Friday, November 20, 2009
Indexed is a blog that posts daily diagrams and models depicting the unexplainable realities of life.
The creator of the blog remains mostly anonymous in the fact that there are no references made to the actual events of her life. The index cards depict musings that the average person can easily relate to, making the inciting event itself nearly obsolete as the reader creates meaning for themselves.
These postings are especially interesting to artists and designers who are constantly trying to put concrete visual representation to their thoughts. Indexed utilizes every diagram learned in early math - ven diagrams, plot graphs, line graphs, pie charts, etc. It is interesting to note the different choices in diagrams the poster picks to depict her various thoughts. In the form, she attempts to bring logic to what can only be considered illogical. She muses on love, on loss, on the stress of working life.
We are constantly trying to find a solution. For designers, this solution may be to create a better chair or a sleeker computer. For Indexed, the solution is to systematically understand emotion. Although the daily posts on Indexed are easy to consider obsolete, it is clear that we are all only asking the same question. Why is life the way it is, and how do we improve it? Indexed may be considered as a process in design. Indexed seeks a solution just as design does.
11:15 PM by jamie.