Graphics Reference
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The shapes shown here—one, with a relatively simple contour (left), and the other, with a highly
differentiated contour—are organic, but to lesser and greater degrees. The first shape, despite
changes in contour, retains an intrinsically circular or dot-like—and therefore, more geomet-
ric—identity; the shape adjacent, with a complex contour that is ever-changing in measurement
and directional movement, is dramatically more organic.
Geometry exists as a building block of natural, organic forms. In the photograph of the leaf, above,
lines and dots—the leaf's veins and holes from insect activity or fungal degradation—are clearly
apparent. The outer contour of the leaf also presents a symmetrical structure. Distilled and stylized
(A), this form retains its pictorial identity but loses its organic quality. Enforcing differentiated
measurements between internal components (B) enhances its organic quality, while retaining its
stylization.
