I came across these 2 music videos on YouTube that I find particularly interesting when it comes to design, typography and motion. The main idea I took away from these is that sometimes function can dictate a design. The “great” design in these video is that it’s so organic and can be used in so many different ways, yet the concept and final outcome are the same! So the same idea with different words and a different song could produce the same type of effect but a completely different dance!
In each video the dancers have painted words on specific parts of their body which are the lyrics from the song. Each word, in order to make it legible the person moves that body part into position – when you combine multiple words you start to create a set of specific movements. Speed up the music and the robotic movements become rhythmic and fluid. This idea interested me because there are many possibilities on what a costume for professional dancers might look like. Another idea I had was the words could be moved to different areas on the body and create a different dance to the same song. The same ideas apply to the hands video – what if he had gloves with type on them or if the type was glow in the dark? Be kind of cool to see that guy in a club or in a music video.
Oh and if you want one of those robot helmets of theirs check this link out.
Girls Dancing
Hands Dancing
