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My readings this week have focused on some of the basics of effective graphics. Tufte’s The Visual Display of Quantitative Information states one of the foundational elements of data graphic design as focusing on the story the data tells, rather than the details of...
Post 38: Maestro

Post 38: Maestro

I discovered that the animators behind Garden Party released another short film this year called Maestro. The film is short, less than two minutes, but it demonstrates the same insane level of realistic detail as Garden Party. In Maestro, an orchestra of woodland...
Post 37: Runway plans for over the summer

Post 37: Runway plans for over the summer

After the Sunday runway show in January, Dr. V and her daughter came up to talk to me and look at my dress. At one point she said to her daughter, “Look, it’s like a storybook,” and explained the progression of the silhouettes to her. This got me thinking about the...
Post 36: Swiss Artist Chaotic Atmospheres

Post 36: Swiss Artist Chaotic Atmospheres

Looking more into this artist’s work, I found he has some really interesting projects, including a series of “alien bonsai trees” created with L systems and a series of 3D forms based on Ernst Haeckel drawings. These works show the extent that L systems can be crafted...