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RM DECOr FS 1.0

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by p2pnut


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Finished: Basic Latin More Latin Extended Latin A
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334 characters, 77 downloads
Created:
Mon, 3rd August, 12:52 PM 2009
Last Edit:
Thu, 6th August, 2:54 PM 2009
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Bold, Display, Art Deco, 1930s, Jazz, P2pnut
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Discussion

funk_king
funk_king Wed, 5th August, 2009

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

intaglio
intaglio Wed, 5th August, 2009

Simply incredible. What a labour of love.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 2009

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?

janking
janking Wed, 5th August, 2009

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

This reminds me of <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/jnlevine/art-lover/overview.html">Art-Lover</a>, which I've just used on a project. <br/>
Frodo7
Frodo7 Wed, 5th August, 2009

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

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 2009

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.

aphoria
aphoria Wed, 5th August, 2009

Great work.

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 2009

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.

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. <br/>Saying that it's still a very strong effort. <br/>I also had a closer look, and tweaked the two K's, and all the numbers.
djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 2009

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 5th August, 2009

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

Here they are in a row. I ditched the 2nd 8 & 9, they looked pants.
p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 2009

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.

intaglio
intaglio Wed, 5th August, 2009

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.

starburst
starburst Wed, 5th August, 2009

Very classic. Good work.

funk_king
funk_king Wed, 5th August, 2009

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 :)

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 5th August, 2009

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?

gferreira_admin
gferreira_admin Thu, 6th August, 2009

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

gferreira_admin
gferreira_admin Thu, 6th August, 2009

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.

p2pnut
p2pnut Mon, 31st August, 2009

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

Here (at long last) is the image of the font that inspired DECOr
p2pnut
p2pnut Fri, 2nd July, 2010

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 :-)

funk_king
funk_king Fri, 2nd July, 2010

congratulation on this wonderful achievement and much continued success.

geneus1
geneus1 Sat, 3rd July, 2010

Congrats on the publication, Ray.

fontcollector
fontcollector Sat, 3rd July, 2010

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

Upixel
Upixel Mon, 5th July, 2010

Congrats! I miss the first round

very nice work, It's a piece of art
agree with Fontcollector, more exposure