Pretty nice! A useful design for titling - could work great in a newspaper.
- The "f" could be less shy. - The "g" is too calligraphic; and I'd make its ear Goudy-style. - Both the lc and -especially- the UC "k"/"K" are unhappy. - The "r" is too sharp. - The "L" seems too narrow. - Nice "Q". I might disconnect the far left of the cross-stroke from the left body curve. - The ascending "4" isn't working. The numerals are great overall though. - The acute, grave and tilde seem a hair too strong. - I'd flatten the UC accents. - I might make the exclamation and question marks stronger. - The curly braces could be more interesting.
Spacing: I think your overall letterspacing is good, but the word space too small.
-E and F seems too narrow (or maybe it's the G that is too wide?); -x could be slightly narrower; -the 2 looks weak, thicken its horizontal stroke; -the figures seem too thin.
Somehow this reminds of ITC Garamond and Lucida Bright, but I also see a certain influence from Sumner Stone.
Thanks a lot for the comments! After some weeks (months) designing, I sometimes find myself stuck in the process where choices are difficult to do, and I feel somehow
Nice quick improvements! - I'd make the tail connector (the thick diagonal stroke) on the "g" slightly heavier on the bottom-right than the top-left. Look at Binney & Ronaldson #2 (AKA Oxford, AKA Monticello) for a really good model for that structure of "g". Or Patria's for a more pronounced difference between the two ends. - I think the gaps in "B", "P" and "R" need to be bigger. - The counters of the "N" are imbalanced. - I prefer the top numerals, although that lower "5" is killer. - The blank space is a perfect size now.
- 'a': the left vertical extremepoint on the bowl should be lower. - 'c' and 'e': although I like their form, I get the impression that they tend to fall to the left. Maybe a little more wheight in the lower left part. - 'o': the rightside is perfect, the leftside isnt as good. I would have a look at this. -'s' and 'S': The middlepart should be a little higher. Although I like the imbalance which occurs between both white innerforms, I think this doesnt fit with the rest of the characters. -'A': right stem should be lighter. -'B': bowls should be fatter. -'D': Bowl should be lighter. -'5' (top): horizontal streak should be longer. - Eurosign: why did you make a sign which is conform the 'official' rules ? Be creative. For example you made a slanted serif, which is the only one in the whole font. - I like your lower five as well. Why didnt you use a similar form for your questionmark ?
10 Aug 2004 — 4:20am
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10 Aug 2004 — 10:01am
Pretty nice! A useful design for titling - could work great in a newspaper.
- The "f" could be less shy.
- The "g" is too calligraphic; and I'd make its ear Goudy-style.
- Both the lc and -especially- the UC "k"/"K" are unhappy.
- The "r" is too sharp.
- The "L" seems too narrow.
- Nice "Q". I might disconnect the far left of the cross-stroke from the left body curve.
- The ascending "4" isn't working. The numerals are great overall though.
- The acute, grave and tilde seem a hair too strong.
- I'd flatten the UC accents.
- I might make the exclamation and question marks stronger.
- The curly braces could be more interesting.
Spacing: I think your overall letterspacing is good, but the word space too small.
hhp
10 Aug 2004 — 12:39pm
Yes, nice work!
-E and F seems too narrow (or maybe it's the G that is too wide?);
-x could be slightly narrower;
-the 2 looks weak, thicken its horizontal stroke;
-the figures seem too thin.
Somehow this reminds of ITC Garamond and Lucida Bright, but I also see a certain influence from Sumner Stone.
12 Aug 2004 — 6:15am
Thanks a lot for the comments! After some weeks (months) designing, I sometimes find myself stuck in the process where choices are difficult to do, and I feel somehow
12 Aug 2004 — 11:50am
Nice quick improvements!
- I'd make the tail connector (the thick diagonal stroke) on the "g" slightly heavier on the bottom-right than the top-left. Look at Binney & Ronaldson #2 (AKA Oxford, AKA Monticello) for a really good model for that structure of "g". Or Patria's for a more pronounced difference between the two ends.
- I think the gaps in "B", "P" and "R" need to be bigger.
- The counters of the "N" are imbalanced.
- I prefer the top numerals, although that lower "5" is killer.
- The blank space is a perfect size now.
hhp
12 Aug 2004 — 1:09pm
Hi,
I had a quick glance:
- 'a': the left vertical extremepoint on the bowl should be lower.
- 'c' and 'e': although I like their form, I get the impression that they tend to fall to the left. Maybe a little more wheight in the lower left part.
- 'o': the rightside is perfect, the leftside isnt as good. I would have a look at this.
-'s' and 'S': The middlepart should be a little higher. Although I like the imbalance which occurs between both white innerforms, I think this doesnt fit with the rest of the characters.
-'A': right stem should be lighter.
-'B': bowls should be fatter.
-'D': Bowl should be lighter.
-'5' (top): horizontal streak should be longer.
- Eurosign: why did you make a sign which is conform the 'official' rules ? Be creative. For example you made a slanted serif, which is the only one in the whole font.
- I like your lower five as well. Why didnt you use a similar form for your questionmark ?
This a very nice typeface !
regards,
--Jacques
12 Aug 2004 — 3:23pm
Hrant, Eduardo & Jacques, Many Thanks for your remarks.