2012
Gee, that’s a lot of g’s – Progress report
Here is how things stand: after drawing many, many B’s and posting some here, I got some good advice on which letters to start with (thanks to the people commenting and folks at typophile.com
). While there was no general consensus, it seemed like a and g were solid choices to build from. So, off I went.
I had two goals: getting to know the different shapes and creating something that at least somehow harmonizes with what I already have. So this is what I want to know: are these letters ok and do they fit together (last image). Also, should the descender of the g (notice my sophisticated use of type language) be similar to the top part of the a – just the other way round?
Here are the a’s and some g’s.
g all the way.
My top choices all together.
Is there some harmony recognizable? Also, should the descender of the g (notice my sophisticated use of type language) be similar to the top part of the a – just the other way round? Let me know.
I think your capitals are too tall. Maybe they could be proper for an historically accurate oldstyle venetian face but they are certainly disproportionate for modern use.
I think your typeface’s porportions and style are pointing towards a display face. Something like aristocratic sans serif of the early 20th century.
Thanks, that’s good to know, I’ll have to change the proportion of upper- and lowercase letters. I actually wanted to do a display face, so that is good.