is a decorative engraving technique in which a very precise intricate repetitive pattern or design is mechanically engraved into an underlying material with fine detail. Specifically, it involves a technique of engine turning, called guilloché in French after the French engineer “Guillot”, who invented a machine “that could scratch fine patterns and designs on metallic surfaces”.
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alittle more about the technique and one persons experience creating them with computer programs.
pictures from the ministry of type: http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/guilloches/
this is the equation for the picture above:
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make your own Guilloches at http://www.subblue.com/assets/0000/2204/Guilloche.swf
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check out the artwork of one TOM BEDDARD at subblue.com
Born in 1976 in London but grew up just outside Manchester. Studied physics at Nottingham University and then moved to Scotland to do a PhD in laser physics at the University of St Andrews.
After finishing my PhD the booming world of the dot com internet was more appealing than academia and so I became a web developer specialising in ecommerce and content management systems. For the past eleven years I have worked as a web developer for a variety of agencies in Scotland.
Personal Work Statement :
I have a fascination with the aesthetics of detail and complexity that is the result of simple mathematical or algorithmic processes. For me the creative process is writing my own software and scripts to explore the resulting output in an interactive manner. The best outcomes are often the least expected!