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Graticule

Graticule

Every graticule mark is cut from one wireframe globe, whose ring, latitudes, meridians and equator draw its letters. The logo, Axis and meridian behind, is one of them.

Section 114 marks

Best

These 14 marks are the best of every drawing on this page. The first is the logo, Axis and meridian behind, and the second is its state on hover, on sign-in and while loading, Oval globe, axis behind.

Axis and meridian behind

A ring, a meridian oval and a latitude oval draw the globe and the G, and the T's stem, the polar axis, breaks where it passes behind the front of the equator, as does the back meridian, while the front meridian still meets it.

Oval globe, axis behind

The logo without its meridian: a ring and a latitude oval draw the globe and the G, and the T's stem breaks where it passes behind the front of the equator.

Meridian globe, axis behind

The meridian globe with the T's stem, its polar axis, broken by about half a stroke above and below where it passes behind the oval's lower arc, the front of the equator.

Meridians, wide axis gap

The meridian globe with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc by a wider gap, three quarters of a stroke above and below it.

Oval, wide axis gap

The oval globe with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc by a wider gap, three quarters of a stroke above and below it.

Meridian globe

A ring, a meridian oval and a latitude oval that draw the G, with a T whose stem runs unbroken through the oval's lower arc, all at the weight of the name's stems.

Oval globe

A ring and one latitude oval with no meridians, whose upper arc draws the G, with a T whose stem runs unbroken through the oval's lower arc, in lines a touch thicker than the name's stems.

Heavy open bar

Heavy lines draw the globe with no meridians, the bar runs from a free end inside the G to the ring, and the stem hangs from it through two fillets and stops a gap above the lower latitude, with a second stem below it.

Graticule GT

In a wireframe globe the flat latitude opens at its upper right as the G, and the equator is both its bar and the crossbar of the T on the central meridian.

Short arc slant, axis behind

The short arc slant globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Heavy curved bar

Heavy lines draw the globe with no meridians, and the bar runs from ring to ring and curves into a stem that stops a gap above the lower latitude, with a second stem below it.

Heavy rounded T, plumb end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a plumb face parallel to the T's stem.

Graticule jaw, thicker

Graticule jaw drawn at the line weight of Graticule GT, heavy. Every cut, the notch and the fillets widen with the line, and the ring keeps its size.

Equator in front

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken behind the oval's lower arc, which runs whole as one band from the G's left side round to the right of the ring.

Section 27 steps

Progression

The marks that led to the logo and to its state, oldest first, each with what changed from the mark before it.

Its state

These 2 marks run from the globe without a meridian to Oval globe, axis behind, which each hover settles the logo into.

Oval globe

The globe without its meridian: a ring and a latitude oval draw the G, and the T's stem runs unbroken through the oval's lower arc.

Oval globe, axis behind

The T's stem breaks behind the front of the equator, as in the logo. This is the logo's state on hover, on sign-in and while loading.

Section 36 marks

Marks

Graticule GT

In a wireframe globe the flat latitude opens at its upper right as the G, and the equator is both its bar and the crossbar of the T on the central meridian.

Graticule GT, heavy

In a heavy wireframe globe the flat latitude opens at its upper right as the G around the left meridian, and the equator is both the G's bar and the crossbar of a T whose stem drops to the ring.

Graticule jaw

In a wireframe globe the flat latitude opens at its upper right as the G, the equator is its bar and the crossbar of the T, and a piece of the right meridian hangs from the bar as the G's jaw.

Graticule jaw, thicker

Graticule jaw drawn at the line weight of Graticule GT, heavy. Every cut, the notch and the fillets widen with the line, and the ring keeps its size.

Graticule jaw, no meridian

Graticule jaw without its meridian oval, so the flat latitude opens at its upper right as the G inside the ring, and the equator, which now ends square on the left, is its bar and the crossbar of the T.

Graticule G

The G is drawn into a globe of meridians and parallels.

Section 46 animations

Animations

Each animation starts and ends on the exact mark, and the newest come first.

Hover and loading

These 4 play on Axis and meridian behind. The first hover and the loader are the live logo's own, where only the line being drawn moves; the other two hovers settle it into Oval globe, axis behind.

