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Things that come into your head

Personal Work / Wordplay / Image

A person holding a dark poster spelling Morse Code in Morse code. — Morse Code / Written in Morse code.

The project_

Some work and some don’t. The engagement is the reward.

The brief_

Self-set projects. Thoughts that turn up and need to be tried. They may never become commercial work, but they are an important way of keeping mentally sharp.

The observation_

Can you realise a thought? Make something come of it? The starting point might be a word, two days of stylus movements, or a printout from an eye test. Sometimes the ordinary material is already interesting. You need to notice it.

The application_

These experiments include Morse Code written in Morse code, a play on FedEx, stylus tracking recorded with iOgraph, a graphic drawn from a peripheral eye test and a portrait of designer Sean Freeman made from flies. I used to call him the “super fly guy”.

A person holding a circular graphic made from two days of recorded stylus and tablet movements. — Two days of stylus movements / Recorded with iOgraph.

A person holding a grey poster with a graphic based on a peripheral eye-test printout. — A peripheral eye test / A different way to read the result.

A black-and-white portrait of designer Sean Freeman assembled from the shapes of flies. — Sean Freeman / The super fly guy.

Credits / Recognition

Self-initiated concepts / Posters / Image-making — Paul Gray, Suisse. Stylus tracking recorded with iOgraph software.