Archive for the “Design” Category

IASDR07 Paper

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

signature-b2.jpg

RESHAPING COMMUNICATION DESIGN TOOLS
During the last thirty years the level of interest in Complexity Science has been constantly increasing. Combining the opportunity offered by the findings of the Complexity Science with the framework of the multi-disciplinary debate on the meaning and use of diagrams, we propose a design methodology to help designers support their interventions in complex environments.

Project progress report 02 Diagramming

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Second step done!
The groups on the basis of an analytic process have made their diagram, a map.
These artifact should become a plataform to act whitin the complexity of the system whit a design intervention.

C.Stem

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

a_dibuixant-04.jpg

C.Stem 2007 is a 3 days long
event focused on on generative systems as a tool as well as medium to draw new conceptual and creative paths.

The opening will be on November, the 29th, with an audio/video performance by Valerio Spoletini, creator of V-Scratch, and hardware/software tools for creating both music and visuals using turntable.
On November, the 30th, will be the exhibition, featuring:

Flower Ænigma

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007


Flower Ænigma, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

The riddle may be solved in a 6×6 matrix, where each row and each column must have the entire numeric sequence 1 to 6 ( a small “sudoku”). The numbers in the matrix are the “flower” that the column label number -a single lady- give to each rows label element. If a lady can’t send nor receive the flowers that have her

Boiling Ocean

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007


Boiling Ocean, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

The map shows both ocean actual situations and an hypotetic future development according to the issues discussed by oceanographer Vincenzo Artale in his essay.

loop.pH

Friday, November 2nd, 2007


loop.pH, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

loop.pH worked for York Art Galley on ‘A light installation that visually displays the changing weather patterns, 2005’.
The project consisted in covering some closed windows on the face of the building with panels reflecting light in hte day and emitting in the night. On the panels loop.pH team designed natural growth patterns on a spiral matrix which is displaying different animations based on informations real-time elaborated by weather stations.
The movement of lights is based on eyes movement and it should be learned as all visual languages we are used to by the public of the museum.

Idea 2007 Conference Report

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Thanks to Daniele@Mentegrafica for sharing his experience at idea2007 Here… more

On-line soft for Diagrams

Saturday, September 29th, 2007


amMap, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

Data charts and diagrams are used when statistical data has to be presented in the most convenient and usable way. Visual charts are clear, visually appealing and easier to perceive than some simple enumerations or tables – mainly because users don’t have to analyze the meaning of presented facts, but can perceive main tendencies through the visual weight of the facts — directly.

Excel are not so bad

Saturday, September 29th, 2007


times cancer chart, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

Chris Gemignani was impressed by the particular information graphic in the Sunday New York Times about cancer care

IID – Institute of Design – Design Research Conference

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Who should attend? The ID Design Research Conference will be… more