Joe Leadbeater
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
Brief 16— DBA Custom Typeface After a custom logotype was designed, I thought it would be appropriate to apply these rules to the entire typeface. Aktiv Grotesk was manipulated to create ‘Capital Grotesk’, specifically for the use of Capital North.
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Joe Leadbeater
Aktiv Grotesk Medium
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTU V W XYZ abcdefghijklm n o p q r s t uvwxyz
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Joe Leadbeater
Capital Grotesk Medium
- Shorter descender height. - Straightened terminals. - 30 degree terminals. - Tighter apertures. - Shorter bars.
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTU V W XYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz
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Joe Leadbeater
Capital Grotesk Medium
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTU V W XYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz
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Joe Leadbeater
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
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Difference in descender height: - p + q are considerably shorter, but g could not lose much height due to space.
Aktiv Grotesk Medium
Capital Grotesk Medium
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Joe Leadbeater
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
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Straightened Terminals / Tightened Apertures: - Due to other terminals being adapted to 30 degrees, any other non-perpendicular angles were made perpendicular.
This has been done to make the 30 degree angles stand out more. The E and F also have shorted bars to give each character slightly more character.
Capital Grotesk Medium
Aktiv Grotesk Medium
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Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly.
Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly. Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly. Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly. Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly. Suspiciously fast Liam, Chris & Elly.
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Joe Leadbeater
Brief 16 — DBA
Custom Typeface
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Thirty Degree Terminals - In reference to the angles used in the isometric grid, ascenders of lowercase characters were cut at 30 degrees.
To compensate optical height difference, the ascender height was also increase subtly.
Capital Grotesk Medium
Aktiv Grotesk Medium
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Thinking badly can be unproductive.
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