Design Projects > Line Shape Field

Objective: In this assignment, we were to divide a solid, black field using 3 lines. The lines were only permitted to cross each other in a single spot and were supposed to move across the field from right to left. The resulting pieces were then arranged on a white field of exactly twice the area of the first, creating an equal mixture of positive (black) and negative (white) space. We were then to fill in all of the white areas to create a completely black field again. The resulting pieces were once again to be arranged on a white field twice the size of last one. The end result of this project can be seen in two other designs on this site: "Storm Over Baghdad" (my first draft) and "Jagged Motion" (my final revision). Analysis: This project was an assignment for a foundation digital design course at DePaul University. I used curved, angled and "stair-stepped" lines to divide the black field and then arranged them to incur minimal overlap. The result was some very interesting shapes, especially the "coffee pot" and "dove" shapes. The instructor was pleased that I "pushed" the composition to achieve interesting shapes, but felt that I could have refined the composition further.