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ALSO, making porcelain dishes…
Not to seem like a lush, but there’s something elegant about a glass of wine from a nice piece of stemware. Each type of wine is supposed to be sipped out of a specific glass–it all has to do with how factors such as temperature and air exposure (oxidation) affect the wine’s flavor. These ‘little’ things aside, it’s about the experience. The packaging, the stemware, the fare you might be nibbling on–everything. It all adds up. Pieces like this lovely decanter from Riedel Crystal add a certain elegance to any meal.
I haven’t set in stone that I’ll be doing anything for stemware, but I’m definitely playing with the idea. At the moment it’s between stemware and cookbook companies. In any case, this is an excellent example of one component of the dining experience.
So it’s almost midnight, and my mind is really going koo-koo-kachoo with this whole map concept. I spent the last hour or two trying to get a general idea of how Greenwood Park, the park by the Art Center, is set up. There is no existing map that I can locate, so it ought to be a bit of a challenge. BUT, in doing all this research a thought occurred to me–what odd sorts of ways are there to fold a map?
My defined user as of this moment is an artsy individual or a tourist visiting the Des Moines area, perhaps taking an artistic tour through the downtown area. If I’m going to create a map for an art community, it needs to be very well-crafted, and that includes how the darned thing will be folded. Here’s some fun stuff I found in the process…
Step 7 (Above), Step (Below)
Finished product–a lovely pocket map with a nice, durable “case.”
Now, I know what you’re thinking–this isn’t at all practical. Well, I’ve thought of that, too. It’s not likely something the user will want to have to deal with, but I’d like to experiment with it anyway. Chances are these artsy types will enjoy an origami-style map, right? I’d like to test the folding out (the gentleman who posted these photos takes you through the steps) to see how difficult it would be, and whether that’s something worth doing for this project. Makes it fun, no?
Little-known fact about Whitley Kemble–I LOVE maps, especially the old ones. We did a map project for my drawing class last year, and it was incredible. When I was working on mine I did a lot of perusing to see what I could find. These are some reeeeaaaalllly sweet maps.
This is a map of “Terra Nova”, Latin for “new world.” It’s hard to see the finer details, but it basically shows a mythological view of the earth. It’s styled like a sailor’s map–pretty incredible stuff.
This map is yet another map of the orient. I like this one because it’s a much closer map with landmarks and wildlife illustrations.
Finally, I rather enjoy this map of Six Flags Theme Park–more so the fact that it IS a map of Six Flags rather than its being a map itself. Still, there’s a lot of detail on here, and this is much closer to what we’ll be doing in class. This is the only one of the maps I’ve shared that actually has a key. I hope you’ve enjoyed my maps!
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