Using visual language to communicate the voice of comfort women: Human rights and history

Abstract

This thesis examines the effective use of graphic design to represent the history of Comfort Women and their human rights. In so doing, it provides a background of Comfort Women information and influence of design methods. It also reviews art production techniques such of collage, photocollage, photomontage as well as usage of texture, and motion graphics as visual language production strategies. This thesis covers eight studies: time-lapse, collage movement, formal metaphor, image setup, stop motion, typography, texture, and color language to produce approaches and content. The final produced works include process and analysis of three motion graphic projects and various printed posters to achieve objectives at hand.