Post 35- Tweaks

In my attempts to create the final set of symbols to demonstrate the visual system it became clear that the rule needed to be honed to produce symbols that were readable (in the sense of making clear the data from songs) and that, from feedback on some of the first iterations, some kind of device was required to designate clearly, the beginning and end of each song.


The first rule I used produced some symbols that were too dark to be able to make sense of the inherent patterns and structure in the song. The base colour is also obscured by the cloudy layer above it.

Attempt to remedy the problem of base colour being obscured by framing the symbol with base colour (on a different symbol). The top layer (sound levels information) is still quite murky, indistinct.

Changed the rule so that sound levels are expressed within a lower range of top layer opacity levels. This creates greater contrast and makes patterns and structure much clearer and allows the base colour to become more visible.

Symbol with amended data range and an early attempt at showing where the song starts. This is overbearing and dominates the subtle shades that describe the data.

This disrupts the symmetry and and essential shape of the symbol too much.

This is more harmonious with the shape yet still distinct enough to delineate the start/end.

The frame was removed as it was kind of an unnecessary distraction from the data as the small circle in the middle shows the pure base colour.