Sub/Conscious Meanderings » Vance

Daphne finally gets an italic

Arlo — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:58:26 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but Daphne is finally getting an italic. I’ve been making adjustments to the roman and finally had time to work out a preliminary design for the italic. It’s still really rough, but worth posting about.

At the portfolio review this last week, a friend of mine asked me to try and post a little more often regarding typeface design to catalogue my process, so periodically I hope to update with a new pdf of each of the styles I’m currently developing. Overall I’m happy with the flavor, but need to work out the details.

Download a pdf.

Daphne’s Almost Done

Arlo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:15:03 +0000

After a very long (and somewhat rainy) day, my back is tired and my eyes can barely be kept open. Here’s the latest version of Daphne. I’m starting to lose track of all the glyphs, but I think it’s somewhere around 650. Anyway, the end of the tunnel is near. Enjoy.

Daphne's Almost Done

Arlo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:15:03 +0000

Humdrum

Arlo — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:17:39 +0000

Ebbs and flows seem to appear in every aspect of my life. The last few months have been eventful and transitional with so many new and interesting things happening, that I have neglected to acknowledge how wonderful the humdrum can be. Moments of ‘silence’ really do help me appreciate the ‘sound’, and they offer more clarity of purpose and mind to digest the ‘sound’.

I tend to identify myself—as I think most people do—with the stages of my life that are filled with change and ignore the times when monotony dominates. But, just like the changing times, the monotony can be filled with positive experiences. So however boring or short this next portion may be, I thought I’d highlight the simplicity of my life right now.

8:30 wake up and get ready for work
8:50 ish leave for work – I walk every day
9:15 ish arrive at work
9:30 emails have been checked, daily schedule established, and I’m ready to get started
12:00–2:00 i usually have lunch between these hours, it varies every day
6:30–7:30 head home from work. this also varies
6:45–7:45 arrive home, give Austin a kiss and hug
the rest of the evenings are usually filled with mindless activities like watching movies, cooking dinner, maybe meeting friends if it’s closer to the weekend, playing games, and reading about type. (I still can’t get away from that part of my nerdiness.)

Jenny would probably call me ‘borarlo’, which translated means boring arlo. Which reminds me, I have a whole series of adjectives that apply only to people named arlo, I’ll have to post that another day.

And there you have it, my humdrum life.

Shaping Up Marua

Arlo — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:05:55 +0000

After a brief hiatus from design outside of work, I’m back with some updates to Marua. I think she’s shaping up rather nicely, but of course still needs some touchups. I’m almost to point where I feel comfortable designing support materials for the exhibition. As things get produced I’ll make sure to post updates.

I think there’s enough promise for Marua that I’ll be including a couple weights and an italic. These additions are probably a few months away, but plan on it.