WEEK 1, 17 OCT – 23 OCT
01 _ Representing
The first method I used was representing. The original page used a list of downloads of the window models. I wanted to present this relationship in a different visual language. I made an archive. Firstly, I numbered each model according to the number of downloads counted on the site, and then I showed the number of downloads in different sizes. The most popular window models are the largest, and as the numbering increases, the models get smaller.
02 _ Redrawing
The second method I used was redrawing. Firstly, I observed and recorded how many sides and faces each window had, and then used a uniform visual symbol to represent the information about each window. I chose a circle as the symbol because, at first, I wanted to search the internet for the shape of the world’s first window. Suddenly, I realized that an eye is a window. So I extracted the circle as the main graphic.
03 _ Classifying
The third one is the classifying style. As I was browsing the page, I realized that these window models can be broadly classified into two main categories. One is the modern style. The other is court style. I just use the folders to list them.
WEEK 2, 24 OCT – 30 OCT
After last week’s initial experiment, I chose the method of cataloging as classification. Since I missed some original website information last week, I re-analyzed this set after class. I observed that a model collection website, it has detailed classification, such as material, style, model render, format, shape, model size, color, and so on.
To me, windows are a way of connecting one space to another, and can also be a channel between the private and the public. In China, due to the huge population， most people live in apartments. Our windows basically all look the same and are in the modern style. When I came to London, I noticed how many different windows there were. People open their windows in different directions.
This model website collects different windows, and I’ve divided them into 7 types of window openings. I also did some experiments to change how the set is presented, circulated, or accessed.
During the experiment, I found that these window models became my landscape and I observed them through an invisible window. Therefore, I used tracing paper as the special window. and also wanted to use it to better present the way different windows open.
I think these posters are like a window guideline, so I wrote a brief description of each one. There is also some line element base in the poster. The elements are extracted from the basic shapes of the windows in this category or from the tracings of the opening window actions.