3-Dimensional Hiragana | what if…
Hideo Kanbara of Barakan Design has embarked on an interesting thought experiment. What if hiragana were 3-dimensional? His website provides an example using the first character of the table, あ (a).
Front view | click images to enlarge
Top view
Side view (screenshot of an animated rotation)
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That’s truly creative. I wonder what it’d be like if each stroke were a different piece.
That’s truly creative. I wonder what it’d be like if each stroke were a different piece.
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yea – imagine having to memorize them all in 3D
How about if each stroke were a different piece and a different size? Looks all right until you realize that one stroke is absolutely huge and nearly below the horizon.
good point tudza
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