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Balisong

Christian Cabuay — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:54:52 +0000

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with GML (Graffiti Markup Language) to analyze my Baybayin handwriting. If your familiar with XML, GML isn’t very different. In terms of use, check out this video to see what people are doing with it.

GML = Graffiti Markup Language from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Besides stroke analysis, GML can be used as art. It was only natural that I combine the my interests in technology, art and Baybayin. Below is a piece I did on a 24″x24″ wood panel.

How it was made:
1. Capture my writing with the DustTag iPhone app

2. Export the tag to 000000book.com
3. Download the GML code
4. Load the GML code in GraffitiAnalysis desktop program

5. Adjust the many parameters, rotate and zoom to my liking then export the image
6. Invert the image in a graphics program

7. Blow the image up and stitch it to print on multiple pages
8. Cut out the graphic

9. Stain the wood
10. Wheat paste the graphic
11. Add the GML tags

Although I like the rough lines it outputs, I do hope a future release will export SVG files. Look out for my video on the 17 characters. Interested in GML? Check out all the links above and join the Facebook page.

The script is Balisong written in modified Baybayin. Characters from left to right are Ba-Li-So-Ng. What is Balisong?

From Wikipedia

A balisong, otherwise known as a butterfly knife or a Batangas knife or sometimes called Bente Nueve, is a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. In the hands of a trained user, the knife blade can be brought to bear quickly using one hand. Manipulations, called flipping, are performed for art or amusement.

FREE Baybayin.com iPhone app

Christian Cabuay — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:16:47 +0000

The Baybayin.com iPhone app is now available on the iTunes store. Unfortunately, it’s not a Baybayin translator (yet).

Features include:

Blog posts
Twitter activity
Youtube channel
Save content as your favorites
Email/post to your Twitter & Facebook account

Download it now for FREE!

Look out for the PinoyTattoos.com iPhone app soon

Someday my love will come

Christian Cabuay — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:00:32 +0000

Been working on a few concepts that would mashing-up fashion editorials and Baybayin. My wife is a stylist and former fashion editor for a few glossy magazines when we lived in the Philippines. My Baybayin and her eye for style is the perfect match. Below is a sample shot I took with my iPhone. The Baybayin reads “Isang araw dadating ang sinta ko”. While I think it came out nice, there is one problem…..we forgot to remove her wedding ring. Finished product should be done soon as I plan to present it at my Asian Art Museum event on 12/6.

Glitch

Christian Cabuay — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:13 +0000

I’m a fan of unpredictable art. Messy drips of paint, Japanese/Chinese brush painting, Bjork, distorted videos, record static, electric Miles Davis and etc.

Below are glitches of Cabuay in Baybayin

Baybayin art the iPhone

Christian Cabuay — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:04:40 +0000

Along with Baybayin, technology is a passion of mine. Thanks to the iPhone, I’m able to do both. Here’s a video of some the better painting applications I use to write Baybayin. While there are a lot of paint iPhone apps, there are the best.

If you like this, you might want to check out the Baybayin tutorial iPhone app. It only costs $0.99 and having a conversation with the programmer, the next release will have some great features.

Download video

“Alibata” iPhone app

Christian Cabuay — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:42:14 +0000

Gaston Santiago released the 1st Alibata (Baybayin) iPhone app now available on the app store (will launch iTunes) for $.99. Basically you click on the Baybayin glyph on the right and it shows you the Roman equivalent. Pretty simple and easy to use.