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A book with an image of Arthur Hoener's Duo, together with a pen plotted recreation.
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Ode to Arthur Hoener

While browsing through the book ‘Colour’ I noticed a fascinating drawing in black ink on white paper that changes colour right before your eyes.

This and more about recreating this artwork from the artist and teacher Arthur Hoener (1933-1987) after the jump.

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The DraftMaster

We have welcomed another big pen plotter to the fleet. The notorious HP 7596A DraftMaster II. In this post I’ll cover the whole process from buying an in unknown working state vintage plotter, hauling it back home, to getting it ready for some serious production work.

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Image of the iconic album cover Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division and the recreated plot with a period correct pen plotter
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Joyplotting

The iconic cover of Joy Division’s legendary debut album “Unknown Pleasures” (1979) features a striking image of a pulsar’s radio waves. I always liked Joy Division (and New Order) and thought it would be a fun project to recreate the Ridgeline plot on a period(-ish) correct pen plotter. In this post the approach will be outlined without getting too much into details.

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