"Matches" Challenge
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"Matches" Challenge
I thought about creating a new "Matchstick" font, took a look at what was already out there, and was not impressed.
I started my own, but at 83 my hands are too shaky. Here are my beginnings, the challenge is to finish the font.
I started my own, but at 83 my hands are too shaky. Here are my beginnings, the challenge is to finish the font.
Aut nunc aut nunquam
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
It looks great
Curious about the full character set.
Curious about the full character set.
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
I've never seen curved matches ! They might be a little awkward to use
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
I thought about "breaking" the matchsticks to make curves, but decided that would add too many points, but perhaps the numbers could be like this:
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
I think the upper case should have heads up, lowercase heads down - something like this:
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
Some curved letters could be illustrated with curled up burnt matchsticks, don't you think? They sometimes curl up in a spiral or in a circle when they burn for all of their length.
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I'm thinking this would make a great exercise for a college class.
My wife, Vera, teaches a course at FIT - a State University of New York school with a heavy focus on design. They do have courses that involve font design ... I'm just looking at the course catalog, for example at http://www.fitnyc.edu/graphic-design/index.php ...
Maybe she could pass it on to the appropriate department or teacher ...
Is there a starting point (FCP project)? or just the graphic images ...
My wife, Vera, teaches a course at FIT - a State University of New York school with a heavy focus on design. They do have courses that involve font design ... I'm just looking at the course catalog, for example at http://www.fitnyc.edu/graphic-design/index.php ...
Maybe she could pass it on to the appropriate department or teacher ...
Is there a starting point (FCP project)? or just the graphic images ...
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Re: "Matches" Challenge
I hope there has been some follow up on this. I think it is a great opportunity.ClintGoss wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:30 pm I'm thinking this would make a great exercise for a college class.
My wife, Vera, teaches a course at FIT - a State University of New York school with a heavy focus on design. They do have courses that involve font design ... I'm just looking at the course catalog, for example at http://www.fitnyc.edu/graphic-design/index.php ...
Maybe she could pass it on to the appropriate department or teacher ...
Is there a starting point (FCP project)? or just the graphic images ...
- Dave
Aut nunc aut nunquam
Re: "Matches" Challenge
COVID. Sad ... she went on-line (actually, we did the course together, on-line) and doing a hands-on font project was not in the cards ...Dave Crosby wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:30 pm
I hope there has been some follow up on this. I think it is a great opportunity.
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Now the school is less than half the size and shrinking ...