Meridian draws back

On hover the meridian draws back along its own oval over both poles until the mark is the logo without its meridian, then the meridian draws out again when the cursor leaves. Nothing else moves.

Meridians draw into the poles

On hover the meridian opens at the bar and its four ends draw back into the two poles together, then they draw out again when the cursor leaves.

Meridians fold into the bar

On hover the meridian opens at both poles and its left half folds down into the bar, and the move runs back when the cursor leaves.

Meridian, then G

While a page loads, the meridian draws back once, then a line runs once round its oval and the G runs once round the equator: its stroke draws off from one end and back on until it rests as the G again. The ring and the T hold still the whole time.

Line globe

These 2 play on Graticule GT, heavy, then on Graticule jaw, thicker.

Language globe turn

The ring, the bar and the latitude hold still while the meridians turn across the face, and the G and the T open each time the globe stops.

Mark to globe

The cuts close, the oval straightens into two parallels and the meridians turn, then the lines fold back into the G and the T.

Section 52 rows

Globe rows

Each row draws two earlier globes with a whole top arc, then the oval state, the logo and the name. Beside the stacked name the globe is 1.1 times the span from the first line's cap top to the second line's baseline, centred on it.

The bar shortens

The whole oval and the whole equator with the stem joined to it, then the bar shortened into the T, then Oval globe, axis behind and Axis and meridian behind.

The axis joins

The whole oval, the whole equator and the whole axis, then the T, then Oval globe, axis behind and Axis and meridian behind.

Section 6263 variations

Variations

These 263 variations are grouped by the study that drew them, newest first.

Meridian and oval globes

These 55 marks draw the globe at the weight of the name's stems, with a meridian oval or without one, and most of them change where one line passes behind another or how a line ends.

Meridian globe

A ring, a meridian oval and a latitude oval that draw the G, with a T whose stem runs unbroken through the oval's lower arc, all at the weight of the name's stems.

Oval globe, axis behind

The oval globe with the T's stem, its polar axis, broken by about half a stroke above and below where it passes behind the oval's lower arc, the front of the equator. This is the logo's state on hover, on sign-in and while loading.

Meridian globe, axis behind

The meridian globe with the T's stem, its polar axis, broken by about half a stroke above and below where it passes behind the oval's lower arc, the front of the equator.

Oval globe

A ring and one latitude oval with no meridians, whose upper arc draws the G, with a T whose stem runs unbroken through the oval's lower arc, in lines a touch thicker than the name's stems.

Axis and meridian behind

The meridian globe with the axis and the back (right) meridian both broken where they pass behind the oval's lower arc, while the front meridian still meets it. This is the logo.

Equator in front

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken behind the oval's lower arc, which runs whole as one band from the G's left side round to the right of the ring.

Meridians, wide axis gap

The meridian globe with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc by a wider gap, three quarters of a stroke above and below it.

Meridians, plumb G end

The meridian globe with the G's top arc ending on an upright cut parallel to the stem, and the axis running unbroken through the oval's lower arc.

Lighter oval, axis behind

The oval globe drawn with lighter lines, at the weight of the name's stems, with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc by half a stroke above and below it.

Oval, wide axis gap

The oval globe with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc by a wider gap, three quarters of a stroke above and below it.

T behind the equator

The oval globe with the axis broken behind the oval's lower arc and the bar stopping short of where the oval meets the ring at the right, so the whole T sits inside the globe.

Oval globe, plumb ends

The oval globe with the G's arc end and the bar's free end both cut upright so they mirror each other, and the axis running unbroken through the oval's lower arc.

Meridian globe, drawn gaps

The meridian globe at the name's weight with its mouth and breaks kept as narrow as drawn.

Meridians, full axis gap

The meridian globe with the axis broken by a full stroke above and below the oval's lower arc.

Axis and meridian, wide

The meridian globe with the axis and the back meridian broken by three quarters of a stroke behind the oval's lower arc.

Three verticals behind

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken by the reference cut where they pass behind the oval's lower arc.

Three verticals, level faces

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken by half a stroke behind the oval's lower arc, every break cut level.

Three verticals, wide gaps

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken by three quarters of a stroke behind the oval's lower arc.

