IA   ISHRAQ ASHTARIAN
Visual Designer User Experience Designer Interaction Designer  
A designer passionate about tackling complex challenges through innovative thinking, embracing the problem itself as the key to finding the right solution.

What Skills I Showcase Here?
Creative Talents / Hands-on Approach from Concepts Through Iterative Design / Exploring the Emerging World of AI and its Potential Future/ UX Instincs / Interaction Design / Tackling Complex Challenges Using Visuals / Animation / Innovative Thinking / Passion for Technology, Art, and Culture. 


Projects
1.  HeartStone
2. Exert Platforms
3. Dissolution: Entwined Realities
4. Q-Uniform
5. Raccoonada


Tools
Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Blender 3D, Premiere Pro

About
Inspirations


 
Project Three

Dissolution: Entwined Realities


Project
Tackling Complex Challenges Using Visuals & Animation


Role
Motion Designer, AnimatorDescription
Final thesis submitted to Parsons School of Design is an animation that tackles the complexity of visualizing such an abstract concept as quantum and depicts the juxtaposition of classical and quantum worlds. By creating a visual narrative of these two realms, the film takes viewers into an exploration of how advancements in future technologies such as quantum can both expand our horizons and challenge our perception of the world and the meaning of life.

Concept Statement
"Dissolution" challenges viewers to contemplate the nature of reality, the limits of human comprehension, and the search for meaning in an increasingly complex world where the boundaries between classical and quantum realms blur. The film encourages reflection on the implications of scientific progress and the role of human agency in making sense of our experiences, as we continue to explore the fascinating world of quantum mechanics.
Handbook

Design Challenges
The main challenge as I started this project was, how can I effectively represent such an abstract and complex topic as quantum mechanics in a visually compelling and thought-provoking manner? After experimenting with different approaches such as printmaking, simulating quantum circuits and creating blurry effects in coding, and bringing the quantum concept into fashion, I decided to choose animation as my medium which I could incorporate and showcase multiple experimental elements as a source of inspiration for viewers.
Storyboard
Visal Exploration
Analogy
The analogy of going through a wormhole was a way to illustrate the concept of how our perception and understanding of reality can become blurry and distorted as we enter unknown territories. Just as traveling through a wormhole can cause distortion in space-time, the process of speeding up our understanding of the quantum world can create new challenges and uncertainties that we are not yet equipped to deal with.
We should approach the quantum world with a sense of humility and openness to the unknown, and that there is always more to learn and discover.

Thesis Submitted to
Parsons School of Design - The New School
https://parsons.edu/dt-2023/dissolution-entwined-realities-2/
                          

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