There was one page in it that featured drawings by Meaghan Kombol that she had made while riding the New York subway system. She rode each of the routes that run throughout the city and attempted to draw a straight line on each trip. The result was obviously not a straight line, but rather a line that poignantly described the physical movement that happens on each route. It reminded me of a photograph in a way, how this line captured the abstract essence of a single moment in time, or a series of moments in this case. It was a visually paired down representation of a full senses experience, all summed up into a line.
This idea has been termed "Self-Generated Information Visualizations." What a loaded idea for a simplistic concept.
As a linear drawer, I am obsessed with lines and line quality. These lines speak simply and truthfully of that which they were made by. First impression, they are deceivingly uninteresting. But once informed upon their conception, a multidimensional representation of a concrete action allows the viewer to hypothetically explore other outlets...what might a line made in your car look like? or your walk to work? or the elevators at the office? All of these environments are lived in and through daily, yet have you ever thought what they would look like as a line?
ps. Peter Buchanan-Smith is a designer working in New York City. Really neat site [go here] and it is more than just graphic design.
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