Punto

mbtype
16.Dec.2007 9.33am
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This is Punto, one of the my first fonts. I would like to know your opinion about it, what is good, what i should change.



writingdesigning
16.Dec.2007 2.44pm
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Hi José,

With this image, it’s not clear whether the jagged edges are part of your design or just becasue of a low-res jpeg!

You may want to post a different sample image where one can view the details better. It may also be an idea to use a PDF.


mbtype
16.Dec.2007 5.50pm
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Sorry my ignorance, but how can i insert a pdf? On insert image only let me insert jpg. gif. & png.....


writingdesigning
16.Dec.2007 7.07pm
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If it’s a PDF, I think you’d need to upload it on to your server and post a link.

Jpeg, gif etc. could also do the job provided the samples are slightly larger.

Good luck!


mbtype
17.Dec.2007 4.10am
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I update the image. I think now is better.


writingdesigning
17.Dec.2007 10.31am
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It’s quite interesting :)

Can you give some background on how you came upon this design, and also perhaps the applications that you designed it for?

Btw have you seen this?


cerulean
17.Dec.2007 3.20pm
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A, V, v, w, y are really too wide.

The b is aesthetically strange, but it probably helps legibility.
You might want to try to find a way to make the descender of the g not so big.

The rest of the design is nice and solid, though I think one pixel is missing from the diagonal of the M, and the serif on the bottom of the h may be closing it too much.

The numerals are my favorite. I like that they have their own height.


mbtype
17.Dec.2007 5.02pm
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Thanks for the feedback.
I came up with this design, when i see the work of Zuzana Licko with Lo-Res, and some manual works that with the point we construct the letter. From this i came up with Punto.


satya
26.Dec.2007 1.10pm
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Is it Hinted??


mbtype
26.Dec.2007 3.18pm
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what means hinted?


satya
27.Dec.2007 1.08am
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Hinting is a kind of programing to make a typeface look good on the screen.
A well hinted typeface should look something like this,


mbtype
27.Dec.2007 3.06pm
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No, it isn’t hinted.
Thanks for the tip


mbtype
2.Jan.2008 9.17am
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This is the most recent version of Punto. I change b,v,w and i have hinted it.


satya
2.Jan.2008 1.36pm
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Can you upload an image containing some running text?


mbtype
2.Jan.2008 3.45pm
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Here it is with some running text...


satya
2.Jan.2008 3.55pm
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I liked it but your lc ’h’ look like ’b’ to me. Also one might get confused between the ’c’ and ’o’. Also B look like E ( eg. Bar and Ear)