Designing DNA
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 2:47AM 
In the past several weeks I’ve been focused on creating new Line Art for each pavilion of Future World, the inspiration of which came from the original 1983 line-art for distinctive Horizons building Logo. By now you’ve seen Imagination, and Energy, but as of late I’ve been working on the mostly dormant Wonders of Life pavilion and its now extinct icon: the DNA Tower.
Although first used for the Vista Series, the Line Art for each pavilion has a multitude of uses in future projects. That’s why great care and attention has been given to the creation of each successive pavilion. In all cases, I’m looking to create not just a single cool design, but one that fits in the overall picture.
Below is an “Evolution of Design” for the DNA Tower. I design the way most writers write and I write the way most artists paint. (I self edit as I’m writing and I often pull out all the stops on a particular art piece then distil it down to its best elements.) Because of its perfect symmetry, I thought the best way to create the line art for the tower was to recreate the entire thing first and then determine what would make it into the final design.
What you see below is the progression from conception to final design. Because, it will be featured in large and small sizes its must “read” well as both. The First (Left) is much too busy. The Center a little too flat, and the last one with is spiraling lines is able to create a 3D effect on a flat object through the use of negative space. And just wait until you see it with the dome!
Reader Comments (1)
Saw this in your site, and I am absolutely amased by how you managed to construct the iconic long-gone DNA structure that once graced the Wonders of Life pavilion. Can't wait to see it with the golden dome in an upcoming wallpaper ;3