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Graphic Design

Self-initiated concept

Signal / Noise

A poster system using halftone, registration offset, and information density to explore where a message begins to distort.

Scope
Visual concept, layout system, print experiment
Duration
Three-week series development
Tools / Methods
InDesign · Illustrator · Print testing
Year
2026
Black and warm-white paper, halftone, and measurement lines converging into a bright signal
Noise is not the opposite of signal; it is the boundary where signal becomes visible.

Series premise

Build a controllable distortion from offset

A single grid and paper ratio remain fixed while registration offset, dot scale, and density increase. One parameter changes at a time so tension remains traceable rather than collapsing into random disruption.

Three system controls

  1. 01

    Offset

    Give edges an echo

    Separation layers move in fixed increments to control reading resistance.

  2. 02

    Halftone

    Change viewing distance

    Fine dots support close reading; coarse dots turn content into a distant image.

  3. 03

    Density

    Find the edge of collapse

    Information accumulates until the primary signal reaches its last legible threshold.

Move misregistered layers back to center and feel how small offsets alter the image.

Try the registration controller