FontStruct | FontStruction Feed: RM DECOr FS 1.0

Comment from funk_king

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

like a phoenix rising from the ashes. this is magnificent.

Comment from intaglio

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

Simply incredible. What a labour of love.

Comment from p2pnut

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

Cheers :-) I really enjoyed doing this one. As I have not done this before (and am terrible at languages other than English!), is it a good thing to complete the set with the Extended Latin A & B? I could quite get into adding them ... but would it make the download time too great?

Comment from janking

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

This reminds me of Art-Lover, which I've just used on a project.

Comment from Frodo7

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

A jazzy new face that brings us back to the 1930s. Beautiful.

Comment from p2pnut

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

Oh dear, it certainly is like Art-Lover. I certainly didn't know about this font when I started. It is a fairly typical variation on a common Deco theme and my original inspiration was Atlas - http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=HAFO-ATLA I just started with the uppercase 'O' and it all flowed from there. The lowercase was just a logical progression (I notice now that neither Atlas or Art-Lover have a lowercase set). I guess you gave me such a low rating because you think I had plagiarised Art-Lover, janking. I can assure you that I didn't. With so many professional designers on this site, it would be silly to try. I am not involved in the design world and just do this as a hobby ... there would be no satisfaction in ripping off another's work.

Comment from aphoria

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

Great work.

Comment from djnippa

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

I like the lower case, but this doesn't do anything new, or add any Fontstructisms. I think I'd get a better result using any Art Deco font to achieve a cleaner result. Saying that it's still a very strong effort. I also had a closer look, and tweaked the two K's, and all the numbers.

Comment from djnippa

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

Comment from djnippa

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

Here they are in a row. I ditched the 2nd 8 & 9, they looked pants.

Comment from p2pnut

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

Thanks for tha nippa - I like the K, k, 5, 6 & 9 and will get round to them soon. However, I think I prefer to have the consistency of the other numbers (thick line to the left). Whilst I realise that it is far from unique (especially since seeing Art-Lover) I enjoyed the excercise. I got a bit dispirited when I saw janking's post and thought about deleting the whole thing ... but what the hell, I'm only doing it to amuse myself. If others like what I do then it's a bonus - if they don't, it's no biggy ... nobody died.

Comment from intaglio

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

Absolutely. Don't let a low vote put you off. The doing of Fontstructions is the most fun/torture. The best work is a combination of both! What happens to your babies once you've published them doesn't matter much.

Comment from starburst

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

Very classic. Good work.

Comment from funk_king

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

gee tag, you made me start to think that low-votes could be considered - in a best-spin scenario - as a badge of honor. if trolls take the time to actually actually log in and click on your font and click to low-vote it - it says a lot about the passion that your work stirs in them. albeit a misdirected passion but nonetheless. and i guess isn't that what art is supposed to do - make us react and respond? so i guess in the fs universe everyone or thing has its purpose :)

Comment from p2pnut

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

Thanks all :-) Can't keep a good FonStructor down ... I'm doing the Extended Latin A. ELB looks horrendous - do many of you do all the 4 Latin Sets? Does it make the download time too offputting?

Comment from gferreira_admin

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

Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “DECOr” is now a Top Pick.

Comment from gferreira_admin

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

Very rich work, full of surprising solutions (very cool @ :-). It looks very good in pixel size. Great also to see the extra work put on diacritics. I think both S & s are not quite there yet, but I know how difficult it is to make them.

Comment from p2pnut

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

Here (at long last) is the image of the font that inspired DECOr

Comment from p2pnut

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

I have just received my complimentary copy of Hans Lijklema's new publication: Free Font Index 2 http://www.pepinpress.com/catalogue/view/172. It contains 30 of my designs (including this one) and I am extremely honoured to be in such august company. When I started FontStructing (just over a year ago) I never dreamed of achieving anything like this. My heartfelt thanks go to Rob Meek for making this possible :-)

Comment from funk_king

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

congratulation on this wonderful achievement and much continued success.

Comment from geneus1

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

Congrats on the publication, Ray.

Comment from fontcollector

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

Ray, your beautiful and meticulous fonts certainly deserve exposure like this beyond the confines of the FontStruct community. Cheers and congratulations!

Comment from Upixel

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

Congrats! I miss the first round very nice work, It's a piece of art agree with Fontcollector, more exposure