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Auteur: Brian Degger
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Aan: Bricolabs startup mailinglist
Onderwerp: Re: [Bricolabs] Stencils for Bricolache!
http://strix.org.uk/stencil/gallery/ will take a picture of your choice and
turn it into a stencil.
Also got a nice gallery
On 10 May 2013 16:44, "James Wallbank" <james@???> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> For the Pixelache/Brico event, we're planning to make a "stencil
> environment" with laser-cut stencils of Brico-things. If you'd like your
> stencil to be included, then please send the design to me. I'll be
> laser-cutting the stencils on MONDAY and TUESDAY - so Monday morning is
> pretty much your last chance, unless I can scrounge laser-time in Helsinki.
>
> The best way to send is to make images that are 2-colour PNGs which are
> easy for me to trace, or Inkscape SVGs. Please upload them somewhere
> (Dropbox maybe?) and post me a download link if your data is big. (Say,
> bigger than 200kB)?
>
> Guidelines for designs.
>
> * Designs should express something about Bricolabs - your relationship
> with the network, how you feel about Brico-ness, or something about the
> organisation you work with.
>
> * Creative is great. pictures, logos, slogans or icons are also great.
>
> * One colour only, please. We're planning for dark paint on a light ground.
>
> * We may resize stencils slightly, but figure a minimum size around A5,
> and a maximum size of A3 please.
>
> * Please be aware of the issue of "islands" (and avoid them!). If your
> design has letters in (for example) then the middles of "O"s and "A"s will
> fall out - if you want bridges to hold the islands in place, please make
> them at least 3mm thick - or they may break.
>
> * Think about the context in which your stencil images will appear: a
> textured wall of stenciled images, perhaps with many layers. Your image(s)
> may appear many times - perhaps reversed, perhaps in different colours! The
> whole thing will, the theory goes, capture something of the nature of
> Bricolabs.
>
> * Judging by the timescale, I can probably make a maximum of 20 designs,
> as long as each one is reasonably simple. If they're complex, the cut time
> may be too long - so be simple and bold - a stencil of the Rosetta Stone is
> not feasible!
>
> * More than one entry is fine. If I'm overwhelmed, I'll try to cut one of
> everyone's artworks as a priority.
>
> * I'll do my best to simplify and rescale images if they seem too tricky -
> subject to timescales.
>
> Have Fun!
>
> James
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