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This project stemmed from a request made by the Dalai Lama himself, in 2014, to design an Atlas of Human Emotion. The purpose of the atlas was to design a map that would ultimately guide emotional travelers, and help people find a state of calm.
A couple of key atlas concepts include the fact that emotions are at the core of what makes us human and are distinct from one another. Furthermore, these emotions have several states, varying in intensity which, within each emotion, each emotional state has actions associated with it caused by a trigger. Finally, each emotion is associated with a particular Mood and a clearer understanding of one’s Emotions can contribute to the feeling of a Calm State.
What I really love about this is how much consideration went into the flawless integration and transition of the data into the visualization. It’s attention to detail, keeping the key Atlas concepts in mind throughout the creation process, making sure different features would represent those different concepts.
