The idea

New forms inspired by the Slinky toy. A single stroke follows a 4×5 module grid and draws the numbers from 1 to 10, one family, one style.

Art Deco

Straight shoulders, loops that stand out against the body. A rounder take would have matched the toy; a sharper one was chosen to contrast with it.

Ten colours, 36° apart.One full turn of the colour wheel

Colour

Instead of one gradient spanning the whole wheel, each number gets its own gradient of analogous colours: distinct on its own, in harmony as a set.