Analog Algorithm: Source-Related Grid Systems

This book is a tool kit for creating new forms, fonts, logos, and patterns using grid-based design. It provides designers and architects with the tools they need to find analytical forms, allowing an almost infinite number of possibilities. It transforms the designer from inventor to interpreter or curator, ensuring the design process is efficient and goal-oriented.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 June 2019
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers

This book serves as a comprehensive toolkit for creating innovative and unique forms. It delves into the realm of grid-based design, offering readers practical techniques to develop new forms, fonts, logos, and patterns. The concept behind this book represents a design process that goes beyond immediate and intuitive actions, following broader and deeper principles. Each chapter provides a detailed walkthrough of the procedure, from form analysis to setting up design rules and their practical application. Whether used as a workbook or a source of inspiration, this publication empowers designers and architects with the necessary tools to discover analytical forms that are both analog and algorithm-based, exploratory yet never arbitrary. The described procedures unlock an almost infinite range of possibilities, transforming the designer from an inventor to an interpreter or curator. This role involves evaluating individual forms for logos, fonts, or patterns on the fly, ensuring that the design process remains efficient and always aligned with specific goals. By embracing the principles outlined in this book, designers can unlock their full creative potential and create designs that stand out in the world of visual communication.

Weight: 994g
Dimension: 176 x 245 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783037785935