Gemini Dream

Experimental Visual Identity & Personal Branding Concept

An animated visualization occurred to me in a dream where the two single letters “I” converged from opposite sides into a single Roman numeral “II” in the center. So as my first attempt at animation, decided to create a waking visualization of what I saw in the dream using Adobe Illustrator & Premiere Pro.

The two halves of the androgyne sigh for each other, as if each breath, being incomplete, sought to mingle with the other: the image of the embrace, in that it melts the two images into a single one… –The Lover’s Discourse, Roland Barthes

The dream seems representative of the Jungian model of the psychological individuation process and spiritual alchemical integration of the self. The final stages of this symbolic Union of Opposites, Convergence of the Gemini Twins, and Conjunction of the Unconscious & Conscious Self are represented by the Zodiac Symbol of Gemini, which is my astrological moon sign. And as a symbolic gesture, I chose to challenge myself by extending beyond my comfort zones; embracing the 80s aesthetic I’ve loathed since childhood in the 80s, with neon color palette and gradient blend for good measure.