I'm fairly certain what swash characters are...and have checked typowiki to no avail. Could we get an explanation for those of us not 100% on what we're designing here? Thanks!

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7 - Mark Simonson's Courier Flair

Can I suggest that the requirement say, "Create at least three swash characters for Franklin Gothic?"

Ok, thanks guys! This should be interesting since Franklin Gothic is such a neutral typeface.

These are pretty basic, I guess, but here's my first stab at it...

(revised post, now flouting two rules -- thanks, Joe!)

Dude, post "Rain King" please. Bollocks to the rules. =)

Or, you could do, "Richard Kegler".

who needs rules? bring the swash!

I'm only encouraging breaking the rules, because mine is going to and nobody is going to stop me! =)

OK, if we are allowed to break the rules, here is my Franklin Gothic:

ChrisL

Franklinstein. It's alive! Alive!

but where are your swashes, chris?

I don't know how to introduce this:

Christian, now that is just fantastic! You win.

You guys have all cracked me up tonight!!!

But I suspect that the ideas for this contest are being hatched in the Black Lodge. ;-)

frankie goes lowercase.

Don't know why, but I'm getting this vibe that Franklin's swashes
should be pixelated... Maybe using pixels of deceasing size with
distance; sort of metaphorical of Franklin having stroke contrast.

hhp

Well, then let's pixelate it.
Maybe that's a good job for the microfoundry,
since pixels are so small.

Beautiful, Mattijs. Dig that terminal i.

Franklinstein rides again:

Microsoft has the most famous use of Franklin Gothic. (Okay, so the logo is based on Franklin Gothic.) Of course, I had to keep the 'os' ligature.

Punchcut dominates Franklin™

Extra points to jared and mattijs for doing characters that will work along side the default characters in the font.

Killer zed by the way, zara.

I knew mine was too tame -- badass work, y'all.

Joe, are those Snidely Whiplash mustaches you drew on there? If so, mightily well done.

Go Franklin Go

pd

I did not resist so here is a fast one

Wow I like the lowercase ones a lot more than I thought I would... can't resist...

Now we back to rock the minuscule, hide yo eyes ya fool, can't stop the Franklin from ranklin yo stankin rules!

(sorry)

I'm loving this! You guys have all done great work so far. Keep it up!

I'm seeing Frankin Gothic in a whole new light now. I used to work in-house for an insurance company where FG was one of the corporate faces. Since then, I've found it a bit dull. But this -- this makes me appreciate it all over again!

(Sorry, no entry from me -- just a spectator/cheerleader here.)

Pica pusher, that last one is super duper.

hhp

Resistance is useless.

Damn you, you've made it even more so:

[edit: I got the T ok, then started on the D & A, when I got an attack of temporary sanity, and quit!]

Not sure if that C works.

Curl the top as well and it will.

hhp

or maybe just the top?

Hmm...

You might have something there, Hrant.

Dang, Pica (Dan), your stuff rocks. Morris Fuller Benton would be proud.

And, Mark, it's just a given that we're not worthy to be in your presence. =)

we’re not worthy

Oh, no. Don't start that. You can stop by any time.

(I think you guys must be spying on me. I have something along these lines on my to-do list, so I've been thinking about this "problem" for a while. Not Franklin, though.)

Thanks Joe. Actually I particularly liked your "nightmare before micro$oft": completely unexpected.

I like Christian's, too. Franklin Gothic Floriated.

Dan (Pica), thanks. I'm glad you see the humor in it. It's funny that you made the Tim Burton connection... clearly I need to work on my bezier skillz. (Inspired by FF Ginger.) =)

I have tears in my eyes. These are gorgeous. Testament to your talent. Some of these really take Franklin to a realistic new place.

Franklin Gothic gets ballsy!

Lovely interpretation, Grant!

Sweet condensed fig!

And Grant is clearly a baller...

well... here goes nuffin:

Nuffin? That's damn near sumpin, Paul.

well it ain't what it should be, but i figgered it'd do for this game. thanx for the compliments, grant!