Sunday, July 11

Name That Typeface Contest!

Filed under: — Josh @ 3:01 pm

I put my typeface design up.

I’m not completely happy with the name. I’d like something more creative and that better conveys essence of the typeface. If anyone has any ideas for a new name, add a comment to this post with your e-mail address and I’ll send you the current version of the font (lowercase only) free! The winner will get the final version including the full character set (when it’s finished).

23 Comments

  1. My name for your typeface is JackRussell.

    I like your type a lot and I think the round peg guy is incredible.

    Sharon

    Comment by Sharon — Sunday, July 11 @ 6:11 pm

  2. My idea:

    Hartshorn (or Hartshorne)

    Comment by Alexander Browne — Sunday, July 11 @ 9:19 pm

  3. GENUS (from latinic - kind, sort, class, category)
    or
    PROSUM (to be useful, do good, benefit)
    or
    GenusProsum :)

    Comment by taran80 — Sunday, July 11 @ 10:28 pm

  4. ‘Psithurism’
    ( The sound of wind in trees or rustling leaves.. )

    Or, another fabolous one.:
    ‘Zenzizenzizenzic’ :)
    ( A number raised to the eighth power.. )

    Source.: ‘Unusual Words‘..

    Comment by Dav / formlos — Monday, July 12 @ 6:37 am

  5. Dollop

    Comment by Ly — Monday, July 12 @ 10:40 am

  6. Hmmm… this is kinda ugly. I’ll be working on the formating / design of the comments soon.
    Some very interesting names so far. Keep them coming.

    Comment by Josh — Monday, July 12 @ 1:11 pm

  7. valorous

    Comment by Dan Bailey — Monday, July 12 @ 1:43 pm

  8. Samos (delete my previous post plaese)

    Comment by pille — Thursday, July 15 @ 12:49 pm

  9. Always loved something about pumping those little dragons full of air. What about this type reminds of Dig Dug? I think it is the anamorphic feel each character seems to possess.

    Comment by DigScrugg — Friday, July 16 @ 11:46 am

  10. i’d call it Draupadi, the women of all the pandavas in the Mahabharata. Because it looks feminine in a devorous way, both classic and lively, and enough unique to deserves a unique name.
    What could i add ? Maybe that it could do a wonderful typeface for titling of a mythological book…

    Comment by PoNoFoB — Saturday, July 17 @ 7:28 pm

  11. how about gigolo, its for the ladies

    Comment by justin graham — Thursday, July 22 @ 10:38 am

  12. Hrmmm… How about…Anima?(latin for ’spirit’) (Woot to fellow Latin Lovers)

    Comment by Half Asleep Bird-girl — Saturday, July 24 @ 2:19 am

  13. I’d call it Gregar. As in gregarious! Seems fitting

    Comment by Tom B — Saturday, July 24 @ 7:04 pm

  14. nonsuch

    It makes me think of the XTC album of that name…

    Comment by Matt — Monday, July 26 @ 4:34 pm

  15. Curvimetre

    Comment by Rust — Wednesday, July 28 @ 1:51 pm

  16. Corlati

    My 4-year old daughter came up with this one.

    Comment by Seth — Monday, August 2 @ 2:57 pm

  17. COOKIE

    Comment by Jan — Thursday, August 5 @ 11:07 am

  18. SD Beagle, for the wonderful ear on the g.

    Comment by Steve Peter — Thursday, August 5 @ 7:20 pm

  19. Eloquirk (combination of eloquent & quirky)

    Charm (because this font is quite charming)

    Comment by sally — Wednesday, August 11 @ 1:00 pm

  20. I say name it Compliment.

    Comment by Aaron — Wednesday, August 11 @ 5:49 pm

  21. I dare to suggest “dies irae”(dies irae dies illa, solvet saeculum cum favilla), or “uskomatonta” (”incredible”, in finnish), or “scarliga” (”to fall” in my dialect).

    Comment by Luciano — Thursday, August 12 @ 4:40 am

  22. Eek! I’d say it’s not morbid enough for “Dies Irae” :)

    I offer “Sui” meaning itself, of itself. Lingua latinae meliorum omnes est

    Or, “Donnybrook”
    donnybrook \DON-ee-brook\, noun:
    1. A brawl; a free-for-all.
    2. A heated quarrel or dispute.

    It comes from the name of a town in Ireland and there’s something about the letterforms that reminds me of neo-celtic type or something.

    Comment by sonyl — Tuesday, August 17 @ 4:33 pm

  23. Really like the font. I’d suggest the name ‘Posh Jr.’, or at least something with Jr. It’s classy but at the same time still a bit playfull. Like a prince who has to behave at a formal party, but can’t resist to dive under the table when nobody looks. That sort of thing :)

    Comment by Lode — Friday, August 27 @ 8:41 am

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