01 · the opening
Every wave begins and ends at 12 o’clock, where a small gap is left open. It marks the first letter and the last, and the words read clockwise from there, in the order they were typed.
about · the wordwave
the anatomy of a soundwave
one wave, taken apart. nothing in it is random.
“i love you”
02 · the height
Each letter gets its own equal slice of the circle. Its height comes from its place in the alphabet: A is the shortest line, Z the tallest. Longer words simply take up more of the circle.
i
l
o
v
e
y
o
u
03 · the shape
Vowels — a, e, i, o, u — are open sounds, so they draw soft rounded humps. Consonants close the mouth, so they draw sharp peaks. That contrast gives every phrase its own rhythm.
04 · the silence
A space leaves a short quiet gap between words. A comma or full stop leaves a longer breath. Silence is part of the design, the same way it is part of speech.
05 · one colour
Every line is the same solid gold. No faded or lighter lines — the only thing that changes is length, so the shape you see is the words and nothing else.
side by side
i love you vs i love u
Both start with “i love”, so the first part of each wave matches. One ends in “you”, the other in a single “u” — so the end of each wave looks different. Change one letter and the wave changes with it.
i
l
o
v
e
y
o
u
i
l
o
v
e
u
the formula, plainly
one letter, one line
start at the top, read clockwise
each letter = one equal slice of the circle
line height = 25% + 75% × (alphabet position − 1) ÷ 25
vowel → rounded top · consonant → sharp top
space → short gap · comma or full stop → long breath
every line → the same solid gold
Recorded your voice instead? Then the wave is your real recording: loud moments become tall lines, quiet ones short.