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Bevel'sAdvocateProportional

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Finally, a non-monospaced version of Bevel'sAdvocateMono. This font was started eighteen months ago, so I suppose the time has come at last to kick it out of the nest and let it fly. I believe that several of these new glyphs are superior to those in my original monospaced font.
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211 characters, 175 downloads
Created:
Sun, 28th March, 4:23 PM 2010
Last Edit:
Sat, 17th September, 5:46 PM 2011
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Discussion

djnippa
djnippa Sat, 3rd September, 2011

Great minds think alike, as I also did something similar about a year ago, although I never published it.

Great minds think alike, as I also did something similar about a year ago, although I never published it.

fontcollector
fontcollector Sat, 3rd September, 2011

@djnippa: Actually, when I released my Bevel'sAdvocateMono font, you were the first person to ask if I intended to create a non-monospaced version. At the time, the limits of the FontStructor were strained to the max, and I was very reluctant to try another huge project like this one. Since then, however, the continuing stream of FS improvements began tempting (or daring) me to make this proportional variation, so here it is.


p2pnut
p2pnut Sun, 4th September, 2011

A wonderful variation on a glorious theme. It just shimmers with excellence. 10/10++++


fontcollector
fontcollector Sun, 4th September, 2011

@p2pnut: A positive comment from you never fails to make my day much brighter. Thanks, Ray!


Frodo7
Frodo7 Sun, 4th September, 2011

This version even surpasses the Mono. Beautiful special characters. I told you this concept is a winner. 10/10

@djnippa: I couldn't find NCD Nasca Black in your FS portfolio. The sample looks very cool though.


djnippa
djnippa Mon, 5th September, 2011

@Frodo. I never published it. I also did several weights. I have many many complete fonts that I've not yet released.


thalamic
thalamic Mon, 5th September, 2011

This is an extremely accomplished work that gets better the more you zoom in. I mean seriously. Like it would have never occurred to me to to the V vertex the way you have. Similarly, the K is a mastery of angle joints. The way X flares out and up — man!

The leg of the R should maybe terminate as the K leg. With a pointed end, I mean.


p2pnut
p2pnut Mon, 5th September, 2011

On reflection, I think I agree with thalamic about the leg of the R. As it stands it provides a slight note of dissonance and makes the R look a wee bit 'top heavy'.

It's still a bl**dy marvelous piece of design!


thalamic
thalamic Mon, 5th September, 2011

@Ray: It's interesting t* see which t** letters y*u decided t* c*nceal with the * because the effect is that the o's have m*ved up a bit is all. I l*ve it. :D


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 5th September, 2011

@Frodo7: Yes, you certainly did tell me so! Incidentally, some people dislike that phrase intensely, but not me. I use it frequently. Thanks, Frodo7!


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 5th September, 2011

@thalamic: The angle joints of K and k were some of the most difficult to achieve when I created my original Bevel'sAdvocateMono font. Fortunately, I was able to use the same solutions here.

As for the V vertex and X, they weren't planned in advance. I've stated before that I'm not an artist, and that I have never made preliminary sketches of any glyphs before starting a FontStruction.

It's absolutely true, therefore, that most of the angle connections and the beveled illusion were merely happy accidents that showed up as I plodded along, trying various ways of joining the parts of each character. This fact makes your gracious compliments even more gratifying, Ata!

I struggled for a long time with the legs of R and r. Every time I tried to maintain the diagonal all the way to the baseline, there seemed to be too much space between the R's bowl and the next letter. Your suggestion, seconded by Ray, caused me to try again. The elusive answer was so simple: I just needed to increase the width of the bowl to match the base of the diagonal leg. And for the sake of consistency, I have also widened the bowls of B, b, P and p to make them equal to those of R and r. I don't know why I didn't figure this out at once.

Thanks for encouraging me to improve my most intricate font!


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 5th September, 2011

@p2pnut: Once again, I appreciate your support, Ray! You truly are a gentleman.

