Effervescence | Spiral into Control
These two projects play with tangents and circles while exploring the development of two contrasting iterative processes. The drawings are created with pencil and permanent marker via a series of pseudo-algorithmic rules. Each rule applied in the drawing consisted of at least 100 iterations, which originally started from a geometric primitive (i.e. point, line, plane, curve, etc). After the rules are applied, the primitives are transformed into a mosaic of something larger than itself.
Effervescence
Rule 1. Lightly trace a 5cm circle, with freedom to intersect
Rule 2. Draw a dark 4 inch line tangent to that circle in any direction; every line must be intersected at least once
Rule 3. Trace another circle using the center of the previous circle as a starting point, and rotate in a direction that will maximize space and fill the entire page
Spiraling into Control
Rule 1. Starting from an edge, draw a line perpendicular to the page, four fifths of the distance of the page, distanced one eighth of the page away from the adjacent edge
Rule 2. Using a compass, trace a circle tangent to the line with a diameter length that is one eighth of the page
Rule 3. Find a tangent on the circle angled 90 degrees from the previous line, and draw a new tangent line decremented by four fifths of the length
Rule 4. Trace a circle tangent to the line, decremented by one twelfth its previous radius
Rule 5. Repeat steps 3 & 4, until an inward spiral is achieved and the pattern can no longer continue
Rule 6.Hatch the innermost portion, avoiding the circles polarizing horizontally
Rule 7. Alternate and hatch the next layer, avoiding circles and polarizing vertically
Rule 8. Repeat steps 6 & 7 until the entire spiraling “box” is filled
Fall 2019
4.021 - How to Design (almost) Anything
Professors: Skylar Tibbits, Maroula Bacharidou
TAs: Rania Kaadan, Xiaoyun Zhang