Further Research

Examples of Futuristic Architecture:

“Futurist art is the expression of movement. Futurist architecture is therefore movement materialising in space“.     -Enrico Prampolini (1928)
After learning in class today how to transfer ink using wintergreen oil, it sparked an idea.  I'd like to build something with a cityscape using my original manifesto.  Ideally I'd love to build it out of wood, but with time constraints and limited funds I am trying to think of a cheaper way.  

ISM's of Art

I've decided to tackle Futursim (1909-1944) for project 2.  Below are two different examples of Futurism Typography I'd like to base my style of type off of.  

I chose the text,  "The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism" by F.T. Marinetti.  Right now I'm researching Futurism and how to go about implicating this ism project.

• artistic/social movement
• glorified concepts including
• speed
• technology
• youth and violence
• car/airplane/industrial city

Divisionism:  Breaking light/color down into stippled dots and stripes

I'm interested in the architecture within the futurism era, so I think I will keep brainstorming on materials, ideas, and type.  To be continued...

Analytical, Intuitive, & Synthetic Typography

Analytical
Designing the analytical calendar was the most burdensome out of the three due to the multiple restrictions.  I was required to use a grid, 1 font, 1 size, 2 weights, and only 2 colors--clearly not much room to move.  My analytical calendar is the most functional of the three.  I intended to keep it very simple.  I found it problematic when coming to spacial design, I couldn't make up my mind on the size and space between each date.  

Sketches for Analytical

Intuitive
I mainly concentrated on visualizing the experience of the passage of time and really engage the viewer through an expressive visualization of information.  I don't want the viewer to do a "drive by" but rather engage themselves in my piece.  I fancied the intuitive calendar the most because the restrictions were alleviating; I was able to use 3 fonts, 3 point sizes, any weight, and at least 4 colors, with no line of type being placed at 90 degrees of another.  I created two different final intuitive calendars because I just couldn't make up my mind.  


Synthetic
Synthetic was clearly the most troublesome according to my class critique when I showed up with this:

I had a difficult time combining my analytical and intuitive to create my synthetic.  How could I go from such a straight-forward, basic calendar to an abstract, water-flowing calendar?  I decided to go with a radial effect, but still have somewhat of an order.  I think it's functionality is somewhat on the low-side just because there are no distinguished days of the week, but not every reader is looking for a MTWTHF calendar, this calendar can be for the rare and bare that just need dates with months! 

Final Analytical

Final Intuitive 1

Intuitive Calendar 2

Synthetic Final