Three verticals, full gaps

The meridian globe with the axis and both meridians broken by a full stroke behind the oval's lower arc.

Arc behind front meridian

The meridian globe with the G's top arc passing behind the front meridian, so it stops a gap short of it.

Bar behind front meridian

The meridian globe with the G's bar passing behind the front meridian, so it stops a gap short of it.

Front meridian over oval

The meridian globe with the front meridian passing in front of the oval, which breaks on both sides of it.

Front meridian over all

The meridian globe with the front meridian passing in front of every line it crosses, which all break beside it.

T behind the front

The meridian globe with the whole T passing behind the front lines, so it hangs from the ring alone.

Complete over and under

The meridian globe with every crossing breaking the line that lies behind, so the depth order is complete.

Over and under, fronts meet

The meridian globe with every back line breaking where it passes behind while the front lines still meet one another.

Complete, axis to pole

The meridian globe with every back line breaking where it passes behind and the axis below the equator running alone to the pole.

Meridians, meridian G end

The meridian globe with the G's top arc ending on a face parallel to the right meridian.

Meridians, ring G end

The meridian globe with the G's top arc ending on a face that follows the ring.

Meridians, wide C breaks

The meridian globe with the breaks around the G's back opened to a full stroke.

Meridians, square C ends

The meridian globe with the ends of the G's back cut square to the latitude.

Meridians, plumb C ends

The meridian globe with the ends of the G's back cut plumb.

Meridians, free poles

The meridian globe with the meridians stopping a gap short of the ring at both poles.

Meridians, free lower pole

The meridian globe with the meridians stopping a gap short of the ring at the lower pole.

Meridians, plumb free ends

The meridian globe with every free end of the latitude cut plumb.

Meridians, wide breaks

The meridian globe with every break opened to a full stroke and the bar free of the G's back.

Oval, five-eighths axis gap

The oval globe with the axis broken by five eighths of a stroke above and below the oval's lower arc.

Oval, full axis gap

The oval globe with the axis broken by a full stroke above and below the oval's lower arc.

Oval, long pole

The oval globe with the axis break set high, so the pole piece runs long and the stem under the fillets is short.

Oval, long stem

The oval globe with the axis break set low, so the stem under the fillets runs long and the pole piece is short.

Oval, axis to pole

The oval globe with the axis below the equator cut free as a dash that runs to the pole.

Oval, bar behind node

The oval globe with the bar stopping short of the right node, where the ring and the lower arc meet.

Oval, back behind ring

The oval globe with the G's back cut away where it passes behind the ring.

Oval, axis and back

The oval globe with the axis broken behind the lower arc and the G's back cut away behind the ring.

Oval, T inside

The oval globe with the whole T inside the globe, free of the ring, and a dash of the axis below the equator.

Oval, long plumb end

The oval globe with the G's top arc running a little longer and ending plumb.

Oval, level G end

The oval globe with the G's top arc running level and ending plumb where the bar's mirrored end lands.

Oval, mirrored bar end

The oval globe with the bar's free end cut on the G end's face mirrored across the axis.

Oval, parallel bar end

The oval globe with the bar's free end cut parallel to the G's end.

Oval, free left bowl

The oval globe with the lower arc stopping short of the ring at the left.

Oval, free right bowl

The oval globe with the lower arc stopping short of the ring at the right.

Oval, free bowl

The oval globe with the lower arc stopping short of the ring on both sides.

Oval, plumb opening

The oval globe with the oval opened at the right by a plumb cut.

Oval, foot gap

The oval globe with the stem stopping a gap above the ring.

Oval, no pole piece

The oval globe with the axis removed below the equator, so the stem ends on the lower arc.

Axis behind the equator

These 112 marks break the T's stem of an earlier mark where it passes behind the front of the equator, and some also break the meridians there or widen the break to a full stroke.

