Lines in Hiding: Plaza to River Market was an effort through the use juxtaposition of digital image and line studies to show linear qualities in Kansas City's Plaza, the River Market, and in between. Keeping to the back roads, I attempted to find images that most people wouldn't take notice of, and the lines within them. Stairs become zigzags, and water becomes curves. The physical act of photography created a narrative of my journey through a portion of the city. An attempt was made to show both modern and older styled imagery to stimulate visual and temporal interest.
Black and white help us in the line studies to focus on background and foreground. The lines end up taking the form of architecture and nature, becoming less like a line and more like an object in space. Composition and the link between all the images became a main goal in the books creation. Finding similarities between images, and the selective process of narrowing down the final spreads was a difficult process.
The accordion style melded well with our subject matter and purpose. The ability to flip pages is retained, but the book can be expanded as a line to show the narrative as a whole and to take it all in. Making the book created learning experiences in craft and function. We also got up close and personal with black and white printing through multiple programs.
The sequential process was by far may favorite aspect of this project. It gives a whole new meaning to multimedia, and really pushes the envelope for what can be possible with certain materials. The hands on experience melding with technology was a great example for modern processes and how the designer should keep his abilities varied and to keep any possibilities open to interpretation.
These books employ many aspects a designer should employ. It shows information, and pleasing aesthetics, as well as an interactive display method. I thoroughly enjoyed this project, and hope to employ line in future work.
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