Trial balloon number one

ChrisL

What a perfectly ridiculous idea.

Hmm.

i hope the double "ist" ligature counts...

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nc

I decided to give the italic a crank...

The 'di' needs some work... a little too swoopy.
But I think the classic 'ct' ligature works well enough.

I think I posted this one to the ether earlier...

pd

There's been a disappointing lack of trash talking lately, so... EAT THIS, SUCKAS!

That would be good if you'd used the full name of the beer and not mispelt it and the pr needs kerning.

:)

hmmm, no illustrator at home, but I do have p/shop 6

may i ask - being as i know squat - what the difference is between a ligature and the swashes from week 2?

much appreciation...

ligature
vs.
swash

thankye very much mr.Hunt.

now, where can i get cooper black for free as i don't have it?

I followed istitch's example and went with a triple-letter ligature... this is one that really should be its own letter, considering its phonetic butchery:

I've kept my 'ch' ligature more on the beefy side, tho it lacks the flair of Grant's 'ct'.

now, where can i get cooper black for free as i don’t have it?

then you'll just hafta freehand all your work. >^P (we don't do free)

Picapusher,
You should do your "dg" lig in Cooper for this as well?

ChrisL

fair do, I understand. i'm just skint as ever. cheers.

Fraktur fonts used to have tz ligs... Bonus for the fa lig?

done, and, done.

Through and through, here is mine too:

ChrisL

The mutant g sprouting antlers to become a gh ghets mad props.

Here it is with the ough as one lig:

ChrisL

Here's a quick sketch.

GOV

It just occured to me that the grammar is incorrect. Opps. Hopefully you guys can overlook that and appreciate the ligatures.

:)

GOV

Go, Chris! How about one long bouma? ;^)

Cheshiredave,
I am diggin' your "t-o" lig but please don't send it to Terrel Owens, he does not deserve it :-)

ChrisL

we are bouma-lacka, bouma-lacka, bouum, boum, boum :-)

ChrisL

Really interesting stuff, all. I'm quite fond of the gh ligs from both Pica and Chris.

And in the spirit of battle, I have to call out the presence of many swashes trying to pass themselves off as ligatures. :)

Now I'd better get to work on mine.

OK Tiff, we no-longer lacka bouma:

ChrisL

In terms of fontellectual property, would it be fair use to post an EPS of the outlines of an alphabet from the font in question so the font-poor among us could still sink their teeth into it?

(and is this maybe a question for a different forum?)

Does it count if it is all one big lig?

ChrisL

That bo is tricky; I read bama. (which is ideal for the crimson tide, but I suspect not what you had in mind)

i'm gonna say that that's not ok to post the outlines.

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nc

Outlines?

yeah on second thoughts, mine are more swashy then liggy,
you got me
i'll get my coat

last one from me I promise: in this case, form certainly does not follow

that last one is approaching cooper black script

That is a real fun one Pica, makes me want to go and ask my doctor for a ct scan :-)

ChrisL

PS: Your edgy dg Cooper is brill dude!

i’ll get my coat

No, you shall stay and try again!

i had to jump into the ring on this one

Get ligs or die tryin'.

Who wants to step up and get their ligatures cracked?
by my man Kris from the 'ville with his mad letter-track.

Sounds like wristy business Kris :-)

ChrisL

Chris L whacks back with his slack 'Coop Black,
but he still knows yo that Kris is his big daddy mack!

Maybe I would fight better with my:

ChrisL

Another way is to use:

ChrisL

The k from 'Zland is comin' to tramp
I float like a butterfly sting like a bee.
Muhammed was heavy-weight champ
using 2 fisted ligas and bookin' with me!

ChrisL

Zero decorum goin' down in da forum,
Amatuers be playin'
I know there's no delayin'

Witness this:
The Dezcom Diss!

I'm such a newbie at this. But this is fun!

OK, time for a fun one--that often desired double g :-)

ChrisL