Greenfernmag's Journal

05/31/2008 11:40 #44497

What the heck in kerning anyway?

So it looks like there's a typographers convention in Ye Olde B-Lo this summer:

. Now, I'm not really a big fonts guy (I couldn't even make it through that Helvetica documentary), but any event where masters discuss their craft has to be pretty cool, right?

The banner on the website features this guy:

Seems the whole world has gone steampunk.

jim - 06/16/08 18:37
TYPECON!

Thanks for pointing this out. Yay!

mrmike - 05/31/08 12:12
The Party animals at P22 Type Foundry must be behind it.

05/24/2008 11:27 #44439

Plodding

A fairly slow week in the GF world. Waiting on a few folks to get back to me on various matters, and then we will be ready to rock, and also to roll.

I've started poking around on the tuberwebs for info on grants related to this kind of project. It seems there are people and organizations who have money and want to give it to other people and organizations. <russian accent> What a country! </russian accent>.

zobar - 05/24/08 12:15
I'd had what I thought was a neat idea last year (e:zobar,37324) (e:zobar,39322) but, as with most labor-intensive and financially-ruinous ideas, it never really went anywhere. Good luck.

- Z

05/16/2008 17:59 #44371

So, what is it?

I started this estrip account to chronicle adventures in publishing.

Greenfern Magazine will very shortly be available. It's a literary magazine, featuring fiction, personal essays, and columns by Buffalo writers and traditional illustration by artists from our fair city. The concept is to create an opportunity for local amateur word-smiths to publish and for readers interested in the scene to hear what the new voices have to say.

Estrip seemed the natural choice for bloggery on the process, our experiences, etc. It's an exciting endeavor, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you all.

greenfernmag - 05/17/08 16:05
We're planning on selling it at local bookstores etc. and publishing on a bi-monthly basis to start.

libertad - 05/17/08 15:48
Sounds great. Is this going to be a free publication?

05/15/2008 19:37 #44352

The New Hotness

Check out the new logo.

I tried a little gold-on-burgundy action for the profile pic. Not sure if I like it, but worth a shot.

paul - 05/17/08 16:17
Wow, those are some fantastic illustrations on her site.

greenfernmag - 05/17/08 16:06
Thanks for the input! I'll pass the word to our illustrator (jessicagadra.com).

empireoflight - 05/17/08 07:41
Cool logo. A few comments:
-Why do you need to enclose it in a circle? I think it would look even better if it stood alone.
-What is that little thing growing out of the base of the fern? I would simplify the entire base into one regular "stalk".
-Why only one/two color? This is the web, so you could make the fern green, add some subtle gradients/effects, and really make it pop.
-The bottom of the pot (inkwell?) has a weird angle in it on the right. It disturbs the flow of the fern. It would look better rounded off, or if the fern pointed down more to the right/farther away from it.

The concept is really strong; a fern instead of a feather quill suggests a natural, organic kind of writing and has an element of surprise that makes good logos.

trisha - 05/16/08 09:03
yes, yes. do tell.

it's a beautiful logo, btw.

libertad - 05/15/08 20:06
Ok, so when are you going to tell us what Greenfern is?

05/09/2008 17:19 #44286

Busy busy

Bought some new work shoes recently, and they are definitely broken in now.

I spent much of the sunny afternoon walking around downtown for a few Greenfern-related tasks, including a meeting with Joel of The Enthusiast. If you haven't seen his magazines around (enthusiastprint.com), I recommend them highly.

He's got a little office set up in the Visitors Center (aka old Market Arcade) for a few weeks, and it's worth a stop in to see what a proper design shop looks like.