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Smallstep Typeface
Posted by AlexanderKatt in
13 Feb 2011 — 7:16am
13 Feb 2011 — 7:16am
Here is my new geometric sans serif typeface. It is called "Smallstep".
I am posting it to see what do you think about it, so feel free to share your opinion with me and the rest of the forum viewers.
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13 Feb 2011 — 8:07am
over all look is kind of quirky, you have to keep the same weight for all characters.
A is definatelly too bold, comparing with others.
m, n = they need a bit more fixing.
that's it for the beginning.
13 Feb 2011 — 8:21am
you are quite right about A
m, n I'll probably play with them some more.
13 Feb 2011 — 10:41am
the shoulders of m, n definatelly need some fixing, thats for sure.
14 Feb 2011 — 3:27am
Changed them.
Here is the result:
14 Feb 2011 — 9:37am
i think you stick too much to the geometry, which is not really helpfull here.
besides that, it's hard to see how characters really look like, without an pdf.
14 Feb 2011 — 1:59pm
You really think so? Geometric standarts are in the backbone of this design and I dont see where I will be going without following them. Still if you mean something specific I am willing to try it :)
And you are right about the pdf:
http://viewer.zoho.com/download?genFile=sfU5h
14 Feb 2011 — 2:52pm
well, there is nothing wrong with that if you use geometry as a fondation for your face.
in my opinion you have to make some compromises to make it more interesting, legible and sexy, after all.
just sticking to the geometry for the sake of it wont make your face more interesting.
but then, maybe it is just me. :)
15 Feb 2011 — 12:28am
Maybe you are right... I'll try to make pq and g look more like mnh
15 Feb 2011 — 2:09am
like this:
I am not sure which is better...
15 Feb 2011 — 3:09pm
It might just be me, but there's something awkward and unstable about the whole font. A few things I'm noticing:
1. /s/ looks like it's leaning to the left
2. /e/ looks like it's leaning to the right when next to certain letters
3. /t/ leaning to the right
4. terminals of several letters appear too wide and "chunky" (maybe that's what you're going for though)
5. Shoulders of /n/ and /m/ appear to slope too sharply
I'm no type designer, so take my advice with a grain of salt, unless some more credible reinforcement comes along.
16 Feb 2011 — 1:16am
I'll take your advice on the s.
I cant see what you mean by e and t and terminals look that way on puprose.
14 Mar 2011 — 4:49pm
Have a look at this post, you may find it very useful
http://typographica.org/2010/on-typography/making-geometric-type-work/
1 Apr 2011 — 5:59am
seen it.