http://placeshakers.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/mouzon-green-home-design-featured-in-wsj/
Miami architect Steve Mouzon discusses vernacular practices honed over time to shape highly efficient and much loved structures that adapt and endure over generations.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tessellation Project
These two pieces are my cutouts that I worked with. The one on the right was the triangle I started with and the triangle on the left is the finished product. Since I had difficulties with photoshop I decided to make my tessellation by hand. Therefore since I was using an x-acto knife my options for cutting out the original shape were limited because the precision of an x-acto knife cannot compare to photoshop. The shape is of a half arrow.
This here is my finished product. After cutting out my tessellation I figured it would be visually interesting to make my final product look like my original tessellation but scaled up. However I did not like how it came out so I moved on. Since I like things to be neat and not chaotic, I arranged the tessellation symmetrically. I started by rotating the tessellation 60 degrees on a corner to form a hexagon. From there I branched out to create movement vertically. I did this twice which is why there are four branches so to speak of. Next step was to give it a pattern and/or color. I chose black and red sharpie because I wanted to make the lines bold. Plus red and black seem to compliment eachother well. I started with the red sharpie and at the center of the hexagons I went vertical to add line movement. Next I colored the rest of the lines black so the red lines stick out more. Finally within the hexagons I colored in my original shape that I cut out and striped each one.
Overall this project was a challenge because of photoshop. Although I was not successful in creating my tessellations via photoshop I did learn more about the program. At the beginning of the year I had no experience what so ever with photoshop but now I am gaining more confidence with it.
Monday, February 7, 2011
China's '3D Fast Bus' Straddles the Road So Cars Can Drive Under
A company in China believes they have the answer for subway train stations above ground: a train that straddles the road and allows cars to travel under it. I think it is a great idea but the only problem I see going wrong with this is a car hitting a side of the train and derailing it, potentially hurting many people cause some idiot could not stay off his phone...
x marks the spot
My final book page of the four consists of squares with circles in the middle as the background with an x at the golden point. Since this was my last one I wanted to challenge myself. Although it looks messy I like it because it is not perfect. Originally at the x there was no stamps meaning it was an empty x so to speak of. But I did not like it because it was tough to see and the goal of this project was to keep the emphasis on the golden point. With that in mind I filled in the x with multiple stamps so it stuck out more.
Overall this project was fun but exhausting because the precision needed to make sure my illusions were accurate was tough. With the two line book pages I wanted to make them obvious but not obvious and with the ink stamps I wanted to keep the point of them two obvious (if that makes sense).
circle bunch
My third of four book pages consists of multiple circles stacked up as the golden point with single circles layering the outside. My intention was to keep it simple because I felt if I made it too complicated, things would get messy. Circle is a basic shape but stacking them creates chaos and confusion.
spiral circle
My second book page of four consists of a spiral circle as the golden point with lines connected going to the outer page. My intention was to build upon my first book page because I felt the outward circle could be taken to another level so to speak of. What is different is the movement of the entire piece of artwork. First instead of straight lines inside the circle I made it a spiral and kept that same concept with lines going outward. Although their straight, as the viewer you force yourself to believe its an on-going spiral that never ends.
outward circle
My first of four book pages consists of a circle as the golden point with lines flowing into the middle of it. My intention was to lead the viewer into the circle but keep the circle's shape visible.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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