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Defiant Battle Type Progress
Posted by Randy in
5 Dec 2008 — 3:24pm
5 Dec 2008 — 3:24pm
Hi all,
I've been banging away turning what started as a harmless diversion into a working typeface. This is my first script type, so it took some doing getting high/low joins and alts. At the moment I'm fleshing out the uppercase which is trickier than I expected.
Here are some talking points:
• I'm thinking of calling it Moped Script. Thoughts?
• I have alts that create a non-looped version. Should loops be default, or straight?
• Occasionally loops crash into neighbors. I don't want to add letterspacing. What do you think of the contextual alts in these cases? (I like the descenders, but not ascenders)
• Should I make the caps work in all cap setting? Is it important that they physically connect to the lowercase
• Any other thoughts or ideas that could make this better?
Cheers,
Randy
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5 Dec 2008 — 5:17pm
Sweet. The high joins are looking right to my eyes, FWIW.
5 Dec 2008 — 5:34pm
Randy! I'm glad you took my advice. I'll take credit for it, even tho all I did was complain that you don't release enough. It looks beautiful.
> • I’m thinking of calling it Moped Script. Thoughts?
Perfect
> • I have alts that create a non-looped version. Should loops be default, or straight?
Straight. Loops in the Swash or salt slots. No connectors is Moped Sans.
> • Occasionally loops crash into neighbors.
calt or ligs.
> • Should I make the caps work in all cap setting? Is it important that they physically connect to the lowercase
Not if there is a Moped Sans
> • Any other thoughts or ideas that could make this better?
Add a light weight. I think there is enough character in the bones of this thing that you won't lose much when the stroke is thinner.
5 Dec 2008 — 7:35pm
From your name sample "Moped" the "p" almost reads to me like a "js" ligature. It could be the looped tail that's causing my confusion. I see you already have an unloopy alternate version (except for the g, q, and y, hmm...), so maybe that's taken care of already, but it's something to think about
5 Dec 2008 — 8:10pm
Thanks for the input.
Jupiter: thx.
Stephen: Aak! I thought I was nearly done?! Thanks for the encouragement.
Cuttlefish: Interesting. I totally didn't see that till you mentioned it. Seems I have mashed it again :-)
10 Mar 2009 — 3:55pm
great stuff. i think this style of script is a largely unfilled niche (in type). great work at being one of its pioneers. :D