FontStruct | FontStruction Feed: Prometheus Shadow (Basic Set)

Comment from afrojet

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

May the whole Prometheus Family continue to grow and prosper. The introduction of the hairline shadow is fantastic. Well done Mr. Peg.

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks, Mr. Jet. :-) After the mammoth task of re-sizing the two existing weights, Prometheus Shadow has been a kind of warm-up exercise for the two remaining weights I have planned. I am already working on the new Bold weight. By the way, here's the sample that inspired Prometheus Shadow:

Comment from

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Nice. Compared to the sample, I really like what you did with the 'E' and 'F'.

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks. Prometheus itself is based on a typeface known as Grecian Condensed, of which there are different versions. And of course, I've had to adapt the original shapes to the FontStruct grid... the most notable difference is in the way I constructed the capital M and N.

Comment from afrojet

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I think the 'M' and 'N' of Grecian Condensed become too black in the diagonals but with Prometheus, the limitations of the Fontstruct grid force a more uniform approach.

Comment from JoeAllison

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Exellent work!

Comment from JoeAllison

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Exellent work!

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you, Joe! :-)

Comment from geneus1

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent execution of the shadow, Ricardo. Nice character set too. I think its the first to break the FS generator by the sheer number of glyphs. I wanted to ask you about the diagonal line blackletter font on your website that spelled out 'high priority.' Was that your design, because it would make a mighty fine fontstruction.

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks, geneus1... Yeah, the diagonal line "High Priority" lettering is an idea I had for a blackletter typeface, but I have to say that the letter shapes are based on Matt Desmond's excellent Brauhaus, which is all 45 degree angles and straight lines... It is something I have in the works... When I came up with that idea FontStruct did not exist yet! But who knows... Maybe... :-)

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Update: I just set the space character for Prometheus Shadow (Basic Set and Extended Set).

Comment from SquarePeg

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Another update: I've improved some of the lowercase characters. The z is a good example; here's a before-and-after image.