Ah, nice, a battle. Don't think I will be joining this one, unfortunately. But I've never participated in a battle on typophile before, since they sorta stopped just before I joined. I would like to see a return of the Type Battles. :)

As a representative and long time supporter of PETV (People for the Ethical Treatment of Vegetables) I have to protest about this outrage. Slashing into an innocent gourd for no good reason (not even a prize). Vegetables have feeling too, you know. They shouldn't be treated as mere food or amusement devices for unthinking people.

Don't carve your pumpkin, talk to it ... it is -kin- after all.

1. Bought the pumpkin.
2. Following Don's argument, realized it is -kin- to Pump, a fairly horrible face.
3. Started hacking at pumpkin.
4. Ending up making soup. James Peterson's book Splendid Soups offers a modified Paul Bocuse recipe for roasted pumpkin soup I'd always wanted to try. Sorry, didn't take any photos. (Also roasted the pumpkin seeds.)

ROFL! Our acorn squash went into my world-famous coconut-chicken-curry-squash soup. ;-)

man, now I have to find a pumpkin.

my world-famous coconut-chicken-curry-squash soup

can i get the recipe? ;^D

I am not carving, though making my world famous pumpkin & smoked gouda soup, topped with crème fraîche. nom nom nom.

Pumpkin & smoked gouda. Yum yum.

I also really like applewood smoked cheddar in pumpkin risotto. Yum yum.

Um, did I post this in the right forum? You guys are making me hungry.

uh, Don, It's just cosmetic surgery.
really. Recent testing shows that a good face improves vegetable self esteem.
R

 Does showing off my favorite em space count? ☺
—Joel

http://www.madtype.net/pumpkin.jpg

Boo!

Sorry. Terribly off-topic. But I want both recipes! typegirl at gmail dot com

Maybe there needs to be a recipe designing contest... result could be an eclectic Typophile cookbook.

eclectic Typophile cookbook.

P soup anyone?

R

MATT DESMOND'S ENTRY

Reposting Matt Desmond's entry so the image runs in the body of the thread. (Tip: use the "Insert Image" link below the "Comment" field when you create your post.)

Very cool Joe. But next time request a serif font. :)

Don, I only posted Matt Desmond's since he linked to an external URL. (Not trying to take credit for anybody's work!)

I also had the same idea of a 'boo face' but realized it differently. On the photo, I'm not yet digital, and sorry it's blurry. I could try again but it's going to be
pie shortly :)

Nice. Send a pic of the pie too!

Sorry about my link earlier... the insert image link wasn't working for me.

169 pt Helvetica LT Std Bold, -44 pt tracking.

woo.

lol, you people and pumpkins. ;)

JgJ, somesortof distorted Zapf Caligraphic.
' ? the most "nose=like" apostrophe I could find in a rush
E very warped now, but began as respectable Gill Sans Ext Cond Bold

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Lance, that's pretty stunning.

I think Zara owes this thread a recipe.

(It's a gourd — hope that doesn't disqualify me.)

Ehague, is that Hobo? Or just the shape of the pumpkin coming through.

I don't know people... it's 5:30pm on Friday and I think Lance is going to take this one home for its technical merit. But, I think Bill Berkson's just might have the most appropriate design for the medium.

Of course, don't make me the definitive judge.

SO - What if I include a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds with Tamari sauce? :o)

R

I think Zara owes this thread a recipe.

well i don't know about owes, but maybe if we ask nicely...,

oh Zara!

;^D

Obviously its way too late to get in on this... but I just became a member yesterday and found this battle.
I take great pride in carving our pumpkins every year, and thought I'd share what I did this past October.
Enjoy!

Wicked fun carving there, Alicia. I got a good chuckle out of the spider in particular :-)

ChrisL

The skeleton was carved using only letters from Century Gothic typeface. The head is a C, the nose is a W the eyes are e's, ect.

How did you keep the counters of the e and o from falling out? Did you stick toothpicks or something?

Gosh, Bill, don't you know Voodoo magic when you see it? :-)

ChrisL

i had a toothpick in my house, but then i was out, so i used toothpicks and sewing needles cuz that's what i had.

ChrisL

Scariest Halloween Pumpkin Ever!

Last Halloween I created the Scariest Halloween Pumpkin Ever by re-interpreting the usage of your typical Halloween pumpkin.

I created the pumpkin insert!!

Got my buddies sign shop to cut some black vinyl and I put it on clear thin super flexible vivak. I then cut a display (tried to get a circus feel to it ...ahem) window opening in the pumpkin and slipped the insert in behind!!!

Now, anything can be said using the Halloween pumpkin as the 'delivery system'

Scariest Halloween Pumpkin Ever...

...

Comic Sans dentil floss :-)

From some years ago, my bitmap smilie jack-o-lantern:

hhp

Hrant, that looks like punch tape from an old Monotype!