Breeding Shapes
For this assignment I examined and photographed histological specimens (such as sea fish, molds, bird bones, etc.) found in RISD's Nature Lab. After that, I designed 50 shapes inspired by these examinations and photographs. We were asked to then select the most viable shapes to “breed” new ones through a shape mating process. All shapes and hybrids needed to be given a name.
The goal of this assignment is to exemplify the power of this form-making method to generate an infinite number of formal configurations; which would in return create libraries of graphic shapes from which you can quickly create unique typefaces, books, posters, videos, and interactive multimedia pieces from. For this class, the hybrid system was used to create letters of the alphabet.
As I worked more with these graphic shapes, I was drawn to the idea of using my hybrid shapes to ultimately form Arabic letters that are part of the Arabic alphabet.
Phase 1: * The shapes I ended up choosing (out of 50) to “breed” new ones through the shape mating process *
Phase 2 : *The shape-mating process is clearly illustrated above, along with their given names.*
Final composition of my Arabic alphabet that's stemmed from a shape hybridity/mating system.
