Reading #7



Physical thinking to reconstruction
1.       Physical thinking
a.       How to think physically
                                                               i.      Draw
                                                             ii.      Build
                                                            iii.      Photograph
                                                           iv.      Conceptualize
                                                             v.      Refine
2.       Take the matter outside
a.       How to take the matter outside
                                                               i.      Texture
                                                             ii.      Climate catalysts
                                                            iii.      Projection
3.       Unconventional tools
a.       How to use unconventional tools
                                                               i.      Decide what forms you want to create
                                                             ii.      Step away from computer
                                                            iii.      Find some marking tools
                                                           iv.      Choose wisely
                                                             v.      Make it a graphic
4.       Regurgitation
a.       How to regurgitate
                                                               i.      Take a walk
                                                             ii.      Study it
                                                            iii.      Restrict yourself
                                                           iv.      Document
                                                             v.      Slice and dice
5.       Reconstruction
a.       How to reconstruct
                                                               i.      Collect source material
                                                             ii.      Analyze and replicate your sources
                                                            iii.      Observe
                                                           iv.      Compile a dictionary of elements
                                                             v.      Make your own images

HOW DO YOU CREATE FORM?
1.       Daniel van der Velden
a.       Handwriting should convey a mood
2.       Art Chantry
a.       Form is an abstract concept with no basis in reality
3.       Martin Venezky
a.       Begin with materials and engage their properties
4.       Louise Sandhaus
a.       Identify the problem the design is solving
5.       Jonathan Barnbrook
a.       Form has to be absolutely about the meaning of the work
6.       Jessica Helfand
a.       The line
7.       Doyald Young
a.       First define form
8.       Keetra Dean Dixon
a.       Exercises
9.       Stephen Doyle
a.       Think about language