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erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok I got it working on the iPhone too! It’s … hilarious. #LetterSet#PencilKit

The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Okay #typography fans, I've created a TestFlight sign-up form. If you want to play around with the existing version, please sign-up here: https://letterSet.app.

#pencilkit#LetterSet
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

I tried to explain to my kids yesterday how the my new app works and … what’s it called when you use one outdated metaphor to explain another?

Maybe this needs a new term?
- Deuterskeuomorphism: using an outdated object or interface to explain another outdated object or interface.

#LetterSet#PencilKit
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Test views are the best views. #LetterSet#PencilKit

A test interface being used to explore different letter size and weight combinations in the LetterSet app.
A test interface being used to explore different letter size and weight combinations in the LetterSet app.
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok I got it working on the iPhone too! It’s … hilarious. #LetterSet#PencilKit

The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

I tried to explain to my kids yesterday how the my new app works and … what’s it called when you use one outdated metaphor to explain another?

Maybe this needs a new term?
- Deuterskeuomorphism: using an outdated object or interface to explain another outdated object or interface.

#LetterSet#PencilKit
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok I got it working on the iPhone too! It’s … hilarious. #LetterSet#PencilKit

The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
The LetterSet app, now working on an iPhone. The video depicts the sheet of letters spelling the phrase “hello world” very slowly.
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Almost all of the pieces are together for the MVP. Letter color is now selectable and ignores dark mode, pen size has two options, the gesture system has been completely redone (as a single UIRepresentable that handles both rotate and move). Major next step is a moveable canvas, and an eraser.

The eraser is the challenging one, as I’m rendering pixel data from a PKDrawing, and so the eraser has to manipulate pixels (luckily already separate from the background).

#PencilKit#LetterSet

Transparent overlay of letters shows that curling works too slowly reveal the letters underneath.
Transparent overlay of letters shows that curling works too slowly reveal the letters underneath.
erin sparling
@everyplace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Oh you thought I was done pushing this into the realm of absurdity? Nope! How about repurposing a page curl metal shader to emulate translucent vellum?

As an aside: can I just say how annoying it is to have a single surface that needs to move, rotate, curl and accept pencil input?
#PencilKit#LetterSet

A test sheet of letters in the LetterSet app now has two hit-testing circles that invoke a page curl.
A test sheet of letters in the LetterSet app now has two hit-testing circles that invoke a page curl.