“Reduction For Growth” [Reflections On Book - 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design Stephen Heller and Veronique Vienne - #73]
They said that less is more for me,
And showed me in photography;
But I stayed unconvinced – for links
Are critical to how I think.For “givers”, every little thing
Ties into all the rest, and brings
To viewers sight and consciousness
Connections – giving more not less.But as the years have flowed along,
I’ve needed ways to sing my song
With clarity to target’s picked,
Which binders give with method slick –Divide, then sub-divide once more;
Then in a box, on shelf before
I overwhelm – a shredder helps,
Or all-day fire up north – what else –Could I have done – fly all that trash
Down south? Much better turned to ash;
Three days, all day, it burned and rid
Me of component parts – so lid –Was off the box – I built up more,
For each location has its store
Of gathered-thought and souvenirs
Held it tight ’till threat of moving clears –My buffer once again – released
To enter brand new space with ease;
Here graphic art does much the same –
Post World War II – dump past (with blame).So “Grids” were in, but “Symmetry”
Was out – clear working space to see
One’s message; skip the detailed plan,
Like Europe’s clearing of the land –From many years of blood and pain
(Which has built up for them again);
But southern Europe weren’t impressed –
They left their graphics fully dressed.Thanks Lord for this.
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