D'ni monograms by yours truly

JayRho · **Joined:** Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 88

ok I love golf and fishing. I like to read. I like photography. Autumn is my favorite time of the year.

KathAveara · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:43 pm

larryf58 wrote:

vokanyar

An alternative translation would be vokænv'ja, lit. "birth celebration" (since people frequently celebrate their birthdays a few days before or after their actual birthday, whenever's most convenient)

JayRho · **Joined:** Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 88

JR is good Larry

larryf58 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:22 pm

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A while ago I proposed a similar translation, using lorahgets (supposedly “joyful” or “graceful”)

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Hmm. That would be a good one, except that lorag is an unconfirmed word, and there's only one sentence it appears in. The meaning of "grace / joy" was assigned tentatively based on context, not because there is any real clue about whether it's accurate. It could mean something entirely different.

larryf58 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:37 pm

KathAveara wrote:

larryf58 wrote:

vokanyar

An alternative translation would be vokænv'ja, lit. "birth celebration" (since people frequently celebrate their birthdays a few days before or after their actual birthday, whenever's most convenient)

If I were to use that, it would be the same way we do in English: voKanyar v'ja, "birthday celebration".

You're using å instead of a in vokan? Where did you find that spelling? I've never seen an example of vokan written in D'ni in a canon source, so I've been assuming it's a, because that's how it's written in the D'ni Dictionary.

larryf58 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:40 pm

JayRho wrote:

JR is good Larry

Okay. Gray, blue and black for colors. Music, Christian symbology, golf, fishing, books, photography, and autumn. That gives me plenty to work with. We'll see what I do with it.

korovev · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:25 pm

larryf58 wrote:

You're using å instead of a in vokan? Where did you find that spelling?

Word of RAWA

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larryf58 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:15 pm

For JayRho. The monogram is "JR" ( jr ).

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The general idea is that the monogram and shapes are metal parts that are soldered together and placed over a brushed metal ring.

JayRho · **Joined:** Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 88

looks good so far..how about trimming it in black

larryf58 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:24 pm

Not quite sure where I'd add black to the base, but the personal glyphs are another story.

JayRho · **Joined:** Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 88

maybe the outer ring and the inner ring in black (to outline) and the inner outlines in the same center shade of blue

KathAveara · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:21 am

larryf58 wrote:

I've been assuming it's a, because that's how it's written in the D'ni Dictionary.

Which dictionary are you using? This one has 'vokan' with æ (but then again, it seems to write all words with no confirmed pronunciation with 'a')

larryf58 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:05 am

That's the one I use. I'd scanned it before posting and didn't see the å in any of the spellings of vokån there. But yes, he can be inconsistent.

I need to find a list of all the words that use å and update my copy of the dictionary.

larryf58 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:19 am

Okay, added 3-d black edging to the steel overlay. Adding blue to the monogram would involve making a mask and isn't very easy for me. The lettering is solid that I applied the steel effect on top of, so it's a single piece. It might look good as a cutout, but that's a little beyond my skill level for now. The crosses and arches are cutouts because I generated them that way; I can't do that with the D'ni letters.

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JayRho · **Joined:** Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 88

looks real good Larry!!!!!

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