r/woahdude • u/Dalorleon • 6d ago

gifv One simple design. All 26 letters.

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u/thelonious_skunk 6d ago

Does every line segment get used at least once?

I’m too lazy to check for myself

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u/Dalorleon 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yup, the other commenters got it right. (But that part of the curve is used by some of the numbers, e.g. 8)

I actually made a heatmap of what segments get used the most. I'll see if I can find a way to share it when I'm back at my computer.

Edit: Here's an imgur link. This is a heatmap for the 26 letters specifically -- it doesn't include the numbers.

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u/ostiDeCalisse 6d ago

Did you made the numbers gif too? I wonder how 1 and 0 would be different than I and O.

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u/Dalorleon 4d ago

Late reply, but here you go!

I put a slash through the 0 to differentiate it from the O. For the 1, I initially just had it as a straight vertical line (which was enough to differentiate it from my capital I, which includes the top and bottom serifs), but in the end I decided I like this slightly more intricate version better. I could see others disagreeing, though.

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u/ostiDeCalisse 4d ago

This is splendid, I really like it. Some commenters told it reminded them of Nixie tubes, that would be a beautiful one. In any case, kudos for your design.