Diary Encodings

In this series, I explored the possibilities of geometric encodings as another form of written language.  Each piece is a short diary entry, and the encoding uses a simple substitution cipher with elements of a geometric language for the letters, numbers, and punctuation.  After designing the encoding and finalizing the text,  a computer program generates the layout of the entire text.

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Start of Moby Dick (Felt, 16" x 34")

Diary - June 3, 2020 (Felt, 17" x 34")

Diary, June 11, 2020 (Felt, 17"x32")

Diary - June 17, 2020 (Felt, 17" x 34")

Diary - June 23, 2020 (Felt, 17" x 32")

Diary - July 4, 2020 (Felt, 16" x 37")

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