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Duodecimal Glyphs

Posted on Aug 8, 2012 by Frank Armstrong

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Subject

Mathematics

Grade Levels

Post-Secondary

Resource Type

Project

Keywords

Glyphs, type design, typography

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Description

Since there are ten ideogrammic glyphs in a base-10 numbering system, there should be twelve glyphs in a base-12 or duodecimal system (hours of time, inches-feet and points-picas). Design two new glyphs for the “ten” and “eleven” numerals in a base-12 system and apply them to a selected typeface. Select a roman seriffed type that contains old-style numerals from one of the following five categories: Venetian, Geralde, Transitional, Didone or Egyptian.

Example image: Glenn Rush, student

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ISTE NETS·S Standards

Creativity and Innovation

Timing

1-2 Hours
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Materials/Equipment

Macintosh iMac with Adobe Creative Suite 5

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All Comments (4)

marcia blanco

Posted on Apr 6, 2013 - Permalink

I love this! It ties in beautifully with my typography unit and what the high school math teacher is doing. This adds relevance for both of our subjects! Thank you!