BRIM

A little shape.
A different outlook.

Burgundy wide-brim felt hat
Camel pinched-crown felt hat
Ivory rounded-crown felt hat
Find the edge

Start at
the edge.

A brim makes a boundary. Wide, narrow, turned up or left soft: one line changes the whole outline.

A burgundy felt hat seen from above

Three silhouettes.

The wide edge

A long line makes more space around the crown.

The pinched crown

A crease gives the top a direction.

The rounded crown

One continuous curve keeps the shape quiet.

A crown
changes the line.

The crease and felt texture of a camel hat
A fold gives the light somewhere to stop.

Look at the highest point, then follow the surface down. A curve can be soft and still have a clear direction.

Softness has
a structure.

Follow a change in texture before naming the material. Smooth at a distance. Full of tiny edges up close.

A close study of burgundy felt

Look from above.

Crown
The central volume.
Ribbon
A line around the form.
Brim
The space beyond.

Your shape card.

Download a blank page

Leave a
little room.

Carry a shape with you as a note, a line or a small observation.

Take a shape card
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These are original form studies for the BRIM journal. There is no shop or order service here.