I was digging through some old Type ID threads and saw this typeface that donshonttype had posted. Does anyone know what typeface this is or what it is derived from? I suppose donshonttype would know best.
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Great, thanks donshottype. Looks like you did a fair bit of tweaking to make your sample. Nice work!
Thank you Tylor for the kudos.
The result seems to be successful as a Latinate serif with spurs, but I find the spiky tone of the resulting design to be somewhat aggressive and appropriate mainly for bikers, angry rock bands and the ilk.
When the same spurs are used on a font with a softer serif treatment, such as a plush fish tail Tuscan, the effect is more of an ornamented space filler that producdes a font that has a tone suitable for applications from stock certificates to restaurant menus. The spurs might also work for a similar wide range of applications if it is used on font with a Clarendon or thick slab serif.
Don
For examples of the use of median spurs on a Clarendon and on a plush fish tail Tuscan see http://www.typophile.com/node/117209
Don
Thanks Don. I'm actually quite intrigued by the sharp angular serif typefaces found in Latin CT and an example from the last link you posted (Dan X. Solo's Olympian). I think they would make good candidates for a spur transplant. What would be some good keywords to search for those kind of typefaces?
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The base font for this lettering is CastleType's Latin CT, and uses a blend of the condensed width
CastleType's products are well make and worthy of purchase.
Through an oversight I did not mention the foundry in my earlier post. Here is a link to the fonts https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/latin-ct/
The spurs are added to demonstrate the ease of making something similar to the "Bowery" style of lettering that Nike has used for its clothing http://typophile.com/node/103278
Have fun making your own version.
Don