New to Typophile? Accounts are free, and easy to set up.
Modifying B into something exotic
Posted by Gerhard Schlee in
25 Jan 2012 — 5:46pm
25 Jan 2012 — 5:46pm
As seen here, I've been modifying the B from Erato Light in an attempt to recreate this exotic letterform. I would like now you to be constructively critic on it. I'll be grateful for any suggestions.
The word Bruna is just a dummy. I've experimented a different R too, as a way of balancing the extra weight of the new B. Does that even make any sense? Opinions on it will be welcome.
Below, Erato Light, the modified B and the modified B e R, respectively.
User login
Support our Sponsors
26 Jan 2012 — 2:43pm
It depends on the desired effect:
If you like/need the B to stand out and/or be used alone, you could even leave R unchanged (or modify it more subtly: the gap now is a bit too wide).
If you like/need that all letters appear to belong equally to the same font, I think you should modify R and probably A a bit more, adding serifs like the new ones in the new B.
11 Apr 2012 — 3:28pm
It's pretty! Maybe leave out the bar of the |A| as well?