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by bent hamm


Details

Description:
Loosely based on a combination of the lettering of Mark Simonson's "Alaska Fish House" sign and Emigre's "Brothers Bold" (mostly to fill in the many character gaps the sign left me with).
Stats:
207 characters, 128 downloads
Created:
Sat, 9th August, 11:26 PM 2008
Last Edit:
Tue, 16th June, 7:15 AM 2009
Permalink:
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/88337
Tags:
Serif, Display, Titling
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Discussion

Stewf
Stewf Sat, 25th October, 2008

Really great, Ben. Modularity is actually fitting for this sign painter’s style, as it was often rendered according to the grid of bricks on the side of a building.

Stewf
Stewf Sat, 25th October, 2008

Here's a link to Mark Simonson's description of the Fish House sign.

bent hamm
bent hamm Sun, 26th October, 2008

Thanks Stewf!

SquarePeg
SquarePeg Fri, 31st October, 2008

Wow, this one really blew me away! Great work!

geneus1
geneus1 Sun, 2nd November, 2008

Beautifully rendered, especially in such as small grid space. I've attempted a fontstruction in the style of Brothers and had some issues with certain glyphs. I like your solution for the A. Nice complete character set too. Its good to see you posting here again.

bent hamm
bent hamm Sun, 2nd November, 2008

Thanks for the kind words, guys. It's good to be posting again.

afrojet
afrojet Mon, 3rd November, 2008

I must have missed this one the first time through. Beautiful work and an impressive character set.

I must have missed this one the first time through. Beautiful work and an impressive character set.
intaglio
intaglio Mon, 3rd November, 2008

WOW! Aint it though! I tried voting 10 but I seen it too late. Hot damn. Makes me want to escape to Sendak's Night Kitchen.