alexdean / eight_corner

Derive line art from bodies of text.

Eight Corner

Draw graphs inspired by Georg Nees' 8-corner graphics.

Example

This code was used to create a poster representing the staff of TED Conferences in 2014. There is a blog post about this.

Algorithm

1. input is a string
2. convert string into 8 2-element arrays. each element is a float in the range 0..1.
3. compute a starting point from the string
4. for each point element, plot the next point using the 2 floats 1. 1st is a direction from the current point 1. 2nd is a distance from the current point
5. multiple figures in a single body of text may influence each other, meaning that ordering is significant.

Components

1. Map a string into 8 elements and a starting point.
2. Compute (x,y) points from 8 elements and a starting point.
3. Plot points to generate final graphic.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'eight_corner'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install eight_corner

Usage

TODO: Write usage instructions here

Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/alexdean/eight_corner/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request