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Re: LEGO element fonts
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:34:38 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> Slightly off topic I was thinking about LEGO fonts since building these
> stores. It seems that a 3x3 grid including slopes seems to work reasonably.
> The addition of plates and there is a lot od flexability. Any ideas on the
> topic?
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> SteveB
Tricky - slopes can only be used in front of a surface, not embedded in a
wall (not without leaving gaps).
Using bricks and plates embedded in a wall is another option, but the
problem here is that horizontal lines can be thin, but vertical lines have
to be a brick thick. Probably best to use plates for vertical positioning,
but keep the horizontals of the text to two or three plates thick. You
could build the text strip sideways, but that just transposes the problem.
Purely pixel text needs at least 3x5 with 1 spacing to be readable. You can
even do upper/lower case in this too. Preferably 5x5 to distinguish 'M' and
'W' clearly, though you can always vary the width depending on the letter.
Using plates this gives 3 studs by 5 plates, or 5 studs by 5 plates - which
are very squashed characters. Clearly you need to stretch these to be
taller, as generally characters are more naturally readable when their
height is a little greater than their width.
So, one solution would be a 3 stud wide character, 3 bricks high. This
gives nine plates high, to use in the pattern 2-2-1-2-2. Hence a 3x5 grid.
An 'L' could be done in 2 wide, 'N' in 4 wide, and 'W' and 'M' in 5 wide as
specific variations. You could also do 3 bricks + 1 plate high (10 plates),
or use 3 studs by 5 bricks and you won't need plates. Finally, using plates
you could vary heights of the verticals slightly - you don't have to stick
absolutely to the 2 or 3 plate pattern. It just depends on how many plates
you have.
Jason.
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