Short arc slant, axis behind

The short arc slant globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Heavy curved bar, full break

The heavy curved bar globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Heavy joined stem, full break

The heavy joined stem globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Rounded T, full break

The rounded T globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Rounded T, axis behind

The rounded T globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Graticule GT heavy, meridians behind

Graticule GT, heavy, with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Graticule GT heavy, full break

Graticule GT, heavy, with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Graticule GT heavy, axis behind

Graticule GT, heavy, with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Graticule GT, meridians behind

Graticule GT with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Graticule GT, full break

Graticule GT with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Graticule GT, axis behind

Graticule GT with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Medium long stem, meridians behind

The medium long stem globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Medium long stem, full break

The medium long stem globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Medium long stem, axis behind

The medium long stem globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Medium short stem, meridians behind

The medium short stem globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Medium short stem, axis behind

The medium short stem globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Star crossing, meridians behind

The star crossing globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Star crossing, full break

The star crossing globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Star crossing, axis behind

The star crossing globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Star hook, meridians behind

The star hook globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Star hook, full break

The star hook globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Star hook, axis behind

The star hook globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Thin crossing bar, meridians behind

The thin crossing bar globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Thin crossing bar, full break

The thin crossing bar globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Thin crossing bar, axis behind

The thin crossing bar globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Thin curved bar, meridians behind

The thin curved bar globe with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Thin curved bar, full break

The thin curved bar globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Thin curved bar, axis behind

The thin curved bar globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Orbit GT, meridians behind

Orbit GT with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Orbit GT, full break

Orbit GT with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Orbit GT, axis behind

Orbit GT with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Flipped breaks, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's flipped breaks redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Flipped breaks, full break

Graticule jaw's flipped breaks redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Flipped breaks, axis behind

Graticule jaw's flipped breaks redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Full-stroke gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's full-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Full-stroke gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's full-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Full-stroke gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's full-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Half-stroke gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's half-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Half-stroke gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's half-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Half-stroke gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's half-stroke gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Hanging stub, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's hanging stub redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Hanging stub, full break

Graticule jaw's hanging stub redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Hanging stub, axis behind

Graticule jaw's hanging stub redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Heavy crossings, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's heavy crossings redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Heavy crossings, full break

Graticule jaw's heavy crossings redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Heavy crossings, axis behind

Graticule jaw's heavy crossings redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Joined jaw, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's joined jaw redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Joined jaw, full break

Graticule jaw's joined jaw redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Joined jaw, axis behind

Graticule jaw's joined jaw redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Joined left arcs, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's joined left arcs redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Joined left arcs, full break

Graticule jaw's joined left arcs redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Joined left arcs, axis behind

Graticule jaw's joined left arcs redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Joined lower crossings, full break

Graticule jaw's joined lower crossings redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Joined lower crossings, axis behind

Graticule jaw's joined lower crossings redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Latitude breaks, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's latitude breaks redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Latitude breaks, full break

Graticule jaw's latitude breaks redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Latitude breaks, axis behind

Graticule jaw's latitude breaks redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Meridian below bar, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's meridian below the bar redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Meridian below bar, full break

Graticule jaw's meridian below the bar redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Meridian below bar, axis behind

Graticule jaw's meridian below the bar redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Meridian in opening, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's meridian into the opening redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Meridian in opening, full break

Graticule jaw's meridian into the opening redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Meridian in opening, axis behind

Graticule jaw's meridian into the opening redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Narrow arc gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's narrow arc gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Narrow arc gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's narrow arc gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Narrow arc gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's narrow arc gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Narrow stub gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's narrow stub gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Narrow stub gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's narrow stub gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Narrow stub gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's narrow stub gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

No gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's no gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

No gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's no gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

No gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's no gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

No lower arcs, full break

Graticule jaw's no lower arcs redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

No lower arcs, axis behind

Graticule jaw's no lower arcs redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Jaw without meridian, full break

Graticule jaw without its meridian with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Jaw without meridian, axis behind

Graticule jaw without its meridian with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

No stub, full break

Graticule jaw's no stub redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

No stub, axis behind

Graticule jaw's no stub redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

No top arcs, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's no top arcs redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

No top arcs, full break

Graticule jaw's no top arcs redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

No top arcs, axis behind

Graticule jaw's no top arcs redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Stub on bar, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's stub on the bar redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Stub on bar, full break

Graticule jaw's stub on the bar redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Stub on bar, axis behind

