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Published: 2008-04-08 21:54:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 9913; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 582
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what type of person are you?san?. . .
serif? . . .
or both.
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I'm definitely a sans person. I appreciate serifs, but I love how you can decrease the tracking of a sans font and how it looks afterwards. Great job on this piece!
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thanks a lot buddy . . . I appreciate it.
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I agree . . . but a good serif can't be denied.
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i think there is at least one perfect application for every font. 
Cool. If you stare at the question mark, the middle begins to have a form and the question mark becomes background.
I wish there was an apostrophe in "WHAT'S."
Like MrBadger, I also found the definition part a bit too small to read.
Love the concept. Vibrant color!!
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thanks for the critique . . . I was surprised on how well the colors worked together.
thanks again.
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Well, hello there friend!
It's been a while since I have commented on your work, so lets see what I can do here!
First off, what is the font you used for "whats your type" it is very interesting, but kind of hard to read at the same time, but I think that is fine because I love that question mark.
Second, I am not sure about the composition. I feel like it could be sooo much bigger! You bleed off the edges on the sides, I feel like the question mark could do the same. What would happen if you just made it that much bigger, same proportions, just get it so the question mark bleeds as well. I'd like to see that. Also, it would make that type on the side more legible as well instead of trying to squint to read it ha.
Third, and finally, just another suggestion, I feel like type could be coming off another side of the question mark, adding some nice detail to the image, and also, that may help the composition as it is instead of making it larger.
Phew, well I'm out of words to say. I do really enjoy the concept behind the piece. I'm a sans serif guy myself, a good serif could be used, as long as there as some nice thicks and thins here somewhere. As for bold slab serif fonts, I love me some Rockwell.
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hey buddy . . . nice to hear from you.
as you can probably already tell, that font I used for " what's your type " worked best (IMO of course ) because of the rectilinear nature for the question mark. also it looked really nice packaged together without the apostrophe.
I am a huuuuuge fan of negative space. that's why I didn't want to make the entire composition any bigger than it is. I wanted to give it a sense of scale. also I purposely centered the upper portion of the question mark so that I can build around it.
I see your point with the text though . . . but its kinda tricky. I love to use blocks type as an element of design. Its just that as viewers, we understand alphabetical characters and feel compelled to read it. I guess I need to learn how to convey that a little better in my designs.
good suggestion with the type coming off on the other side. that very thought entered my mind during the rendering process of this piece. as a basic rule of design, more then one thing has to come off the edge . . . otherwise it will look like a mistake. thats why I created the disappearing box on the bottom left hand side. . . for added flow and balance.
now as far as the sans vs. serif thing goes . . . thats a hard question! lol thats why I decided to ask you guys about it !
I'd say both . . . they're very situational
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thanks . . . the yellow and orange worked really well together
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oo new work! and what nice work it is!
hope all is well!
gav
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thank you friend . . . all is well indeed.
heeey!!!! nice signature !!! lol
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hehe thank you, glad your doing fine
gav
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Both, i like to combine both but i prefer sans. unless its a very curvy serif
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me too, however I can appreciate a really fat and heavy slab serif though . . . I really like boldness in type.
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yeah i like the thick slab serifs like russian ones but not to russiany i can appretiate a slick and slender serif when the time is right
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