Saturday, January 21, 2012

[gibbering] Insane Handwriting [/gibbering]

How do you recreate the look of a madman's handwriting? It's a not unfamiliar subject here at Propnomicon, and this discussion thread covers how to do it using the open source LaTeX typesetting program. It's a bit involved, but being able to script the randomization function goes a lot faster than doing it by hand.



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3 comments:

  1. Jason McKittrickJanuary 21, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    I actually saw this the other day. A useful resource for quickly producing a decent handwritten note for a LARP event.

    I enjoy making them by hand too much to use this though!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    "I am a Cthulhy worshipping gibbering madman"

    Well, they say the first step is admitting that you have a problem...

    -Andy

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    You can do this in Adobe Illustrator by drawing your squiggly 'baselines' and then using the 'Type on a Path" tool. Using the superscript / subscript adjustments can help you fine-tune the up & down motion.

    In Corel Draw, I believe something very similar is possible.

    XOXO

    Mike J.

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