Comments on: Showcase: Calouste

By: Matt Ash

Matt Ash — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:06:06 +0000

I’m also curious to know when this beautiful font will be available. Thanks.

By: Hrant Papazian

Hrant Papazian — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:06:15 +0000

The issue of proper vertical proportions across scripts is so broad and deep –going way beyond Armenian in fact– that attempting a treatment of the topic right here would be unfair and unproductive.

However I can and will take the opportunity soon, and yes it will be in the Opinion section. :-)

hhp

By: Miguel Sousa

Miguel Sousa — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:57:59 +0000

Hrant, don’t be shy with the critic. Just keep in mind that this was student work and make sure you mention that you have really strong views about Latin-Armenian proportions. Nonetheless, I’ll concede that the proportions of the Armenian in Calouste do not work. One thing I realized towards the end of the project was that the relation between the cap height and the lowercase height of the Armenian was wrong. I didn’t have enough time to fix it, but if I were to do it again I would likely keep the lowercase height and increase the cap height, while keeping the Latin heights unchanged.

Khajag, hopefully someday, but to be honest I don’t know. I haven’t done any work on it since 2005.

By: Khajag

Khajag — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:04:05 +0000

Beautiful!

When will it be available for purchase?

By: Nina Stössinger

Nina Stössinger — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:52:57 +0000

Pretty impressive. It’s interesting to be digging into the details here… I’m enjoying the *very* slight slant in the Armenian, for example, and how it still matches quite harmoniously with the Latin (which seems totally upright to me).

> non-native eyes can play quite an important role.

I’d love to hear more about this, here or wherever.

By: Hrant Papazian

Hrant Papazian — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:53:52 +0000

Yes, it deserves much praise.

And it’s an interesting paradox that non-native eyes can play quite an important role.

hhp

By: Bendy

Bendy — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:48:24 +0000

Sure, I’ll look forward to that. I remember somewhere you’d written that Armenian proportions are in approximate thirds rather than having the x-height as the prominent section.

Calouste balances the two scripts remarkably well, to my non-Armenian eye.

By: Hrant Papazian

Hrant Papazian — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:40:25 +0000

As Butthead would say: «Hey, you’re paying attention!» :-)

Please allow me to be a good host and delve into such gory details in an –eventual– Opinion piece…

hhp

By: Bendy

Bendy — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:02:42 +0000

Very beautiful. What’s Hrant’s view on the extender length of the Armenian? It seems to follow the proportions of the Latin glyphs.