A field catalogue

In the Wild

The toastangle has no inventor because it was never invented — it was discovered. These specimens have always had the shape; they were waiting for the name. Hover any plate to reveal the toastangle within.

Plate I Standard

Bread, end slice The cross-section of a tin loaf — the shape that gave it its name.

Plate II Standard / Leaning

Tombstone The classic upright stone. Standard subtype, occasionally Leaning with age.

Plate III Standard

Norman doorway Romanesque architecture's go-to entrance. Often an arch rendered as a toastangle by molding.

Plate IV Sharp

Vintage television set The 1960s console TV. Rounded glass tube framed by a wooden cabinet.

Plate V Splayed Standard

Mailbox The American curbside mailbox. A Splayed Standard toastangle on its side.

Plate VI Sharp Standard

SIM card Notch in the corner aside, the basic outline is a Sharp Standard toastangle.

Plate VII Sharp Standard

Smartphone silhouette Most modern phones. Sharp Standard at low aspect ratio.

Plate VIII Standard

Car side window Especially on coupes and older sedans. The shoulder mediates the A-pillar.

Plate IX Splayed

Loaf pan Cross-section of a standard bread tin. The reason your slice is a toastangle.

Plate X Standard

Old radio cabinet Bakelite-era tabletop radios. The dome housed the speaker grille.

Plate XI Saddle

Bathtub, side profile The Saddle subtype in domestic form. Walls rise, rim dips, basin holds water.

Plate XII Saddle

Drainage channel Engineered Saddle. The downward top curve is the design — water collects in the dip.

Plate XIII Inverse Saddle

Ornate planter The Inverse Saddle in stylized form. Walls tuck inward, basin dips for soil.

Plate XIV Disjointed Saddle

Asymmetric basin sculpture A Disjointed Saddle. One shoulder in, one shoulder out, top dipping between.

Plate XV Standard (high τ)

Gothic round trefoil doorway A Standard toastangle with high τ. Drawn for eight centuries; never formally identified until now.