http://www.samuelwcox.com Aphotic Pixel Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:24:16 +0000 http://www.samuelwcox.com en http://www.samuelwcox.com/Creative-Science http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Creative-Science Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:24:16 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 4436578 This information graphic is a visual representation of Thomas Kuhn's argument in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It's a good one. Download the .pdf <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_full.jpg" width="600" height="927" width_o="600" height_o="927" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_full_o.jpg" data-mid="23515614" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail2.jpg" width="600" height="568" width_o="600" height_o="568" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail2_o.jpg" data-mid="23515603" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail1.jpg" width="600" height="267" width_o="600" height_o="267" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail1_o.jpg" data-mid="23515601" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail3.jpg" width="600" height="568" width_o="600" height_o="568" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail3_o.jpg" data-mid="23515606" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail4.jpg" width="600" height="568" width_o="600" height_o="568" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail4_o.jpg" data-mid="23515609" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail5.jpg" width="600" height="568" width_o="600" height_o="568" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail5_o.jpg" data-mid="23515611" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail6.jpg" width="600" height="700" width_o="600" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4436578/creative_science_detail6_o.jpg" data-mid="23515919" border="0" align="left"/> This information graphic is a visual representation of Thomas Kuhn's argument in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It's a good one. Download the... http://www.samuelwcox.com/Trains http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Trains Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:22:48 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 4281400 An info map of the world of LEGO toy trains and their real life counterparts. <img src="http://payload99.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4281400/side1_fullscale_low_res.jpg" width="600" height="884" width_o="600" height_o="884" src_o="http://payload99.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4281400/side1_fullscale_low_res_o.jpg" data-mid="22586479" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload99.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4281400/side1_panel3_low_res.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload99.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/4281400/side1_panel3_low_res_o.jpg" data-mid="22586493" border="0" align="left"/> An info map of the world of LEGO toy trains and their real life counterparts. http://www.samuelwcox.com/Subversive-Healing http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Subversive-Healing Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:24:36 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 990899 Subversive Healing and The Empire of Science is a book of student essays which I designed and edited. A major theme of the book is how scientific imagery shapes our trust and understanding of science. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.jpg" width="600" height="439" width_o="600" height_o="439" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4_o.jpg" data-mid="4758022" border="0" align="left"/>Spider Skin and a Toucan Eye <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.5.jpg" width="600" height="429" width_o="600" height_o="429" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.5_o.jpg" data-mid="5147127" border="0" align="left"/>The back of a katydid Nymph and an alpine slope <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.3.jpg" width="600" height="433" width_o="600" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.3_o.jpg" data-mid="5147125" border="0" align="left"/>Secretory hairs of an olive-tree flower and water lilies <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.2.jpg" width="600" height="431" width_o="600" height_o="431" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.2_o.jpg" data-mid="5147124" border="0" align="left"/>Cracked earth and human skin <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.4.jpg" width="600" height="422" width_o="600" height_o="422" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing4.4_o.jpg" data-mid="5147126" border="0" align="left"/>Silicon crystals and the upper Missouri Valley <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing3.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing3_o.jpg" data-mid="4758019" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing5.jpg" width="600" height="429" width_o="600" height_o="429" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing5_o.jpg" data-mid="4758028" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing6.jpg" width="600" height="432" width_o="600" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing6_o.jpg" data-mid="4758170" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing1.jpg" width="600" height="458" width_o="600" height_o="458" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/990899/subversive_healing1_o.jpg" data-mid="4758011" border="0" align="left"/> Subversive Healing and The Empire of Science is a book of student essays which I designed and edited. A major theme of the book is how scientific imagery shapes our... http://www.samuelwcox.com/Physical-Fiction http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Physical-Fiction Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:28:26 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 960495 These letterpress prints were produced in collaboration with Justin LaRosa using smooth LEGO bricks. Check out the full run of prints at www.physicalfiction.com. