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by p2pnut


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Description:
Finished: Basic Latin More Latin Extended Latin A
Stats:
334 characters, 47 downloads
Created:
Mon, 3rd August, 12:52 PM 2009
Last Edit:
Thu, 6th August, 2:54 PM 2009
Permalink:
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/209588
Tags:
Bold, Display, Art Deco, 1930s, Jazz, P2pnut
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Discussion

funk_king
funk_king Wed, 5th August, 3:09 AM

like a phoenix rising from the ashes. this is magnificent.

intaglio
intaglio Wed, 5th August, 5:25 AM

Simply incredible. What a labour of love.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 10:33 AM

Cheers :-)

I really enjoyed doing this one.

As I have not done this before (and am terrible at languages other than English!), is it a good thing to complete the set with the Extended Latin A & B? I could quite get into adding them ... but would it make the download time too great?

janking
janking Wed, 5th August, 10:51 AM

This reminds me of Art-Lover, which I've just used on a project.

This reminds me of <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/jnlevine/art-lover/overview.html">Art-Lover</a>, which I've just used on a project. <br/>
Frodo7
Frodo7 Wed, 5th August, 11:35 AM

A jazzy new face that brings us back to the 1930s. Beautiful.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 12:01 PM

Oh dear, it certainly is like Art-Lover. I certainly didn't know about this font when I started. It is a fairly typical variation on a common Deco theme and my original inspiration was Atlas - http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=HAFO-ATLA

I just started with the uppercase 'O' and it all flowed from there. The lowercase was just a logical progression (I notice now that neither Atlas or Art-Lover have a lowercase set).

I guess you gave me such a low rating because you think I had plagiarised Art-Lover, janking. I can assure you that I didn't. With so many professional designers on this site, it would be silly to try. I am not involved in the design world and just do this as a hobby ... there would be no satisfaction in ripping off another's work.

aphoria
aphoria Wed, 5th August, 1:40 PM

Great work.

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 4:46 PM

I like the lower case, but this doesn't do anything new, or add any Fontstructisms. I think I'd get a better result using any Art Deco font to achieve a cleaner result.
Saying that it's still a very strong effort.
I also had a closer look, and tweaked the two K's, and all the numbers.

I like the lower case, but this doesn't do anything new, or add any Fontstructisms. I think I'd get a better result using any Art Deco font to achieve a cleaner result. <br/>Saying that it's still a very strong effort. <br/>I also had a closer look, and tweaked the two K's, and all the numbers.
djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 4:47 PM

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 5:05 PM

Here they are in a row. I ditched the 2nd 8 & 9, they looked pants.

Here they are in a row. I ditched the 2nd 8 & 9, they looked pants.
p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 5:18 PM

Thanks for tha nippa - I like the K, k, 5, 6 & 9 and will get round to them soon. However, I think I prefer to have the consistency of the other numbers (thick line to the left).

Whilst I realise that it is far from unique (especially since seeing Art-Lover) I enjoyed the excercise. I got a bit dispirited when I saw janking's post and thought about deleting the whole thing ... but what the hell, I'm only doing it to amuse myself. If others like what I do then it's a bonus - if they don't, it's no biggy ... nobody died.

intaglio
intaglio Wed, 5th August, 7:10 PM

Absolutely. Don't let a low vote put you off. The doing of Fontstructions is the most fun/torture. The best work is a combination of both! What happens to your babies once you've published them doesn't matter much.

starburst
starburst Wed, 5th August, 7:38 PM

Very classic. Good work.

funk_king
funk_king Wed, 5th August, 8:19 PM

gee tag, you made me start to think that low-votes could be considered - in a best-spin scenario - as a badge of honor. if trolls take the time to actually actually log in and click on your font and click to low-vote it - it says a lot about the passion that your work stirs in them. albeit a misdirected passion but nonetheless. and i guess isn't that what art is supposed to do - make us react and respond? so i guess in the fs universe everyone or thing has its purpose :)

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 10:12 PM

Thanks all :-)

Can't keep a good FonStructor down ... I'm doing the Extended Latin A. ELB looks horrendous - do many of you do all the 4 Latin Sets? Does it make the download time too offputting?

gferreira
gferreira Thu, 6th August, 2:09 PM

Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “DECOr” is now a Top Pick.

gferreira
gferreira Thu, 6th August, 2:23 PM

Very rich work, full of surprising solutions (very cool @ :-). It looks very good in pixel size. Great also to see the extra work put on diacritics.

I think both S & s are not quite there yet, but I know how difficult it is to make them.

p2pnut
p2pnut Mon, 31st August, 9:59 AM

Here (at long last) is the image of the font that inspired DECOr

Here (at long last) is the image of the font that inspired DECOr