CODES - Imaginary maps of nonexistent cities by Frederico Cortese
Cortese on his work:
When we consider a road map or a map of the territory we note that they contain different information that are represented by different means, according to the purpose for which they were created: each time we find colors, symbols and words that recall a precise meaning. What happens if I take these techniques of representation, these symbols, and take off the scope for which they were created and mingle them with each other? Will it be for the reader a text in a foreign language, that is meaningless, or through the world of associations and references that each of us possesses, will generate a new language and associate to those images a new meaning?
In these drawings, the invention of the map of a city is only a pretext. Gradually, by changing the shapes, colors and the hierarchy of associations between the various elements I explore the possibilities of changing this language increasingly moving away from its original meaning.
If you’ve ever fixed any kind of machinery, you know that a device that’s exposed to the elements is incredibly difficult to maintain. A washing machine or the underside of a car gets grungy, fast.
On the other hand, the dryest, cleanest environment of all is the digital one. Code stays code. If it works today, it’s probably going to work tomorrow.
The wettest, weirdest environment is human interaction. Whatever we build gets misunderstood, corroded and chronic, and it happens quickly and in unpredictable ways. That’s one reason why the web is so fascinating—it’s a collision between the analytic world of code and wet world of people.
No software design survives a collision with the user.
"Seth’s Blog: Thriving in a wet environment
This is why interaction design is so fascinating for me. A codehead with design eyes plunging headlong into human interaction, never knowing what to expect next.
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Scott Partridge | jevajeva on Tumblr (USA) - symbols. digital, 8.5”x11”
Scott Partridge is a digital and traditional artist. The subject of his work matter often features nature and organic forms, but also internal landscapes, and he tends to execute his pieces in a whimsical fashion. Please visit Scott’s website or follow his Tumblr for more work.
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Empathic science is a good balance between the traditional scientific method on the one hand and something that wouldn’t be science at all on the other. Empathy requires that you not be too close or too far away. You have to be close enough to feel the experiences biologically as if they are your own but far enough to use your cognitive abilities to rationally respond."