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/baddies_cargo.jpg" width="600" height="896" width_o="600" height_o="896" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/baddies_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="5451409" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/atomist.jpg" width="600" height="784" width_o="600" height_o="784" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/atomist_o.jpg" data-mid="11312105" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/04_interceptor.png" width="600" height="740" width_o="600" height_o="740" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/04_interceptor_o.png" data-mid="4673093" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/05_interceptor.png" width="600" height="902" width_o="600" height_o="902" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/05_interceptor_o.png" data-mid="4673102" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/08_dill_pixels.png" width="600" height="912" width_o="600" height_o="912" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/08_dill_pixels_o.png" data-mid="4673232" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/07_woodtype.png" width="600" height="902" width_o="600" height_o="902" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/07_woodtype_o.png" data-mid="4673141" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/01_setting_the_base.png" width="600" height="827" width_o="600" height_o="827" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/01_setting_the_base_o.png" data-mid="4673068" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/03_PhysicalFiction_InBed.png" width="600" height="399" width_o="600" height_o="399" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/03_PhysicalFiction_InBed_o.png" data-mid="4673086" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/06_rollers.png" width="600" height="399" width_o="600" height_o="399" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/960495/06_rollers_o.png" data-mid="4673131" border="0" align="left"/> These letterpress prints were produced in collaboration with Justin LaRosa using smooth LEGO bricks. Check out the full run of prints at www.physicalfiction.com. http://www.samuelwcox.com/Pandora-Information-Graphic http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Pandora-Information-Graphic Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:00:51 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 935071 This informational graphic visualizes the experience of using Pandora Radio. The centerpiece of the timeline is a graph that was constructed real time while listening to Pandora which tracks my level of satisfaction with the godess’ musical selections. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/935071/pandora_storyboard_thumb_shadow_1000.jpg" width="710" height="115" width_o="710" height_o="115" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/935071/pandora_storyboard_thumb_shadow_o.jpg" data-mid="22547840" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/935071/pandora_photograph.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="700" height_o="469" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/935071/pandora_photograph_o.jpg" data-mid="6505207" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/zs3Pp.jpg"/img> I always start with writing and sketching. Once working digitally, I keep a sheet of paper handy to continue my thought process and be able to quickly test ideas. <img src="http://www.aphoticpixel.com/images/pandora_storyboard_process.jpg"/img> This informational graphic visualizes the experience of using Pandora Radio. The centerpiece of the timeline is a graph that was constructed real time while... http://www.samuelwcox.com/Art-On-The-Move http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Art-On-The-Move Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:36:49 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 135223 In 2009 I had the honor of participating in the City of Raleigh's Art-On-The-Move public art campaign. My pixelated city mural was selected as one of the winning designs to be reproduced on the sides of a city bus. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/SSAYa.png"/img> >> scroll >> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/Art on the move 2009 034.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="721" height_o="541" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/Art on the move 2009 034_o.jpg" data-mid="580310" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6744.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="685" height_o="457" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6744_o.jpg" data-mid="580308" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6666.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="674" height_o="449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6666_o.jpg" data-mid="580317" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6737.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="674" height_o="449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/135223/_MG_6737_o.jpg" data-mid="580307" border="0" align="left"/> In 2009 I had the honor of participating in the City of Raleigh's Art-On-The-Move public art campaign. My pixelated city mural was selected as one of the winning... http://www.samuelwcox.com/WIRED http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/WIRED Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:21:51 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 2377341 Markus Persson: the creator of Minecraft. Illustrated in conjunction with Justin LaRosa for WIRED Magazine. <img src="http://payload3.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/2377341/Persson_PF.jpg" width="600" height="480" width_o="600" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload3.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/2377341/Persson_PF_o.jpg" data-mid="12472589" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload3.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/2377341/portfolio_Persson.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload3.