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skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 12:30 PM

.... anyone know this one?

(drew blanks with....)

http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ & http://www.identifont.com/identify.html

art_director · Mar 30, 2006, 01:26 PM

Rage Italic

SEE: http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?pid=203902

skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 01:27 PM

Thank you sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

art_director · Mar 30, 2006, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by skalie

Thank you sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Actually, I'm neither.

skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 07:01 PM

Oh dear, please forgive my "faux pas", my lady.

art_director · Mar 30, 2006, 07:06 PM

Funny. As an art director hardened by the ad industry, I cannot call myself a gentlemen. A snarling tiger, yes, a gentlemen, no.

skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 07:13 PM

What's your opinion on the "rough textured edge" btw?

I'd rather be able to add that myself when necessary.

*throws the idea of making the font really really large out the window"

art_director · Mar 30, 2006, 07:25 PM

IMO antiqued or textured fonts should be altered / created so that characters don't repeat. The distressed look falls flat when it's an out-of-the-can font solution. You could always use it then go back in by hand and alter / vary the results. Time consuming but, when done properly, effective.

skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 07:39 PM

Agreed, very much so.

Any tips on how to smooth out the "rough textured edge"?

I'm wanting to use this font to make a "bells and whistles" flash thingy.

Enlarging the font just makes it look like I'm bolloxing the pixelage, or something, I'd really like to have smooth lines.

skalie · Mar 30, 2006, 07:44 PM

....actually, cancel that.

What I need is smooth version of the font, as I want to change the text, which probably means creating a whole new font. ( learning curve

)

Unless someone has already created one, I guess.

*heads off to bed, way after bedtime*

art_director · Mar 30, 2006, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by skalie

Any tips on how to smooth out the "rough textured edge"?

You could try playing with it in Streamline -- outline then simplify. You could also convert to paths in Illustrator / Freehand and try the same.

In the end your time might be better served selecting a similar font.

andi*pandi · Mar 31, 2006, 11:38 AM

you could try Spring LP. Or another script that isn't rough.

skalie · Mar 31, 2006, 11:59 AM

The script is already part of the logo.

I'm climbing the learning curve suggested by A_D as we speak.

...... but thanks.