Since I got the new Macbook Pro last summer, I’ve been working in dribs and drabs on a new font. It’s a handwriting one, based on my increasingly-complex meta-cursive. Call it Danwriting 2.0. Whatever the case, for awhile I’ve struggled with what to do with it when complete. (It’s a huge OpenType font with thousands of glyphs, lots of ligatures and alternate characters.)
Fonts
101 Things: June 2011
Items accomplished in June: 2 Total items accomplished: 23/101 Percentage complete: 22.7% Items Completed in June: 11. Get fontosaurus.com up and going and bringing in income. 16. Get all my … Read more
Mac App Store
My one big wish for the Mac App Store right now is that it would support the sale of fonts. I’m sure you can guess why — I’ve got a … Read more
Iteration One
Project: This one kills two birds with one stone. As part of my 101 Things in 1001 Days, I am supposed to design three new fonts. Additionally, I need it for a custom MTB frame I’m working on. More on that in a bit. The first iteration — call it a rough rough draft — of the letterforms is shown below…
Gems Among Shit
It’s always important to look back at your work as an artist to see where you’ve come from. It gives a certain gauge, I think, of your progression and growth … Read more