Swashcat 13pt

8 Responses

1. Luke Dorny

   Only thirteen vector points make this ampersand. Submitted before the bell. http://typesociety.org/fontaid.html

   over 2 years ago

2. Pro Chris Harrison

   It's beautiful, Luke. Elegant. Fluid.

   over 2 years ago

3. Pro Scott Boms

   Woot! Nice work Luke - very lovely.

   over 2 years ago

4. Pro Dan Cederholm

   So smoooth. Bravo, sir.

   over 2 years ago

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   Ampersand Inspired by Luke's masterpiece, I experimented briefly on my own. January 29, 2010

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   Ampersand

   by Chris Harrison

   Inspired by Luke's masterpiece, I experimented briefly on my own.

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6. Pro Cameron Moll

   More, please.

   over 2 years ago

7. Pro Grant Hutchinson

   This has just the right amount of wonderful, buttery label-ness Bézier’d all over it. We expected nothing less, sir.

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   …the thirteen points So, some vector extremists/talents would say that the fewer points the better on vector curves, which is true as far as curve smoothness, but sometimes doesn... January 30, 2010

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   …the thirteen points

   by Luke Dorny

   So, some vector extremists/talents would say that the fewer points the better on vector curves, which is true as far as curve smoothness, but sometimes doesn't create the curve/angle/brush-stroke you want.
   In this dribbble, you can see that I could have used only 9 points for the character, but it wouldn't have been the shape I was working towards.
   It's a silly topic, really, but also, note that since this typeface uses a right-angled brush stroke, the downward slope of the right leg erroneously has a thickness, instead of a thinness. In this case, it is hinting at a sable-brush type stroke, which gets larger not only on down stroke, like in calligraphy, but more like on your pressure sensitive sketchpad.
   Still, some of the quirks in typefaces are what give it character. And I'm no pro typeface designer.

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