The Dissonance Toolkit

Course: Visual Systems Spring 2025
Instructor: Mary Yang

This toolkit is a complete package that represents dissonance, a musical term  when two or more tones clash and create a harsh, unpleasant sound. This set was sold at multiple formats and made to be an educational packaging.


Packaging of tool 

  1. Little info on dissonance and visual system 

  2. The visual system divided into parts 

  3. Yellow circle that links to https://staticmusicplayposter.glitch.me/ using nfc sticker and plays music while encouraging exploration of the poster 

  4. Printed poster section 

  5. Scroll version of the music sheet section 

  6. Tool stencil : using visual system shapes, allow viewer to use stencil and create dissonant visuals