The first thing I noticed about this website interface was the homepage where the bouncing and accumulating circles took up the screen. I was automatically drawn in by the graphic form and when I found out each of those balls represented a failed attempt at love, I was even more fascinated by the blatant symbolism. By clicking on one of the balls, other circles that were similar to the random relationship you clicked gravitated towards that circle. The metaphor found in this interface is that all relationship problems share a common strand. As soon as you find a relationship circle that looks unique, other circles holding similar stories emerge. The user realizes that none of the broken-hearted stories is alone, they all have others that hold the same pain.
Also the timeline on the sides of the Dumpster resemble the pulse rate of someones heart which resonates with how the heartaches of all these starstruck youth are represented within the Dumpster. Even the name of the project: the Dumpster is symbolic because all of the pent-up emotions are being unceremoniously dumped into the anonymity of this visualization. Instead of being a compilation of trash and worthless , unwanted items, the Dumpster is an archive of the experiences of youth who are struggling in relationships.
The user the interface presumes is obviously a teenager who has fallen out of a relationship and who needs a outlet of catharsis for all the tumultuous emotions that come with unrequited love.
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