Graticule jaw's stub on the bar redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Thicker jaw, meridians behind

Graticule jaw, thicker, with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Thicker jaw, full break

Graticule jaw, thicker, with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Thicker jaw, axis behind

Graticule jaw, thicker, with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Three-quarter gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's three-quarter gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Three-quarter gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's three-quarter gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Two-sided breaks, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's two-sided breaks redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Two-sided breaks, full break

Graticule jaw's two-sided breaks redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Two-sided breaks, axis behind

Graticule jaw's two-sided breaks redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Wide gaps, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's wide gaps redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Wide gaps, full break

Graticule jaw's wide gaps redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Wide gaps, axis behind

Graticule jaw's wide gaps redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Woven crossings, meridians behind

Graticule jaw's woven crossings redraw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Woven crossings, full break

Graticule jaw's woven crossings redraw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Woven crossings, axis behind

Graticule jaw's woven crossings redraw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Graticule jaw, meridians behind

Graticule jaw with the T's stem and the meridians broken where they pass behind the front arc.

Graticule jaw, full break

Graticule jaw with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Graticule jaw, axis behind

Graticule jaw with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Chamfered ends, full break

The chamfered ends globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Chamfered ends, axis behind

The chamfered ends globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Plumb ends, full break

The plumb ends globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Plumb ends, axis behind

The plumb ends globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Short arc chamfer, full break

The short arc chamfer globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Short arc chamfer, axis behind

The short arc chamfer globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Short arc point, full break

The short arc point globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Short arc point, axis behind

The short arc point globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Short arc slant, full break

The short arc slant globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Slanted ends, full break

The slanted ends globe with the T's stem broken by a full stroke above and below the front arc of the oval.

Slanted ends, axis behind

The slanted ends globe with the T's stem broken above and below where it passes behind the front arc of the oval.

Lockup drawings

These 6 marks share one oval G and a T whose stem meets the bar through two round fillets, and they differ in where the G's top arc ends and how its end and the bar's free end are cut.

Short arc slant

The G's top arc ends early to leave a wide opening, its end and the bar's free end are cut 20 degrees off plumb as mirror images, and the stem drops from two round fillets through the lower latitude to the ring.

Short arc chamfer

The G's top arc ends early to leave a wide opening, its end and the bar's free end are chamfered at 45 degrees as mirror images, and the stem drops from two round fillets through the lower latitude to the ring.

Short arc point

The G's top arc ends early to leave a wide opening, its end and the bar's free end are cut at 30 degrees to the level as mirror images so each ends in a long point, and the stem drops from two round fillets through the lower latitude to the ring.

Plumb ends

One oval draws the G from the bar round the left, the G's end and the bar's free end are both cut plumb, and the T's stem meets the bar through two round fillets and runs through the oval to the ring.

Slanted ends

One oval draws the G from the bar round the left, the G's end and the bar's free end are cut 20 degrees off plumb as mirror images, and the T's stem meets the bar through two round fillets and runs through the oval to the ring.

Chamfered ends

One oval draws the G from the bar round the left, the G's end and the bar's free end are cut at 45 degrees as mirror images, and the T's stem meets the bar through two round fillets and runs through the oval to the ring.

Ends of the G's top arc

These 57 marks give the G's top arc a different end on Heavy rounded T, Heavy open bar and Heavy curved bar, cut plumb, level or square or along a line of the globe.

Heavy rounded T, plumb end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a plumb face parallel to the T's stem.

Heavy rounded T

Rounded T drawn at the weight of the heavy open bar, with the G's mouth widened so the end stays clear of the ring.

Heavy rounded T, axis end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on the vertical axis, so the G stops above the T's stem.

Heavy rounded T, stem end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line of the T's stem edge.

Heavy rounded T, turn end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line where the T's fillet leaves the bar.

Heavy rounded T, mirrored end

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends plumb where the bar's free end lands when mirrored across the axis.

Heavy rounded T, short plumb

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends plumb a little shorter, leaving a wide mouth.

Heavy rounded T, longer plumb

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends plumb, leaving a narrow mouth.

Heavy rounded T, short square

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends square to the arc a little shorter, leaving a wide mouth.

