This project challenged us to interpret a given word through a series of design explorations, working across both 2D and 3D formats at three distinct spatial scales. Each of us were randomly assigned a word by the instructors, with the goal of developing a visual and conceptual understanding of that word through design. The focus is on how form can define and communicate meaning—how different shapes, structures, and spatial arrangements can embody the essence of a concept. This process encourages students to think critically about the relationship between form and meaning.
Flowing together, typically referring to rivers.
Synonyms: Converging, Meeting, Joining
On the Macro scale, I chose to show a depiction of two black holes flowing together. Specifically, it shows how their separate gravitational fields warp and stretch as they grow closer together, and how they eventually become one. I believe this depicts an interesting form of confluence as it is the objects that are flowing together, but the effect they have on the surroundings is where you truly see the change as they flow together, and the difference it creates when they become one, as depicted in the video their gravity becomes one, and the ripples in space cease.
A more typical representation of confluence, this video depicts an earth-scale representation of two rivers flowing together. It's important to note how the two completely separate rivers combine into one, and the datum of the town built between these two separate rivers coming together.
On the micro scale I chose to show a depiction of veins carrying blood back to the heart. I thought veins were a meaningful representation of confluence as they are the pathways leading blood back to the heart. In a sense, all veins are flowing together back to the heart. This is an important distinction to make, as confluence is not just two different things flowing together; it can be many similar things flowing together.
My attempt at creating a modern approach to a resort
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