Influences – Current Precedent II

I also begun to consider the formation of the final piece. Should the area surrounding the message be of the same form? Or should it take on a slightly different format? I investigated how other current designers were using geometric patterns to occupy areas.

Fetisova, M., 2008. 03. [online] Available at: <http://www.behance.net/resq_> [Accessed 6^th December 2011].

The above Maria Fetisova pieces were interesting for development. I made several attempts at forming overlapping pieces such as (a) and (b) however these seemed to lose the strict geometric nature which I was aiming for. I enjoy the variation used in (c), and the seemingly random placement of the components. Within my final piece I wish the size of the components to appear random in this manner, I had considered using a random number generator for the lengths to ensure they were completely random, however this became increasingly difficult to integrate and I chose instead to draw as randomly as humanly possible.

Looking at the Maria Fetisova pieces, which are certainly aesthetically pleasing, I can’t help but to question if the increasing use of available software packages isn’t leading us to an inevitable design block. Where the software encourages a style of design, at what point do we need to break completely from this? I shall investigate the use of available software in a later post. [now available – Digital Technique]

Development II

Following the development with the letter ‘T’ it was decided to progress to using the word geometry and using a more complex grid.

The font Apple Gothic was used due to its simple geometric forms, simple descenders and easy manipulation. The descender of the character ‘g’ was extended to drop below that of the ‘y’, signifying its importance. The ‘m’ was then connected to the ‘g’, retaining even spacing allowing the ‘o’ in ‘geo’ and the ‘e’ in ‘metry’ to align.

For development here only half the word, Geo-Me was utilised, due to the time consuming nature of the task. The development of the geometric piece from the simple elements aligning to a strict grid  again echoes the exterior of the Pompidou Centre.

Investigations were undertaken as to the correct representation of geometry, and it was decided the outlined bars were more effective, however the composition as a whole was failing to be successful. The geometry resembled a pattern, therefore the next step was to return to a more effective graphic utilising various elements as demonstrated by the below sketch.