Testing Geometric Typeface Sept 2012

7 Responses

1. Joe Prince

   Everything feels nice, but the 'S' seems a little wonky and leaning backwards. Maybe extending the top curve a little more will balance it out?

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   8 months ago

2. Pro Jean François Porchez

   Thanks for your comment.

   You refer to the Black I suppose -- I agree with you? This weight is not delivered to the client, only Bold and Regular and on such weights the feeling is good. This small contrast (narrow top S) add good vide to the style of the typeface used for a brand, as the unusual "symetric M."

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   8 months ago

3. Joe Prince

   Yeah I was talking about the Black font, but that makes sense with what you say. Looks good as a whole.

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   8 months ago

4. Pro Jean François Porchez

   Sometimes, due to blend/interpolation process, exaggerations should be made. :)

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   8 months ago

5. Tiffany Wardle de Sousa

   Font Bureau's Eagle has similar problems in the black weight. One reason I can not use it if an A or N are needed.

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   6 months ago

6. Pro Jean François Porchez

   Geometric system is much limited to any other. Clearly. We agree at 100%. Its why on Singulier http://zecraft.com/fonts/singulier, we have by default squared endings for all "diagonal" glyphs + opentype feature to active pointed versions to be used on certain cases, such large sizes. Pointed versions are the worst thing to kern!

   But life need them in certain situations.

   …The diagonal is the crucial aspect of the corporate identity for which the typefaces in question have been designed for. We have to wait next year for the launch.

   6 months ago

7. Tiffany Wardle de Sousa

   I look forward to seeing how they use them. I agree that something like that can be used an interesting element of design that transcends what "should" be or "might be" or "is" correct in a typeface design.

   6 months ago