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From: boba@gagme.wwa.com (Bob Allison)
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Subject: Line & Talk: sigs
Date: 25 Jun 1994 21:38:55 -0500
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   In a previous post, I talked about the evolution of sigs and font 
effects, and then ended the post with the following sig:


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::''  ''::'      '::::::  `:::::::::::::'.::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::' :. :  :.        ::::::  .::::::::::.:::'::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::  :   :::.       :::::::::::::..::::'     '::: : ::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::'   :':  "::'     '"::::::::::::: :'           '' '::::::::::::
::::::::'        : '   :  ::    .::::::::'    '                        .::::::
::::::::               :  .:: .::. ::::'                              ::::::::
::::::::. .,.        :::  ':::::::::::.: '                      .:...:::::::::
:::::::##### ::####   #### ::##### ::#####  ####  #####    ####   ## :## :## :
:::::## :::::##     ## :## :## :## :##    ##     ## :##  ##  ##  ## :## :## ::
:::::#### ::## ::  ###### :##### ::####  ##     ##### : ## :## :## :## :## :::
:::::::## :## ::::## :## :## ## ::## :  ##     ## ## : ## :## :## :## :## ::::
::##### :::#### :## :## :## :## :#####  ####  ## :## : ####  ::######## ::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::. '  '::::::.  '  '     :::::.:.:.:.:.::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::: :     '::::::::.   ' ,:::::::::: : :.:':::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::: '    .:::::::::   . :'::::::::::::::' '::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::''  .:::::::::: :' :'::::::::::::'      '::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::'   .:::::::::::. .::::::::::::::::       ::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::. .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::..:::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::'.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


   And then Mr G wrote:

>What do you do, man! Holy shi

   I'm not sure what Mr G wants to know, but I think he likes the above 
sig.  Maybe he likes it because he's seeing it for the first time, 
without seeing anything that it evolved from.

   So, I guess I'm still talking about how font effects and sigs evolve.  
The above sig was the result of a lot of tinkering.  The font has been 
used in many ways, like:

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////##### //### //#### //##### //#### //### /##### ///#### //## /## /## /
////## /////## ///## /## /## /## /## ///## ///## /## /## /## /## /## /## //
////#### //## ///###### /##### //#### /## ///##### //## /## /## /## /## ///
//////## /## ///## /## /## ## //## ///## ///## ## //## /## /## /## /## ////
/##### ///### /## /## /## /## /#### //### /## /## //#### ///######## //////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   This font is also used in other map sigs, including the title graphic 
for the SAAAs (except the first one).

   The map was the second generation diddling of a GIF conversion I made 
of a map.  The original GIF conversion was posted, reposted, talked 
about, and somebody even made it into a animation.  Then I diddled it 
into the map you see in the above sig.  I put the map and font together, 
and got that particular map sig.

   But as I've mentioned before, since I've worked on evolving all the 
font effects and pics of my sigs, they are not very impressive to me.  So 
I surprised when somebody else likes them.  But I guess it happens the 
other way to, I'm always more impressed by other people's wark.

--
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  //////  //      //////  //////  /////   //      //////  //  //  //  //  //
     //  //      //  //  // //   //      //      // //   //  //  //  //  //
//////  //////  //  //  //  //  //////  //////  //  //  //////  //////////
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