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#generating #letters with code. Introduction to ◷Radius ◱Scale, ▱Skew, ⤲Couple. #Symbolfont #SYFF #Concept. (Orbital Dyn. reveal later, needs more work) #typography #font #lowercase ImageImage
#generating #letters with code. Here are two "o" letters, one is more squared than the other, an additional function was needed ⟏ Constraint (ANC, HZN, VRT), that limits the anchor movement during ▱Skew. We will use the first variant of the letter. Image
Continuing with the font design, here's e,f,g
#algorithmic #typography #font

The #open_eye "e" with straight finial,
the letter "f" also featuring a straight terminal with a #raised_ear.

With the most boring "g". We might look into an alternative for that. ImageImage
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Shireen Mansion, Tardeo. One story explaining this motif, perched below the lettering of Shireen Mansion, is told by octogenarian Gool Mistry. Her parents were early tenants in the 1938-erected building. Their landlord Burjorji Bhesania's trade involved transporting grass bales ImageImageImageImage
between Bombay's seven islands in boats - so the nautical image. The theme was part of the prevailing Art Deco trend as well. Pre-independence Bombay architects toyed with non-colonial design. Ships, trains and planes, symbolising travel, speed and the surge to hit horizons
beyond the Arabian Sea, embellished new exteriors. Source: ‘Once Upon a City’ by #MeherMarfatia #PortHoleWindows #Nautical #Balustrade #NewelPost #Font #Lettering #CottonTrade #7Islands #Shirin #Shireen #Parsi #Tardeo #Bambai #ArtDeco #mumbai
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Baitul - Saadah, comes from the Arabic term 'Bait-ul-saad' meaning 'House of Happiness.' Off Warden road, Cumballa Hill
Owner: Cassimally Jairazbhoy. Architect: Yahya Cassumjee Merchant designed many buildings throughout India and was the winner of many awards including his work ImageImageImageImage
for Princess Kamala Raja Hospital, Gwalior in 1936; and the Qaid-E-Azam; Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi which he regarded as a ‘statue in abstract form’ reflecting the personality of the man. Fatima Jinnah, ‘the Mother of the Nation’ in Pakistan and Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s sister,
commissioned him to construct the mausoleum. He taught architecture at J.J. College of Architecture, Bombay, India from 1943-1961 and called himself Jinnah’s ‘personal architect’. #ArchitectureWithoutBorders #BombaytoKarachi #history #Font #Lettering #IIA #ArtDeco #Mumbai #india
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