{"id":4911,"date":"2012-11-22T20:04:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T01:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2020-07-11T16:28:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T20:28:27","slug":"20121122-sliced-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design-typography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/22\/20121122-sliced-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design-typography\/","title":{"rendered":"20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4912\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/22\/20121122-sliced-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design-typography\/attachment\/20111121\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4912\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4912\" data-attachment-id=\"4912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/22\/20121122-sliced-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design-typography\/attachment\/20111121\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/20111121.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"809,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/20111121.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-4912 \" title=\"20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography\" alt=\"20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/20111121.png?w=600&#038;ssl=1\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/20111121.png?w=809&amp;ssl=1 809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/20111121.png?resize=500%2C309&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20121122: Sliced by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So this one is pretty straightforward: In Inkscape, place some text with the text tool, convert to a path, ungroup, then union, so that the text is now a single path. Place a line across it with the Bezier tool. Select both paths and intersect, using the line to cut the text. Move the bottom part to the right, select and rotate the text.<\/p>\n<p>tags: slice, cut, typography, cutting, knife, text, type<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/20\/20121120-a-study-in-hexagonal-geometry-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-design-cc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/21\/20121121-hell-yes-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121121: Hell yes by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/08\/20121108-a-waveform-of-the-word-open-tattoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121108: A waveform of the word &#8220;open&#8221; #tattoo<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So this one is pretty straightforward: In Inkscape, place some text with the text tool, convert to a path, ungroup, then union, so that the text is now a single path. Place a line across it with the Bezier tool. Select both paths and intersect, using the line to cut the text. 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