Dimensional Cursive
Matthew Sallin
A sculptural extrusion of cursive into three dimensions.
Classes
Other
Keywords
rapid prototyping, sculpture, typography, 3D
Description
We see cursive text in two dimensions on a flat surface. But imagine if cursive existed in three dimensions and we just experienced it from the front point of view? From the top and sides, it looks like a complex noodle, but from the front it comes together to form a word. I've been experimenting with the Rapid Prototyping machine to create this as a sculptural piece.
Personal Statement
I've always loved cursive, which I think is an underused form of writing. I thought it would be interesting to imagine that cursive is the result of looping structures with depth and physicality to them, and that these forms could be readable if you're in just the right spot.
Background
Dimensional Typography by J.Abbot Miller is a book about text existing in three dimensions. Very interesting, but I didn't see any examples of cursive. Link: http://snipurl.com/pkvp
There are a few artists who work with shadows, where the image they want the viewer to see is produced by a shadow of an object that does not look anything like the resulting shadow.
There are a few artists who work with shadows, where the image they want the viewer to see is produced by a shadow of an object that does not look anything like the resulting shadow.
Audience
Everyone with eyes and depth perception.
User Scenario
User will walk down the ITP hallway, and they will see a structure that looks like a common word floating in the air (suspended by fishing line). As they get closer, they will see that it is not a 2d structure but a 3d structure, and that it no longer reads as a word but looks more like a big noodle.
Implementation
Designed in Illustrator, made dimentional in Maya, made solid by the Rapid Prototying Machine at NYU ITS.
Conclusion
I learned how to use Maya! And, general principles of 3D, and techniques like manipulating the taper and using a lattice to fake foreshortening. Also learned how the rapid prototyping machine works, what prints well in it, and how to take an idea from sketch to rapid prototyping.