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/2377341/portfolio_Persson_o.jpg" data-mid="13352733" border="0" align="left"/> Markus Persson: the creator of Minecraft. Illustrated in conjunction with Justin LaRosa for WIRED Magazine. http://www.samuelwcox.com/The-Personal-Almanac http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/The-Personal-Almanac Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:02:06 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 1335170 The Personal Almanac is a digital calendar in the form of a customizable virtual landscape. Moving through the landscape correlates to moving through your life. Honorable mention in the 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. (HD to view at full resolution.) <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/1335170/sketch_book2_lowres.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="800" height_o="535" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/1335170/sketch_book2_lowres_o.jpg" data-mid="7491261" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/1335170/sketch_book1_lowres.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="800" height_o="535" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/1335170/sketch_book1_lowres_o.jpg" data-mid="7491250" border="0" align="left"/> The Personal Almanac is a digital calendar in the form of a customizable virtual landscape. Moving through the landscape correlates to moving through your life.... http://www.samuelwcox.com/Type-and-Lettering http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Type-and-Lettering Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:49:27 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 568986 Cosmotron is a display typeface inspired by maps of the heavens. Each glyph was carefully constructed from neutrons, quasars, and supernovas. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron_1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron_1_o.jpg" data-mid="4358652" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron_2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron_2_o.jpg" data-mid="4358654" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron4.jpg" width="600" height="426" width_o="600" height_o="426" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cosmotron4_o.jpg" data-mid="4358650" border="0" align="left"/> This dimensional letterform was based on Christina Hardison's "Fatty Acid" and was constructed in space by placing a transparency printed with the digital letterform over my laptop screen. By turning on the iSight camera, I could position balloons in space to replicate the digital letter. The letter is only discernible from the position of the iSight camera and appears to be a random assortment of balloons from any other vantage point. Super cool! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR5.jpg" width="600" height="448" width_o="600" height_o="448" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR5_o.jpg" data-mid="4485501" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR3.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR3_o.jpg" data-mid="4485197" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR4.jpg" width="600" height="401" width_o="600" height_o="401" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR4_o.jpg" data-mid="4485198" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR2.jpg" width="600" height="448" width_o="600" height_o="448" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/balloonR2_o.jpg" data-mid="4485196" border="0" align="left"/> Realism from Sam Cox on Vimeo. This lettering was cut out of acrylic and then mounted to a base to be printed on a Vandercook letterpress. The piece was published in the 2011 North Carolina State University Literary and Arts publication Windhover. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cox_3.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="800" height_o="533" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cox_3_o.jpg" data-mid="4485715" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/2_lowres.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="800" height_o="534" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/2_lowres_o.jpg" data-mid="5872763" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cox_1.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/cox_1_o.jpg" data-mid="4485713" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/ncLettering.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/ncLettering_o.jpg" data-mid="4485924" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/DO_cargo.jpg" width="600" height="375" width_o="600" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/568986/DO_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="21174328" border="0" align="left"/> Cosmotron is a display typeface inspired by maps of the heavens. Each glyph was carefully constructed from neutrons, quasars, and supernovas. This dimensional... http://www.samuelwcox.com/Noesis-a-publication http://www.samuelwcox.com/following/samuelwcox.com/Noesis-a-publication Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:13:58 +0000 Aphotic Pixel 631719 Noesis is a publication inspired by my fascination with science and exploration. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cover.jpg" width="600" height="767" width_o="600" height_o="767" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cover_o.jpg" data-mid="5488186" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_foldout1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_foldout1_o.jpg" data-mid="5488059" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_foldout2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_foldout2_o.jpg" data-mid="5488060" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white2.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white2_o.jpg" data-mid="5487759" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white4.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white4_o.jpg" data-mid="5487762" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white5.jpg" width="600" height="402" width_o="600" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_cargo_white5_o.jpg" data-mid="5487763" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_6.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_6_o.jpg" data-mid="4674226" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_2_o.jpg" data-mid="4439339" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_3.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_3_o.jpg" data-mid="4439341" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10186/631719/noesis_1_o.jpg" data-mid="4439337" border="0" align="left"/> Noesis is a publication inspired by my fascination with science and exploration.