I understand that this project was never framed around a the issue of application or creating something for a purpose, I guess it is just my natural inclination to want to make things that help people, or make something easier, or do something interesting and useful. But, I guess my job for this project is made decidedly easier if that becomes one less thing to worry about, or something that just sort of exists in a small way in the background. The fact that they aren't applicable is just a point of irritation for me.
if the user input could be commanded by something other than a keyboard and mouse how would that inform the design?
if I start learning the programming language for Processing, what can I do with basic fundamentals that may have been overlooked by more advanced users?
what kind of stupid things can I do with basic knowledge?
how can the function of the behavioral type guide the user to make something aesthetically pleasing?
how can it teach the uneducated user about typography?
what is the purpose of interactivity for behavioral typography?
how can i limit the amount of accessibility the user has?
how can i extend the amount of accessibility the user has?
(the amount of accessibility will be more than likely dependent on my abilities to master as much of processing as I can within the time frame)
what if the user input was something less direct, i.e. data about them that is out of their control, i.e. height, weight, shoe size etc.?
what media devices are available to draw data from?
Monday, February 9, 2009
Questions about behavioral Typography
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i realize that your knowledge of Processing is very limited, but you obviously recognize that in your questions, so that's good. i like the idea of pulling data from somewhere else, like we discussed with letterror's "twin" typeface.
if you want to get into the application issue, we can probably re-shape questions to do that. it would have to revolve more around what design was meant to do: educate, entertain, persuade, or whatever. maybe something like "how can behavioral typography teach a computer user about how blood cells acquire and release oxygen?" or something very nerdy like that. you don't have to be so specific about the subject matter though.
questions about application still require you to learn the code though, although it may focus your learning more, rather than just trying out random code all over the place.
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