Vectorobot // experimental design blog http://www.vectorobot.com Subscribe (RSS) Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Three Apples http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/07/three-apples/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/07/three-apples/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:51:09 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/07/three-apples/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Three Apples", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/07/three-apples/" }); ]]> three-apples.gif

A single apple was photographed from various positions, then brought into Photoshop and animated across three panels. This is what happens when Cezanne discovers rasterization…

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/07/three-apples/feed/ Superdots! http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/06/superdots/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/06/superdots/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:40:23 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/06/superdots/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Superdots!", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/06/superdots/" }); ]]>  picture-20.png

Scatter brushes made using offset concentric circles in various hues and two generic German words. Oh horrible hedonism!

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/06/superdots/feed/ Demon Tower http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/05/demon-tower/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/05/demon-tower/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:39:30 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/05/demon-tower/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Demon Tower", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/05/demon-tower/" }); ]]>  picture-14.png

A simplistic cartoon-motif has been enhanced through the use of custom swatch patterns created in Illustrator. These demons are fun!

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/05/demon-tower/feed/ Seize: Patterns + Photography http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/04/seize-patterns-photography/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/04/seize-patterns-photography/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:37:02 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/04/seize-patterns-photography/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Seize: Patterns + Photography", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/04/seize-patterns-photography/" }); ]]> picture-17.png

Another sketchbook sample, this one combining text, graphics, and a photo taken near Greifswalderstr. in Berlin.

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/04/seize-patterns-photography/feed/ Sketchbook Sample 1 http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/03/sketchbook-sample-1/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/03/sketchbook-sample-1/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:36:32 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/03/sketchbook-sample-1/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sketchbook Sample 1", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/03/sketchbook-sample-1/" }); ]]> picture-16.png

A screen capture of an Illustrator work file created in October, 2007, featuring liberal use of custom swatch patterns and scatter brushes.

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/12/03/sketchbook-sample-1/feed/ Process Grid http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/30/process-grid/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/30/process-grid/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:01:39 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/30/process-grid/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Process Grid", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/30/process-grid/" }); ]]>  process.jpg

THE EXPERIMENT: Taking a page from my own work in the realm of experimental text, this sequence makes use of the notion of “process”, by taking and repeating a “source file” through a series of filters and gates.

  • A sequence of ten boxes was drawn on a grid using the Metallic swatches.
  • Over a series of 11 steps, a variety of filters were applied (see captions for more).

VR LINK OF THE DAY: John F. Simon Jr. — digital and code/info artist.

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/30/process-grid/feed/ Blacklight Blackletter http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:42:35 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blacklight Blackletter", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/" }); ]]> blackletter
THE EXPERIMENT:

  • A pixelated parody of an ancient script font called German Blackletter was created by tracing an example alphabet, using black squares on a grid.
  • For #2, this was given rounded corners, then multiplied with green stroke colors to create the “glow”.
  • #3: Playing around with the “dashed line” feature of the Stroke options, using a 1-pixel dash at various spacings and stroke weights.

VR LINK OF THE DAY: Adi Da’s “Da Plastique” — The controversial guru is also a phenomenal digital artist — Who knew?!

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/feed/ Horrorbush http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/28/horrorbush/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/28/horrorbush/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:36:50 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/28/horrorbush/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Horrorbush", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/28/horrorbush/" }); ]]> horrorbush.jpgTHE EXPERIMENT:

  • A photo of George W. Bush was downloaded from Google Image Search, and the background was removed using the Magic Wand tool.
  • The Stamp Tool was then used to create multiple copies of various facial features, starting from the center and moving out.
  • The resulting layer was duplicated several times, shifted in position on each layer, and changed to “Multiply” or “Overlay”-style transparencies.

VR LINK OF THE DAY: Mazooka — very cool design and fashion label here in Berlin.

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/28/horrorbush/feed/ Pixellated Edge Debris http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:51:06 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pixellated Edge Debris", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/" }); ]]> rumdyad.png

THE EXPERIMENT:

  • A series of Scatter Brushes were created, 8 in total. These are each either a black or white square at varying opacities and brush spacing.
  • The words “RUM DYAD AGAIN” were created and outlined.
  • Each word was repeated horizontally a number of times, with each repetition given a different scatter brush.

VR LINK OF THE DAY: Turbo Milk — beautiful 3D icons and toons!

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]]> http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/feed/ Smearhouse http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/26/smearhouse/ http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/26/smearhouse/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:52:33 +0000 admin http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/26/smearhouse/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Smearhouse", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/26/smearhouse/" }); ]]> smearhouse.jpg

THE EXPERIMENT:

  • Take a photo of a building, preferably with multiple colors on a nice day with good light.
  • Select small, narrow sections of the photo with the marquee tool.
  • Stretch these out using Tranform (Apple-T for Mac users). Work from the center out.
  • Repeat, including stretching out previously stretched-out areas.

VR LINK OF THE DAY: Photoshop Tennis.

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