objective

My objective is to explore different ways of identifying things with pantone colors. For example, an identity system using color instead of words. The book will consist of 3 parts, the first being people, the second being numbers and found type, and the third being similarities between the two connections. As of right now its all still a little unclear as to what exactly i'll be in the end. However, I believe the more I collect the more evident it'll become to myself.

cracks

I can't seem to find a connection within the reading and this exploration. What the hell. I think I'm looking too hard. I'm going to look else where.

PS-I don't know why my photos continue to be blue...does anyone have the same problem?

Exploration #8_Cracks

#8 Cracks_map out pavement cracks in your neighborhood. 

I decided to address this exploration little differently by documenting the cracks a beginning with an end. My starting point was from the driveway outside my house to where ever the cracks lead me inside.

quotes and connections

Quotes from "Spine"

Some connections I made from the reading and with my exploration. I don't know why they're neon!?

(a buckle found in dunkin donuts bathroom)

Caffeine Consumption

Experience #15 is to keep track of everything I consume in a day or week. I decided that my diet of subway and chicken fingers wouldn't be that exciting. So instead I recorded my consumption of coffee and soda for six days. 

Now I know why I don't sleep....

Possibly a connection...

While sitting in class overviewing my experiences I noticed a slight connection between the two. In my first experience instead of finding one color to match a paint chip, I arranged the colors into palettes. Where as in my second experience I took a photo of the type, and then felt the need to identify and categorized the typefaces.

For some reason (without being conscious of it) it seems as though I naturally gravitate towards categorizing things any way I can. This is mannerism is totally new to me.

Found Type

Below are different uses of typefaces I documented around Sarasota over the weekend. I first labeled where I found the typography. I didn't really feel like that was enough though. So I went back and also made a stab to identify what typeface is used.

Collecting Type

I'll admit it, I've been neglecting my blog. 

However, over the weekend I began working on exploration #13: Documenting type found in the world. I decided that I wasn't going to go on a formal trip just to find typography. Instead, I thought it'd be more practical to keep a camera on me at all times and document the type that jumps out at me while I'm running errands. 

So far, I've come to one conclusion: papyrus is everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Particularly on lawn care vehicles. Surprised? I doubt it. We as designers despise this font for a number of reasons which we all are aware of. But what I'm curious to know is why everyone else in the world (non-designers) overuse this font so much!?

(photos to come)

Connections with words+images

When i saw the quote about a self-made millionaire I connected it with all the chips I have. If I had this many chips in Las Vegas I'd be rich.

The existing idea is the chips and colors. I collected and took photos of the palette with its  found item in nature or indoors. I then laid out the palettes and mapped them out according to their given name without its object.

Found word clips

A few of my favorite word clips and quotes from the readings that jumped out at me....

Another stab at the palettes

I was pretty disappointed with my attempt at the exploration. So I thought I'd give it another shot by arranging color palettes from objects indoors & outdoors.

The preparation:

My favorite palettes:

The end result:

First time around

After cutting out the paint chips I went around the room matching the chips to various objects of the same color. Here are a couple examples-

So After awhile I started getting really annoyed | bored with trying to find an object that matched one out of the 200 paint chips scattered all over the floor. Therefore, I decided it'd be a little bit more exciting to group together the colors into palettes.

world of color-part 2

I'd have to admit that I really got into the first exploration. To start off i ventured off to wal-mart where I collected just about every paint chip palette available on the wall. I walked out of the store feeling like a thief. Don't get me wrong, those puppies are free. However, I had a wad of about 200 stuffed in my purse. Anyway, I got back and began by cutting out about 75 or so color chips. I started matching the chips to a single colored object here and there. Although, it seemed too easy and somewhat effortless. So instead of just one color for something, i started to arrange the chips into color palettes. For example, the room i was in had one wall that's dark grey, one red, and another tan. This opened the door to a lot more options. Although were moving on to the next exercise, I'm still going to continue this one with color palettes in nature.

world of color

I was finally able to get the book (how to be an explorer of the world) today. After flipping through it I decided I'm going to do exploration #7, "world of color". I'm quite fond of the idea of collecting a ton of paint chips, cutting them up, and searching for objects that match them in my surroundings.