Using a lowercase "p" as a question mark?
After a long time sketching, testing, searching and starting from scratch repeatedly I have settled on what I feel to be a suitable logo for myself when doing freelance work (as a client I am a pain in the ass). The only problem is that I can’t seem to turn my lower-case “p” into a question mark without losing the awesome sci-fi retro curves of Magistral Extra Bold OT. The standard ? that is part of the character set is no help as it in turn looks nothing like a “p”.
Terrible attempts at conversion (and the original ?)
Any ideas? About anything I mean, I’m at the point now where I feel I might have “settled” for Magistral when something better is out there waiting!
2.Jun.2008 5.36am
Have you tried using the p but cutting out the back of the stem where it meets the bowl?
2.Jun.2008 5.52am
I have, it looks very empty and loses the rigidity. I also tried horizontally flipping the c but again it lacks that solidity.
2.Jun.2008 7.57am
How do you feel about this?
—- Just brainstorming....
2.Jun.2008 9.54am
About your second entry - would it benefit being just a tiny bit looser? I like your concept.
Sharon
2.Jun.2008 10.40am
FWIW, I think aszszelp’s suggestion is right on target.
3.Jun.2008 2.01am
aszszelp: That does look great! I’ll try it with the descender intact on the p.
Sharon: I’ll give that a go as well, you might be right.
3.Jun.2008 2.39am
I wouldn’t connect the descender with the dot though...
That would take the ?-mark’s easy recognisability, and I think the “broken” as you call it descender is not necessary: you can interpret it as a small-caps P as well...
But it’s up to you :-)
And I’m happy you like it, I’m happy I could help.
3.Jun.2008 5.44am
I see what you mean now, I think it works really well like that. You’ll have to send me an invoice! :-P
Looks fantastic vectored up!
3.Jun.2008 7.47am
Write me your billing address. If you feel unconfortable posting it publicly, you can use private messaging.
3.Jun.2008 12.18pm
OF COURSE I was just joking ;-)
Just don’t forget to remember me.
Szabolcs
[minor addition/edit not to flood the thread]