Multiplicity Symbol

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

We've been discussing ideas for a multiplicity symbol, and I came up with the following:



Please keep in mind this is a very rough draft that I did in MS Paint in about 5 minutes XD

Anyway, what do you guys think?

~Kier

Comments

[karma-silenced.livejournal.com]

That's cool! :)

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^

~Kier

[aliasalixx.livejournal.com]

Better than I would ever be able to do! :D

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Hee hee thanks! Good thing for vector based functions like sphere creation, cause when we sketched it out by hand it looked like a monkey did it -_-;;;

No offense to qornelius! LOL

~Kier

[saturniakitty.livejournal.com]

That's so cute!

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Heeee thanks ^___^

I know not everyone is going to want to be represented by a smiley face, and I thought at first of giving each face a different expression, but I didn't want to make it more complicated or contribute to the myth that each personality has been 'created and assigned an emotion' ><;; Plus, I think it looks better symmetrical ^_^

~Kier

[saturniakitty.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm not sure about if it would work for widespread use, but it's still adorable.

[delancy.livejournal.com]

As someone in a system with three front men (heh), I rather like that symbol.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

lol thanks!

A question I was thinking of posting to the group: Is your body male? I am curious because it seems most multiples have bodies that are female, or that started out as female.

You don't have to nswer if it makes you feel uncomfortable ^_^

~Kier

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Our guess based on 14 years of correspondence is there's an equal # of male-body systems who stay in the closet or tell just family members. The preponderance of female bodies has to do with more cultural permission for females to be plural on account of overwhelming number of females in media presentations. It probably has little to do with actual demographics. The two male-body systems that got the heaviest publicity both had members who engaged in some kind of criminal activity. The majority of publicised insanity defenses using plurality are male offenders. This should give some indication as to why men might not want to come out.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

*nods* That's a very good point, and makes a lot of sense... thanks for the insight!

~Kier

[aliasalixx.livejournal.com]

Our body is male, but the split is (as far as we know right now) 50-50 male/female. Although the "main" one (me) is kinda femme.

Alixx

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

*waves* ^_^

It just seemed like all the systems we knew had female bodies... we were starting to wonder if multiplicity was somehow influenced by genetics lol

~Kier

[aliasalixx.livejournal.com]

*waves back*

[crystalhellion.livejournal.com]

We're genetically male but currently in the process of male-to-female gender transition. Take that as you will.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Ahhh... we're the opposite hee hee

~Kier

[ninalyn.livejournal.com]

We like it, too. The little girls said they want pink, though, hehe.

But still, very creative. We have PSP and Photoshop and don't know how to use the vector functions or anything.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

LOL! Hmmm... that's one color that never seemed to make it to the rainbow, along with brown and I guess a few others :\ *wonders why* >_>;;

Illustrator is a vector based application, while Photoshop is rasterized (If I remember correctly :\ lol) I MUCH prefer Photoshop, and you can use some vector-based functions like the shape creation, but I like the more organic feel of the paintbrushes & whatnot for other artwork. When I get home I'll have to add some pieces I did in Photoshop to our Photo Album ^_^

~Kier

Rainbows

[spookshow-girl.livejournal.com]

Mostly because rainbows are caused by separating light rays. Depending on the shade of pink, it can be a combination of two colors which are not adjacent, or the combination of a lot of red, and a little of all the other colors.

Brown is an imperfect mix of the colors.

--Me

Re: Rainbows

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Ooh... thanks for the 411!

~Kier

[random-element.livejournal.com]

Oooh...pretty...:)

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^

~Kier

[sharpsight.livejournal.com]

The basic theme is definitely interesting--but, as you noted, some might (or rather, to be honest, would) be reluctant to be associated with smiley faces.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking "Mr. Yuk" :)

[echoesnspectres.livejournal.com]

Hey, nice. It's a bit like a trinity knot.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Thanks... I hadn't even realized that lol

~Kier

[newmoon17.livejournal.com]

I like it better than some of the ones I have seen - we should start a brainstorm pool and get everyone to start submitting ideas ^.^

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^

~Kier

[szczur-system.livejournal.com]

They look so... happy. :)
Haha, I like it!

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

lol thanks!

~Kier

[kasiya-system.livejournal.com]

I find it mildly disturbing.

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

LOL! Why's that?

~Kier

[kasiya-system.livejournal.com]

None of the smiles have a pair of their own eyes.

[appadil.livejournal.com]

That is almost painfully cute....

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

XD

Thanks!

~Kier