Flipping through the pages of What it is? by Lynda Berry, I came across a page that really spoke to me as a person talking about memories. The images on page 33 discuss the idea of what is a memory, and what constitutes a memory. One could go literal with this idea, but rather than do that, Berry goes a different route and shows great design in how to talk about and to explain a memory in sort of a visual fashion. Memories often sit in the back of our minds and are often in the dark, but as we think more about them, they start to come into the light. The way Berry chose to format the page created an interesting proposition and discussion more about what memories are about or revolve around.

Formstorming, which is a tool designers use to create more nuanced layout is shown on this page in the style of Formstorming Templates. These templates express a common core theme, but can be different art styles or composed differently than one another. The point still gets across, and there is some imagery where most would have a memory peak from the image of the duck that looks vaguely like Disney’s Donald Duck. Along with this, there are elements that may also trigger memories from people such as notebook paper and dish rag material/patchwork around the image, as well as other little things here and there. Whereas the discussion of the words should start the conversation on memories, the materials used do the work to actually bring memories forward, an interesting application of formstorming. I’d almost say that it’s perfect in attaining it’s goal.