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I spent much time exploring the [http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art archive] because I found interesting the simplicity with which these designs can be | I spent much time exploring the [http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art archive] because I found interesting the simplicity with which these designs can be broken into parts. After a while I realized that I was less interested in the final designs than in their constituting elements. I created patterns as a way to repurpose these abstract shapes. | ||
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Revision as of 16:58, 26 October 2011
A man of Many Parts
What
"A man of many parts" is a booklet in which each part of an SVG clipart becomes the constituting element of a pattern.
How
I broke down an SVG clip art found on OpenClipArt.org. In this way I obtained shapes that don't necessarily refer to a figurative image. Then I used python to generate a pattern for each one of these elements.
Why
I spent much time exploring the Open Clip Art archive because I found interesting the simplicity with which these designs can be broken into parts. After a while I realized that I was less interested in the final designs than in their constituting elements. I created patterns as a way to repurpose these abstract shapes.
Code
The code I used is pretty simple: basically I played around with a nested loop.
PS
I had a hard time setting the pages in order to print and fold a booklet. Often I had the temptation to solve the issue in Mac OS, but in the end I stumbled upon this useful tutorial by OSP.