information aesthetics.Where form follows data.
a tableware collection that questions the "landscape of dining". inspired by the popularity of geography & topographic maps as a media of visual communication. made up of cups, plates, bowls, place mats & a tablecloth, the collection explores the visual landscape of dining by using outlines & descriptions to illustrate the eating experience, making it feel like a journey.
[link: topoware.org & flickr.com|via mocoloco.com]
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| Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design Klanten et al. |
Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information Manuel Lima |
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics Dona M. Wong |
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| Data Flow 2: Beautiful Visualization Julie Steele and Noah Iliinsky |
Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Nathan Yau |
Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis Stephen Few |
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These remind me of this topographic sink from Gore Design Co. from a few months back. You could complete the whole look across your entire house.
Great work, though I think it'd be more compelling if the topo lines actually reflected the topography of the flatware. What if the table cloth could respond to bending to show changes in topography?
I mean the topography of the ceramics, not the flatware. Apologies.
Thanks for posting this here!
> srmoon: you'll notice that the topographical lines actually denote different portions and their connotations on the tableware:
one says: very hungry, hungry, full
a second: dad, mom, child
so it's not only about the use of a geographical visual but what it means in the eating experience.