What's your favorite tool?

emilie
26.Jan.2005 12.31pm
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What are your favorite tools when designing type? Do you have a favorite type of pen, brush, pencils, papers?

Emilie



pacofer
26.Jan.2005 12.36pm
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Emilie, I think that the best tool is: the brain...

Happy works...


Miss Tiffany
26.Jan.2005 12.39pm
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paco, that was a pretty *smart* answer.


hrant
26.Jan.2005 12.43pm
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I couldn't live without my erasers.

erasers

But Paco is right.
"Think with your brain." TM

(Hey, is it cool that the image looks tilted or what.)

hhp


pacofer
26.Jan.2005 12.44pm
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Really smart...
first tool: brain
second tool: paper and pencil
third tool: mac with freehand 7 + phontographer 4

Warm regards...


as8
26.Jan.2005 1.55pm
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I use a frying pan.
AS


pablohoney77
26.Jan.2005 3.15pm
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since i'm only a ripoff artist... the scanner. LOL


antiphrasis
26.Jan.2005 3.43pm
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Hrant,

It does look tilted... god darn optical illusions making me dizzy... :-)


dezcom
26.Jan.2005 4.10pm
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My favorite tool is my eyes


rs_donsata
26.Jan.2005 7.32pm
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I enjoy sketching with an H pencil on butter paper. For a fihished sketch I usually use a sharp 6H pencil.


as8
27.Jan.2005 3.30am
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Here is a typeface I am working on.
I am waiting for PanLab 5.
What do you think about the kerning ?
AS


as8
27.Jan.2005 3.36am
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Okay, but hej, I remember I posted this image
in an old thread 'weapon of choice,' I could
not find the link. Anyway here is my image :
Ciao.
AS


rustam
28.Jan.2005 8.15am
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Hrant, not only erasers we have :-)

Staedler fineliner


hrant
28.Jan.2005 8.37am
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Rustam, check out my post #5975 here:
http://www.typophile.com/forums/messages/30/35920.html

hhp


rustam
28.Jan.2005 9.08am
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Oho. Notable pencil.


jupiterboy
28.Jan.2005 9.23am
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Don't forget the CNS and an endocrine system for flavor. A brain by itself won't help much. Skin is good