FontStruct | FontStruction Feed: Alphabox FS 1.0

Comment from aphoria

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Cool 3D effect.

Comment from djnippa

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Nice 3D work. Have you thought of making the K a bit more like the X, also the cross bar on the A looks a little high, same as B, P & R, and also the up tail on the J looks a little long. I've done some examples below. Also on closer inspection you need to look at the Brick Stacking technique. It will resolve a lot of your problems.

Comment from p2pnut

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you both for the positive comments and thank you djnippa for the constructive crit and for pointing me towards Brick Stacking. I wondered about the 'J', but thought I'd see what came out from having it (and the 'G') at the same height as the cross bars ... I think I might give it a few days then overhaul the font a bit. I have only been Fontstructing for a few weeks and I'm already hooked. Right, I'm off to try out stacking a few bricks :)

Comment from p2pnut

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Oh! Joy of joys!! What a wondrous thing is Brick Stacking :) I have been using it on a second version of Alphabox and it just makes everything sooo right. A massive thank you to djnippa for putting me on to it.

Comment from djnippa

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Isn't it brilliant. It opens up a whole new world. I can't remember who told me, but how pleased was I .... very pleased. As another tip. You can Brick Stack to the left, down & Up, rather than just the right as I've illustrated.

Comment from p2pnut

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Cheers! It really does turn Fontstruct into a far more creative tool. Sorry to see the upset over Neopolicia ... it's a considerably cleaner, more usable font than Grant.

Comment from chr.s

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Bravo on a nice, clean effect - and doubly so considering you've only been doing this a short while. I'm fairly new to this myself... many many sleepless nights await us, I'm sure.

Comment from geneus1

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Nice 3D technique. I would have to second djnippa's critiques.

Comment from p2pnut

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the positive comments folks. chr.s ... I suspect FS should carry a health warning "Fontstructing can be seriously addictive" I have created 'Alphabox Basic' which is a cleaner version (thanks to djnippa's advice on brick stacking) and think I will concentrate on variations of that - rather than trying to fix the many problems on this original effort.