Comments on: Almost There! http://glyphpress.com/talk/2008/almost-there/ the alien writing of designer joshua a.c. newman Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: xenoglyph » Sleek and Frightful http://glyphpress.com/talk/2008/almost-there/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 xenoglyph » Sleek and Frightful Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:18:33 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=394#comment-4608 <p>[...] in phase 2) By joshua | posted on March 28, 2008 at 1:24 am | filed under making stuff and tagged Bike, [...]</p> [...] in phase 2) By joshua | posted on March 28, 2008 at 1:24 am | filed under making stuff and tagged Bike, [...]

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]]> By: joshua http://glyphpress.com/talk/2008/almost-there/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 joshua Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:15:06 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=394#comment-4415 Well, I've got two answers. One is that, while you can mix Scotchlite with paint, this frame isn't painted — it's powdercoated, and you can't powdercoat with Scotchlite. It's made it bazillions of glass beads and powder coating is a plastic. Powder coating is *extremely* durable, and that's why I chose it for this frame. The other answer is that then I'd have a pearly white bike. And while that would be cool, it's not what I'm after. An ancillary answer is that you don't need to see "bike". You need to see *movement*. The problem is not getting seen out of the corner of the driver's eye. Once they've know where you are, it's cool. It's when they don't *notice* you that it's a problem. Well, I’ve got two answers.

One is that, while you can mix Scotchlite with paint, this frame isn’t painted — it’s powdercoated, and you can’t powdercoat with Scotchlite. It’s made it bazillions of glass beads and powder coating is a plastic. Powder coating is *extremely* durable, and that’s why I chose it for this frame.

The other answer is that then I’d have a pearly white bike. And while that would be cool, it’s not what I’m after.

An ancillary answer is that you don’t need to see “bike”. You need to see *movement*. The problem is not getting seen out of the corner of the driver’s eye. Once they’ve know where you are, it’s cool. It’s when they don’t *notice* you that it’s a problem.

]]> By: misuba http://glyphpress.com/talk/2008/almost-there/comment-page-1/#comment-4414 misuba Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:43:26 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=394#comment-4414 Okay, why are bike frames not just surfaced with Scotchlite-y stuff to begin with?? 'Cause those few dots are great and all - lots better than nothing - but imagine if a night driver could actually see a shape that s/he couldn't not read as "bike." Wouldn't that be better? Okay, why are bike frames not just surfaced with Scotchlite-y stuff to begin with?? ‘Cause those few dots are great and all – lots better than nothing – but imagine if a night driver could actually see a shape that s/he couldn’t not read as “bike.” Wouldn’t that be better?

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