Frankenstein
Guess what I did today? I got so distracted by the web site I’ve been working on (by the way, user interface design is a lot of fun) that I almost forgot to do my design of the day. Can you believe it? Hehe. Well, today I did another drop cap. It didn’t take any effort to come up with what to do. It of course took a lot of effort to come up with how I would make the drop cap but not assign myself a drop cap. Know what I mean?
Anyway, sorry, today I wanted to blend two features that I like in typography: the blossoming of old Western block lettering (I just invented the term of “blossoming”) and non-vertical axises. So today’s G has the blossoming on the sides and has a -45 degree axis. I’m not sure if I would do this again in a type. I think they counteract each other but it was a fun experiment nonetheless.
What happened to the grenade “G”? Even though I was looking forward to your grenade, this is a pretty letter. I’m not going to say it’s a pretty “G” because at l first I didn’t think it looked like a “G” but I guess I can see it. It’s just very “C” like. But I love the blossoming-ness of the letterform. My favorite part is the three little red circles!
p.s. and gosh man, how could you almost forget about your blog! i’m an avid reader and would be lost without your blog! just kidding. I’m glad you had fun with user interface design.
I agree. It looks more like a lazy “C” than a “G”. And just where is my sailboat? You can even put your mother at the helm. I think she would like that. Just stay busy. Looks like rain this evening, tomorrow and Saturday. You mother and I are going over lunch to look for a computer for me. I sort of gave up on the touch screen models and will go for a simple desk top version with a 21.5-inch monitor. Take care. Gary
So reading your comments, I started wondering what could have caused the C-ish-ness of the G and I think I came up with a solution. If I had made the angle of the axis positive 45 degrees rather than negative 45 degrees I think it would have fixed the problem.