South Africa 2010: Black beauty

South Africa 2010: Black beauty, originally uploaded by tsevis.

Experimental typographic portrait of an African girl.
Expressing the elegance and the beauty of the African continent.

Made in Synthetik Studio Artist and Adobe Photoshop.
Typeface used is PF DIN Display Pro designed by Panos Vassiliou for Parachute Fonts. I have used the Light, Thin, Extra Thin and Hairline weights of this amazing typeface.

Best viewed in original size (3500 x 5250 pixels).
See more of my African inspired illustrations and designs.

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Licensed under the Creative Commons License Scheme.
You can use this image for NON commercial projects, but you have to credit me.
Please, don't use it to express hate, racism or anything negative.

PF Champion: The most powerful script ever made.

Hi all!
I am back after a long very busy period. I had some great times at work so I couldn't find the time for any post here.
As Xmas is coming and hopefully I could find some spare time, I am coming back to blogging.
Let's start with a project of one of my best friends. Panos Vasileiou, founder of Parachute Type & Image Corporation has recently released a new font under the name PF Champion. But, hold the press, this is not just another script font. It's the most powerful script ever made. Why? Take a look to the video (even if it's so low resolution):


Some info from the original Parachute Fonts website:
PF CHAMPION SCRIPT PRO
Copyright ©2007
Designer: Panos Vassilíou
PF Champion Script Pro is the most advanced and powerful script ever made. This typeface was first presented in June 2007 at the 3rd International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication (ICTVC) and was met with rave reviews. It is based on the manuscripts of one of the great writing masters of the 18th century Joseph Champion. There are many reasons that make PF Champion Script Pro so unique. Each one of the 2 weights is loaded with the amazing number of 4265 glyphs(!), offering simultaneous support for all European languages based on the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts. Furthermore, a wide selection of alternate forms and ligatures is included for all languages, in order to accommodate diverse design aesthetics. These alternates are either applied automatically through an advanced programming scheme, or manually through several opentype features. An attempt was made to design a contemporary script typeface with classic roots, by following certain guidelines, i.e. lowercase characters were completely redesigned so they are less inclined, have a higher x-height and are less condensed than the original. Some characters were stripped-off their connecting lines in order to enhance legibility. A plethora of ornaments and frames (117) was included. All characters were carefully designed with the proper weight in order to sustain harsh printing conditions. Finally it was carefully and painstakingly programmed to preserve handwriting qualities.

For more information visit Parachute online: http://www.parachute.gr

Parachute is finaly Online!

It took us more than 4 years of development. Panos Vassiliou, the founder of Parachute Type and Image Corporation is a perfectionist and details maniac. But now we are up and running.
A few words about Parachute (from our site):
Parachute® landed in 1999, but it wasn’t till 2001 that it started operating as a full-scale type foundry. By then several designers had joined in to form a select group of open-minded, free-spirited indivinduals/friends. Graphic designers, illustrators, educators, typographers, with fresh ideas and a strong desire to design sophisticated typefaces which reflect current cultures and trends. The year 2003 marked the beginning of a new era for Parachute® with the release of a major 200-page catalog, which contained Greek and Latin typeface specimens. This catalog/book included several classic revivals of historical importance, as well as many original font designs. Since then an emphasis was placed on multilingual support and OpenType® technology. In the spring of 2004 Parachute’s first opentype “Pro” font was released. “Archive Pro” an award winning typeface with multilingual support, kerning for all European languages as well as advanced typographic features, was first presented at the “Adobe Creative Days 2004" forum. From then on, all Parachute® fonts have been redesigned to offer multilingual support, which includes major scripts such as Latin, Greek and Cyrillic.
Obsessed with type? Yes, we are!

As a proud member of Parachute since 2001, I am feeling very happy that finally my fonts are available online. Hope you all find Parachute.gr a helpful place for all your typographic and creative needs.