Kevin Pease (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ceruleanst) wrote in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} designrants,@ 2008-03-28 23:17:00 |
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How about no.
I've been trying to perfect a few complete typefaces for years now. Strictly speaking, I haven't published any yet. The details of typeface design are abundant and involved, to put it mildly. This e-mail with the subject "Typeface Work" just appeared with no introduction or salutation:
The project is for outputing a variant Typeface from an existing open source Typeface, where the variant is replacing only 1 alphabet (upper,lower case, basic and italic) and
putting a sanskrit alphabet (upper,lower case, basic and italic) that will have to be designed.
That's an interesting definition of "only one".
The process will require telling you particular issues and tips.
Like teaching me all about Sanskrit? I should think so. But it sounds like an interesting project to spend a year or two on, if it'll feed me for that year or two.
The budget is about $100 via Paypal, Moneybookers. Delivery for
early/mid-next week.
WHAT.
Um, it's Friday. There are services that I, perhaps ridiculously, will perform for a hundred dollars, but the difference in scale here is perhaps too profound to adequately put into words.
These are a few time reducing guidelines that's
going to reduce costs:
= Use macros on the softwares used for the font
= Use specific existing Typeface curves, weights etc that are on the
Typeface, basically a cut and paste first, then filling the gaps and then
smoothing
= Then for the smaller case and italics use the upper case but with again
only 5 specific differentiators on each
Copying and pasting strokes from the Latin alphabet and "filling the gaps" can sometimes get you a passable Greek or Cyrillic version of a typeface. If you think you can make SANSKRIT that way, you are OUT OF YOUR MIND.
= The project is client focused rather than designer focused with little
room for total start from scratch approach
What a genteel way to put it. I figured that out on my own, thanks. The fact that you want it done in three days for a C-note tipped me off. Seeing what you consider "time-saving tricks" pretty much nailed it down.
I await to hear from you urgently.
Regards
Meeku
Pressed for time, huh? Here's an idea. License an existing font. There's a lot of them out there. There are probably some that meet your needs. Some may even cost you less than $100. You can't need your own custom font that badly if you'd be willing to use whatever garbage I could Frankenstein together in a weekend.
I've been trying to perfect a few complete typefaces for years now. Strictly speaking, I haven't published any yet. The details of typeface design are abundant and involved, to put it mildly. This e-mail with the subject "Typeface Work" just appeared with no introduction or salutation:
The project is for outputing a variant Typeface from an existing open source Typeface, where the variant is replacing only 1 alphabet (upper,lower case, basic and italic) and
putting a sanskrit alphabet (upper,lower case, basic and italic) that will have to be designed.
That's an interesting definition of "only one".
The process will require telling you particular issues and tips.
Like teaching me all about Sanskrit? I should think so. But it sounds like an interesting project to spend a year or two on, if it'll feed me for that year or two.
The budget is about $100 via Paypal, Moneybookers. Delivery for
early/mid-next week.
WHAT.
Um, it's Friday. There are services that I, perhaps ridiculously, will perform for a hundred dollars, but the difference in scale here is perhaps too profound to adequately put into words.
These are a few time reducing guidelines that's
going to reduce costs:
= Use macros on the softwares used for the font
= Use specific existing Typeface curves, weights etc that are on the
Typeface, basically a cut and paste first, then filling the gaps and then
smoothing
= Then for the smaller case and italics use the upper case but with again
only 5 specific differentiators on each
Copying and pasting strokes from the Latin alphabet and "filling the gaps" can sometimes get you a passable Greek or Cyrillic version of a typeface. If you think you can make SANSKRIT that way, you are OUT OF YOUR MIND.
= The project is client focused rather than designer focused with little
room for total start from scratch approach
What a genteel way to put it. I figured that out on my own, thanks. The fact that you want it done in three days for a C-note tipped me off. Seeing what you consider "time-saving tricks" pretty much nailed it down.
I await to hear from you urgently.
Regards
Meeku
Pressed for time, huh? Here's an idea. License an existing font. There's a lot of them out there. There are probably some that meet your needs. Some may even cost you less than $100. You can't need your own custom font that badly if you'd be willing to use whatever garbage I could Frankenstein together in a weekend.
