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I would like to see a

Wotaflea — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:07:51 -0700

I would like to see a bigger-counter-“a”, otherwise it really stands out as if it does not belong to the group. I like it anyway because it is really legible in small size. Can you make more samples? Add oil =)

I think it’s very nice.

Yehan — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:27:29 -0800

I think it’s very nice. lowercase a reminds a little of Centaur (maybe it’s the bowl) but yes. Very nice job!

I love the terminus of the

Chipman223 — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:21:27 -0800

I love the terminus of the lowercase a. The tops of the m and n appear a little flat in comparison to the b, c, d, o etc.

I want to say it’s Rolling Stone magazine that often uses body copy in a similar typeface, but don’t quote me on it.

I’m a fan.

While this is a small part

Scalfin — Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:10:44 -0800

While this is a small part preference, I feel the two-side serifs on the “h” and such contrast with the half-serifs on the “a” and such. Might I recomend disbalancing the two-side serifs so the left side is only, let’s say, two thirds the size of the right?

This font has a very nice

drewvan — Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:24:36 -0800

This font has a very nice feel to it. I especially like the “a” but it’s got a character all its own (pardon the pun). Maybe lift the bowl of the “a” for this font and build a new font where the “a” fits in a little better. This definitely has potential. I really like it a lot!

I understand what you say,

piccic — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:15:56 -0800

I understand what you say, Eric, however Ad Lib comes from different premises.
Calcite by Akira Kobayashi looks as an extreme stylization of this feature, while mantaining the premises.

What was that Novarese face called?
If I’m able, I hope to show it in the other thread, here.

Hey! great work, I like

strass — Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:15:14 -0800

Hey! great work,

I like it!

I have some constructive comments to add:

*I think the “j” might be too bold at the bottom

*The “g” tail maight be too light (comparing it with the “j” or the “y”)

*The “s” “falls” to the left, you could try keeping it more balanced by adjusting the lower part of the “s” more to de left. I think is a little bit light and it could be wider.

*The “z” is thin at the bottom and bold on the top, try to level it

Hope i’d helped!

Keep up the good work, i want to see it finished

Ferch

Tipografía-Montevideo

Hi Thanks a heap for the

ashton — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:53:05 -0800

Thanks a heap for the feedback. Very much appreciated.
I think before I go any further I need to invest in some better type software as I’m currently using illustrator.

So hopefully I’ll post again soon with your feedback in mind.

Cheers

I think you’re on to

lincolnhancock — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:22:10 -0800

I think you’re on to something. My immediate reaction is that the bowl on the “a” is a little smushed. It’s a serious lo-rider. Also, the descender on the “j” is a bit heavy. Still, stylish and close to functional.

Perhaps caricature isn’t

Ehague — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:17:37 -0800

Perhaps caricature isn’t the right word (I hadn’t yet had coffee when I wrote all that!) and I didn’t mean to make it sound like Bell Gothic was strictly a caricature. I more meant that if you were to ask “What typeface takes the concept of the ink trap to its logical extreme?” my answer would be Bell Gothic. Similarly, if you were to ask me “What typeface takes the concept of this inner/outer tension to its logical extreme?” the best answer I could give would be Ad Lib (I know, it’s pretty weak), since, nutty and papercut though it may be, almost all it’s outsides are curved, and almost all it’s insides are optically rectangular. I can’t think of a typeface that takes this same approach but does it rationally or seriously to the hilt.

What was that Novarese face called?

Thank you. Well, I entirely

piccic — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:10:05 -0800

Thank you. Well, I entirely agree on the attractiveness brought by them.
One of the earliest examples of such stylizations I have seen (and very good too), is in a typeface by Aldo Novarese (which does not exist in digital format).
He married the proportions of Roman inscriptions with the overall feel of a “drawn” sans-serif.

I can’t see how you could relate Ad Lib to this, anyway. It looks to me as informal “paper-cut” lettering.
I do not think Bell Gothic was meant as a caricature: it was designed by Carter to withstand bad printing conditions and the exaggerate look of these features comes from this, right?

The “kink”s in this case

Ehague — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:35:24 -0800

The “kink”s in this case are the corners, so to speak, on the inside outline of a counter, where a node has been placed and the bezier handles are “broken”. Oftentimes these kinks are meant to emulate a kind of brush-formed style, or else are placed in such a way as to mimic the normal stress/modulation of a pen-formed letter. In Weka, you can see it in the c, p, q, s, etc.

Their attractiveness, I think, comes from the tension they bring to a given form — continuous curve outside, discontinuous curve inside. In this way, (and I don’t know if I’m alone on this) Ad Lib is sort of a caricature of the style in the same way Bell Gothic is a caricature of the concept of the ink trap.

Sorry, but what is the

piccic — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:23:03 -0800

Sorry, but what is the “kink” feature?

I like these forms, I see them with quite character, without necessarily a specific single influence.

As it has been said, it may need some refinement, and of course you should see how it works as a whole with more words setting.

Some weights and styles of

Ehague — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:20:15 -0800

Some weights and styles of Freight sort of have the kink feature going for them. The display italic, particularly.

I think it’s actually nice

Quincunx — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:12:27 -0800

I think it’s actually nice to see another serif with the kink-treatment. There has been a excellent serif with such kinks on the forums once before. And there is also Suite Serif on textaxis. And I’m working on a sans for a while now which has the kinks too. And I know of another sans which has it, but I can’t remember its name and I can’t locate the bookmark. But it does seem to be somewhat of a popular feature. Luckily it’s a nice feature! ;)

Type Critique: Weka

ashton — Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:32:31 -0800

Hi,

Here is a lowercase alphabet I’ve been tinkering with in my spare time. I intend this to be used for text/copy. Would love to get some feedback as I’m pretty rusty at this game.

All comments appreciated!!

ashton