Circle, Square, Triangle Problem

Graphic designers often use geometry to communicate an idea. Using the circles, squares, and triangles indicated on the assignment sheet as focal points, create eighteen identifiable images by adding other elements while maintaining the integrity of the original shapes. Solutions must be executed with technical proficiency in black and white unless your concept dictates otherwise.

Analysis: Geometry, often used in the design of signage and corporate identity, introduces designers to the process of creating a reductive language for visual communication. It is possible to solve this problem by relying solely on mechanical methods, using drafting tools, templates, French curves, and so on. Under this approach, design sensibilities are called upon, while drawing skills take a secondary role.

Notes: Some designers may respond to the geometric images by creating complex illustrations in direct contrast to the elemental simplicity of the geometric forms. Although this is not the intent of the problem, it is nonetheless a valid personal image-making approach, demonstrating how most problems serve as gateways to the possibilities of graphic communications, sometimes at the expense of original intention.

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