driftwood

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Balanced Rating: 8.16
Average Rating: 8.19
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by arian.durst

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Created on 11th February 2010. Last edited on 14th February 2010.
License:

Creative Commons
Categories:
- Script
- Pixel Optimized
Sets:
- Handwritten
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19 Comments

very sleek and smooth. was this done with a tablet? just wondering. very good work.

Comment by funk_king 11th february 2010

I used a tablet to get the basic structure of some of the letters, then worked on the details the old-fashioned way. Still getting the hang of the tablet, but it was definitely handy for laying down the backbone of the font.

Comment by arian.durst 12th february 2010

wow, a real nice effect. I might have to brush the dust off my A3 Wacom Tablet after seeing this. (I've had it 5 years, never used it once !!)

Comment by djnippa 12th february 2010

You need to sort out the advance letter spacing though, and your SPACE character needs widening. It all looks a little claustrophobic.

Comment by djnippa 12th february 2010

Beautiful, elegant, delightful 10/10

re: SPACE character that djnippa mentions - It's the space between the words that needs to be adjusted.

Go to 'space' (between lower case and numbers) and then open Advanced/View/Letter width. Set the space, by trial and error, checking it in Preview. Good luck.

Comment by p2pnut 12th february 2010

This is really cool.

I need to get a tablet.

Comment by aphoria 12th february 2010

Thanks for the comments and the feedback. This was my first spin at font design and had been wondering how to adjust the spacing. I've tweaked the spacing issues that seemed the most glaring and it should hopefully flow better now.

Comment by arian.durst 14th february 2010

Looking good :)

Comment by p2pnut 14th february 2010

Featherweight, smooth, and elegant. 10/10

Comment by Frodo7 14th february 2010

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Comment by afrojet 14th february 2010

I love the smooth yet sharp look to it. Very nice indeed!

Comment by Kumquaticus 15th february 2010

It's ethereal; it's beautiful.

Comment by minimum 15th february 2010

Hi. I think that it is extremely elegant and pretty. Right now I'm still a n00b (:P) and I'm trying to get the sort of look you've given. I've decided that a few hours staring at your font every day should do the trick. :)

10/10

Comment by Laurelina Opal 16th february 2010