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Polymath - Hand Lettering - cortz - Dec 15, 2014
This is in no way affiliated nor endorsed with the HF group, Polymath. All images are created and owned by myself (cortz.). Usage of these images in any way is strictly forbidden without explicit permission by myself.
Foreword:
This was originally made as a school project, I thought I would eventually turn it into something for the group Polymath. I was unsure about it's completion at the time, so this was made unannounced to the world. Now that Polymath is on the verge of being sold, there's no more need to continue this project. And so here it is. Spanning across almost 3 months, this is one of the proudest work I've done to date.
![[Image: zxeRz5I.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/zxeRz5I.jpg)
The Process (Click to View)
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![[Image: zG7DBtg.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/zG7DBtg.jpg)
![[Image: ji3kJVl.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/ji3kJVl.jpg)
![[Image: 7RJ5hlT.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/7RJ5hlT.jpg)
![[Image: gNd82tY.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/gNd82tY.jpg)
![[Image: Cyq3btt.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Cyq3btt.jpg)
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Closing:
Critique is not needed but welcome. This project has already received countless critiques and revisions over the course of it's development, so I have a good idea of what I can do to improve already.
So just enjoy and appreciate the beautiful hand lettered typography that took many, many hours and sleepless nights to complete. Something of a rare sight here on HF.
* - Sunkist S0D4 - Dec 15, 2014
What tools did you use to hand write the typography?
Looks quite stunning honestly.
* - cortz - Dec 15, 2014
I was mostly using HB/H lead + lead holder along with eraser and eraser shield. Misc items are just rulers, triangles..etc..
* - ZerFallen - Dec 15, 2014
Very nice, such a clean style. Shame it's going to waste however I like it quite a bit! 10/10
* - cortz - Dec 15, 2014
Waste, probably not. It's considered to be placed in a gallery at my college, achievement enough for me.
If the group didn't sell they might not pick it up anyways. It's worth maybe about a thousand or so. But on HF, i wouldn't let it go for anything less than 400.
* - Razor 1911 - Dec 16, 2014
nice design and very clean.. i need to think really hard to come up with a critic hehe great job sir
* - Noctua - Dec 16, 2014
Looks really neat and professional, great job.
* - cortz - Dec 16, 2014
Thanks for the positive feedback.
The only conflict I have with it is the 3 flourishes (2 on top, 1 to the right) with the 'dotted' endings. With them, it sort of feels like 'flies' on the screen. But without it the whole piece becomes unbalanced.
I eventually just concluded that it was a necessary evil.
* - Grievοus - Dec 16, 2014
Quote:so this was made unannounced to the world.
I think that was a bit.. announced to someone already 😅
* - cortz - Dec 16, 2014
(Dec 16, 2014 05:00 PM)Grievous Wrote: I think that was a bit.. announced to someone already 😅
Well it was still WIP at the time. Seems like ages ago thinking back lol.
I asked for a lot of critique and feedback on it from people outside of HF. So I should probably just rephrase it as 'unannounced to HF' :p
* - Isaac Newton - Dec 17, 2014
Dang just when I thought this place was dead. 👍
Would be more great if the flourish things somehow had uniform thickness in the thick places(like non-uniform endings- nono), as in the type.
* - cortz - Dec 17, 2014
Having the flourishes as thick as the type is not ideal. Flourishes are there as decorative elements in formal script, the main thing here is the type itself. It's necessary to maintain a sense of hierarchy or else it would look really hectic.
However, it's not exactly a set in stone rule, if I were writing in textura quadrata, then the flourishes can/should be as thick as the type. It really depends on the situation and the designer's choice.
* - Isaac Newton - Dec 17, 2014
Meh I did not mean them to be as thick as type, I meant as the type has uniform thickness at thick places, so should the flourishes. For example these curves I'm talking about-
![[Image: rSGWiXy.png]](https://i.imgur.com/rSGWiXy.png)
![[Image: 5dy7Lrf.png]](https://i.imgur.com/5dy7Lrf.png)
Whereas this is nice (Like the thickness doesn't ends abruptly and merges in continuity with curve)-
![[Image: FffiWvZ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/FffiWvZ.png)
* - cortz - Dec 17, 2014
Oh my apologies.
Yeah there are still unfortunately a few kinks in it :/
It's more of a technical mishandling on my part. I tried my best to fix them but to no avail. I actually almost forgot about them till you just mentioned it :p
I'll go ahead and redraw those curves, as much as I'd hate to do that cause they're rather tedious. But there are a few very minor details that need fixing anyways.
I believe it's only the 2 you mentioned that had problems, off the top of my head. If not I'll do a double check while I'm working with it.
* - Antonthegreat - Dec 17, 2014
dude that is god like. 10/10 for me buddy