Open AccessLetter Graphics in the Facade of a Building – Composition and Message
Author(s) -
Alina Lipowicz-Budzyńska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1203/2/022017
Subject(s) - graphics , facade , meaning (existential) , composition (language) , computer science , phenomenon , architecture , computer graphics , computer graphics (images) , visual arts , multimedia , human–computer interaction , architectural engineering , engineering , art , civil engineering , epistemology , literature , philosophy
The paper discusses art and communication in architecture. Façade graphics, alongside their compositional and aesthetical qualities, may also contain visual elements that are part of a message. One of the ways of sending such a message is by incorporation of letters. The article looks at preliminary research on the form and content of messages contained within façade graphics. The author analyses the objective of placing letter graphics on a façade, and how they relate to the information and message that are given. An important part of the analysis is the examination of the applied artistic means tied to the meaning, and how they relate to the building’s structure. This phenomenon was examined based on eight buildings constructed over the past two decades. In each of them, graphical techniques of digital and screen printing were used. The majority of them are located in Europe, and due to the global nature of artistic phenomena, there is no limited smaller area of research.