LO – 07

Shaun Murray,
shaunmur – Section B

This week I read about the works of Stefanie Posavec (b. 1981). She is a designer, artist, and author writing algorithms to create art.
I am interested in her collaboration project with Greg McInerny ‘(En)tangled Word Bank.’
The project is an abstract representation of the six editions of Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ and the changes made throughout these editions.
The six editions are represented as six circles with different colors, blue and orange, used to show whether the edits made it into the final version.
The color coding is a metaphor for Darwin’s own survival of the fittest.
The project has a visually appealing style using data collected from Darwin’s many revisions to create each circle’s design.
The algorithm used incorporates this data and has lines and shapes spawn from each circle’s origin.
Posavec’s artistic style shines through this project through her use of algorithms to create colorful and repetitive deigns.

Stefanie Posavec

(En)tangled Word Bank (2009)