Heavy rounded T, longer square

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends square to the arc.

Heavy rounded T, level mirror

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top and ends plumb where the bar's mirrored end lands.

Heavy rounded T, tangent tail

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc runs on along its own tangent to a near plumb end.

Heavy open bar, axis end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the vertical axis, so the G stops above the T's stem.

Heavy open bar, stem end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line of the T's stem edge.

Heavy open bar, turn end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line where the T's fillet leaves the bar.

Heavy open bar, mirrored end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends plumb where the bar's free end lands when mirrored across the axis.

Heavy open bar, plumb end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a plumb face parallel to the T's stem.

Heavy open bar, longer plumb

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends plumb, leaving a narrow mouth.

Heavy open bar, longest plumb

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs as close to the ring as it can and ends plumb.

Heavy open bar, longer square

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends square to the arc.

Heavy open bar, longest square

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs as close to the ring as it can and ends square to the arc.

Heavy open bar, level end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top to where the drawn arc ended.

Heavy open bar, level mirror

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top and ends plumb where the bar's mirrored end lands.

Heavy open bar, tangent tail

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs on along its own tangent to a near plumb end.

Heavy curved bar, axis end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the vertical axis, so the G stops above the T's stem.

Heavy curved bar, stem end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line of the T's stem edge.

Heavy curved bar, turn end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on the line where the T's fillet leaves the bar.

Heavy curved bar, plumb end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a plumb face parallel to the T's stem.

Heavy curved bar, longer plumb

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends plumb, leaving a narrow mouth.

Heavy curved bar, longest plumb

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs as close to the ring as it can and ends plumb.

Heavy curved bar, longer square

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longer and ends square to the arc.

Heavy curved bar, longest square

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs as close to the ring as it can and ends square to the arc.

Heavy curved bar, level end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top to where the drawn arc ended.

Heavy curved bar, longest level

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top as close to the ring as it can.

Heavy curved bar, tangent tail

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs on along its own tangent to a near plumb end.

Heavy rounded T, ring channel

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring a full stroke inside it.

Heavy rounded T, ring clear

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring with a clear gap.

Heavy rounded T, tight ring

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring as close to it as it can.

Heavy rounded T, high parallel

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 50 degrees.

Heavy rounded T, low parallel

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 45 degrees.

Heavy rounded T, level wedge

The heavy rounded T globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top and ends on a face that follows the ring.

Heavy open bar, ring channel

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring a full stroke inside it.

Heavy open bar, ring end

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a face that follows the ring.

Heavy open bar, tight ring

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring as close to it as it can.

Heavy open bar, short meridian

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends early on a face that follows one of the globe's meridians.

Heavy open bar, longest meridian

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longest and ends on a face that follows one of the globe's meridians.

Heavy open bar, high parallel

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 50 degrees.

Heavy open bar, low parallel

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 45 degrees.

Heavy open bar, level wedge

The heavy open bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top and ends on a face that follows the ring.

Heavy curved bar, ring channel

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring a full stroke inside it.

Heavy curved bar, ring end

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc keeps its length and ends on a face that follows the ring.

Heavy curved bar, tight ring

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the ring as close to it as it can.

Heavy curved bar, short meridian

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends early on a face that follows one of the globe's meridians.

Heavy curved bar, longest meridian

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs longest and ends on a face that follows one of the globe's meridians.

Heavy curved bar, high parallel

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 50 degrees.

Heavy curved bar, low parallel

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc ends on a face that follows the globe's parallel at 45 degrees.

Heavy curved bar, level wedge

The heavy curved bar globe, where the G's top arc runs level from its top and ends on a face that follows the ring.

Traced drawings

These 10 marks are traced from hand drawings of the globe in thin, medium and heavy lines.

Heavy open bar

Heavy lines draw the globe with no meridians, the bar runs from a free end inside the G to the ring, and the stem hangs from it through two fillets and stops a gap above the lower latitude, with a second stem below it.

Heavy curved bar

Heavy lines draw the globe with no meridians, and the bar runs from ring to ring and curves into a stem that stops a gap above the lower latitude, with a second stem below it.

