Action / Brand lab
Round 02 / 25 studies

Studies in form, light, and motion.

Six families, plus the original Fluted glass. Start with the artwork, then compare it in the same application.

GRefracted glass

A clear form, a refracting surface, and the boundary between them.

G00

Fluted glass

Round 01 favorite

The original white relief behind fine glass ribs, retained from Round 01.

G01

Satin flutes

Broad vertical flutes break a graphite mark into lit fragments.

G02

Crossed panes

Two angled glass surfaces overlap above the same form.

G03

Clear / refracted

Pick

One diagonal boundary holds the crisp mark beside its refraction.

G04

Lens array

A field of small lenses bends and repeats pieces of the mark.

IInterference

Order, overlap, and small disturbances in a continuous field.

I01

Confluence

Pick

Two fine line fields overlap to form broad, changing bands.

I02

Contour bend

Nested contours wrap around a single open center.

I03

Compression

Pick

Parallel lines compress into a shaped, woven surface.

I04

Passing signal

A localized wave travels through an otherwise regular set of lines.

AAtmospheric light

Large, quiet transitions with a definite edge or source.

A01

Horizon

A fine luminous seam opens into a broad silver shadow.

A02

Penumbra

Pick

An oversized curved shadow falls away into open white space.

A03

Light shelves

Three broad translucent layers catch light at different depths.

A04

Soft focus

A broad, grain-softened fold emerges from a continuous light field.

BSculpted bands

Curves and folds made tangible by grazing light.

B01

Swept ribs

Repeated soft bends, shaped by narrow highlights and deep grooves.

B02

Folded ribbons

Three wide satin ribbons travel diagonally through the frame.

B03

Machined arcs

Concentric curved bands with a precise bevel and polished edge.

B04

Continuous fold

One broad ribbon, a continuous turn, and a dark reflective underside.

LLight through forms

Light and shadow carry the shape beyond the object itself.

L01

Slit light

A bank of narrow openings casts widening shafts across a surface.

L02

Caustic trace

Pick

Fine folded light concentrates into a few bright, connected seams.

L03

Projected mark

The Action mark appears as a softened, elongated cast shadow.

L04

Edge light

A curved aperture reveals itself through a narrow illuminated rim.

PPrinted & particulate

Fine marks accumulate into a larger, coherent structure.

P01

Dithered current

A broad flowing field rendered in a controlled, printed dot pattern.

P02

Engraved relief

Fine intersecting strokes build the mark like an engraved surface.

P03

Point ribbons

Pick

Fine points trace three curved, layered surfaces.

P04

Assembly

A dispersed point field resolves into the Action mark.