STAN ALLEN — DIAGRAMS OF FIELD CONDITIONS, 1996
“All grids are fields, but not all fields are grids. One of the potentials of the field is to redefine the relation between figure and ground. If we think of the figure not as a demarcated object read against a stable field, but as an effect emerging from the field itself - as moments of intensity, as peaks or valley within a continuous field - than it might be possible to imagine figure and field as more closely allied. (…)”
Be aware: this is one of the most powerful illusion animation i have seen in a while. via thisthatandwhatnot
The World of 100 is an old but great project in a tough field of design: combination of iconography with infographics. I still like it a lot and wanted to reblog it again because of it is simplicity and clarity of design. Not so easy to achieve all the time.
I’d like to have one of these mugs designed by zeroperzero but they are only in sale for japan. Pity. Color scheme and line styling is pretty neat.
Minimalist and direct idea for data visualization sculpture: Keyboard Frequency. Words are the foundation of our languages, letters are the core elements of words. Frequency of letters gives us the best clue about how our language phonetics work and how we talk. Well done by Mike Knuepfel from ITP.
Beautiful timeline infographics from Hyperakt published on New York Times. It is focusing on footbal nations and their clubs, how many times they won the cup or played at the final matches of Champions League.
Timeline style and highlighting colors are nice and increases the readability of information. (via erennazunal)
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