Pandora Pandora Font

[grummi]

Hi.


I hope this is the right forum for this.


I'm new to the Pandora project, but I wanted to contribute something. I read that there was no font for the one used in the Pandora Logo, so I tried creating one. I attached what I have made so far. I'm not too happy with the 'z' character. I have tried to create a font with fontforge, but I don't understand how it works, so I didn't even get the 'a' to work. Sadly I don't have any more time to work on this in the next few months.


If anybody wants to use it, change it or make a font out of the svg files, feel free to do so.

 

[grummi]

I thought I attached the svg to the post, but somehow I didn't. I hope it works now...


No, doesn't work. Uploaded to Mediafire instead.

 

[foxblock]

Looking really good, very close to the original, thanks

 

[Tickles]

Very nice. I see the problem you're having with the 'z', but it's not too bad. Just a couple of thoughts: Shouldn't the 'y' take more after the 'g', and I think the 'v' should be more distinguishable from the 'u' somehow.


But I'm just being an armchair critic, good work!

 

[bzar]

Very nice! I only have a problem with "v" looking a lot like "u" if viewed separately, but I really can't think of a way to make a clear "v" while retaining the style.

 

[darfgarf]

just swap u and v round, that way u is curvy, and v has a corner to it, like it does


(i can tell them apart, just they really do look the wrong way round)

 

[grummi]

just swap u and v round, that way u is curvy, and v has a corner to it, like it does


(i can tell them apart, just they really do look the wrong way round)

Well, most of the time the 'u' is exactly the same as a inverse 'n', so I did it that way. I could try to make the curve of the 'v' bigger to make it easier to discern these two.


How about that:

 

[darfgarf]

Well, most of the time the 'u' is exactly the same as a inverse 'n', so I did it that way. I could try to make the curve of the 'v' bigger to make it easier to discern these two.


How about that:

nope, still see them backwards, could just be that in my mind, a u is curvy, and a v is pointy/with a slight corener somewhere (engineers seem to run into u and v being too similar in our scrawly handwriting often )

 

[Yannick]

i think they both look like a u, see => u U


i suggest using a differt curve for the v and W, less straight line, tighter curve.


y also doesn't look right, its too wide (i wouldn't use this font to spell my name )

 

[bzar]

Just a quick gimp, but how about this?


EDIT: notice that the 'v' is thinner to further emphasize the sharp corner

 

[Nation.A.List]

How about this?

 

[darfgarf]

How about this?

That's a v alright

 

[Aninhumer]

What's wrong with something like this?

I messed up the edges getting rid of some artifacts but you get the idea.

 

[grummi]

What's wrong with something like this?

I messed up the edges getting rid of some artifacts but you get the idea.

Yeah, that's definitely a 'v'. It just doesn't fit that well to the style of the rest of the characters (at least in my opinion).


And feel free to use the original svg-file (I linked it in the second post) to edit the characters.

 

[Granitehead]

Isn't very good, haven't used Inkscape often. But maybe like that?


http://t4b.me/not_joomla/V.svg

 

[grummi]

Isn't very good, haven't used Inkscape often. But maybe like that?


http://t4b.me/not_joomla/V.svg

This has rather sharp edges. I think it should be more round, like this:

 

[Caine]

Why are the descenders of variable length? Make the j a bit longer.


<edit>Given the round nature of the font, the 't' is surprisingly straight. Perhaps a curvy 't' would fit better.</edit>

 

[Aninhumer]

This has rather sharp edges. I think it should be more round, like this:

That's what I was going for, although I think it needs to be slightly wider because it's diagonal.


I don't think it's that far away from the style if it's rounded enough.


I'd need to see it in context, but I think a slightly off style character is better than one you can't read.

 

[Granitehead]

This has rather sharp edges. I think it should be more round, like this:

I tried to make it more round, but as said I've not often used Inkscape and so I couldn't get it more round.


@Caine: I like the descenders like they are and I think the "j" would look strange if you made it's descender longer.


I made a curvy t: http://t4b.me/not_joomla/t.svg

 

[grummi]

I tried to make it more round, but as said I've not often used Inkscape and so I couldn't get it more round.


@Caine: I like the descenders like they are and I think the "j" would look strange if you made it's descender longer.


I made a curvy t: http://t4b.me/not_joomla/t.svg

Yes, I think the 'j' looks strange if the descender is as long as the others. The 'j' would look to big in my opinion.


@T4b: The t is definitely the wrong way. Try making it the other way around.