Friday, February 5, 2010

In class questions to think about

1. How does a pattern in typography that is random differ from a pattern that may be planned or controlled?
2. What are the principles of a Kaleidoscope? How can these characteristics come through in typography?
3. Can a letterform that is fragmented create a more interesting pattern then a letterform as a whole?
4. What happens if the letterforms are rotated at different angles and then reflected?
5. What if letterforms were transparent or overlapping? How can this element add another level of interest?
6. What if the letterforms created were set in motion such as an animation?
7. What if the motion made piece was then reflected onto another surface? These surfaces could be a wall flat, or maybe something that would cause the projection to bend such as a corner, or perhaps another reflective surface.
8. Can you create multiple letterforms with one single fragment?
9. What effect does using one single mirror have on a letterform V.S. multiple reflective surfaces?
10. How does multiple letterforms of different sizes and typefaces differ from a single letterform.

1 comment:

thenewprogramme said...

johnna, these questions are great! i really hope you can hit all of these in some form or fashion, because i think they will get you a nice body of work. they all have really nice potential. when setting out to work, just try to stay pretty well on track and make sure you're addressing the question at hand. make notes of other ideas as they come so you don't forget them. you can always go back and try those later. good work!