, these lyrics represent humanity's projection of a good life while also reflecting personal values.‍

Fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable

not drinking too much, regular exercise at the gym (three days a week)

Starting with Fitter Happier as my foundation, I used p5.js to create a web-based database that visualizes people's happy lives from a mundane, fractal perspective. At the end of each year, we set New Year's resolutions, unlike the grand wishes we make on birthdays, these small, fragmented life goals resemble pieces of everyday life.

I chose the Voronoi Diagram as the visual form, with each cell carrying an individual's vision of an ideal life, breaking the composition into countless tiny fractals. Through an interactive format where users input their own New Year's resolutions, I aim to explore the contrast between individual and collective societal values, how they are projected and reflected through personal aspirations.

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