Articles tagged with graphics

1. Gnuplot for the Plotless

   In the recent past, however painful it was, I had adopted a solution using TikZ-PDF, or Matplotlib, or Typst, without giving gnuplot any thought. Now I would venture first with gnuplot. Its syntax is uncluttered and unentangled. It may be easily tested interactively. Changes may be made and checked rapidly, to allow for a faster solution, without compromising on the quality of the output. Yes, gnuplot has come a long way. It is still recognizable. Just as powerful as before, if not more. But it has far more sheen than when I last met it. Power and Beauty have met at last!

2. The Making of a Logo

   My friend Solus “Sol” Simkin has a well-earned reputation as a Renaissance man. Among other things, he is a virtuoso of design. He endows his creations with an ethereal air of perfection—where mathematics meets aesthetics—to transmogrify the mundane or banal into unforgettable works of art.