Examples of the flow of
meaningful elements
(text, pictures and symbols)
into regions that are not rectilinear
Some categories (suggestions welcome!)
- Illuminated manuscripts
- Illuminated letters
- Word art
- Typographic puns
- Calligrams
- Calligraphy
- Symbol arrangements
- Stained glass
- Currency
- Coats of arms
- Cartoons
- Posters
- Album covers:
- Software visualization and Flow charts
- Mindmapping and thought-mapping
- Msps
- Art (plain and simple)
Illuminated manuscripts
Book of Kells -- Chi Rho
and detail [1]
Book of Kells -- Principit Matthew, and detail [2]
Illustrated Manuscript (circa, 2012) [3]
Illuminated letters
Gothic letters from illuminated manuscript (ca. 1380) [4]
La Grande Danse Macabre -- Illuminated Letters [6]
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| Illuminated Letters (modern example) [6] |
Alphabet Made from Human Poses (2013) [7]
-- Alphabet Photography (R) |
Word art
Examples of text flowing into shapes that illustrate the idea
(2011) [8]
Typographic puns
Typographic Puns as seen in "good" SVG viewer (2011) [9].
The word TWIST, twisted by SVG/<replicate>, (2011)
[10]
Calligrams
Lion drawn in Arabic Calligraphy
Calligraphy
Turkish Islamic Calligraphy [12]
The Here and Now -- Calligraphy [13]
Symbol arrangements
tree vector art -- symbols in the shape of a tree [14]
Stained Glass
Stained Glass Window from Chartres Cathedral [15]
Contemporary Stained Glass window from St. Mary Aldermary
Church, London. [16]
North rose of the Abbey of St Denis, Paris
"Symbolism-showing God
the Creator, surrounded by the Days of Creation, the Order of the
Heavens represented by the Zodiac
and the Order of Earth as represented
by the Labours of the Months. In the corners are the Fall of Mankind."
[17]
Currency
Coins
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Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right, PAVLLVS
LEPIDVS CONCORDIA around
L Aemilius Paullus standing to right of trophy, Perseus and his two
sons captive on the left, [19]
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Central Arabic legends surrounded by Arabic legends;
outer frame with five annulets.
ISLAMIC DYNASTIES. Umayyads of Spain. Al-Hakim. 796-822 AD. [20] |
Coin of the Parthian king Artabanos II (circa 126 BC)
[21] |
Coats of arms
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| Scan einer Couleurkarte des Corps Marchia Br�nn [22] |
Escudo Municipio Scure -Zulia – Venezuela[23] |
Studentenwappen des Corps Budissa Leipzig zu Passau [24] |
Cartoons
"'The Mice are burying the Cat', a 1760s Russian lubok hand-coloured
woodcut. It probably originally dates from the reign of Peter the
Great, but this impression probably dates from c. 1766. Possibly a
satire on Peter's reforms, or just a representation of carnivalesque
inversion, 'turning the world upside down'." [25]
Posters
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| Taking Woodstock Poster [26] |
Jefferson Airplance at the Fillmore - Wes Wilson [27] |
Grateful Dead, Otis Rush, Canned Heat - Wes Wilson [28] |
Album covers:
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| Album cover: Michael Jackson's Dangerous (1991) [29] |
Detail of left picture [30] |
Album cover: Beatles' Revolver (1966)[31] |
Software visualization and Flow charts
A Guide to Navigating
NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books (2011) [32]
UK Energy Flow Chart (2012) [33]
Euler diagrams - Dwyer (2012) [34]
Mindmapping and Thought mapping
Mind Map (circa 2012) [35]
Thought map: Experiment in Writing (1972) [36]
Maps
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| Eberstorfer Stitch
(ca. 1300) [37] |
Detail of
Eberstorfer Stitch [37] |
Above are examples of Mappae Mundi. The
specific Eberstorfer map "was attributed to Gervase
of Tilbury at around 1234 for some time, newer comparisions do date the
original image into the year 1300 and no longer to that person. the
original is
lost due WW II. bombings but reproductions from facsimile copys and a
digital
reconstruction does exist.
