dougdude3339

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by dougdude3339 23d ago
I prefer my debit card because I'm more aware of how much I'm spending. Money taken out of my account is immediate and feels real. Ultimately, I spend less.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I really enjoyed reading this. I wonder where the master copies ended up. Storage? Landfill? I hope some are preserved and hung on the wall. The pen plotter sounds phenomenal. I've used some modern budget friendly ones - but don't
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I used one of these bizarre pouches as a gentle final pass to clean up drawings. The graphite "smear" from the t-square happened with every drawing - thanks for sharing this top. Before starting a new drawing I would wipe down the
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I try to “think with a pencil” every single day - I’m excited to browse this book. When digging into hand drawn data viz I did not have older software on my mind. It’s analogous to this project and something I’m excited to try - and maybe,
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
Certainly reminds me of the fonts produced by the vintage lettering kits. What if for digital fonts, there was a way to write the same letter 2 or more different ways? Adding slight variations to the same letter would mimic the effect of us
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
That seems like a valuable internship. I think the documentation in books about hand drafting techniques only contains so much information. How much knowledge was passed from professionals to apprentices alone? And does this knowledge disap
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I dream of stumbling across a book like this in the used book store... I'm striking out finding a digital copy or availability at libraries.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
This is exactly what I hoped for when writing this article. The "Atlas de statistique graphique de la ville de Paris" from 1889 has stunning hand drafted data visuals I may have never seen unless you shared. Thank you for making a
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I've taught digital art classes too. I was pleasantly surprised at a writing assignment where most students (un-prompted) turned in a hand-written response.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
Classic.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
I found myself using the Prismacolor Artgum eraser the most. It had a nice way of shedding the used parts and staying clean. I like the kneaded erasers too but I tend to dirty them up too much.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
Learning about something like TikZ is exactly what I hoped for from writing this article. Thank you for sharing.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
The kerning deserves the criticism - I'm glad someone said it :)
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
This will be an excellent addition to the list. Curve lines are a challenge I have yet to tackle in depth.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
Never heard of Decker - I can tell I'm gonna have fun with it. Thanks for sharing.
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
Finding tools that clicked was a nice process to discover. I also tried harder leads and like them for the reasons you mention - but for whatever reason, kept coming back to a basic BIC mechanical pencil. An eraser shield is a good addition
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I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph(dougmacdowell.com)
664 points by dougdude3339 4mo ago|105 comments
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by dougdude3339 4mo ago
What's been more interesting to me lately than using software to design data visualizations is learning to draw data by hand. It's a time consuming process but incredibly rewarding. The feeling of erasing graphite to reveal clean,
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Fifty Hours to Draw Some Lines - Making high quality data visualizations by hand(dougmacdowell.com)
4 points by dougdude3339 4mo ago|0 comments
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Incredible - thank you for sharing this.
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Excellent find I have never heard of - thank you for sharing
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Excellent find - I haven't heard of this one. The marketing gag approach reminds me of the Zotac Mekspresso build by Ali “THE CRE8OR” Abbas. https://thecre8or.de/mekspresso.htm
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Glad you like the project. I might have special taste in coffee, this stuff is pretty good, but honestly I like instant too...
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Means a lot - thank you :)
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Damn that's a good idea... orienting the graphics card horizontally would've made a little frying pan.
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
The tubing and pumps are food safe, however, the radiators and cooling block are not. It's a special tasting cup of coffee best consumed in moderation.
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Thank you - I wonder, if in some microscopic way, the coffee is caffeinating the CPU too.
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by dougdude3339 1y ago
Kicking myself for not thinking of this... it's genius
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Coffeematic PC – A coffee maker computer that pumps hot coffee to the CPU(dougmacdowell.com)
278 points by dougdude3339 1y ago|87 comments