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Figure 18.12.
Theiconasitappearedin
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(left). Modifying the shape drawn
in the Canvas node (center) will automatically propagate down to the final result (right).
(See Color Plate XX.)
the nodes below it. Notice that when the hand's pinky is extended, the surrounding
line pattern automatically adjusts to the new shape.
This practice of avoiding fixed designs is an extension of the component reusabil-
ity concept discussed previously. Whereas fixed designs will often benefit only the
asset for which they were initially created, procedural creations can be readily re-
purposed.
Figure18.13
showsafewofdozensofdifferenticonsthatwerecreated
for
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by reusing and adjusting the same components utilized to create the
“Flip-It Glove” icon.
Figure 18.13.
Avoiding fixed designs allowed numerous icon variations to be created for
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with exceptional speed. (See Color Plate XXII.)
