Desire Lines

Througout this book- a man/ a woman/ human is represented as a POINT.

A

A line is the track made by moving point . . .

It is created by movement- specifically through the destruction of the intense, self- contained repose of the point.

Wassily Kandinsky

line 1 |līn| noun 1 a long, narrow mark or band 2 a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth 3 “breadthless length” 4 a line marking the starting or finishing point

point |point| noun 1 the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object 2 a dot or other punctuation mark, in particular a period 3 point could also be defined as a sphere which has a diameter of zero.

To understand a desire line or POINT i had to learn where do they start- where do they end, what do they consist of and most of all- what it is?

I learned that lines ( in mathematics) usually are continuous movement of a point. Point is also a beginning of a journeypoint A to point B. Here are few examples of POINTS that depict beginning or end of a journey. DESTRUCTIVE points made me realize that the fastest route is never the right one.

Destructive points stay as a reminder that the fastest route is never 100% right.

out of chaos comes order

person

desire line

order

chaos

W : 1. 4187 cm H : 1.4178 cm

Me

684 m / 9 min

Google maps

happiness

birth loadsa’ monees

Desire en route.

Since we are complicated human beings- there is no such “perfect” order in this world. That’s why we need chaos to progress. As long as we posses basic instincts of survival and existence, we will always desire the best and fastest.

A

793 m / 15 min

Death

Who desires what?

Education

Partner

Wealth/ Stability

Entertainment

Health Property/ Stability Pension

Employment/ Wealth Birth

University/ Partner

0- 12

12- 18

18-26

26- 38

38- 55

School

Does the grey centre square appear darker than its grey surround?

It is our eyes and brain that worked together and make it look darker, but in fact the grey value of both the centre square and its surround are identical.

Most of us take vision for granted.

Our perception is not always perfect. Sometimes brain will interpret a static image on the retina in more than one way. Most of us don’t normally notice the difficulties associated with vision, becouse our brain automatically resolves them for us.

Desire lines and this brain function have something in common- to make things or situations seem less complicated.

Our eyes create “desire lines� when we view this picture, they trick our eyes, brain and our understanding into believing that there are grey circles between the black squares.

Desire lines not only exist in the form of a short- cut, but also in our vision. They determine how we see things around- how our eyes and brain adapt the image for us to understand it easier.

+ + + As a developed community we tend to make complicated things work for us in a more simple way.

We tend to simplify our choices in order to get faster and more convenient routes for our peace of mind.

Desire lines also exist in design around us.

There exist numerous speculative theories about how design (graphic/ arts/ advertising/ film/ music/ consumer products, etc. ) should be delivered and what choices should be considered when working on a piece of design.

Colour theories, methodologies, layers, contrast, grid, pattern, time and motion, etc.

Designers often are overwhelmed about their design choices for their creations- but little do they know what people really want to see- and most important- HOW they see it