and just to have a small quirky element in this ex-libris stamp, one could flip the upper case E so that the vertical becomes parallel with the vertical of the R. this will then echo the counterform between A and Y. anyway...just some trivial formal riffs
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Abhishek Hazra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh lovely. > very happy to see you reveling in typographic details. > yes the counterform space created between upper case A and lower case is > indeed nice. > and this counterform space looks more pleasing when set with a good > humanist serif face like Bembo or even Baskerville. > also A, Y, E and R are good forms to design an ex-libris stamp. > will look good if you make a composition with A and Y on top and E and R > below. > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Rishab Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 09:51:21AM +0530, Abhishek Hazra wrote: > > > were you already reading A.J Ayer then? > > > please elaborate on "typographic attraction" > > > > yes, but that's not the name i picked! Aiyer looks much nicer than Iyer, > > i think (i don't think Ayer is popular among tambrams). the upward slope of > > the A is parallel to the downward slope of the y in many typefaces, > > especially when nicely kerned. in Iyer the I stands upright at an awkward > > angle to the y. don't you think? > > > > > > > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > does the frog know it has a latin name? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - does the frog know it has a latin name? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
