Member hra… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform While testing a pen, I inadvertently drew a "protoglyph", and something potentially interesting struck me. Is anybody else thinking what I'm thinking? hhp Link to comment
Member Nor… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Is anybody else thinking what I’m thinking? Hrant... I don't think I'm fully capable of thinking like that! ;-) My first cognitive impressions are of calligraphic ampersand. But before that I just admired the flow, balance and movement. Looking forward to a signed copy I can hang up. Link to comment
Member dav… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 > drew a “protoglyph” ampersand? Link to comment
Member hra… Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 An ampersand? This is getting interestinger and interestinger... Actually I'm not after a glyph ID. hhp Link to comment
Member tim… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I don’t suppose you were thinking of Barbara Hepworth? Tim Link to comment
Member Seb… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I would say the interesting bit is that your mind fills in the black spaces that can vary between the notion you have of what it is, I first saw an ampersand, now it's a 'g', because I start negating or adding spaces to the mental composition. I, however, have no idea what you are getting at – I am a bit of a n00b ;). Link to comment
Member pau… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Is anybody else thinking what I’m thinking? I think so brain, but this time, you wear the tutu. narf! sorry hrant, i couldn't help myself ;^p Link to comment
Member beg… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 "one's a genius, the other's insane..." but seriously, i am trying to figure out what a "protoglyph" is. a glyph is a symbol with meaning, of course, according to our very own typowiki. and proto- is a prefix meaning first, earliest, or original. furthermore, in combination with other words, it means - more or less - a foundation or basis for things which come after it or develop from it. e.g., prototype, protolanguage, etc. are you thinking your inadvertant squiggle has a universality or flexibility to be the basis for a whole - ahem - "set" of glyphs? jarrod Link to comment
Member Sup… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I was thinking of a lorentz attractor. If you ask me to explain it I will say its a peek a boo or owl eyes. Mike Link to comment
Member Sup… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 but that's not a proto-thingy :-( Link to comment
Member Chr… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Looks a bit like a mobius strip. Link to comment
Member ebe… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Are you thinking of a 'flipped' or reversed ductus al la the moebius strip? Link to comment
Member dez… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 & on 2 infinity That or simply "8 is enough" :-) ChrisL Link to comment
Member dez… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 or maybe it is that famous old Hollywood "Hourglass Figure" ChrisL Link to comment
Member Dun… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 It looks like one of those lucite high-heeled shoes that strippers wear. Link to comment
Member Lin… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Not the last Chippendale's act I saw.... ;-) Link to comment
Member mil… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Mr Escher comes in mind http://www.mcescher.com/ Link to comment
Member Nor… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Chiro-notanic protoglyph open stroke G-clef. Or maybe a cute little butterfly on a breezy day! :-) Link to comment
Member Azi… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Free-Hand Lissajous Figures?! Link to comment
Member bie… Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Hrant Rather than playing the guessing game, what are you thinking? Gerald Link to comment
Member Ale… Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 He is thinking to become a chirographer ! Yeah, get rid of the bouma for g∞d ! Check this out, maybe Aziz is on the run. Cool protoglyphing doodling by the way ! Link to comment
Member lor… Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Are you thinking what I'm thinking? That was the last election' slogan for the Conservatives in England, wasn't it? I remember there was a big billboard near my house with Howard's face and the slogan and someone had sprayed on it "Are you smoking what I'm smoking?". Sorry, hrant, go ahead. This thread is beginning to read like a thriller. Can't wait to see how it ends. Link to comment
Member ben… Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Sorry Hrant, but I only do long distance mind-reading on Thursdays... what are you thinking? Is it about the thick/thin stroke thinning and crossing over itself – like those impossible skidlines on a slippery road sign? Link to comment
Member Sup… Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Yah... what is it??? :-) Mikey Link to comment
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