CakePHPen-usSat, 11 Feb 2012 11:40:00 +0000Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:40:00 +0000http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415FontStruct comment feed for the FontStruction: Key Structhttp://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11147http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11147A brilliant idea and artful execution, my Liege. It has depth, it has perspective. I already feel inspired. If you could segment the white characters the same way as the black ones it would look like 3D tetris. I'm not saying to change this, because they are quite perfect as they are. I merely suggest to experiment with another version. 10/10 Q: why flash?Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11153http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11153thanks frodo. good observation. i tried separating the white space in one glyph to see how it looks and you're right - another version is probably needed :) the name? oh, no particular reason, it came to me in a flash; but if you have an alternate name for consideration i would love to hear it :)Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11162http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11162No idea for a name at the moment. How about scabble? Maybe not. It is awfully difficult to christen something abstract. Now having a second look, it is reminiscent to Tesselation 2. Oh man, that is sublime! One of my favourites. I still can't understand why it went undervalued and largely ignored by others. Maybe you are right after all: one should not attribute to much importance to Top Pick labels and high ratings. Maybe we should just focus on our "smile of the mind": creating beatiful things, regardless of everything else.Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11163http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11163smile of the mind - i second that motion :) i think the danger in "working for a top pick" or even high votes is that it is quite delusional. how can i possibly know how someone will react to something no matter much tlc i give it? i've worked on stuff sometimes thinking this is going to be the next big thing and then plop. others i've just cranked out and been surprised at the reception. a case in point - molecular complex 1. i initially did molecular, but wanted to make it more than it was somehow. when i released molecular complex 1 and it took off i was like whoa. then i did mc2 which doesn't dl, so i moved on to the dense molecular series thinking how can i duplicate the success of mc1 - to no avail. and it's not that i'm disappointed artistically in how the fonts in that series turned out, or with tessellation 2, which led to soma, which i am also very satisfied with and has received a warm reception. my expectation whenever starting a font is nothing except to make it the best i can. yeah i think it might best thing ever and that everyone will love it. but i'm also realistic. at best, that type of fluffing is mainly to stay motivated; at worst, for strokin the artistic ego. my point, guess i can be as delusional as the next fontstructor. perhaps it's a survival mechanism for artists, needed for us to continue what we do regardless of how its received once released. most of the time while working here, i am filled with this joy - reminds me of your smile of the mind comment and also the saying about the journey being more important than the destination :)Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11223http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11223The "smile of the mind" approach is definitely the right way to go. :-) I try to be fair and generous with Top Picks, but I'm human and it's impossible to please everyone. Important is – we are always open to your suggestions and criticism, and we are continuously adding new features to improve the FontStruct experience.Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11238http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11238"Smile of the mind" I have borrowed and adapted it from a book title "Smile in the Mind" by Beryl McAlhone. It is a nice book for designers packed with examples of "graphic wit". Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11326http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/211415#11326It is a pleasure to hear talk of this nature. I understand how it can sometimes be a compromise to experiment with boundless creativity, whilst also trying to conform to popular goals, within my experience of design. Ive been wanting to read that bbook for a while, gona read it soon!Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000