April 26, 2004 (261 Words)
I have now set up my flash file so that I can write customised "plug-in" prototype functions for affecting the points in an outline. Each plug-in is a piece of code that will slot into the code for plotting/drawing/saving fonts. I have two options for applying them. They can be instant transformations that you run once, or transformations that you line up in sequence to create additional effects. Because some of the effects I am going to create may be very diverse, they may not work in sequence. A careful combination of these actions should be appropriate.
Again, some of the problems I had were very interesting, and if I want to keep them, I can just save them as a plug-in. I have taken over a hundred screen-shots of my developments, below are a few that interest me in terms of style.
Here is one of my plugins "JAGGED" in action... With a selection of GUI components, I can temporary hold variables capable of being transferred onto another input.
This is where my coding takes off. When I am happy with my effects it will be time to visualise the aesthetic of my project and build the application into an installation piece worth displaying. Black fonts can be pretty boring on their own, so I am going to create a visual environment for them to be displayed in and also add colour and shading elements to the type. This will be decided very close to my finalising stage, when I have realised potentials that the new designs can take on.