all of these designs were found at http://www.buamai.com/image/6273
the first two are grids, the first being a little bit more hard to figure out while the second being completely obvious
the third piece is both armature and grid
architecture- small differences connect to settling of the earth
patterns are rules you have to follow to get to what you want to be defined
system of a pattern forms a language, mathematically has rules for a set of elements/symbols, and a set of rules for combining these symbols
languages such as English, are more complex systems
how a language relates to a pattern or system-words are patterns, sentences are buildings and places
to me splatters is a mess, it means some sort of material got all over the place. I picture paint or some other type of wet media in a studio splattering when the artist gets frustrated. I can also see water being a good image source of splatters.
things that splatter
- water
- paint
- sugar/flour/baking products
- eggs
- any type of drink
- pie
- pen ink
to me defamatory is a gossip queen. Someone trying to ruin the reputation of an “enemy” or someone they do not like. This could also be any type of personal information that gets out and is taken in the wrong reference to portray someone as something they are not.
things that can be defamatory
- magazines
- ads/billboards
- tv commericals
- people/friends/enemies
- images
- lies/editing of something real to make it fake
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defamatory
- containing defamation
- injurious to reputation
- slanderous or libelous
- medieval latin
- http://www.yourdictionary.com/defamatory
- hurts someones reputation
- slanderous
- defaming or tending to defame
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defamation
- false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another
- “She sued the magazine for defamation of character
SPLATTER
- http://www.yourdictionary.com/splatter
- spatter or splash
- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splatter
- combo of splash and spatter
- first known use-1819
- I had paint splatter on my jeans.
- http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=splatter
- An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact
humanist- calligraphy and movement of the hand
transitional/modern- abstract and less organic
SABON- (humanist/oldstyle) tschichold 1966, calligraphy
BASKERVILLE- (transitional) bakersville mid 18th century, sharp serifs, vertical axis, considered shocking when first introduced
BODONI-(modern) bodoni late 18th early 19th, radically abstract, thin straight serifs, vertical axis, sharp contrast of thick/thin strokes
CLARENDON-(egyptian/slab serif) 19th century, used for advertising, bold and decorative, heavy serifs
GILL SANS-(humanist sans serif) gill 1928, common in 20th century, humanist characteristics, calligraphic variations in line weight
HELVETICA-(transitional sans serif) Miedinger 1957, one of the worlds most widely used, uniform character similar to transitional serif letters, also referred to as “anonymous sans serif”
FUTURA-(geometric sans serif) renner 1927, built around geometric forms, O is a perfect circle, peaks of A and M are sharp triangles