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I agree with both you and Valerie. As a handwriting
system, not locked into a space requirement of a computer system working with
other design requirements, the curve is clear and beautiful.
As a font requirement, where all the elements of design must fit within
designed parameters so that all parts fit together, your curved fingers would
have to be shorter to fit within the frame of the hands for the two fingers.
Valerie is correct on that point.
What happens then is that were you to design a font, then the entire font
will need to be viewed as a piece. Will ALL of the design elements, not just
one hand, fit within a design framework so that if you, for example, put a
flat open 5 hand with the curves of motion around it that it doesn't conflict
in size and shape. You can't change one element, without looking at how that
element effects all other places.
If you design a font, then all points of the font have to work together,
essentially a complete redesign. Just like an italic font and a square font can work together.
But if you go to a different font altogether, then the F of Lucida Console in a LARGER size can't possibly be expected to
match a larger font that is curved. It's
a different style for a different purpose.
Charles Butler
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Subject: AW: discussion: design of bent fingers
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Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 6:40 PM
Hi Charles,
Valerie and sw-list members,
Perhaps this
sign can explain better what is on my mind - the two hands move inwards
– startposition U-hand a little bit curved – in the endposition the two
fingers are really bent as much as possible –
I know and I
understand that the symbol with the bent
square fingers has been accepted and is established in order to indicate this
clearly.
Our Font- design team would love to write
this instead with the curved lines as you can see on the left...
Would this be correct? Is there
inany way a kind of violation of principles? Is this a matter of
artwork?
All best
Stefan
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Hi Charles, Valerie...
please let
me explain again – I am not discussing different signs. I am not
discussing that it is possible to bent the fingers just a little bit or
extremely. I would like to discuss
the
possibility to write the bent index as a bent sqare finger or as a half
–circle curve. See the sign below. Looking at the left or right hand
there should not be any difference – well perhaps except for the “feeling” –
smile
If you bent
your fingers – you can write this as bent
square fingers. (We find this for handshapes with one, two or
three fingers) We do not find this for 4 or 5 fingers –
Why?
Well the fingers bent the same way but
the design of that given handshape shows smooth lines instead of “bent square
fingers”
Is this because of a design – problem
with old software or is there an idea behind this concept.
I fully agree with your last statement
“ "beautiful" artwork must make sure that you
don't lose articulation. “ That is the reason that I ask for your
opinion smile!
Hi Valerie –
what do you think ?
All best
Stefan
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For me there is an essential difference between a
bent finger and a smoothed finger when you miss the point that two joints
are bent, like the difference between "depend" where the joints
smoothly go into a curve, and "friend" where they clearly link as
bent square fingers.  (McDonald's
two CURVES) or  (etc.)
and something with clearly the first and second joints clearly squared.
 This
is the sign for Mexican from a sarape (a blanket used as a wrap). It would
not be correct to make the sign without an actual hooked finger as a
"minimal pair", so, for me, "beautiful" artwork must
make sure that you don't lose articulation.
Charles Butler
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From: Stefan Wöhrmann <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: discussion: design of bent fingers
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Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 4:58 PM
Hi Valerie and sw-friends,
I would like to ask for your
comments about the following issue.
Within our delegs-projekt a
group of specialized design-students have a second look at the various
SW-symbols. From their point of view there are options to “improve” the
design of some symbols in order to make the whole SW-symbol-font look more
“modern” or “nice”
While preparing some studies of
the ongoing process they showed up with the question whether the bent index
can be written with smooth curves as well showing the index finger bent as
you designed it as a finger with sharp edges.
I played around with the
signmaker to create a little demo of what I am talking about. ;-))
Interesting question – so I
looked carefully at the Symbolset and discovered that the “claw hand”
is designed exactly this way (rounded lines for the fingers)
On the other hand the hands with
only one, two or at least three fingers show this other design with sharp
90° angles.
Can you tell us: Is this a
matter of history? Coming from the old “DOS-SW-Software – we could not
write nice circles either. You know this “old symbol” just indicating that
you are supposed to see a circle-movement shown as some dots in a circle.
What about this difference
between a clawhand with curves or the same hand written with edges?
Is there any meaningful
difference in the background that you would want us to know? Or
is this a matter of artwork? ... or something else?
Would it be any difference if we
would write all these bent fingers with soft rounded lines?
Thank you very much for your
attention.
All best
Stefan
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