CONCEPT

Radian - Float Studio

Principles of Chaos The Butterfly Effect: This effect grants the power to cause a hurricane in China to a butterfly flapping its wings in New Mexico. It may take a very long time, but the connection is real. If the butterfly had not flapped its wings at just the right point in space/time, the hurricane would not have happened. A more rigorous way to express this is that small changes in the initial conditions lead to drastic changes in the results. Our lives are an ongoing demonstration of this principle. Who knows what the long-term effects of teaching millions of kids about chaos and fractals will be? Unpredictability: Because we can never know all the initial conditions of a complex system in sufficient (i.e. perfect) detail, we cannot hope to predict the ultimate fate of a complex system. Even slight errors in measuring the state of a system will be amplified dramatically, rendering any prediction useless. Since it is impossible to measure the effects of all the butterflies (etc) in the World, accurate long-range weather prediction will always remain impossible. Order / Disorder Chaos is not simply disorder. Chaos explores the transitions between order and disorder, which often occur in surprising ways. Mixing: Turbulence ensures that two adjacent points in a complex system will eventually end up in very different positions after some time has elapsed. Examples: Two neighboring water molecules may end up in different parts of the ocean or even in different oceans. A group of helium balloons that launch together will eventually land in drastically different places. Mixing is thorough because turbulence occurs at all scales. It is also nonlinear: fluids cannot be unmixed. Feedback: Systems often become chaotic when there is feedback present. A good example is the behavior of the stock market. As the value of a stock rises or falls, people are inclined to buy or sell that stock. This in turn further affects the price of the stock, causing it to rise or fall chaotically. Fractals: A fractal is a never-ending pattern. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an ongoing feedback loop. Driven by recursion, fractals are images of dynamic systems – the pictures of Chaos. Geometrically, they exist in between our familiar dimensions. Fractal patterns are extremely familiar, since nature is full of fractals. For instance: trees, rivers, coastlines, mountains, clouds, seashells, hurricanes, etc.

<n>White Bouncy Castle</n>, an interactive installation by artist <n>William Forsythe</n>, 1997.

<n>Everything is Connected, Even Opposites</n>, a digital illustration by <n>SONGS AND THE SPIRITS</n>.

A single line spiral drawn in sand by land artist <n>Jim Denevan</n>.

The <n>Alfa Lounge Chair</n> and <n>Ottoman</n> by designer <n>Takagi Homstvedt</n> in <n>Kvadrat</n> textiles.

A large-scale sand drawing by land artist <n>Jim Denevan</n> on a beach in California.

White Space – Carl Barenbrug

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light, and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery — celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take them to.’

A branding project for the shopping center <n>4Daily</n> by designer <n>Alina Pitsik</n>.

A collage of planktonic wildlife photographed by <n>Frida Yolotzin</n> while diving with <n>Blackwater Cozumel</n>.

"<n>Colors of the Moon</n>" by astrophotographer <n>Marcella Giulia Pace</n>, a composite of 48 photos taken over 10 years.

<n>Textures and Forms Study: Index of Categories</n> by artist <n>Zhenya Rynzhuk</n>.

Set design and collage by <n>Lea Beyl</n> for <n>Bound & Tether</n>, photographed by <n>Lina Zangers</n>.

A photograph taken in Kyoto by <n>Araita</n> for the <n>Saul Leiter Style Challenge</n>.

A moodboard by brand designer <n>Tiana Battaglia</n>.

The <n>Yaourti</n> branding concept by <n>Anagrama Studio</n> for a fictional Greek yogurt brand.

Graphic design concept for a <n>New Brutalism</n> website by <n>Simone Arecco</n>.