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Expression distinguishes designed objects from engineered ones.
Expression relates to meaning: it draws attention to an aspect which is more than geometry or function. In this little photo essay I’d like to show how this idea emerges from looking at chamfers on tail-lamps Continue reading “How Articulate”
We look at 2-Tone, refuge of the indecisive.
Starting on a pedantic note, I use the term ‘two-tone’, knowing full well that, like the term ‘colour coding’, its use in regard to car painting is usually incorrect. A tone is technically a greyer, less colourful, version of a single colour. Frequently, cars described as ‘two-tone’ are, more correctly, ‘two-hue’. Nevertheless, let’s stick to the generally accepted vocabulary.
I became aware of two-tone, as a child of maybe four. My Dad had a dark green Mark VII Jaguar which, one day, returned from the garage with light green flashes down either side – I’ve recaptured this crudely on the attached photo. Continue reading “Theme : Colour – Don’t Watch That…Watch This!”
