From 3b18f29016645ced83b9365da0afc00f2b580167 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Monique Teillaud
-« +`` Construct first a square ABCD, and bisect AC at E, BD at F, AB at G, and CD at H. Draw the straight lines EF and GH, thereby establishing a point I at their intersection. From the center I, describe a circle JIK on EF, the diameter of which is one-ninth the distance AB. Using that same radius, describe a circle LJI, thereby establishing a point N on the perimeter of the -circle I. ....... » +circle I. ....... ''
@@ -101,35 +101,35 @@ Luckily we contacted an expert in logos and brand development.-«A logo is an abstraction» explained Mark Höwe, Chief Creative of +``A logo is an abstraction'' explained Mark Höwe, Chief Creative of the web agency Haatchi&Haatchi, and he illustrated what he meant with the images on the right. -«CGAL is not a zoo, right!» Mark said, and he continued -«Was CGAL an application like Picasa, inkscape, or gimp, a painting would -have been a serious option.» +``CGAL is not a zoo, right!'' Mark said, and he continued +``Was CGAL an application like Picasa, inkscape, or gimp, a painting would +have been a serious option.''
Here we are in 3D. - + We see quad meshes flying rapidly over a terrain model. Additionally, we see the mesh at two levels of detail. -«In a world of devices ranging from smartphones, over tablets, -to workstations with huge screens, multi resolution algorithms are key!» -according to Mark, and he added «As Samsung Maps and Huawei Maps also enter +``In a world of devices ranging from smartphones, over tablets, +to workstations with huge screens, multi resolution algorithms are key!'' +according to Mark, and he added ``As Samsung Maps and Huawei Maps also enter the market of GIS for the masses, a logo with a terrain model, makes -absolute sense for a geometry library like CGAL.» +absolute sense for a geometry library like CGAL.''
If CGAL was only 2D algorithms this tangram would have worked too. -«The fact that it is composed of basic shapes which can be recombined -in an unlimited number of ways captures the essence of CGAL.» Mark said. +``The fact that it is composed of basic shapes which can be recombined +in an unlimited number of ways captures the essence of CGAL.'' Mark said.