February 4, 2008
Just as the inter-departmental envelope is a network formed by its circulation, the ex-libris (the name plate) in the inside front cover of a school textbook does much the same. This network of users, all owning the book at different times of its circulation, are clearly marked here in this index. (Don’t we all remember having a certain reaction when we found out who used the book before us?)

Just as the inter-departmental envelope is a network formed by its circulation, the ex-libris (the name plate) in the inside front cover of a school textbook does much the same. This network of users, all owning the book at different times of its circulation, are clearly marked here in this index. (Don’t we all remember having a certain reaction when we found out who used the book before us?)

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January 31, 2008
The inter-departmental delivery envelope is perhaps one of the most archaic, analog forms of circulation that is still in practice! It’s in every way a beautiful design and concept masked onto an object that is essentially owned by the people who use it. The formal design of this envelope has varied minimally over the years and presents a unique design problem (see above). The relationships between the individuals who use this envelope and consequently its travel becomes complicated and convoluted — yet how has the design of the form compensated for that? I will let you know when I find out…{envelope was taken out of circulation by julie, the graduate graphic design program’s assistant} 

The inter-departmental delivery envelope is perhaps one of the most archaic, analog forms of circulation that is still in practice! It’s in every way a beautiful design and concept masked onto an object that is essentially owned by the people who use it. The formal design of this envelope has varied minimally over the years and presents a unique design problem (see above). The relationships between the individuals who use this envelope and consequently its travel becomes complicated and convoluted — yet how has the design of the form compensated for that? I will let you know when I find out…

{envelope was taken out of circulation by julie, the graduate graphic design program’s assistant} 

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January 21, 2008
A sculptural tree diagram, There’s no such thing as a good decision by Beth Campbell. So very well titled.

A sculptural tree diagram, There’s no such thing as a good decision by Beth Campbell. So very well titled.

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January 15, 2008
{Diagram by Charles Eames entitled ‘Friends and Acquaintances’ for the Bicentennial exhibition ‘The World of Franklin and Jefferson’} via Tufte 

{Diagram by Charles Eames entitled ‘Friends and Acquaintances’ for the Bicentennial exhibition ‘The World of Franklin and Jefferson’} via Tufte 

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Notice the similarity to Facebook’s Friend Wheel application! 

Notice the similarity to Facebook’s Friend Wheel application! 

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{Diagram by Charles Eames showing the connection of the Eames Office to important clients, patrons and colleagues}  

{Diagram by Charles Eames showing the connection of the Eames Office to important clients, patrons and colleagues}  

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December 30, 2007
 [re]observation, book, 150 pages, fall 2006 / Uniform Coloration Studies

 [re]observation, book, 150 pages, fall 2006 / Uniform Coloration Studies

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This is somewhat similar to my own uniform coloration studies project that I completed during my first semester at RISD. I collected a database of photographs that imply we are connected to each other in ways we do not know. Click here for more on using The Satorialist’s photographs as a cataloging exercise. Thx again, cds for this Christmas linkage.

This is somewhat similar to my own uniform coloration studies project that I completed during my first semester at RISD. I collected a database of photographs that imply we are connected to each other in ways we do not know. Click here for more on using The Satorialist’s photographs as a cataloging exercise. Thx again, cds for this Christmas linkage.

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December 13, 2007
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Excerpt from 14 days, 2 weeks, a Fortnight, a graphic design journal by the MFA class of 2008 (more to come!):Diagrams are objective, unnuanced representations. Is it possible then to represent intangible, subjective relationships in a diagram? Sociograms is an ongoing series of interviews that asks individuals to diagram a relationship of their choice. Constructed with a limited toolset, each sociogram exemplifies the inability to represent human relationships in a straightforward, linear manner. The complexity of the links between two people are more accurately understood here through the fibers of colored string. Each individual was challenged to describe a relationship within an 18 × 24-inch parameter, and featured here—at 80% of their true size—are some of the unique ways these subjects chose to represent personal connections.

Excerpt from 14 days, 2 weeks, a Fortnight, a graphic design journal by the MFA class of 2008 (more to come!):

Diagrams are objective, unnuanced representations. Is it possible then to represent intangible, subjective relationships in a diagram? Sociograms is an ongoing series of interviews that asks individuals to diagram a relationship of their choice. Constructed with a limited toolset, each sociogram exemplifies the inability to represent human relationships in a straightforward, linear manner. The complexity of the links between two people are more accurately understood here through the fibers of colored string. Each individual was challenged to describe a relationship within an 18 × 24-inch parameter, and featured here—at 80% of their true size—are some of the unique ways these subjects chose to represent personal connections.

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