For Operation As Image  we explored the abilities of the cutting plotter by plotting letterforms with a writing utensil.  The purpose of this project was to modify a typeface based on a set of rules to show how the interpretation of rules can create a variety of results which would then be plotted using the cutting plotter.  For my image I plotted the word CHARGE which I modified using the Blend tool in Illustrator.  I designed the arrangement of the type so that the letterforms appear as though the words are moving due to an electric charge and then plotted using a gold gel pen on 24×17 black matte paper.  This project allowed me to use an Illustrator tool that I had never used before and gave me experience with the cutting plotter.