Manor: A Bouton typeface in the Works

Let me throw something out, as long as Round Head might be winding down, and I'll have more free time beginning at the end of this week:

What do people feel about creating an original typeface instead of tracing an existing one in the future? I did pencil sketches of a typeface I designed years ago and never got to finishing it.

Now, I realize Mike has offered up a really nice existing font that needs some characters and tracing, and I absolutely do not wnat to "butt ahead in line".

I'm offering an unrealized typeface whose author is still alive and can help guide what I will give up to our group to completion, which is different than what we've been (successfully) doing.

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My Best,

Gary

Thanks Gary.

I like your design very much. I've always liked BlackLetter fonts and you have a distinctive look going on there.

Some of us can start working on this font.
From what I have gathered this will be a new and origional font conceived by Gare.
While this one is not exactly in line to do next, I feel some of us can step in and get started.
So Roundhead is next to be finished, then the one Mike has in the works, then this one. I need volunteers to assign certain parts to, any takers?
I will start on the uppercase. What should we call this one. Gare started it so I feel he should have the honors if he so desires.
Shortly I will try to move the posts concerning this from the Round head to this thread.

Your 'unrealized' typeface (Manor ?) looks good. I dabble with calligraphy and I will be happy to help.

Thanks, Fred.

I did a lot of hand-lettering before I got my hands on dry transfer lettering, and some Cloister, Roman, and other types of typefaces just seeped into my skill set when I was in my 20s. One of many things I never outgrew.

Before anyone does anything with "Manor TG", or "Manor Blackletter TG" as we could name it, take a break here, I'll post the alphabet and some artistic guidelines within the week, but I'd prefer it if the gang had one more voyage in tracing and reconstructing a typeface before mounting the harder chore of realizing a typeface a living author still has 15% in his head and not on paper to date.

Cool?

Thanks, and I volunteer myself to steer this one, only fair,

Gary

Question: This looks like the thread I started awhile ago and moved this stuff into but it has a different name. So how did that happen. I like this name but I was just wondering what happened and why?

I had a free moment, Larry, and got out the broom and dustpan.

You did move it, I renamed it, because the old name wasn't very illuminating.

Don't be confused.

Just be Larry.

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Thanks Gare, I didn't know a thread could be renamed, but I was fairly certain that is what happened.
I haven't heard anything about Mikes font for awhile. Do you know what's up with that?

You can only rename a thread if you created it, Larry, that is: I started it, I edited the subject by going to advanced options in the forum.

Mike is setting a pace here I think we all can learn from, Larry. He and I privately discussed his font "versus" starting on mine, and the conclusion is: wait a while (because both of us are a little preoccupied for a few days), or start a different group event, lest this font collaboration burns out the key players here.

Mike shared with me a suggestion, a good one: a makeover of a publication or a website, heavy use of design, layout, and typography is a natural.

Thoughts?

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I can see a publication maybe and that might be fun, but I know absolutely nothing about websites.

Well, when you put fun and learning together, ideally you get TalkGraphics, Larry.

What if 12 people got together on this thread, each of knowing very little about, say, a website that needs a makeover. We'd exchange what we do know, learn, do a little research, then put our combined skills together and probably be incredibly successful in such a venture.

A magazine could be fun, too.

Where there's a will, there's fun.

-g-

So many wonderful ideas Gary! I would like to help out with this font but I can't commit just yet, because I may have a job starting in the beginning of May doing a website for a client and until I know what exactly the client is going to want and when the job will start it's hard for me to judge how much time I'm going to have. and I already said I would do some glyphs for Mike :)

Hubby and I have been thinking about giving Good Morning Sunshine a makeover anyway, so how about that for a project? Due to the printing process there will be a few things I'll have to go over and we will be restricted to a greyscale layout. (color really gets expensive on a weekly publication)

Thoughts?

Even though I know nothing about web site creation, I have been wanting to learn. So I am open to both ideas at this point.

Looks like a much simpler version of gothic lettering. I like this. Great job.

Welcome to the Typography area, LongLiveMedia.

Are you qualified/can you help with this font?

You own Xara, any version, right?

My Best,

Gary

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Originally Posted by angelize

...Hubby and I have been thinking about giving Good Morning Sunshine a makeover anyway, so how about that for a project? ...

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I would prefer two things about such a project.

(1) It is for print.
(2) It is for a fictitious company.

Why? Well, I like print work. And in the spirit of the font projects, I don't think any one person should be of direct benefit using the efforts of the group.

However, like many available templates, anything we come up with is directly applicable to many different industries or interests. Good design is "transferable" from one business focus to another.

Take care, Mike

good points Mike, lets take this discussion into a new thread of it's own :)

See new thread here