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Type and image in the third dimension
Marcia Lausen
University of Illinois at Chicago
In 1952, Charles and Ray Eames created the
House of Cards, a set of interlocking playing
cards for children and adults. This project
is an adaptation of that now-famous design
system.
Students chose a subject and designed
a set of twenty cards that communicate,
on opposite sides of each card, the subject
as a conceptual duality (as related to
semiotics, color theory, symbolism, etc.).
The interlocking feature of the cards allowed
students to explore type and image in
dimensional form and space.
Three excellent examples of this project
include
Fourteen Generations
, the Holing
family lineage traced to the voyage of the
Mayflower
(Fig.
11- 69
);
Catalog of Building
Materials
(Fig.
11-70
); and
Cards of Mystery
,
where type and image were manipulated to
express different emotions and sensations
(Fig.
11-71
).
11-69
Designer: Allison Holing
11-70
Designer: Chul Kam
11-71
Designer: Kyra Jacobs
