Outer Chatter

Get it out in the open.

Outer Chatter is all about what’s going on inside your head; your thoughts, doubts, perceptions and feelings. It’s a movement that encourages people to externalise this inner dialogue by offering tools that engage conversation.

Outer Chatter aims to broaden perspectives and provoke self-reflection, to reduce stigma around the Irishness of saying you’re “grand” when you’re really not, to create spaces where people feel heard and seen, to connect others through storytelling, and to start more conversations around identity, perception and shared human experience.

Check out @OUTERCHATTER on Instagram.

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Campaign poster seen in public, enticing people to check out Outer Chatter on social media.
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We have all felt like we had a million thoughts going at once, so much so, it feels like our heads might explode. This poster series explores the Irish response of saying "I'm grand" or "I'm not bad yeah" when it's not actually how we feel.
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Interactive pop-ups installed around the streets of Dublin, prompting the public to anonymously respond to questions they might never have been asked. As answers populate the board, people might find comfort in reading what others have said.
Motion posters, to be displayed on streets or online.
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Encouraging user engagement through an active social media campaign with bright, loud colours. Users can read and submit responses to the "Answer Out Loud" question of the week.
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Users can read testimonials or watch teaser snippets of Outer Chatter's film Candid.
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Outer Chatter hosts monthly events like "Get It Out In The Open" open mic nights, offering another platform for people to speak their mind.
A motion showreel of Outer Chatter's social media campaign.
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Candid film posters outside the screening room. The film is showcased in locations across Dublin.
Preview of the film Candid. Documenting 10 intimate interviews with strangers in their twenties, the film explores themes of perception and identity. Candid presents as a mirror, a conversation starter and a reminder that we're never as alone as we think.
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Candid programme. There are five sequences that guide you through the film, "Within", "Holding on", "Letting go", "Image" and "Beyond". Each chapter uncovers various themes including perception, judgement, assumptions, vulnerability and resilience.
Thesis: Artificial Living

This thesis explores the growing impact of VR technology on human identity and interactions. VR, as a medium, does not merely simulate the real but creates immersive environments that often surpass the real in intensity and engagement, leading to disorientation and perhaps a preference for virtuality over reality. This thesis investigates VR’s role in fragmenting attention, diminishing real-world social bonds, and fostering dependency on mediated environments. Through examining VR’s ability to blur boundaries between physical presence and virtual immersion, this study interrogates how it reshapes concepts of identity, relationships, and authenticity. Ultimately, this work argues that VR is expanding to no longer be just a technological tool but a concerning advancement toward altering our views of reality.

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Tadhg Nolan
BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Hello, I'm 6 foot 5! My name's Tadhg, I'm the tallest graphic designer in the world, and I have a passion for telling people’s stories through the medium of design. I love using design as a tool for impact; whether that means amplifying a message, shifting a perspective, or simply making someone stop and think. Be it art directing photography, videography, motion graphics or illustration – ultimately, I’m drawn to projects that matter, that challenge expectations, and that allow me to translate stories into something visual, memorable, and meaningful.