2.1: So What Is Typology?

"If you will cling to nature, to the simple in nature, to the little things that hardly anyone sees, and that can so unexpectedly become big & beyond measuring; if you have this love of inconsiderable things and seek quite simply, as one who serves to win the confidence of what seems poor; then everything will become easier, more coherent & somehow more conciliatory for you, not in your intellect, perhaps, which lags marvelling behind, but in your inmost consciousness, walking and cognisance."

- Rainer Maria Rilke

In terms not quite so poetic, Typology is information design. It is a form of analysis of data, and finding patterns in your collation. It is a piece of visual communication. They are often categorised into systems, such as chronologically, size, location, history etc etc.

All this sounds very scientific but when applied to art or design the results can be rather lovely. It is also an extremely useful way to start researching for our Major Project! There is the opportunity to find further questions in the organised research you gather.