June 2012 Tips and Tricks - Using Text as a Shape

**stygg2003** · 20 June 2012, 01:44 PM

Don't think I've nailed the perspective but its improved some from my last attempt, I think

The grid you supplied Gary is really helpful and never thought of Bill's method and I suppose you could move Bill's perspective lines closer to obtain an over all smaller text?

Stygg

**Antspants** · 20 June 2012, 01:53 PM

I Keep hearing about some 'Discount Window' at the Federal Reserve Bank...............probably got the wrong end of the stick though

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**stygg2003** · 20 June 2012, 02:02 PM

On my way there now Antspants, see if I can get a few quid of them on the never never, then I'll buy the Stobart truck and start my own trucking business

Stygg

**Antspants** · 20 June 2012, 02:24 PM

Stygg carefull, thats their plan but you must read the small print: with the printing press on over-time the price of a gallon will be a £Squillion quid soon, best borrow a bit more.

**Gare** · 20 June 2012, 03:22 PM

Attached, and I put a grid over the sign, stygg.

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**Antspants** · 20 June 2012, 03:57 PM

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**mwenz** · 20 June 2012, 05:14 PM

I'm late to the party and shabbily dressed...

Take care, Mike

**Gare** · 20 June 2012, 05:45 PM

NICE use of typography, Mike.

To that, I disagree about how you're "dressed."

We all use fonts as apparel on the forum!

-g

**mwenz** · 20 June 2012, 05:58 PM

Thanks, Gary.

Nah, I really mean the dressed thing. Got my workin' bibs on and have been playing with some dirty steel.

The font is incorrect for the fabric of the sides. I really wanted to do a circus font with a solid center w/ outline. I know I have one around somewhere because I was just going through some old proofs and saw it. Probably on one of the removable drives for the server.

Take care, Mike

**Gare** · 20 June 2012, 06:23 PM

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Now you did it, Mike. You got me examining your layout more closely!

Okay, I don't think the circus font holds up against the rest of the text and the fonts you used. Because it's hollow, the "color" of your "page" makes the name of the moving company of secondary consideration.

I've converted Ashley Inline (which seems to be a knock-off of Jazz Poster) to curves, and two from Letterhead Fonts, Boston Truckstop and BigTop.

See if they can't represent your visual idea any better than you've done.