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Golondrina africana & Europea

Calf0 votes

Hi, here's a experiment series i made in blackletter, first the are two styles Africana and Europea, the difference between them is the position of a 90º angle. There is also small caps based upon some attemps in the letterings i see in the streets ( i'm from Mexico, and we use lots of blackletter for anything)ended looking like lettering of heavy metal logos.

There's a more detailed preview in behance, but the version attached here is more updated
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Golondrina-Africana-_amp-Europea/427447

Beau W0 votes

I don't think I've ever seen such a static blackletter.
Though it grows on me, the more I look at it.

My main complaint would be the non-letter glyphs. No calligraphic origin remains, those characters look (%, & etc.) like they were laid down with electrical tape, not a pen.

Paul Davidson0 votes

Maybe it's just me, but it feels like it's falling backwards (leaning to the left), even though that's just an optical illusion.

ole sørensen0 votes

small caps are a nice touch.

Andreas Stötzner0 votes

Interesting experiment!
Though some glyphs would need to get revised, e.g. monetary signs.

Jasper Michael ...0 votes

Nice work! Spacing is a bit uneven.

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