Proliferating Noise

Laptop mockup displaying frames from Proliferating Noise, an abstract Swiss-style anxiety animation, placed on a bed in a minimal bedroom setting.

Proliferating Noise is a conceptual animation project exploring anxiety through abstract motion graphics, repetition, and sound.

Diploma of Graphic Design Project

Digital Design

Concept Development

Proliferating Noise was developed as a conceptual motion graphics project exploring anxiety through abstract visual communication. The animation uses shape, repetition and pacing to represent escalating mental noise and emotional tension.

Design Problem

The challenge of the project was communicating an internal psychological experience in a non-literal way without using narrative. The animation needed to visually convey overwhelm and instability while remaining engaging and emotionally impactful.

Design Solution

The final animation uses repetitive motion and controlled compositional shifts to reflect anxious thought patterns. I utilised the wiggle expression to build tension, alongside shifts in colour, deliberate imbalance, and moments of restored visual balance to represent anxiety.

Adobe After Effects and Illustrator were utilised in this project.