Catching Bullets

 I have noted a practical application of White Line Fever in the wild. Very exciting!! It cautions smokers to watch both ways before merging into the main path between the Cultural Centre and MHC's main building. This is good as it will get them moving their head and freeing up the tar deposited in their lungs. The fact there's a ? at the end might also encourage the smoke to look at the habit from both sides, quit or not quit. White Line Fever, good for safety, good for your lungs! 

 So now the rules for the lines were decided I needed to draw them. I went through a few iterations. As I was inspired by the New Alphabet I kept my marked up guide next to me. I started on three handraulic versions. The first one was during my ideation, see previous post for those doodles. It was more to decide if I wanted solid, outline, negative space, etc. Didn't go far. Then my first alphabet, in my notebook. I was still working out line weight and if there were curves (there weren't in the end). This is also where I decided on the name, White Line Fever. The madness that comes over you after driving too much. The second one is closer to what was done. No curves, but still working on line weights. My final version was done in Fontlab. Of course I let my 10 day license lapse before I took a screen shot, but here is my type specimen. Lessons learned: Taking on new software is challenging. Taking on new software that has a relatively small market is harder as tutorials are sc