THE JOURNAL / OBSERVATIONS 01–03

Notes on
seeing.

Short readings of the things that shape a composition. A place to make an observation, test a thought and leave a useful question open.

NOTE 01 / COMPOSITION

The space inside the shape

Negative space is not what remains after the composition. It is one of the things the composition is made from.

NOTE 02 / VISUAL SYSTEMS

A grid becomes interesting when it can hold a difference. The exception works because the rule is still present.

NOTE 03 / TYPOGRAPHY

Experimental type does not have to abandon language. Often, the most useful disturbance begins with a careful reading of the words.