If there is actual order somewhere, that is, some sort of dimension or filter which makes all unequivocally sensible and true — we cannot touch it or see it. This of course is a deep, deep discomfort and for sure why the arts (whether applied or fine) exist — to substitute for order (at least in major part).
Graphic design is the most emphatic in its desire to create order. Perhaps it’s because there can be little to no ambiguity in it — it can point to the artfully abstruse — but if it becomes actually abstract (with no meaning, and no use) it would instantly transmogrify into art (becoming like a Lawrence Weiner piece or concrete poetry). So with graphic design there’s like a transcendental insecurity combined with a transcendental will to overcome it.
When looking at hyper graphic design like that by Gunnar Harrison we feel his insecurity and the desire for order in the most beautiful and satisfying way.
Graphic design is the most emphatic in its desire to create order. Perhaps it’s because there can be little to no ambiguity in it — it can point to the artfully abstruse — but if it becomes actually abstract (with no meaning, and no use) it would instantly transmogrify into art (becoming like a Lawrence Weiner piece or concrete poetry). So with graphic design there’s like a transcendental insecurity combined with a transcendental will to overcome it.
When looking at hyper graphic design like that by Gunnar Harrison we feel his insecurity and the desire for order in the most beautiful and satisfying way.