QIP 011: Denomination ideograms for Quanta and Shor as svg, webfonts #23
Conversation
|
Quanta Ideogram 1 . The circle represents the whole and the triangle represents a portion . The lines symbolize movement and action. The overall shape is similar to the shape of a capitol Q . https://gist.github.com/snannerb/88468b177f20cf18e42d7f5430a99118 |
|
I suggest a shape very similar to capital Q with two lines instead of just one. |
|
@scannerb, Shor ideogram #1 reminds me illuminati)) |
|
Quanta Ideogram 2 . Lower case q with two wavy lines crossing the left side of the circle, representing movement and fluidity. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/ee88829759ebe762c38bd55a3b828aee |
|
I would vote for a minimalistic shape, yet sophisticated and easy to remember as @atoma01 is suggesting. i.e: Quanta: |
|
Quanta Ideogram 3 . Capitol Q with two thinner lines striking through vertically the left side of the circle. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/65ea4323574d71039fe7c3f63956789e |
Thanks for your submissions! Are you able to break apart your comment so that there's 1 gist per comment however? (important for another part of this QIP). |
Yes, I am. Quanta2: |
|
One more. Quanta: |
|
Another. Quanta: |
|
Quanta ideogram 4. Capitol Q with curved q line and two thinner lines vertically crossing through center of circle .https://gist.github.com/snannerb/7ff267bcd47958ccda51c88284ea6a84 |
|
Shor ideogram 2. Flipped and rotated S letter with thin wavy line crossing. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/d938003d248d45989ed65434e0eb9841 |
|
Shor ideogram 3. Spiral with bottom right and middle lines removed. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/5ab83fbd1ef5c2691cf8049f43a783d3 |
|
Quanta ideogram. Capital Q for the first letter of "QUANTA" and A for the last letter. the A can be made by drawing a second line to the small diagonal line of the Q. |
|
quants ideogram. small letter q as first letter of "quants" and s as last letter. The s is made by adding a small semicircle on the right side of the q, making the bottom of the s. My inspiration came from wikipedia article about how the dollar sign evolved from the pesos sign, in which the p and s (first + last letter) were combined, and many other currencies that inspired on this same scheme. My drawings are just sketchy, just want to convey the idea |
|
There are some interesting potentials in the unicode character set, though these are variably implemented in commonly used fonts. eg. ℚ (U+211A) - not widely supported
Having the chosen symbol (or something very close in visuals) easily accessible in a variety of typefaces would ease adoption, though may not be as visually appealing as something more bespoke. |
|
Quanta ideogram#5 . Oval with receding thickness of outline , with two bars protruding out of top and bottom. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/6b307ed0177ab1dd7e73fa3958fc44fb |
|
Quanta ideogram#6. Oval/circle with line extending from top through bottom leaving bar underneath. |
|
Missed the window to contribute so only able to comment. Everyone's submissions and thoughts are excellent! Nice work all, looking forward to seeing the final result |
|
Quanta ideogram#7. Crescent moon shape with two uneven lines crossing bottom right side. https://gist.github.com/snannerb/d2058d43d8f234ee1146cba20cf4a3f1 |
|
Quanta ideogram#8 . Circle with line extending from bottom to right on level plane. |
Denomination ideograms for Quanta and Shor as svg, webfont
Abstract
Motivation
Ideograms are useful in conveying an idea or concept which is independent of any particular language.
Doing so as an SVG allows for usage in a wide variety of mediums. Further creating a webfont hosted either locally or from popular third-party services has the added advantage of being able to be easy to implement.
Specification
The reference asset format should follow the Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG v1.1) standard which has a wide userbase and can be incorporated into a font and hosted either locally and/or on third-party services.
This will be then compiled into the Web Open Font Format (woff) and Web Open Font Format 2 (woff2) standards.
In order to qualify whether a prospective ideogram is symbolic as a currency, it should be tested against a diverse background of people from different regions with a positive result being that it's recognised as a currency.
For the test, every positive result can be recorded as 1 and negative as 0. These results would then be compiled and an average established with the final resulting floating point value between a 0 and 1. An overall result that's greater than a value that's to be determined through discussions will signify whether the ideogram works to represent a currency in a series of short-listing rounds.
Backward compatibility
Both SVG 1.1 and Woff/Woff2 are open standards and offer wide support.
Implementation
Quanta and Shor ideograms should be uploaded as a gist in the SVG format and linked to in a comment as part of the comments-uri thread of this QIP.
A diverse team will be elected to do an initial round of testing as specified in the specification portion of this QIP with a process where the submitter of the ideogram wont be identified.
Ideograms would be short-listed and tested against a wider audience less familiar with QRL and short-listed further.
A vote would take place to identify favourite currency ideograms
The selected ideograms would be cleaned up and made into respective woff and woff2 files.