Electronics hobbyist, but more for the journey than the end result.
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| blog (de) | https://25120.de |
Today’s discovery is another weird electronic component package. At first I thought you’d sort of shove it into a PCB cutout and the shape makes for a reliable friction fit/contact. However, there are no electrical contacts.
This package apparently was (is?) used for contactless transponders, likely keyfobs.
For the general look I’m aiming for an Art Deco look. Yes, it’s anachronistic, but I think there’s a chance it can be made to work with the display in the end.
All this turned out to be way less difficult than I’d imagined to achieve. Actually, it was quite a bit of fun to try out how far I could get within the small pixel grid.
This is where I’m currently at. It’s still work-in-progress. Naturally, there are lots of details to optimise, so feedback is welcome!
For me personally, though, it looks a little off. Perhaps it’s the immediate recognisability of the character design not fitting to the oddness of the display itself?
Since I’m also not a big fan of the compromises this character set makes regarding diacritics and minuscules, I figured I’d try designing my own.
(Picture is from https://github.com/fruchti/leshy/tree/develop/demo/hd44780, the only fitting photo of my own I had available right now)
