Topic: What are the qualities of a great typeface?
Anonymous A started this discussion 11 years ago #47,549
I want to design a font to fulfill a gap in the marketplace, and also combat font piracy. Any suggestions?
gruppi joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #623,323
legibility
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,325
i suggest combining papyrus and comic sans
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 15 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,326
every letter should be a swatsika
squeegee joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,328
artistic styling exclusively
DasSheeple joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,329
Like Comic Sans but with serif, so becky can read it more comfortable while printed on paper.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,330
http://www.fonts.com/fontacular
Even with these mad discounts fonts are pricey
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 7 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,335
new fonts are basically novelties so paying for them is silly
RWBY Rhubarb? !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 26 minutes later, 51 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #623,342
How about a font where ever character... Is a duck?
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #623,350
Actually, here's an idea: make a font for blind people.
Go ahead and use it, I promise not to sue for royalties.
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #623,439
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Ideas guy?
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 10 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #623,442
how about the letters are scratch-and-sniff, with each letter a different smell of something nice
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 9 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #623,473
@623,439 (I)
I'm too lazy to follow through on the stuff I come up with, so yeah.
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