Identify that Letter! Part 7: Lowercased Letters, Unite!

This image is a snapshot of a golden, fried and crispy calamari that can be eaten at the extravagant Japanese restaurant Ra Sushi (a sushi bar). Without a doubt, this scrumptious and delicious appetizer is shaped like a lowercased letter “C.” Visually, the letter “C” (both uppercased and lowercased) can be best described as a column with both of its upper and lower extremities bent towards the right side. The only feature that separates this dish from being identified as a capital “C” is its seemingly miniscule size. Furthermore, if memory serves correctly, its length was approximately two inches or so (though less than three inches).

This is a picture of a glazed orange soup (or tasting) spoon. This utensil can be bought from the renowned furniture/kitchen utensil store, Crate & Barrel. Apparently, it takes the shape of a lowercased letter “Q” if it is viewed from a specific angle (which is the position of the spoon on the displayed image). A lowercased “Q” is a column with an arc situated on the left side of its peak and a serif on its bottom right that protrudes upwards. Its expansive bowl must be seen from this viewpoint since its roundness strongly resembles the arc of the stated letter. Although the projection of the handle is not protruding upwards, it does look like the serif of the lowercased letter “Q.”

This chair is another object that was displayed at Crate & Barrel. It is a wooden chair with a green seat that was clearly designed to be placed at the balcony and/or backyard of a house.  By visually focusing on its seat, backrest and armrest (and ignoring its legs), these parts as a whole resemble the shape of a lowercased letter “D.” A lowercased “D” is the reflection of a lowercased “B” – it is simply a column with an arc that is positioned at the left (not right) side of its base.  However, both the armrest and the seat do not form an arc;  a long rectangle with sharp edges can be seen instead. Nevertheless, this is a visual example that shows that letters are still discernable even if their forms and parts have been altered somewhat.

This is an image of a petite faucet that is linked to a large glass jar (or vessel) that was displayed at the furniture store Z Gallerie. The object definitely resembles the form of a lowercased letter “K.”  The fact that its handle is projecting upwards and its spout downwards justifies this statement. A lowercase “K” is a long column with two protrusions that project upward and downward on the right side. Although the faucet does not have a long stem, it is identified as a lowercased letter because of its tiny size. Lowercased letters are considered to be smaller compared to their capital counterparts. Sometimes, it is the size of the object that ultimately determines whether it is either an uppercased or lowercased letter.