Thursday 18 August 2011

FONTS

In the creation of the new font for Sandman's Hotrods and Customisations I have researched some Hot-Rod and Retro fonts. The problem i am encountering is finding a retro font that is not overly elegant and maintains the rock-a-billy feel.
While Browsing Fontspace i came across a few ideas that i would like to attempt to combine to design the new font.

This font is She-Creature by Gaut Fonts. The reason i like this font is because it is slightly reminiscent of the original font that can be found on the 
                                                                                                 Holden Sandman panel vans. (See Below)



Other fonts i have viewed and believe fit the ideas are:
Grandprix Font





Airstream by Nick Curtis

Arbuckle

Little Deuce Coupe NF by Nick's Font

Lagniappe




















Another image that gave me a good starting point for the font design was this image from Car Kulture Deluxe Magazine.
I like the use of Traditional Hot Rod flames that dress up a plain font.

All the above images will be a nice starting base for my font.