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Heliphyneau

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Fontsperiments
« on: 16 Sep 2010, 10:58 »
Thought I'd repost this here, for anyone who's interested and doesn't have a Tumblr account (like me).  Jeph's Tumblr post today:

http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/1132408253/fontsperiments

After staring at all four examples, I actually like #2 the best.  It's more legible to me than #3 and #4, and it's, hmm, rounder and sort of cuter than #1.

What do you guys think?





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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #1 on: 16 Sep 2010, 11:45 »
#4 for me
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #2 on: 16 Sep 2010, 11:46 »
from a first glance #'s 2 and 3 just didn't appeal to me.  So, I'd want him to either go with 4, or stay the same
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #3 on: 16 Sep 2010, 13:10 »
#2 is nice, but a bit too rounded and big-looking; #4's OK; #3 too angular; actually, #1 (the current one) is the best.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #4 on: 16 Sep 2010, 13:24 »
I don't like the size of the I serifs on 3, they're too long.  Other than that, it looks good. 

2 seems a bit blocky, the uprights are very vertical and the o's a bit too round. 

So yeah, I guess either 4 or 1.  The main difference again seems to be the serifs on the I's, 4 doesn't have any.  It also has more relaxed widths, although I prefer the curved tails on the y's in 1 to the straight tails in 4. 

So I guess original flavor for me.  Looks more handwritten, really. 
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #5 on: 16 Sep 2010, 15:18 »
#1 > #4 > #2 > #3

I just hope the Illustrator-made speech bubbles stay; the hand-drawn ones are okay but they seem a bit too wobbly to me. They don't fit with the rest of the smooth line art.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #6 on: 16 Sep 2010, 15:31 »
Drumroll....
  • I've always thought that #1 (Blambot Casual) is a bit compressed-looking and "type-y", but it goes pretty well with Jeph's "machine-generated" speech-balloons.
  • I find #2 more readable, but I don't like the way the comma in Dora's line "Okay, I guess that means you pass" merges with the "y".
  • Option #3 leans to the left, which always makes a font harder to read IMHO.
  • I favour #4. It looks less type-y than #1 and I find it easier to read. It looks better with the more rounded speech-balloons too, if that's the way Jeph decides to go.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #7 on: 16 Sep 2010, 16:38 »
Typefaces...why did it have to be typefaces...

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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #8 on: 16 Sep 2010, 17:10 »
I'll just add to the chorus: 1 is still the best IMNSHO; 2 and 3 suck rocks; 4 is reasonable for a replacement to 1 if it absolutely must be done, though I'd still prefer 1 as a font.

And HIIN: need to fixy your linky. http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/1132408253/fontsperiments
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #9 on: 16 Sep 2010, 18:46 »
Quote from: jwhouk on 16 Sep 2010, 17:10
I'll just add to the chorus: 1 is still the best IMNSHO; 2 and 3 suck rocks; 4 is reasonable for a replacement to 1 if it absolutely must be done, though I'd still prefer 1 as a font.

And HIIN: need to fixy your linky. http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/1132408253/fontsperiments

Bah, I could have sworn the link was working when I posted it.   :oops:  Sorry guys.  And thanks, jwhouk, for telling me.   :-)
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #10 on: 16 Sep 2010, 18:53 »
Quote from: Akima on 16 Sep 2010, 15:31
Drumroll....
  • I've always thought that #1 (Blambot Casual) is a bit compressed-looking and "type-y", but it goes pretty well with Jeph's "machine-generated" speech-balloons.
  • I find #2 more readable, but I don't like the way the comma in Dora's line "Okay, I guess that means you pass" merges with the "y".
  • Option #3 leans to the left, which always makes a font harder to read IMHO.
  • I favour #4. It looks less type-y than #1 and I find it easier to read. It looks better with the more rounded speech-balloons too, if that's the way Jeph decides to go.
It is amazing how close this is to my thoughts on the matter, to the point of being effectively word-for-word regarding #2.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #11 on: 16 Sep 2010, 21:30 »
I must express my distaste for this new font...although I guess I'll get used to it.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #12 on: 16 Sep 2010, 23:16 »
Didn't take me four days, I didn't even notice the change until I read Jeph's twitter and looked at it again.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #13 on: 17 Sep 2010, 03:53 »
i'm partial to #4.

not a fan of the hand drawn bubbles though. i find they distract from the artwork abit, as opposed to the more uniform cg ones. after awhile though, i'm sure i'll get used to them & jeph will get better at them, so it doesn't matter all that much.
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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #14 on: 17 Sep 2010, 16:56 »
Thanks for laying them out side by side.
I've done mucho typesetting and font selection myself, and this is the gist of all i've learned:  (oversimplified, of course)

I find #2 significantly EASIER TO READ, and that is more and more important when you've spent too many hours at computers, and as we age...  ...  

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Re: Fontsperiments
« Reply #15 on: 17 Sep 2010, 20:47 »
I like 1, then 3, then 4, then 2.

I'm sure I'll get used to whatever Jeph decides on, but I wouldn't change it if I were him.
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