Multiple Emblem
April 12, 2009 at 9:41 pm | Posted in Multiple | Leave a commentTags: mind
The design of this logo really exemplifies the chaos that is Dolly’s mind. I designed this to represent many different aspects of her character as well as the different ideas behind Calvino’s memo on multiple. The top of the logo forms a “D” which was made to represent Dolly and the openness of her mind. Coming from the left side is a weird shape that is flying into the mind, which depicts the idea of complete chaos of Dolly as well as Dolly City. Since Dolly constantly brings up the idea that time is a one way street that your memory goes backward through, the long path that is coming down from the big “D” is supposed to look like a street path. At the end of the path, there is a common nucleus with two different directions to follow to represent the idea that every story is made to interpret differently depending on how one reads it. This logo was made to put across an idea of puzzlement as well because of the many different things that are going on within it. It was made for many different interpretations depending on how you look at it, just like how every element in a novel gives it it’s plot and complexities. Dolly City was written for many different reasons and has many aspects to it that make it so interesting to read, just like this logo. It is supposed to bring up an element of surprise and chaos, just like the thoughts that go through Dolly’s insane stricken head.
Multiple Analogy
April 12, 2009 at 9:40 pm | Posted in Multiple | Leave a commentTags: puzzle
Since the idea behind multiple has to do with the elements of a puzzle, this puzzle logo seemed fitting for the analogy. Dolly City can be compared to a puzzle like logo because it is such an intricately told novel where every detail counts. Like previously stated, though it comes from a common nucleus, there are several levels of meaning throughout the text and therefore it has endless amounts of interpretations. In comparison to a puzzle, Dolly City is given its plot and formal scheme, where when put together, all fit together to form the overall story line.
The logo of this puzzle has four words, reason, investigate, review and analyze. Not only does the puzzle fit, the words inside all actually have to do with what the reader must do when examining this novel. There are multiple steps to reading and understanding this book, and it definitely takes time to review, and analyze. This logo is used for The Critical Thinking Community and they believe that thinking critically and applying logical frameworks involves consciously observing, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating, and problem solving. The basic knowledge needed for critical thinking is introduced and the symbolic meaning of the puzzle with all of the words that fit together form the frame work for such things. Thinking skills are then exercised through observation, analysis, and problem solving, which is very relatable to what needs to be done to fully understand the protagonist in the book I chose, Dolly.
Multiple Design
April 12, 2009 at 9:35 pm | Posted in Multiple | Leave a commentTags: Peace
Since Macnab discusses using a principle that manipulates fonts and words to get a new outcome, it seemed very relatable to the complexities of Dolly City. On page 72, Macnab uses three posters that were designed by Luba Lukova to help identify the ideas of her logos. One of the images is a dove using the word “peace” to exemplify the point of this logo. He uses this idea to portray the contradiction of peace and war while using an innocent blue color to emphasize the irony of peace and war. The added handwritten “peace” is used to describe the idea that “if you want peace, prepare for war.” He wanted the image to carry that controversy, to ask disturbing questions, and yet still be hopeful, which is what makes this logo so captivating.
This helps to visualize multiplicity in the work I am using because of the many references of war in Israel that are inadvertently used. Since this logo is so complex in it’s meaning, it is applicable to the type of work Castel-Bloom is trying to get across. Though many may not see every detail that was meant in this peace symbol, it comes from a common meaning that can in turn be interpreted many different ways, just like Dolly’s mind.
Multiple Experience
April 12, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Posted in Multiple | Leave a commentTags: element of puzzle
Calvino describes multiplicity as the part of a story that gives an element of puzzle, which in turn gives the novel its plot and formal scheme. This idea gives the novel a more complex meaning and allows the reader to dig deeper into what the author is actually stating. If the work I chose, Dolly City had no real complexities, it would be boring to read and would not continue to catch the eyes and minds of the readers. The puzzle element that is made about the main character Dolly is what makes the novel so intriguing and enhances the plot of the story.
Calvino believes that the more the work tends towards the multiplication of possibilities, the further it departs from the one idea the writer is stating. There are several meanings to what is written on paper, and therefore the author wants the reader to notice the more complex styles they use. Dolly is a complex character, and therefore enables the reader to think about what is really being said and what is really going to happen. Calvino uses an idea that really extends to this novel about a common nucleus. Even though each work starts out with a common beginning and meaning, the author is able to put in more figurative language that allows for different interpretations. For example, this story is based around one character Dolly, and her son. She is a physician and believes that she can cure all the diseased things around her. Though the main focus is on Dolly, there are other little hints that provide other outside situations. In one instance Dolly is walking through her town, and provides an example of such: “I looked at this familiar scene and wondered how many times in human history people had been buried under the ruins of something they themselves had built” (Castel-Bloom 91). Not only is Dolly portraying the crazed mindset she has about the world around her, she is referencing something like the Holocaust where many Jewish people were harmed by what other humans had built. Like Calvino discusses, from a common nucleus comes many different interpretations depending on how one reads a certain section.
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