doodles

My highlighter leaked on a stack of papers. I enjoyed the chromatography that sneaked out- so I cut the corners of my papers off and arranged them in this pattern. I like the idea of this gradient for visual design and for creating texture.

I was on the train and decided to see if I could capture the essence of my neighbors' portraits in a simple line drawing. At first I didn't think I was successful, but after shading in the different values (either skin or hair) I find that these quick snapshots are enough for me to relatively accurately visualize most of these peoples' physiognomies! I especially remember the two on the upper right, the middle two on the right, and the bottom right ones. It's actually fascinating that something so basic can really trigger a clear image of their face in my mind. It makes me think that we have so much stored up there, we just need something to bring it to the surface. I need to keep this in mind when I design. I feel like there's a lot of potential here.

This is truly a doodle. But I enjoy what differing line lengths can do- in terms of movement and emphasis.

Straight vs. curvy lines- how do they affect the mind- what do they remind of us- how do they affect our moods. Does any of this matter in design? I definitely think so.