Ink Deformation: A Review of Programmable Digital Ink Manipulation
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Summary
This article reviews the concept of "ink deformation" in the context of freehand digital ink and programmable notebooks. It explores how digital ink strokes can be bent, reshaped, and dynamically modified—both manually and programmatically—after being drawn, enabling end-user programmability and fluid creative expression without needing to redraw from scratch.
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One of the main benefits of using digital ink over traditional pen & paper, is the ability change the properties of ink after you've drawn it, rather than needing to redraw from scratch.
This ability also opens the door to end-user-programmability, as we can dynamically change properties based on computations.
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