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      • Type Design Projects

        Posted at 12:13 am by gatf, on November 23, 2019

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      • Repeating Pattern Experiments – 1

        Posted at 1:40 pm by gatf, on October 20, 2019

        An evening spent pottering about with a repeating pattern design based o eucalyptus blooms and leaves. I like the way it becomes striped from a distance, and the seamless join.

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Australia, Australiana, Blue, Eucalyptus, fabric, flower, gum, pattern, red, repeating, white
      • Study in Symmetry and Selected Asymmetry

        Posted at 8:29 am by gatf, on October 13, 2019

        Study Late night tinkering on the modern ‘Etch-a-sketch’… aka the iPad Pro. Study in symmetry and selective asymmetry…

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged design, digital, gothic, sketch, symmetrical, window
      • And a set of Numerals…

        Posted at 12:38 am by gatf, on August 17, 2019

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      • Not Quite Finished Yet

        Posted at 2:53 pm by gatf, on August 4, 2019

        I’ve been working on this project for some weeks, and there are still some vital elements to add, but I thought people might enjoy seeing it’s evolution over time. Will post the finished worked when it’s done.

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments | Tagged digital, locomotive, painting, train, work in progress
      • Sketching some Capital Letter Forms…

        Posted at 4:19 am by gatf, on July 28, 2019

        Coming along – might need a bit more work yet…

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged capitals, design, exxperiememt
      • Can a Plain Sans Serif Typeface Have Character?

        Posted at 12:43 am by gatf, on July 23, 2019
        Source: Wikimedia Commons

        On the evidence of this enamel Mercedes Benz advertisement, I’d tend to say yes. I think the key elements here are: the use of small capitals, a high x-height, curves that are (or appear to be) segments of a true circle and the high mid-bars of the ‘e’s. I also think I can see small rounded corners… or is that just a by-product of the enamelling process.

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged 1930s, advertising, enamel, inspirational, sans serif, simple, typeface
      • Digital Image Filters

        Posted at 10:18 pm by gatf, on July 21, 2019

        The results of trying some digital filters on my painting of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway ‘Atlantic’ Locomotive “Beachy Head”. The painting was done digitally using the Art Set IV Application, an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.  Above is the original painting. Below are the filtered results, mostly using JixiPics’ filter applications. It’s a simple approach to making alternate images, and has to be applied carefully, but never the less, I rather like some of these!

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        Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged digital, filters, image, locomotive, painting, steam
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