" [37]
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| Leo Belgicus, map of
Belgium (1611) [38] |
Leo Belgicus (detail) [38] |
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| Map of Paris from 1787, designed par Brion de la Tour [39] |
Detail of Map of Paris (1787) [39] |
"An extraordinary map of pre-Haussmann pre-Revolutionary Paris and the
early Faubourgs (suburbs) issued in 1780, during the final decade of the
French Monarchy. Covers Paris on Both sides of the Seine from the Ecole
Militaire to the Hospital de la Roquette, extends north as far as
Montmarte and south roughly to Les Gobelins. Produced at the height of
French dominance of the cartographic arts, this map is a masterpiece of
the engraver's art. Individual buildings, fields, streets, hills,
valleys, orchards, and public gardens are revealed in breathtaking
detail. We can even see the incomplete state of the northern wing of the
Louvre Palace. There is an elaborate street index on either side of the
map. An allegorical neoclassical title cartouche featuring war trophies
appears in the upper right quadrant. This type of map, known as a
pocket or case map, is designed with the traveler in mind and while it
displays beautifully unfolded, is designed to fold and fit in a vest or
coat pocket. It accordance with its purpose, the map has been dissected
and mounted on linen in 24 sections. This system was devised in the 18th
century to protect folding maps against damage caused by repeated
folding and unfolding. The linen backing absorbs the stress of folding
and can easily be mended or replaced, thuis preserving the integrity of
the actual paper document. Folded this map fits into a beautiful brown
tooled leather slip case, which is included." [39]
Art (plain and simple)
Native American
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| Monolith of the Rock
of the Sun (Aztec Calendar) [40] |
Detail [40] |
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| Book Jacket: "Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast,"Hilary Stewart (1979) [41] | Book Jacket: "Primitive Art," Franz Boas (1927) [42] |
Amitayus Mandala [43]
"At
the center is the Buddha of long-life Amitayus, red in colour with one
face and two hands placed in the mudra of meditation, holding a golden
vase of long-life nectar. Adorned with a crown, gold and jewel ornaments
and variously coloured silks, he sits in vajra posture on a moon disc
and lotus blossom. Eight identical forms surround the central figure. In
the east is Vajra Amitayus, south Ratna Amitayus, west Padma Amitayus,
north Karma Amitayus. In the northeast is Avaloka Amitayus, southeast
Guna Amitayus, southwest Jnana Amitayus and northwest Achala Amitayus." [43a]
Yellow Submarine -- derivative art [44]
Dada:
kleine
Dada Soir Theo van Doesburg. Poster Kleine Dadasoir�e Haagsche K.K.
[proof]. December 1922 - 10 January 1923. Lithography [45]
Evening of the Bearded Heart, Zdanevich (1923) [46]
Cubism:
Air Man Space, Popova (1912) [47]
the Aficionado, the Torero Picasso, (1912) [48]
The(a)mes-Bride, Dailey (2012) [49]
The(a)mes:Market1456, Dailey (2012) [50]
Tatoos:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SiJ4xtNyMH4/TDy6U967JUI/AAAAAAAADbk/KI6jOIcmF00/s1600/tatoos.sized.jpg
References
[1] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg
as seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells
.
[2] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/KellsFol029rIncipitMatthew.jpg
as seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells
.
[3] Sue Symons – diptych – on display in Bath Abbey, England
2012.
(photograph by author)
[4] http://www.codices-illustres.it/catalogo/giovannino_de_grassi/index_files/Aperto.jpg
from Taccuino
di disegni di Giovannino de' Grassi
[5] http://users.telenet.be/thomasweynants/images/dansemacabre/Alphabet.jpg
from Pictorial
Media Archaeology by Thomas Weynants
[6] Inline from http://mondomagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/handjobpg78.jpg
from http://mondomagazine.net/
[7]
From http://www.alphabetphotography.com/human_alphabet.aspx
from Alphabet
Photography
[8] Google
search for "shape poems" from Geometric
Accessibility: Who needs SVG? -- David Dailey &
Whitfield 2011
[9] Typographic
puns (as seen in Opera (old)) from Geometric
Accessibility: Who needs SVG? -- David Dailey &
Whitfield 2011
[10] Twist
(bitmap of http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/svg/text/plastic8.svg
) from Geometric
Accessibility: Who needs SVG? -- David Dailey &
Whitfield 2011
[11]
Lion
in Arabic calligraphy by Everitte Gurney Barbee. Inline from
http://arabiangazette.com/discovering-arabic-calligraphy/
[12] Turkish
Islamic Calligraphy. Inline from Showcase
of Inspiring Arabic Calligraphy Artworks By Humza
Mehbub.
