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Morgan; clothing hanger from script lettering.
Posted by David Sudweeks in
2 Jun 2010 — 11:30am
2 Jun 2010 — 11:30am
This piece of lettering will serve as a hanger in a retail space. I am producing it out of aluminum (water jet cut from an ⅛-inch thick sheet). I am interested in all critiques but particularly those pertaining to refinement of the lettershapes, interaction between letters, & spacing. I would like to keep this a relatively low contrast script. Structurally, the paperboard models I have produced are sound enough and balance well enough. Dresses hang by their straps that fit into the notches between the m & o, and the a & n. The PDF shows the hanger at actual size on a piece of 11x17 paper. (I have not removed overlaps in the font file, but will before producing this.)
Thanks.
| Attachment | Size |
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| hanger.pdf | 22.89 KB |
| hanger2.pdf | 22.9 KB |
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2 Jun 2010 — 11:55am
Thinning out the stem of the /r/ a bit; Changes reflected in 'hanger2.pdf' above.
2 Jun 2010 — 12:43pm
Cool idea. The /ga/ connection seems like the least convincing part of the design (looks like /g/ is desperately reaching out with both hands to hold on to /a/). I might try making the shapes of the top of /g/ and of /a/ more similar to each other, e.g. both having gaps like the /g/ currently has. The lachrymal terminal at the very start feels a bit all alone.
Be sure to post pics of the finished product here!
2 Jun 2010 — 1:08pm
How about this minor change:
for legibility. It was readable already, so… It works with that 'o' twist.
2 Jun 2010 — 1:10pm
It needs to be busy in the middle.
2 Jun 2010 — 10:40pm
Thanks Craig and Tomi. Especially good to hear from you Craig, and you bet I'll put up pictures once this is cut. I've worked out a few of the kinks and character relationships and gotten a bit farther along I feel. Tomi, I've got a good bit of stress riding on that /r/g/ connection, so I'm keeping it more simple and structurally sound for now.
15 Apr 2012 — 10:24am
Did you post pictures of the final product anywhere?
15 Apr 2012 — 10:31am
I hadn't seen this! Brilliant.
Surely it's too late, but:
- Would it not be possible to arch it (for better support)?
- A quite important issue here is center of gravity - how do/did you check it without costly iteration?
hhp
8 May 2012 — 8:12pm
This looks like the finished product here: http://upio.com/image/content/morgan-hangers1.jpg
8 May 2012 — 8:17pm
Looks like a render.
hhp
10 May 2012 — 8:39pm
Could be, but there's also an image of the hanger 'in use' on his site... though it could be a prototype and not a commercial run... I couldn't find any 'in shop' images unfortunately.
2 Dec 2012 — 1:10am
How creative concept! I'm impressed to see the hanger!! It's fantastic and seems durable, too so placing a hanger as it will increase the beauty of the entire room. Thanks for the detail description of a mysterious (at the very first look ;)) hanger.
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