Form,Space, and Order

Chapter 2

Primary Solids:

Sphere: A sphere is a solid form that is made by repetition of  half circles. In this solid all points of the surface are the same distance from the center. A sphere is unique because from any vantage point it will look the same.

Cylinder:  A cylinder is a solid form that is most simply put as a rectangle that is rotated 360 degrees on one of its axis.  A cylinder is stable when its weight is rested upon one of its two cylindrical sides.

Cone:   A cone is a solid form created by a 360 degree rotation  of a 90 degree triangle.  A cone is most stable on its cylindrical side and can be stable on its point in a weird state of balance.

Pyramid: A pyramid is a primary solid, that has four triangular faces that meet at a common point. A pyramid is stable on all of its side due to the flatness of all of the sides.

Cube: A cube is a primary solid that has six side that are equal in measurement and meet at a common point. Since, all the sides are equal the points they meet at form 90 degree angles. A cube is very stable when it is rested on one of the six faces but, when it is but on one of its corners it is very unstable.

Dimensional Transforms:

Sphere: A sphere can be altered stretching it out among one of its axis’s can change a sphere. When stretched out it will become an ellipse of some variation or another.

Pyramid: stretching it or shrinking it on either of its axis’s can transform a pyramid. You could transform it by stretching it on its y-axis or shrinking it on the y-axis, the same applies to the x-axis.

Cube: A cubes physical appearance can be changed by several different ways. You can change its vertical appearance, horizontal appearance, and how for it projects into space.

Subtractive Form:

Subtractive form is the loss of some of the objects original mass/ content.

This is when we do not see a full form in front of us and we automatically relate it to a primary solid. The reason is because even though the full form is not present we can still recognize the objects structure.

Additive Forms: Additive forms is when you have a mass and add another mass to it make it “additive form” you can add one or more forms to it.

Edge to Edge Contact: Edge to edge contact is when the two forms share a mutual edge.

Formal Collision:

Where two form types are colliding together, often the two forms will be aggressive towards each other.

Circle and Square: When you circle and a square object colliding in space to form a unique shape.