Type Battle 28 // Defiant alphabet

Ngoc Ngo10 Nov 2008

// TYPE BATTLE 28

1. ~~Create an alphabet~~ Draw the letters in the word 'defiant' where the stem width is 1/2 the x-height.
2. ~~Then, design the word "defiant".~~ Extra points for creating an fi ligature.

Winner take all, no holds barred. May the best designer win.

// REQUIREMENTS

- Image size: 550 width x 400 height. 72 dpi
- Color: Black and White only
- Format: JPG or PNG

// ABOUT TYPOPHILE TYPE BATTLES

This is your chance to stretch your type muscles on a weekly basis. You have one week to create and submit your entry. Anyone may submit a design response to the challenge. You may enter as often as you wish. Post anytime. Critiques and comments are welcome throughout the game, from participants and spectators alike. Smack talk is encouraged.

As with any street battle, there is no panel of judges and no prize — only the ability to call yourself the best on the block.

Link directly to this battle: http://www.typophile.com/battle28
Link to the battle directory: http://www.typophile.com/typebattles

mekka10 Nov 2008#

Randy10 Nov 2008#

Good thing defiant doesnt have an s in it.

Randy11 Nov 2008#

Or perhaps:

Jos Buivenga11 Nov 2008#

Quincunx11 Nov 2008#

Nice battle. If I have time I'll make something. :)

greyjay11 Nov 2008#

Bah... so sad when my fi is an h... too tired to fix it and my kerning though... must... sleep... sloppiness... prevails. [/last gasp]

Jos Buivenga11 Nov 2008#

alex_f_h11 Nov 2008#

Roger S. Nelsson11 Nov 2008#

Mitternacht11 Nov 2008#

Love Jos Buivenga's first submission (the plump and yummy one)! Will we see more of this alphabet when the fury of the battle has ceased?

Randy11 Nov 2008#

Joe Pemberton11 Nov 2008#

Randy, Great entry. (Perhaps not the second image. LOL.)

Alex, liking this one a lot.

Jos, great as usual.

Joe Pemberton11 Nov 2008#

Ooh, Randy, I didn't see your new one. That's great.

jupiterboy11 Nov 2008#

Randy with the mad skilzes…

Bendy11 Nov 2008#

Here's one I'm working on...

Will try some more later in the week ;)

Sye11 Nov 2008#

Jos, that first one is great!

beejay11 Nov 2008#

love the handdrawn one Randy! and nice work all around.

working on one

beejay11 Nov 2008#

based on Caramel, a typeface in progress...might look like Randy's a bit, or perhaps reminiscent of the Esquire logo or maybe even Ricola. :)

WType11 Nov 2008#

Wow! I think you guys should develop the entire set of these and release them even though you might not win the competition. They are really great!

Jos, I kind of like your second one too. The "fi" blend in really well...

BeauW11 Nov 2008#

Time to jump in...
and the 'fi' has to be a ligature or else the
i would be negative and the whole conceit falls apart...

BeauW11 Nov 2008#

or low x-height...

eliason11 Nov 2008#

I am

about spending the time it would require to make this better.

dezcom11 Nov 2008#

ChrisL

Arild12 Nov 2008#

Jos Buivenga12 Nov 2008#

Thanks all! My favorite still is the first entry from Randy. Not the skinny one ;-)

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Love Jos Buivenga’s first submission (the plump and yummy one)! Will we see more of this alphabet when the fury of the battle has ceased?

It is based on this, but I'm not sure if I will finish it.

beejay12 Nov 2008#

another

Jos Buivenga12 Nov 2008#

rubenDmarkes12 Nov 2008#

*smack talk mode ON*

I'll be back. Some guys found it was okay to copy me before I even submitted my entry. I'll have to come up with something more “original”.

*smack talk mode OFF*

genericboy12 Nov 2008#

Wow - these are all amazing! I started writing a list of my favourites, but it turned out it was practically all of them... So I'll just humbly say well done instead!

(If I did have to pick a favourite, it'd probably be Beejay's latest one, for what it's worth...)

[semibad]

PDXIII12 Nov 2008#

presenting the "gebrochene stiefelknecht". i know the stem width is not 1/2 the x-height but anyway. hope you enjoy.