THE METHOD FILES
Artistic composition of overlapping papers, transparencies and symbolic shapes in charcoal and ivory

THE METHOD FILES / INTERACTIVE SPACE

The LaboratoryExplore.
Compare.
Create.

Investigate a clue. Discover a difference.
Give shape to your own idea.

Choose an experience ↓
Six experiencesAt your own paceFree · No registration

FOUR SHORT CHALLENGES · FREE

What can you
conclude?

One image, three dates, one shadow, two sounds. Choose a clue, check your answer and discover what changes with one more piece of evidence.

Start with an image ↗

START WITH A CHALLENGE

Two mysteries of form and light.

Rotate, observe and test. No timer or penalties.

Nine three-dimensional fragments with geometric lines on a dark base

MYSTERY / INTERACTIVE 3D

The last impression

Reconstruct a printing matrix, discover the imprint it leaves and find its record among three possible destinations. Then investigate its provenance through a documentary case file.

Open the box ↗
Geometric sculpture casting a shadow on a wall

EXPLORE / INTERACTIVE 3D

Light and shadow

Two different objects produce the same shadow. Design a test to distinguish them.

Investigate the shadow ↗

THE WORKBENCH IS OPEN

Three workbenches for further exploration.

They are independent experiences. Each ending explains what you have practised and suggests a related free reading.

ENLARGE / COMPARE / QUESTION

COMPARE · CHALLENGE + FREE EXPLORATION

One image.
Two versions.

Investigate how a crop and a caption change a story. Cross-check documents and justify what can be published.

Fictional sheets · Downloadable notes

Enter the workbench
COMPOSE / EXPLAIN / REVIEW

CREATE · CHALLENGE + FREE EXPLORATION

One idea.
Your symbol.

Design a sign for a library. Compare two proposals at different scales and in one ink before deciding.

Personal creation · PNG and SVG

Open the workshop

LISTEN / RECONSTRUCT / CREATE

Night frequency.

Design two soundscapes for the same scene. Compare their layers and distribution; preserve your trial and your downloadable mix.

With a visual alternative · Original synthesised sounds · No microphone

Enter the sound workbench ↗

A SPACE TO EXPERIMENT

The value lies
in what you discover.

Do I need prior knowledge?

No. Each experience explains its controls and sets a specific task. You can go back and try a different decision.

Is my work saved?

The five visual experiences preserve progress or the composition in this browser when local storage is available. The sound workbench allows you to save the mix manually and download the audio. In private browsing, it may disappear when you close it. You can download your notes and creations; they are not sent anywhere or synchronised with your account.

Are these historical documents?

The investigation exercises use fictional materials identified as such. The workshop is for personal creation. No piece in this exercise substantiates a historical discovery or tradition.