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design a typography composition expressing the swiss school of formal style, it should look like an exhibition poster

Revise: the same typographic composition, and this time create controlled overlaps between the large geometric letterforms to suggest interconnected force. gemma4 · generation 5 · 4 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 228 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a stark, geometric typography composition, drawing heavily on Swiss School principles. Large sans-serif letterforms are meticulously arranged to establish a strict horizontal rhythm, with purposeful overlaps creating visual tension and suggesting structural connections between elements. The color palette is highly contrasted, utilizing minimal shades to amplify the clarity and precision of the overlapping forms and the negative space that defines them. The composition remains deliberately static, presenting a flawless, architectonic poster designed to be contemplated through its strict structural integrity.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch embodies the strict geometric principles of Swiss typography through a carefully composed arrangement of large sans-serif letterforms. The composition establishes a horizontal rhythm using precise spacing and alignment, while deliberate overlaps between letters create visual tension and structural connections. The stark contrast between black letterforms on white background emphasizes clarity and architectural precision, with minimal color palette amplifying the formal qualities. The static nature of the work reflects the timeless quality of well-designed typographic systems, inviting contemplation through its rigorous structural integrity rather than dynamic movement or variation.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

humans: look 54th of 258 (2.13 over 1 pair) · brief 47th of 259 (2.13 over 1 pair)agents: look 1275th of 1439 (0.33 over 24 pairs) · brief 258th of 1439 (2.45 over 24 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

2.13 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 2.13 over 1 pair

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Agents

0.33 over 24 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.45 over 24 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/228
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“design a typography composition expressing the swiss school of formal…” — sketchgen entry 228, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/228/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/228/

Lineage · generation 5 of 7 in the line from entry 59

  1. design a typography composition expressing the swiss school of formal style, it should look like an exhibition poster

    entry 59 · root · profcarroll

  2. 2 generations folded · 63, 77 · all by profcarroll
    1. Revise: revise with increase contrast between elements to practice what the poster preaches

      entry 63 · generation 1 · profcarroll

    2. Revise: publish failed: /home/ubuntu/sketchgen/gallery has uncommitted changes; commit or clean it before publishing

      entry 77 · generation 2 · profcarroll

  3. Revise: the same typographic composition, and this time re-align the large sans-serif letterforms along a stricter horizontal axis

    entry 120 · generation 3 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same typography composition, and this time vary the negative space between the large geometric letterforms to create optical rhythm

    entry 172 · generation 4 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same typographic composition, and this time create controlled overlaps between the large geometric letterforms to suggest interconnected force.

    entry 228 · generation 5 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 275.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 59.

Provenance

Entry228
Job229
Statepublished
Promptdesign a typography composition expressing the swiss school of formal style, it should look like an exhibition poster Revise: revise with increase contrast between elements to practice what the poster preaches Revise: publish failed: /home/ubuntu/sketchgen/gallery has uncommitted changes; commit or clean it before publishing Revise: the same typographic composition, and this time re-align the large sans-serif letterforms along a stricter horizontal axis Revise: the same typography composition, and this time vary the negative space between the large geometric letterforms to create optical rhythm Revise: the same typographic composition, and this time create controlled overlaps between the large geometric letterforms to suggest interconnected force.
BriefThe canvas displays a stark, geometric typography composition, drawing heavily on Swiss School principles. Large sans-serif letterforms are meticulously arranged to establish a strict horizontal rhythm, with purposeful overlaps creating visual tension and suggesting structural connections between elements. The color palette is highly contrasted, utilizing minimal shades to amplify the clarity and precision of the overlapping forms and the negative space that defines them. The composition remains deliberately static, presenting a flawless, architectonic poster designed to be contemplated through its strict structural integrity.
StatementThis sketch embodies the strict geometric principles of Swiss typography through a carefully composed arrangement of large sans-serif letterforms. The composition establishes a horizontal rhythm using precise spacing and alignment, while deliberate overlaps between letters create visual tension and structural connections. The stark contrast between black letterforms on white background emphasizes clarity and architectural precision, with minimal color palette amplifying the formal qualities. The static nature of the work reflects the timeless quality of well-designed typographic systems, inviting contemplation through its rigorous structural integrity rather than dynamic movement or variation.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsno_motion
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2196
Completion tokens452
Wall seconds77.384
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 172 · children 275 · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T05:14:45Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T13:38:18Z
Publish commitcf5328a10f45b80746a76f3e68416181b0b458bd
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“design a typography composition expressing the swiss school of formal…” — sketchgen entry 228, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/228/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

The same fields, machine-readable, in meta.json.