Chosen music ’Nuvole Bianche’ by Ludovico Einaudi

F = 6 (2 F's in the music)

E = 5 (4 E's in the music)

D = 4 (5 D's in the music)

C = 3 (6 C's in the music)

B = 2 (2 B's in the music)

A = 1 (3 A's in the music)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

22 notes in the chosen passage of music is 22 components in every iteration  

Components: each number has a component with increasing size the number 1 component is 1 X 1 cm then the next component has an extra square added to it 2 = 1 X 1 cm + 1 X 1 cm, and so on.

Displacement: between each component is a 1 cm space. between each column is also a 1 cm space 

Its simple

The different components show the changes in notes effectively 

It stays on one page

It's not very interesting, there is a large amount of room for exploration

Change the number 3 component so it fits with the style of the other components

change the arrangement (where the sequence starts and have no spacing).        

Components: Boxes of different dimensions 

1 = 1 X 1 cm

2 = 1 X 2 cm

3 = 1 X 3 cm * only component that has changed from iteration 1

4 = 2 X 2 cm 

5 = 1 X 5 cm 

6 = 2 X 3 cm 

Displacement: no displacement between shapes 

Origin = (105 mm, 0)

Add the next component from the middle of the top edge to the middle of the bottom edge 

Its simple

Its very clean and precise

It stays on one page

I like the gap on the page at the bottom, I will keep that and add a gap at the top

It could be much more interesting its a very simple composition 

change the components more to create a  more interesting iteration 

Components: I changed three components using the direct selection tool in Illustrator. I changed the components to make them look more interesting. 

I like how the sequence separates its self because of the different components and how they meet at the middle components.where there is 2 ones which are the smallest triangle shapes.

I like the added complexity of the composition made by changing the shapes. I like how it makes the composition more interesting.

On the flip side I dislike the "aggressive" look that the shapes made

I dislike that the composition is know nice a center but not symmetrical.

 changed all of the shapes to have a similar look and made them symmetrical

I changed all the components to have similar look. I used the group selection tool and then the direct selection tool to move the corners of each shape around. 

I like that the new rule filled some of the negative space. it added more complexity to the iteration

I dislike the that the sequence just runs across the middle of the page now and it breaks the symmetry that I had

I dislike some of the components. They are the shapes that I have used for many iterations so I will change the shapes and use the same process for the next iteration

Change the components 

I changed the components the same way I changed them earlier using the direct selection tool.

I like the new components, they are aggressive but add a lot of complexity to the iteration 

It might be a little to complicated

I still don't like the level of negative space there is 

Change the 2nd sequence add more to fill more of the negative space

Add a new sequence again 

*The whole sequence didn't fit this way without clashing so I mirrored the angle to other side of the page and ran the rest of the sequence there.

I like the experimentation that I was doing with radiating sequences from the center.

I like that is interestingly fills up the negative space

I dislike that the composition is not symmetrical

Change the radiating, change the rule

move the start of the second and third sequence, start them in the middle of the negative space on other side of the page 

I like the new patterns that are made looking at the three sequences together, there's is an abstract face that's made

I like the orientation/ rule change that I from the last iteration, I like it because it fills the negative space and makes something quite interesting 

unfortunately the iteration is a bit predictable as in the last change I made to get to here was too deliberated and I should explore more random more algorithmic iterations. move in a new direction. away from the central sequence arrangement.

Go back and break up the shapes and use the rules more algorithmic 

New ideas that can be explored:

grid the shapes and take different actions for each number

Radiate the shapes from the center

Less predictable

More algorithmic

Can change the music

Rewritten rules (as I was losing the structure and direction of having them) 

then I also had to add once the bottom of the page was reach go from top bottom to top instead and overlay the components 

Like:

I like the symmetry of this iteration

I like that it keeps the components that

I have been using for a few iterations but they are clearer and easier to differentiate due to using the original arrangement rule that I reused.

Dislike:

Still not using the algorithm to make the sequence interesting 

the overlapping of the different components at the bottom of the sequence is very confusing.

Changes to make:

pivot from the ideas in the last iterations. use the same components but redo the arranging, displacement rules 

Changes made

start from the center of the page and the center of the first shape.

Add the next shape on the top left corner of the last shape.

NEW Rule added. The shapes reached the edge of the page, rejoin in the old video game way, restart the sequence from the next shape, in the bottom right the same distance that the tip of the last shape is away from the nearest edges.

I like that this iteration is totally different from the others. I need to go in a need direction and this is a good start. 

I like that it's much less predicable than the last couple of iterations

I'm unsure about the direction that that the sequence goes off in because its interesting but I don't think it looks as nice as previous iterations.

Change the orientation e.g. rotate shapes alternatively (so it will wiggle)

don't start from the center of the page.

Start against the center of the bottom edge of the page so that the sequence has space to travel up.

place the first component on the page then rotate all the components by 45 degrees and attach them from the bottom left corner of the component to the highest point of the last  component. 

* I reached the top of the top of the page so I reversed the direction of attaching the components 

I like that this iteration is totally different from all my iteration so far.

I like the way it leans its like a flamingos neck- bending back on itself- in a very abstract way.

I think there is more interesting ways of rotating and arranging the components with these ideas.

Change the orientation, e.g. rotate shapes alternatively (so it will wiggle) 

change the orientation. Rotate all the components the other way 

I was trying to alternate the orientation of the shapes, so i will have to be more specific in the rules.

Like 

I like that between 11 and 12 they create a set, that although they are similar they could combine on the same page.

Like that the arrangement creates a curve going up the beginning of the iteration 

follow the same arrangement logic as on the previous iterations. 

rotate the 2nd 4th 6th ... components by 22.5 degrees. rotated the 3rd 5th 7th ... components by - 22.5 degrees 

I like that this iteration is the most unique out of all of them.

I like that my changes or more amendments to my mistake achieved a wiggling in the iteration. I like the alternating orientation that this gives the iteration 

I dislike the overlap of this iteration. At certain points the overlap becomes choppy and unpleasant.

I changed the number 4 and 2 components. I have converted them

to triangles but trying to maintain there dimensions.

Iteration 14 Evaluation​​​​​​​

I like this iterations and prefer it to the last iteration even though the change was quite simple, it make this iteration more consistent   

I dislike that I have left the first component with a basic rotation.

Initially in the iterations  where I used it I thought it gave them a good base but I think I would like to have all the components 

with the same rulers and not have any outliers.

from the last point change the orientation of the first component.

start to continue the sequence to see if any interesting happens 

change the orientation of the first component in the sequence.

Make all the components to make room for more sequence 

repeated the sequence again following the same logic as the last iterations to avoid clashing and keep the iteration on the page 

I like how this iteration explores a longer sequence while still following the same rules and logic

I'm not sure that this iteration really has many interesting elements.Its very dense and almost chaotic.

I don't like this direction any more so pivot.

maybe take inspiration from iteration 1 and the halfway feedback and create a catalog

 of components as this will clearly show the components and the sequence.

Changes

add the components from right to left on the page all facing their initial orientation. make the components touch but that's it.

I like how this iteration explores a longer sequence while still following the same rules and logic.

I like how this iteration shows the different components clearly and there lace in the sequence.

I like that this iteration creates a similar iteration to the first and if you had one or two more iterations you could almost create a loop of the iterations, so if you started on one you go all the way through the iterations and come back to the same ideas 

I dislike that this iteration has so much negative space

It's very boring as there is not really anything happening the iteration is written like a book and that doesn't work for an arrangement of shapes.