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Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

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A quick SAS ODS Graphics annotation take on those classic wooden ABC blocks. Happy Mother's Day, all!

 

* Fun With SAS ODS Graphics: Happy Mother's Day Wooden Block Greetings;

data point;                                                              /* Need data to create a "dummy" scatter plot that we can annootate */
retain x y 0;

%SGANNO;                                                                 /* Use SAS ODS Graphics annotate macros to create "wooden blocks" */                                          
data rectangles;                                                         /* Create 3 ABC blocks (M-O-M) with bright-colored rounded borders/letters & light wood-color background */                                  
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/babyblue.png", layer="BACK");          /* Background image of babies + moms by Reuben Saidman (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baby_show_(3588770019).jpg) *//

%macro Block(letter, color, x=, y=);                                     /* Macro to draw an ABC "block", specify a letter, color, origin (x,y) */
%SGRECTANGLE (height=2, width=2, x1=&x, y1=&y, fillcolor="&color", reset="ALL", cornerradius=.15, drawspace="DATAVALUE", display="fill", HEIGHTUNIT="DATA", WIDTHUNIT="DATA"); /* Color border */
%SGRECTANGLE (height=1.6, width=1.6, x1=&x, y1=&y, fillcolor="cxfff8dc", cornerradius=.15, drawspace="DATAVALUE", display="fill", HEIGHTUNIT="DATA", WIDTHUNIT="DATA");  /* Wood interior */ 
%SGTEXT (label="&letter", FILLTRANSPARENCY=1, x1=&x, y1=&y, textcolor="&color", border="false", textsize=96, textweight="BOLD", drawspace="DATAVALUE"); /* Color text */
%mend;                                                                    
                                                                         /* Stacked blocks that spell M-O-M */
%Block(M, Navy, x=-.4, y=3.6); %Block(O, Red, x=-.4, y=1.5); %Block(M, Green, x=-.4, y=-.6);

ods graphics / antialias height=6in width=6in;                           /* Plot the blocks! */
proc sgplot data=point aspect=1 sganno=rectangles nowall noborder pad=0; /* Dummy scatter plot + annotate dataset to draw the blocks and create background */
scatter x=x y=y / markerattrs=(size=0pt);                                /* Dummy plot with marker size of zero to make it invisible */
inset "HAPPY  " "MOTHER'S  " "DAY!  " / position=right  textattrs=(size=36pt weight=bold color=darkslateblue); /* Happy Mother's Day! greeting inset */
xaxis display=none min=-1.5 max=5; yaxis display=none min=-1.5 max=5;   /* Limit axes bounds, suppress axes labels/lines/values */
run;

 

CHART (BEFORE SAS CODE TWEAKING)

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BACKGROUND IMAGE (BEFORE MS-WORD DOCTORING)

Baby_show_(3588770019).jpg

Source: Wikimedia Commons, Reuben Saidman

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