AUTOMATIC FORM
Automation pervades our life. Automation is a mechanical or electrical process where the next action to take is based on data from the previous action with minimal human input. Our cars won’s run and...
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DEPICTACTION
Let’s attack another binary, representation (or depiction) vs abstraction. The representation / abstraction binary has informed our thinking in these pages since the beginning. This was first broached on the page LETTER TO HELEN....
SPECTATOR CULTURE
The other evening, we made a design presentation in front of a municipal board for a new building. As usual, we brought in an architectural massing model. And we always work to give the...
CHEAP WATERCOLOR SETS
Two pages ago, I offered thoughts on watercolor sets. I also commented on the cost. The three sets that I highlighted were all around $70. In the whole scheme of things, when a tank...
AUTOMATIC VISUAL PROCESSING
What exactly is our state of mind when we are drawing to solve problems? Much of what goes on between our ears is automatic. The common act of seeing is automatic. We are continually...
TRANSPARENT BLOCKS – PRODUCT REVIEW
“The maple-wood blocks…are in my fingers to this day.” This is the famous quote by Frank Lloyd Wright touting his kindergarten experiences with the maple block sets that were ubiquitous then. And we have...
HOLLOW OBJECTS
The Natural Way to Draw was used in my introductory drawing course. I will refer to this iconic book from time to time. It continues to maintain a position of reverence on my bookshelf...
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