Metroscript - Michael Doret
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1. K D http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSo ALPHABET SOUP up soup html You re probably familiar with Michael Doret s logo and lettering work without being aware of it If you ve seen his logo for the NY Knicks his album cover work for KISS or one of his many Time covers then you might be aware of the power and dynamism he has brought to the art of the letterform He s now applying all those years of experience in creating letterform art to his font design efforts now under the name Alphabet Soup Type Founders CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR PURCHASE Check out these other fonts from Alphabet Soup available now from Click here to view or purchase Deliscript Click here to view or purchase Orion MD Click here to view or purchase Grafika ACR The Metroscript User Manual 2009 Michael Doret ab ALPHABET SOUP N TYPE FOUNDERS 5 http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSoup soup html2. 5 Standalone Characters b o fi h k l i amp CHARACTERJMAP Ending Characters a AMA Za wS DIODOS co m n Opt n n AAR ALPHABET SOUP gt Ending Characters 9 Opt u o Opt n o Opto Ya 8 5 u U Opt u Opt e u Opt i u Opt u u w X x 4 2 A http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSoup soup html Alternate Characters q ala Das TYPE FOUNDERS Opt A Sh Opt m Opt u A Opt n A Sh Opt A 1 2 3 no lt CHARACTERIMAP a y E OS IN EA S aE DSN A Y PSR Cap Lowercase tures L iga o N OGO O N O O TN Sys 1 288 I O Ge ete 666 Ii IS FFE ASK yess 8 Wiese E re jp poi E G 0 a O E a anl a l P e IL Y VRBVYS SS RR Lowercase Ligatures and amp FOUNDERS N lt ALPHABET SOUP up soup html t com AlphabetSo http MichaelDore Metroscript swash GHARAGTERIMAP Swash Ligatures g and amp os De The fs gt pep Aa y CHARACTERJMAP O u D aS er SE ee N N 11 NV eS a O e X lt S y 2 TYPE FOUNDERS
3. in luck You only need to use the font Metroscript otf but you should refer to the User Manual that s in the Metroscript OT folder Metro_OT_Manual pdf an a ALPHABET lt FOUNDERS http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSoup soup html THE THE BASICS 1 There are 5 fonts included in the Metroscript Alt OT package By alternately accessing characters from these 5 fonts with the keystrokes as noted in the four Character Map pages you will be able to achieve the same results that you would have if you were using an application that supported the automatic features of OpenType These 5 fonts are 1 Metroscript otf This is the basic Metroscript font that you should start with to set your copy in It contains all the basic upper and lower case characters composited accent characters and accents numerals math characters English and non English punctuation non English punctuation and classic font extras Here are some typical characters bpght ADS U P 04 2 Metroscript Alt otf This font contains all the lower case alternate characters in four catego ries 1 Beginning Characters there are 8 characters that are used only at the beginning of a word or when following a cap Here are 4 Beginning Characters compare them with those above Apt 2 Ending Characters there are 40 characters that are used as the final character in a word this set includes composited accented characters Compare these with those
4. same stunning results In the following pages we will show you how A FEW METROSCRIPT POINTERS 1 NEVER set Metroscript in all caps In fact traditionally most scripts NEVE R were never meant to be used without lower case letters The cap letters just weren t designed to follow one another in sequence 2 NEVER change the letterspacing between adjacent lowercase wrong right characters The carefully aligned connectors will no longer line up if you add or delete space 3 You can change the proportion of the set type by scaling it either horizontally or vertically This will also change the angle of the letters um Be careful to not overdo it the thick to thin ratio can easily become dis Gum y 7 proportionate and you ll end up with words that look too stretched 4 You can change the angle of the script without affecting its propor IMOHOSHGHMEG by using the Shear tool in your application But you should use MONGSIMGHUG this tool sparingly as well applying the shear tool can also produce menemaenig some very unexpected results There are dozens of alternate characters ligatures swashes and tails On the following pages we will show you how to access them by using the 5 fonts included in the Metroscript Alt OT font package and by referencing the 4 character maps at the end of this document If you happen to be working with an application that does support OpenType s automatic features then you re
5. NON OPENTYPE COMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS If you ve just purchased Metroscript or are thinking about it Thank You This manual for its usage in applications that don t support the automatic features of OpenType will help guide you to successfully utilize Metroscript s unique features Metroscript was designed by letterforms artist Michael Doret He had created countless hand lettered pieces over the years which incorporated many variations of the Metroscript style But only after he discovered that OpenType technology could finally transform his style into a succssful font and enlisted the technical expertise of fontmeister Mark Simonson did he decide to take the plunge The result is a font that can recreate the feel variety and graphic power of a true hand lettered script Through the use of dozens of alternates and ligatures powered by OpenType he found a way to make all the connections and word endings work seamlessly and look perfectly natural unlike what you d see with standard typesetting Another unique feature is the addition of a set of tails which can be set in different styles and lengths creating instant logos This version of Metroscript doesn t have the ease and fluidity of setting that it would have if you were using an application that supports the automatic features of OpenType Nevertheless you can still access all the foreign accented characters alternates swashes ligatures and tails and achieve the
6. above bf ahto w 3 Standalone Characters there are 7 characters which are used only when a character follows a cap and is the final character in a word 4 Alternate Characters finally there is a set of 19 alternates including an alternate cap A with 6 companion accented alternates 10 alternate lower case t s with varying length crossbars in both beginning middle and ending forms plus an alternate lower case v and w that form better connections with certain other characters AAEE w 3 Metroscript Lig otf This font contains 78 two and three character lower case ligatures containing both beginning middle and ending forms There are also 14 two and three character RN ALPHABET or FOUNDERS http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSoup soup html The Basics 1 continues on page 4 gt ALT USER MANUAL THE BASICS 1 continued 3 Metroscript Lig otf cont d upper and lower case ligatures Many of these ligatures are complete words such as the and by here are a few EL OL ff th Wl the w ys 4 Metroscript Swash otf This font contains 9 different lower case swash characters including six lower case swash t s and five different swash ligatures which are also complete words Aueh 5 Metroscript Tails otf From this font you can access all six different tail styles in all nine different tail lengths Here are the six styles in a medium short length THE BASICS 2 Setting copy utilizing the alt
7. ernates swashes ligatures and tails is much easier than it might appear The following example goes through several steps in setting a word and then customizing its appear ance through the substitution of characters contained in the five different fonts outlined above So how do you go from this ligatures this Begin by setting your word in the basc font Metroscript otf then follow the steps outlined below in 6 easy steps 2 Change the font to Metro script Lig and then hit the keystroke L changeing the selection to the Li ligature 1 Highlight the li combination and then consult the Metroscript Lig Character Map for the right keystroke for the Li ligature Highlight the and then consult the Metroscript Swash Character Map for the correct keystroke for the t swash 4 Change the font to Metro script Swash and then hit the keystroke 8 bringing up the one of the swash t s 5 Place your cursor after the 6 Typing a 4 brings up one final s and click Change the of the 6 swash tail designs that font to Metroscript Tails and works out to be the right length consult the Character Map for this word The same basic substitution process can be used to access any character from the five Alt OT fonts an a ALPHABET en lt FOUNDERS http MichaelDoret com AlphabetSoup soup html Beginning Characters b l amp r amp
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