From c95faeeed7191bc4084e0bef11c0ed51650afe1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TurtleWolfe Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 18:18:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] feat(logo): redraw printing-mallet.svg as a proper compositor's mallet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The prior asset rendered as a coopered keg-on-a-stick with iron bands — the silhouette of a Thor-style sledge, not a printer's tool. Historical references (per A. A. Stewart's "Typesetting" and Letterpress Commons) describe a compositor's mallet as: - Roughly *square* head (5 in top × 4 in bottom × 3 in thick), NOT a cylinder. No iron bands. No brass ferrules. - Thin handle of beech or ash (~1 in diameter, 7-8 in long), entering the head through a beveled hole locked with a wedge. - Used in conjunction with a wooden planer block to tap movable type flat on the imposing stone ("type-high"), or to drive quoins. This redraw replaces the entire geometry from scratch. WHAT YOU SEE NOW - Squat boxy head in 3/4 perspective: top face (end-grain rings), front face (vertical side-grain streaks, slight bottom taper per the 5-top-to-4-bottom anatomy), right-side face (foreshortened, in shadow). - Locking wedge visible on the top face (light beech, contrasts against the darker head). - Wear band + chipped corners along the bottom-front edge — where repeated strikes against the planer block leave their mark. - One small knot on the front face; subtle surface dents from use. - Thin tapered handle with palm-swell at the grip; round-shaft shading (left highlight, center specular, right shadow); subtle grip darkening from hand oils. - Ground shadow beneath the (un-rotated) composition; soft 2-stop elliptical drop. ANATOMY THIS REJECTS (versus prior asset and prior v1 attempt) - No cylindrical head with rounded top/bottom ellipses. - No iron reinforcement bands. No rivets. No rust patina. - No 4-strap mortise. No leather wrap rings on the grip. - Handle is thin, not stubby. Grip is at the bottom, not the middle. UNCHANGED - 400x400 viewBox preserved for existing consumers (favicons, blog illustrations, etc.). - 42° rotation pose preserved for continuity with the prior asset. - public/scripthammer-logo.svg, public/favicon.svg, public/apple-touch-icon.svg unchanged (their embedded mallets are sub-pixel-detail at favicon render sizes; separate follow-up if desired). REFERENCES - Stewart, A. A. — "Typesetting" (Project Gutenberg #46113) - Stewart, A. A. — "Type Cases And Composing-Room Furniture" (PG #31704) - https://letterpresscommons.com/compositors-tools/ - https://www.c82.net/typography/term/mallet Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- public/printing-mallet.svg | 246 +++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 129 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-) diff --git a/public/printing-mallet.svg b/public/printing-mallet.svg index 81909733..51aa7e36 100755 --- a/public/printing-mallet.svg +++ b/public/printing-mallet.svg @@ -1,137 +1,149 @@ - + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - \ No newline at end of file +