#punctuationpoints

Day 49/100: The Lozenge ♢ This diamond-shaped mark when used in text usually serves as a bullet point. Recently, it's evolved into a more versatile symbol, representing a thin rhombus in mathematics or a lane restriction symbol on street signs. Fancy! [Pencil drawing on yellow paper] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #the100dayproject #100days #gm100dayproject #thepunctuationproject #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #lozenge #thelozenge #bulletpoints #bulletmarks #yellow #pencilsketch #punctuation #punctuationdesign #rhombus #mathematics #mathematicalsymbols #diamondmark

Day 47/100: The 'Doubt Point Pattern'. The doubt point lent itself to being a fun #punctuationpattern with its zigzag nature reminiscent of lightening. Can lightening strike twice? It can in my #punctuationproject ☇ [Half-drop technical repeat pattern designed using the doubt point pencil motif] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #100days #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #punctuation #punctuationdesign #punctuationlibrary #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #patterndesign #patterndesigner #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepatternconcept #doubtpoint #thedoubtpoint #doubtmark #red #redpattern #halfdroprepeat

Day 46/100: The Interrobang. It has all the drama and excitement of “?!” but without having to type two characters. What could be more useful than that?! The interrobang, also known as the interabang ‽ is a nonstandard punctuation mark used in various written languages and intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the "interrogative point") and the exclamation mark or exclamation point, known in the jargon of printers and programmers as "the bang". The glyph is a superimposition of these two marks. I say bring this one back! [Ink & fountain pen, colours inverted] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #100days #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #thepunctuationproject #punctuation #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #interrobang #theinterrobang #interabang #thebang #glyph #exclamation #exclamationmarks #ink #fountainpen #punctuationdesign #punctuationlibrary #oddpunctuation #funpunctuation #language #writteninink #nonstandardpunctuation

Day 41/100: The Punctuation Pattern. As I near the halfway point of the project, it felt like a good time to throw a #pattern into the mix. I've used #punctuation motifs from the previous 40 days, including day one's inked exclamation marks which are one of my favourites so far. And yellow seemed like a good, cheery, almost-summer background colour ☉ [Digitised hand drawn punctuation elements in a technical repeat pattern] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #100days #the100dayproject #thepunctuationproject #gm100dayproject #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #punctuationpattern #surfacepatterndesign #patterndesign #punctuationtheme #punctuationlibrary #libraryofpunctuation #yellow #punctuationmotifs #design #punctuationdesign #exclamationmarks

Day 40/100: The Hedera. (Another excuse to share a #heart!) "Hedera" is Latin for ivy which perhaps explains the likeness of this #punctuationmark to a heart-shaped ivy leaf. The hedera is found primarily in early Latin and Greek texts. Its purpose was to signify a break between paragraphs, as well as to look nice upon the page. Also known by some as a 'fleuron', the mark had a strictly ornamental use; perhaps the reason for its extinction? There are many different variants and designs of the hedera, and the mark can be placed vertically or, alternatively, rotated onto its side and displayed horizontally. [Borrowed pixels] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #100days #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #punctuation #thepunctuationproject #punctuationpoints #punctuationdesign #oldpunctuation #typesetting #greektext #latin #hedera #thehedera #fleuron #fleurons #ornamental #ornamentalpunctuation #ivy #ivyleaf #artnouveau #pixels #blackandwhite #paragraphs #paragraphbreak #language #heartshaped

Day 17/100: The 'commercial at' symbol that was a bit unloved prior to email. Now it's in constant use everyday around the world, and in languages other than English it has some pretty cool & clever names: In DUTCH - "apestaart" meaning 'monkey's tail'. In ITALIAN - "chiocciola" meaning 'snail' In NORWEGIAN - "kroellalfa" meaning curled 'a'. In FINLAND - "miukumauku" because it looks like a sleeping cat. In DENMARK - "snabel-a", with snabel meaning the trunk of an elephant. And so many more. Where you @? [Keyboard input @ + font + digital splatter-pattern] #100days #the100dayproject #100daysofthepunctuationproject #gm100dayproject #thepunctuationproject #punctuationproject #punctuation #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #theatsymbol #theatsign #language #@ #chiocciola #commercialat #apestaart #kroellalfa #miukumauku #snabela #symbols #email #emailsymbol

Day 7/100: A cacophony of commas. Commas are like rabbits, breeding in fields of text. They sneak in, constant & insidious. I've been accused of 'comma splicing' in the past but I think it's just a vicious rumour. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [Pencil on paper] #the100dayproject #100days #100daysofthepunctuationproject #gm100dayproject #thepunctuationproject #punctuation #punctuationmarks #comma #commas #commasplice #pencil #pencilmarks #pencilonpaper #punctuationdesign #punctuationpoints

Day 2/100: The Apostrophe. Some people abuse them. Some people don't know when to use them. Some people are possessed by them. [Letters cut from magazines, ransom-note style] #the100dayproject #100days #100daysofthepunctuationproject #gm100dayproject #punctuation #punctuationmarks #punctuationpoints #punctuationproject #apostrophe #possession #possessive #apostrophepossession #grammar #goodgrammer #typography