Thin curved bar

Thin lines draw the whole globe, the G's top arc meets the right meridian in a point and the two halves of the bar curve down side by side into the T's stem.

Rounded T

One oval draws the G from the bar round the left to an open end, and the T's stem meets the bar through two round fillets, every line at the ring's weight.

Thin crossing bar

Thin lines draw the whole globe, the G's top arc meets the right meridian in a point and a straight bar crosses the left meridian and drops a stem to the ring.

Heavy joined stem

Heavy lines draw the globe with no meridians, the bar runs from a free end inside the G to the ring, and the stem hangs from it through two fillets and runs into the lower latitude, with a second stem a gap below it.

Star crossing

The stem and the equator meet in a four-point star, the latitudes stop short of the left meridian on its outer side, and the G's top arc runs past the right meridian to an open end.

Star hook

The stem and the equator meet in a four-point star, the G's top arc bends down at its end into a point on the right meridian, and a short piece of the equator runs from the ring to just outside the left meridian.

Medium short stem

Every break is half a line's width wide, the G's top arc ends square past the right meridian and the bar curves into a stem that ends on the lower latitude.

Medium long stem

Every break is half a line's width wide, the G's top arc ends square past the right meridian and the bar curves into a stem that runs through the lower latitude to the ring.

Jaw redraws

These 23 marks redraw an earlier build of Graticule jaw, thicker, whose stub in the G's opening is a sliver that each redraw cuts away or changes.

No stub

The stub is gone, so the opening is clear and every other cut stays as it was.

Joined left arcs

The stub is gone and the meridian's left arcs join both latitudes, so cuts remain only above the G's top arc, beside the T's stem and at the jaw's foot.

Heavy crossings

The gaps are half the line's width, the left meridian is whole and the stem runs through the lower latitude, as in Graticule GT, heavy. The jaw stays and the stub is gone.

Stem cross

The stub is gone and the lower latitude runs through the T's stem, so the stem makes a cross as in Graticule GT, heavy.

No top arcs

The meridian's two arcs above the G's top arc are gone with the stub, so the cap of the globe is empty.

Three-quarter gaps

Every gap is three quarters of the line's width, so most cuts narrow a little and the stub grows into a short piece.

Half-stroke gaps

Every gap is half the line's width, so the cuts become crisp slits and the stub grows longer.

Narrow stub gaps

The gap above the G's top arc and both gaps around the stub narrow to half the line's width, so the stub grows longer.

Narrow arc gaps

The gaps at the top left arc, the lower left arc and the jaw's foot narrow to half the line's width.

Stub on the bar

The stub rises from the bar with no gap, in line with the jaw below, so the two make a cross inside the opening.

Hanging stub

The stub hangs from the G's top arc with no gap, as a branch near the arc's end.

Full-stroke gaps

Every gap is the line's full width, so the stub shrinks to a speck and the top arcs get shorter.

Meridian into the opening

The meridian's top right arc runs on through the G's top arc into the opening, in place of the stub, and stops a gap above the bar.

No lower arcs

The meridian's two arcs below the lower latitude are gone, so only the T's stem reaches the ring at the bottom.

Joined lower crossings

The lower left arc and the jaw both run into the lower latitude, so the jaw no longer hangs free.

Joined jaw

The jaw runs into the lower latitude, so the right meridian is whole from the bar to the ring.

Flipped breaks

Each one-sided break moves to the other side of its crossing, so the jaw joins the lower latitude.

Two-sided breaks

The meridian breaks on both sides of each latitude it passes under, so the left meridian between the latitudes hangs from the equator alone.

Wide gaps

Every gap is one and a half times the line's width, so the stub disappears, the top arcs shrink to wedges and the jaw to a short piece.

Meridian below the bar

The meridian is gone above the bar, with its top arcs and the stub, so the globe reads as a bowl.

Woven crossings

The meridian and the latitudes alternate over and under around the ring, which adds cuts and leaves a loose dash between the T's stem and the jaw.

No gaps

Every line joins every line it meets, so the only cut left is the free end of the G's top arc.

Latitude breaks

At every crossing the latitude breaks and the meridian runs whole, so the G's top arc hooks into the right meridian and its end is left as a loose piece in the opening.