TYPE1; Elements; Bromine

These drawings above are my 30+ sketches of Bromine. Bromine's symbol is Br. These are the first 30+ rough sketches. We were required to work with combining the letters to make logo-type graphic drawings. The above images are of the original sketches of my element.

These, above, are my enlarged, refined sketches of Bromine's symbol. I picked out ten different drawings with Michael's help to blow up and refine. Then at the end of class the ones starred, along with the bottom left drawing are the three that I will reiterate five times each. I was working with combining the two letters to become one solid symbol. I focused on on the basic structure and connection of the letters and in my reiterations I will start working with different weights of the two letters trying to find the nice balance between the two. I will update this blog post sunday with my fifteen different iterations of BR.

About Bromine

Bromine was found by two separate chemists; Antuine Balard in 1825, and Carl Jacob Lowig in 1826. Balard accidentally discovered bromine while trying to create iodine. It was discovered in the ash of sea weed from Montpellier in the salts of the sea weed.  Lowig found bromine in mineral water from his hometown Bad Kreuznach. He used a solution of mineral salt saturated with chlorine to extract the bromine.

The main characteristics of bromine are dense, mobile, volatile, reddish-brown liquid. It evaporates easily to form a toxic, corrosive red vapor with a strong odor. It is slightly soluble in water and highly soluble in carbon disulfide, aliphatic alcohols, and acetic acid. The three main uses of bromine is used a bleaching agent, maintaining swimming pools, and as a fire retardant. It is only one of two elements liquid at room temperature. It is harmful for the ozone so it is slowly being phased out from most production processes.

CD&F; October 11-17

This week has been a week about wrapping up the extruded letterforms. We had photographs of our letters(or numbers) due wednesday trying to show four of the six contrasting elements in our forms. It was much harder than it sounded. Even after our second wave of critiques, I still have to go back a third time to reshoot photos to properly finish this assignment. My form, while being very dimensional and having manyyy possibilities, is still rather limited. The way I constructed this was a horrendous idea and it does not have the full range of motion that it has the capabilities to. Even after that fact, though yes it makes my job harder, it makes me become more creative and figure out ways to fulfill the assignment. It makes me have to work through situations differently than how I could if my project was up to my usual standards in craft. I have a busy weekend ahead of me, but this only makes em want to be even more creative in how I finish everything.

VISCOM1; F+S

This example of juxtaposition is quite nicely shown. What this poster is of exactly, I do not know, but the sense of progression is outstandingly strong. The lines on the woman's body create a very nice line study where the rest of them help echo the photo. It is also a nice random line study. This is nice to see where a lot of time and thought went into a piece to be able to create successful randomness out of controlled and set order.

VISCOM1; Title+Text

Kansas City
Main Street
Main Street; Kansas City, Missouri
Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Downtown Kansas City
Downtown
Streetviews; Kansas City
Streetlife; Kansas City

Kansas City is a city full of bustling streets and busy offices. This city never slows down. The multistory buildings of this place are numerous and the variety is endless. Taking a drive along Main Street from the plaza to the downtown area will give you the sights that you see in this book. Everything from the pavement you step on to the buildings you pass by. This book represents the busy life of Kansas City.

Kansas City has a rather diverse culture among its many areas. Everything from high end shopping to the weekly marketplaces. Getting on Main Street starting at the Plaza and working your way down to the River Market will give you the sights that you see in this book. Everything from the richest of the rich to the humblest of the humble. A wide array of architecture and art make it into this book, showcasing the varieties of life in this wonderful city.

Feet transport a large number of people from place to place in Kansas City. It has many interesting sights when taking the time to walk from destination to destination. Everything from the gorgeously designed office buildings to the metal working of the sidewalks showing though, putting on display the way this city was put together. This book showcases the best of those opportunities that your own eyes may be able to discover for themselves if you take the time to find them.

TYPE1; Asteroids & Astronauts

asteroids & astronauts from Ian Arthur Spaeth on Vimeo.

Here is my animation involving asteroids and astronauts. I was working with the 'a' representing the astronaut and use the background to showcase the asteroids. The music is "Rocket Man" by Sir Elton John.