What excites me about the concept behind Wave is that an expression
of one or more ideas can be augmented or altered in a manageable and more
real-time manner. We all have the concept of a "wave" in our head.
Perhaps our mental model is that of the traditional one-way communication
mechanism, where a single source emanates a unidirectional signal. Such is
the case with the traditional broadcast mediums or even the point-to-point
electronic mechanisms (e-mail) where responding and building upon the
original communication is difficult and messy.
Perhaps I have the wrong concept about what this project named Wave
is trying to do, but in my mind, the wave project is attempting to allow
participants in a wave to augment and provide feedback via a means that is
almost effortless and nearly real-time. I don't know how or even if such a
premise could or should be built into a pretty little graphic that we stamp
on everything. However, I would like to draw the attention of the group to
the concept of intermodulation. I'm not an RF engineer nor even a good
mathematician, but I believe that intermodulation in the context of this
project named "wave" could be defined as:
"
the creation of sidebands and other frequency components at the sum and
difference of the input frequencies, and possibly at other frequencies.
"
I cite the definition of intermodulation from:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Intermodulation .
I submit to this group that perhaps the logo should borrow a waveform
pattern demonstrating the presents of intermodulation. That is, a wave
form where the sum of two slightly different signals produces new signals.
Just as this project allows users with different points of view to mix
their ideas and generate new ones in a collaborative, effortless, and
manageable way.
One example can be found at
http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/i/im/imps_thirdorder.png
I'm no artist, but perhaps this idea resonates with others.
What is your concept of the meaning of this project and what elements would
you like to see incorporated into a logo?
Sincerely,
John Hiltenbrand