[13] Hand
drawn calligraphy from http://blog.designojek.com/2010/04/13/hand-drawn-calligraphy/
[14] Abstract
Tree Vector Art from http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/abstract-tree-vector-illustration.html
[15] Stained
glass window at Chartres Cathedral Inline from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_de_Chartres
[16] Glass2629 from St. Mary Aldermary Church,
London, 2012. (photograph by author)
[17] North
rose of the Abbey of St Denis, Paris Inline from Basilica
St. Denis at Wikipedia
[18] Picture
of one dollar banknote Canada 1898 Inline
from Wikimedia File:Dominion
of Canada one Dollar banknote of 1898.jpg
[19] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aemilia10_5.jpg
Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right, PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA
around
L Aemilius Paullus standing to right of trophy, Perseus and his two
sons captive on the left, PAVLVS in ex.
[20]
AR Dirhem (27mm, 2.68 gm). al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint. Dated 191 AH (807
AD). from Wikimedia
File:Al Andalus dirham 76119.jpg
[21] Coin
of the Parthian king Artabanos II (circa 126 BC) from
Wikimedia File:Artabanosiia.jpg
[22] Scan
einer Couleurkarte des Corps Marchia Br�nn from
Wikimedia File:Marchia
Br�nn.jpg
[23] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_Sucre_Zulia.svg
Escudo Municipio Scure -Zulia – Venezuela
[24] Studentenwappen
des Corps Budissa Leipzig zu Passau from Wikimedia File:Corps
Budissa (Wappen).jpg
[25] "The
Mice are burying the Cat" from Wikimedia File:Mice-burying-the-cat.jpg
[26] Taking
Woodstock Poster from IMP
Awards
[27] Jefferson
Airplane at the Fillmore By Wes Wilson from http://www.wes-wilson.com/bill-graham-presents.html
[28] Grateful Dead, Otis Rush, Canned
Heat from Graphic Design History and Theory by Wes
Wilson
[29] Michael
Jackson: Dangerous, album cover from Wikimedia File:Michaeljacksondangerous.jpg
[30] detail of [29] from blogspot
[31] Beatles
Revolver Album Cover from Wikimedia File:Revolver.jpg
[32] A
Guide to Navigating NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
from SF
Signal
[33] UK
Energy Flow Chart via http://simulacra.blogs.casa.ucl.ac.uk/2011/03/charting-uk-energy-flows/
from Department
of Energy and Climate Change (UK).
[34] Euler
diagrams - from the work
of Edward Dwyer, Microsoft Corp., 2012, as presented at Euler Diagrams 2012
[35] Mind
Map , Adam Sicinski, ca. 2012, from Mind
Map Art .
[36] Thought
map: Experiment in Writing , David Dailey, 1972,
from Why
SVG is going to be Really Big as presented at SVG Open 2009.
[37] Ebstorfer
World Map, circa 1300, from Mappa Mundi
Wikipedia 2013.
[38] Leo
Belgicus , Jodocus Hondius, 1611 from Leo Belgicus
Wikipedia 2013..
[39] Nouveau Plan Routier de la Ville et Faubourgs de Paris. from File:1780 Esnauts and Rapilly Case Map of Paris - Geographicus - Paris-esnautsrapilly-1780.jpg
by Esnaut and Rapilly
[40] Rock of the Sun: Aztec Calendar Stone from Aztec Calendar Wikipedia 2013 (see, also modern enhancement )
[41]
Book Jacket: "Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest
Coast," Hilary Stewart, publ. University of Washington Press.
[42] Book Jacket: "Primitive Art," Franz Boas (1927), publ. Dover Press (1955).
[43] Amitayus Mandala from File:Amitayus Mandala.jpeg Wikimedia (2013)
[43a] Quote from wisdom.matrix (2013)
[44] http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/001/6/c/yellow_submarine_by_dougazevedo-d3674v7.jpg
from http://dougazevedo.deviantart.com/
[45] kleine Dada Soir Theo van Doesburg. Poster Kleine Dadasoir�e Haagsche K.K.(December 1922 - 10 January 1923) as seen at Dada Wikipedia (2013)
[46] Evening of the bearded heart “Soir�e du Coeur � Barbe" Ilya Zdanevich,” 1923 from L:aura@PopDesign
[47] Air Man Space (1912) Lyubov_Popova Wikipedia (2013)
[48] the-aficionado-the-torero Picasso (1912)
from http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/pablo-picasso/the-aficionado-the-torero-1912
[49] The(a)mes-Bride, Enhanced photo (by author) of interior of St. Bride's on Fleet (London) David Dailey (2012)
[50] The(a)mes:Market1456, Enhanced photo (by author) of market (Southside, London) David Dailey (2012)
