Polymorphic letters: Transforming pen movements to extend written expression

Andrea Taylor; Zoltan Foley-Fisher; Carol Strohecker

doi:10.1145/1056808.1057032

Polymorphic letters: Transforming pen movements to extend written expression

Andrea Taylor, Zoltan Foley-Fisher, Carol Strohecker

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Abstract

We are developing a digital writing tool, Polymorphic Letters (PL), to investigate hand and pen movements as they may extend and enrich expression in written language. PL recognizes individual letters and associated spatial, temporal and pressure qualities of pen movements. The system maps these features to typography and colour variables, creating lively representations on-screen. Writers will use the tool in learning environments emphasizing the role of personal expressions. We explore style and voice as they pertain to expressions through hand, pen, and words, and describe the rationale for PL, its iterative design, and next steps based on writers' and readers' experiences.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CHI'05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'05
Pages	1825-1828
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1056808.1057032
State	Published - 2005
Event	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005 - Portland, OR, United States Duration: Apr 2 2005 → Apr 7 2005

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Other	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland, OR
Period	4/2/05 → 4/7/05

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Constructionist learning
Expressive typography
Multimodal communication
Pen-based interface

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Polymorphic letters: Transforming pen movements to extend written expression. / Taylor, Andrea; Foley-Fisher, Zoltan; Strohecker, Carol.
CHI'05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'05. 2005. p. 1825-1828 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Taylor, A, Foley-Fisher, Z & Strohecker, C 2005, Polymorphic letters: Transforming pen movements to extend written expression. in CHI'05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'05. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, pp. 1825-1828, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005, Portland, OR, United States, 4/2/05. https://doi.org/10.1145/1056808.1057032

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