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vincentvikram / history-maker

Technology framework for learning thinking skills in history
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Form factor of history-maker #4

Open rwito opened 9 years ago

rwito commented 9 years ago
  1. the notation can have similar form factor - currently some of them are outline based (e.g. actor) others are filled shapes (e.g. group identity) others with filled shape and thick outline (e.g. idea).
  2. check that the line width is consistent - currently the outline is different for different notation.
  3. The shape for "trade" is too complicated. May need to review individual shapes once the set is finalized. ...
RahulKondi commented 9 years ago

Yes. Notations are inconsistent. Primarily because I had to do several iterations and do it separately for different notations. It's a tedious process. I'll fix them.

About the trade notation-- it was a simpler shape earlier, but that was quite tricky/annoying to draw with hand. We needed symbols that are intuitive, easy to draw by hand and optimised for digital display. This was the best I could do at the time. I'll do a rework of that symbol.

About fills, all the notations have fills, just that some are greens and some are white. The green ones are my fault. It was a miscommunication. I will change them all to white in the next iteration.

I'll address all the issues you mentioned by midnight tomorrow. :)

rwito commented 9 years ago

I would suggest not to work on all the items now. Check Vikram's requirements for the notation form factors. 1 being similarity to xml notations. Based on it check existing symbols by scanning graphics lib like nounproject. Then choose a over all theme (only filled / with or without outline) for the form. Then only start working. That shall streamline the work flow and minimize iterations. I think selecting a more muted color (shade of blue) might work better with the eye with the existing contrast of grey.

Q. Why is there a grid in the canvas BG?

RahulKondi commented 9 years ago

The grid was included by @kishan-gupta. I would have liked larger squares, though. Helps lay out objects more neatly.

I kind of prefer a gridded BG to a plain white BG. One reason, as I mentioned, is it helps lay out objects more neatly. The other being it feels more like an editor. That's subjective, of course.