/note-paper

Graph paper with embedded data markings

Primary LanguagePostScriptMIT LicenseMIT

Note paper

I could buy graph paper, but it's cheaper to print your own -- particularly because it uses almost no ink/toner. While I'm at it, I'd also like to customize the layout a little bit.

First, I take notes in a sort of unusual layout. I'm left-handed so I'll take a half-sheet (usually a full sheet folded in half) and make three sections, each facing a different direction:

+---------------------------------------+
|         ^           |                 |
|         |           |   section 1     |
|     section 3       |      |          |
|---------------------|      |          |
|                     |      V          |
|          section 2  |                 |
|           <------   |                 |
|                     |                 |
+---------------------------------------+

This creates some problems for scanning because there's no metadata about which notes face in which direction. So ideally I can solve this problem by adding a few things:

  1. Markers for the section boundaries
  2. Directional markers per section
  3. Sequence indicators so notes are chronologically ordered

Graph lines

I prefer a small graph ruling, about 0.2" per cell. Sometimes the lines are heavier than ideal, so I'm considering doing something like shading the crosshairs more heavily than the cell boundaries:

        |           |
- - - --+-- - - - --+-- - - -
        |           |
        .           .
        .           .
        .           .
        |           |
- - - --+-- - - - --+-- - - -
        |           |
        .           .
        .           .
        .           .

That way the alignment cues are still there, but there's less visual clutter on the page.

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