Phone Number Patterns
I was contemplating the phone numbers I’ve had since I was five, and wondered how they would look conceptually. I found a photo of a phone pad, imported it into a bottom layer in Illustrator, and drew a line on a separate layer from one number to the next for each of the seven digits in each phone number. The images that follow are the results.
Insightful. My wife memorizes phone numbers spatially, although I memorize the numbers themselves. It always intrigues me that when I ask her a phone number she dials the number in the air.
Comment by Hugh — 20 May 05 @ 14:45
I’ve always done that in my mind, but never thought to draw it out. Cool.
Comment by Kristian Walker — 21 May 05 @ 19:07
This conceptualization reminds me of what used to happen when my mechanical engineer roomate, a genius, had had far too many bong hits. It’s brilliance – no doubt there – but you have to scratch your chin a bit.
Comment by hink — 23 May 05 @ 21:56
I used to remember a friends phone number because the last 4 digits formed an upside down cross! EVIL
Comment by Lance — 31 May 05 @ 13:04
wow. bored, obsessive-compulsive or is this part of some master plan?
Comment by Geoff — 2 Jun 05 @ 10:47
OCD, but my wife denies it.
Comment by Kim Siever — 2 Jun 05 @ 14:42
Interesting.
Comment by MJ Lang — 8 Jun 05 @ 6:48