Mickey Thin: ampersand

August 16, 2010

mickey

August 13, 2010

had 15 minutes today to start exploring some punctuation for this typeface I've been putting together. up top is thin, down below is thick.

Mickey

May 14, 2010

I'm calling him "Mickey".

weight loss

May 10, 2010

Before and after.

going on a diet

May 10, 2010

Working on a lighter weight for this typeface. I may be going at it a little ham-fisted, but I like working quickly and then going back and tweaking.

KEY

May 07, 2010

The letters for this weight are done. I really love the negative spaces in these characters. Next up is narrow which is based on my first post from this series.

working on a j

May 07, 2010

there are several letters that don't appear in my source material, and one of them is unsurprisingly J. I'm leaning towards #3 here because it seems harmoniously quirky--a concept which I didn't even think existed until now.

K

May 06, 2010

Here's a rebound of this beauty without his supporting cast of Illustrator distractions.