Thanks for echoing Ata's constructive criticism concerning the diagonal legs of R and r. I hope you like my solution.


elmoyenique
elmoyenique Mon, 5th September, 2011

I like it a lot, but IMHO you can try a very "real" great LC (lower case)... Be sure. You only must try it, the basis are on your generic glyphs.


thalamic
thalamic Mon, 5th September, 2011

I'm not sure if I can help if it's constructive criticism you want. Plain vanilla criticism I can do. One of that being, the R bowl now sticks out to much to my eye. I think it would be OK if the leg of the R sticks beyond the bowl. If it's the spacing that's your concern, just push W and reduce the character width by a few grid spaces. This will make sure that the R is always caught with one foot in the door. By that poor joke I mean to say that, the leg of the R will straddle the green vertical line that is the demarcation of the right side-bearing (or is it right-side bearing? Meek?) of the R glyph. The bowl of the R should have the spacing you require and the leg will extend beyond just a bit, which, in most letter pairs will not cause any serious concern, methinks. Wouldn't hurt to try it out anyway. :-)


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 5th September, 2011

@elmoyenique: Maybe I'll try a variation with a real lower case, rather than small caps. I'm glad you like my font!


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 5th September, 2011

@thalamic: I don't think I've ever seen any criticism from you that wasn't 100% constructive, and I'm not talking about just my work. To me, you seem incapable of making mean-spirited remarks!

I've decided to return the bowl widths of B, b, P, p, R and r to their former dimensions. As for R and r, there will just have to be a tiny bit of extra space between their bowls and the letter that follows. If I employ your method of allowing the diagonal legs to straddle the green width line, there will be a spacing problem with any glyph whose lower-right corner is vertical; this includes A, B, D, E, F, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, W and X, and maybe some others. After all, nothing's perfect, right?


thalamic
thalamic Tue, 6th September, 2011

Well, gosh, thanks.

It might just be possible to pull the R leg (no pun intended) over just a few bricks to the right without causing undue spacing issues. In the image below, I've kept the width of the R glyph the same as you have now, but pulled the leg over to the right a bit. I did this in Adobe Photoshop® so I have no idea how many bricks that translate to in this fs, but the leg starts at where the bowl ends. Hope this helps.

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<br/>It might just be possible to pull the R leg (no pun intended) over just a few bricks to the right without causing undue spacing issues. In the image below, I've kept the width of the R glyph the same as you have now, but pulled the leg over to the right a bit. I did this in Adobe Photoshop® so I have no idea how many bricks that translate to in this fs, but the leg starts at where the bowl ends. Hope this helps.

p2pnut
p2pnut Tue, 6th September, 2011

thalamic said: "the leg of the R will straddle the green vertical line that is the demarcation of the right side-bearing (or is it right-side bearing? Meek?) of the R glyph. The bowl of the R should have the spacing you require and the leg will extend beyond just a bit ... "

Hopefully this illustrates what he means -

thalamic said: <i>"the leg of the R will straddle the green vertical line that is the demarcation of the right side-bearing (or is it right-side bearing? Meek?) of the R glyph. The bowl of the R should have the spacing you require and the leg will extend beyond just a bit ... "</i>
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fontcollector
fontcollector Tue, 6th September, 2011

@thalamic and @p2pnut: I really appreciate the fact that both of you are spending so much time trying to make my font better!

In my original R and r, each diagonal leg started a couple of bricks to the right of where they are currently located. I decided to shift them to the left a bit when I followed your advice about maintaining the diagonal all the way down. This was done to minimize the inevitable gap before the next letter.

To my eye, this is the best compromise to deal with this issue.


meek
meek Thu, 8th September, 2011

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


fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 8th September, 2011

@meek: Thanks so much for the Top Pick, Rob! It's always an honor to receive your stamp of approval.


xenophilius
xenophilius Sun, 11th September, 2011

And a Featured FontStruction. Just give it time, it'll happen.


fontcollector
fontcollector Sun, 11th September, 2011

@xenophilius: None of my fonts have ever been selected as the Featured FontStruction, so I doubt that your prediction will come true. But thank you for your vote of confidence!


p2pnut
p2pnut Mon, 12th September, 2011

I share xenophilius's hope that this becomes a Featured FS in the not too distant future.


fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 12th September, 2011

@p2pnut: As I responded to xenophilius, I don't think it's going to happen. But I would be absolutely thrilled if my design became a Featured FontStruction!


elmoyenique
elmoyenique Mon, 12th September, 2011

Dear font-cool-lector:
IMHO, the fonts that we made here they are all someway marked... by our own "egoism"... And that it's true. I use FontStruct to create a new way, a new font just because it isn't never made before that I try it... This is my way to let something living in the FS stream. And I'm happy being surprised for you all and your help, that "foolish" people like me! You all are making true ART day by day! Thanks.(And sorry for my theatrical style, please.)


fontcollector
fontcollector Tue, 13th September, 2011

@elmoyenique: I appreciate your kind words. And I like the new nickname you've given me!