The good news: Binary Press is set to print within the next two weeks.
John and Lars at logosgraphics in San Francisco were incredibly hospitable when I went to check out their Windmill Press a few Fridays ago. Throughout my decision process, they have been so helpful in providing information about the best, most efficient and most economical way to print my project based on my grant.
The bad news : Already, I’ve encountered a bit of problem. No, it’s not whether or not to print on white paper or ecru, or what Pantone ink mix will be the perfect fit. (No doubt, those obstacles will surface and hopefully be overcome within the next two weeks.) I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what to translate into binary code. What deserves to float on the pieces of 220 lb paper in the Cantor Arts Center?
{ What to say? What do you mean? See “ABOUT BP” }
a significant group of words or phrase will be chosen and translated into binary code. each binary code translation will be turned into a cohesive and interesting letterpress plate design using different fonts and font sizes. and, each design will be digitally made using Adobe Illustrator, manually exposed on film and made into a polymer plate.
I’m stumped.
But I have a few ideas
01
top 5 most used english words :
the / of / to / and / a
02
the question that my project proposes :
What can be lost?
03
a pangram :
“the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”
04
the meaning of the word that is an overall theme for my project :
CONTACT : The Mutual Relation of Two Bodies
05
a significant quote
my favorite peter sellars quote, which will be condensed if chosen :
“The only thing that holds a society together and keeps it alive is thenotion that “tradition” and “innovation” are not opposing ideas.
They represent the same idea. Artistic and cultural traditions constantly incorporate new material. People use the music of Mozart and Beethoven to establish a tradition that does not change, when in fact, in the lifetimes of these composers, they represented continuing changing response to a tradition. A tradition allows you a context in which to process new information.”
Help a girl out?
Cast your vote, or leave a comment about your favorite idea (01-05). I want to use the same phrase or group of words on all the mobiles, so choose your favorite idea!
July 10, 2008 at 5:53 am |
“A Flick of the Quill to the Click of a Mouse”
“Digital Calligraphy”
July 10, 2008 at 8:21 am |
Beautiful Shling,
I am always amazed, impressed, and so proud of all your work. Even just this website is great! I can’t even wait to see your project. Will I have to see it in the making? Is this the one you won’t even get to see yourself because of epic Oxford adventures? I’m sure it will be extraordinary, you deserve all of this girlie!!
Ok, on to business: besides you yourself loving the title, I think it’s important for you especially (because you have such a great one) to give a little bit of Shling-personality in it. On this note, I would nix number 4 right away. Number 3 same deal, unless you came up with an original one. Number 1 I like as a whole–being your brief intro then the colon then the words (I can totally picture you being excited about them!). My favorites are number 2 because it sounds like something you personally are passionate about, and number 4’s first sentence (sans the typo “thenotion”) because it’s your favorite and I can also picture you being excited about it!
It is clear a) that I have too much time on my hands and b) that I love you a lot and can’t wait to see what you pick!
July 11, 2008 at 6:14 pm |
here’s another suggestion:
“hyper text transfer protocol colon backslash backslash world wide web dot google dot com backslash”
July 11, 2008 at 10:01 pm |
Write it, get it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it.
haha…kidding?
Just this morning I read this sentence from Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland:
(the context is that the speaker is contemplating how easily the government could erase all record of a human life as simply as by eliminating a file in a computer)
If patterns of ones and zeros were “like” patterns of human lives and deaths, if everything about an individual could be represented in a computer record by a long string of ones and zeros, then what kind of creature would be represented by a long string of lives and deaths?
Anyway I thought of you.
July 16, 2008 at 9:16 pm |
Hey Ashling,
I really like the 2nd and 3rd ideas… “What Can Be Lost” because it really makes for a provocative piece and the anagram with all the letters of the alphabet. Just thought I’d put in my two cents.
-Alex, Arts Grant Board
July 17, 2008 at 1:54 pm |
Hey Ashling,
Like Alex, I am one of the arts grant board members and, like Katie, I’m impressed by the thought that you’re putting into this and really appreciate you sharing your thoughts via this website. From what I know of your project, I think the 2nd idea is best. If that is the focus of your piece, it makes sense to have it be the content. I think whatever phrase, sentence, etc. you are able to ground your piece’s purpose in is the right way to go. And I think it’s a provocative question.
Vera