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Anybody who has ever tried to design a font knows how hard it is to get the 's' to look right. Since there are virtually no straight lines in an 's' it makes it extremely difficult to design it in a way that is optically pleasing and balanced. It shouldn't feel like it's leaning to the left or the right, but rather that it is firmly secured to the baseline.
I have tried to use a system that lines the nodes up in respect to a skewed parallel grid. In doing so it helps to ensure the curves line up right where they are best suited for the overall shape of the 's'.
(this is the 's' for one of the thicker weights of the Klinic Slab typeface that is currently in production)
See attachment for clean version.
about 1 year ago
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Nick Slater
Hardest letter to make but, I think you nailed it!
about 1 year ago
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Sean Farrell
Wow thats awesome
about 1 year ago
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Henric Sjösten
Perfect! Not leaning in any way :)
about 1 year ago
Looks epic Joe and thanks for sharing.
about 1 year ago
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Aïcha Barry
Just perfect
about 1 year ago
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Kurtis Beavers
I wish you could double-like or super-like something, because I would this.
about 1 year ago
Wow, this is excellent. I'd say you've proved that system works! I love that 's', it's so sturdy and has such gorgeous curves at the same time. Great chunky serifs too.
about 1 year ago
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Anthony Lane
Figures, you're an engineer.
about 1 year ago
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Gerren Lamson
The letter S is the worst, but this is fantastic (execution and explanation). Keep it up Joe!
about 1 year ago
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Emir Ayouni
Joe, the type scientist. Looks great, man.
I always thought "K" was the hardest.
Maybe it's just because I hate that letter so much.
about 1 year ago
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Muhammad Ali Effendy
Lovely 'S'
about 1 year ago
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Nikita Prokhorov
Nice...s. ;)
about 1 year ago
"s" have always been the hardest for me, whether it's graffiti, typography, logomark, they're just plain hard. But this looks stunning. Great job, man.
about 1 year ago
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Sean McCabe
Really awesome construction. Thank you for sharing.
about 1 year ago
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James Puckett
I love your system. I will give it a try!
about 1 year ago
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Jason Jones
i love this. well done + well said!
about 1 year ago
Rebound
S Slab
by Oguzhan Ocalan
This was the alternate S version of the lettering that I made for Webastones. I thought that it's a good rebound to Joe's heavy slab. However mine needs some tweaks ;)
Joe, well done buddy. Great solution. Can't wait to see the final outcome!
about 1 year ago
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Hiten
"S"lick.
about 1 year ago
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Michael Spitz
Great stuff JP. Solid.
about 1 year ago
Thanks a lot everyone! :) Still experimenting with the proportionality aspect of the grid but testing is going well. Cheers for the support.
about 1 year ago
Cool stuff buddy!
about 1 year ago
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Bart Vollebregt
Looking great, thanks for sharing.
about 1 year ago
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Josh Hayes
"Anybody who has ever tried to design a font knows how hard it is to get the 's' to look right"
Yup, I hear ya ;) Great Slab, love the deep notches in the serifs!!
about 1 year ago
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Simon Frouws
Fascinating view of your process. Thank you.
about 1 year ago