Tall Boy 3D
Out of Step Font Company · 2015
A single-weight display face applying a simulated 3D shadow effect to the foundry's own Tall Boy West, inspired by the cover of Michael Chabon's 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay'.
About
The dimensional treatment makes each letterform appear to project from the page, with the shadow effect constructed manually across 266 glyphs covering Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement and Latin Extended-A. Version 1.10 added extended language support, superscript and subscript numerals, and metric corrections. The foundry describes it as their most technically demanding project to date.
Classification
A decorative display face featuring a simulated three-dimensional shadow effect applied to the base design of Tall Boy West. The exaggerated dimensional treatment places it firmly in the display/decorative category.