Type with very small size

f.ghasemi · 05-16-2008, 06:46 AM

hi,
how are you my frinds, my name is farshid, last week one of my frind offer me to design some logo for their company, and i accept this offer, but now i have a big problem " i designed logoes with 35*35 pixel size, but i couldent type any world bottom of the this logo becuse the size is very small and after type i coulent read the word ( becuse of the small size of the fone) i couldnt make my size bigger than this becuse my space is too small, i saw in other company which make a Icons they they type with very high qulity mode,
pleasse help me " how can i type very small, which after type i can read it very easy.
thanks

Richzep · 05-25-2008, 06:06 AM

Hi f.ghasemi,
You said <" how can i type very small, which after type i can read it very easy.>
the bottom line is, you can't. If the font size is too small you just won't be able to read it (never had this problem when we used pens)

You don't say which programme you are using to make these logos but I just tried using Photoshop. 35x35 sure is small but to get the text I zoomed in to 1500%. The smallest font size I could read when putting back to 100% was 8. Keep the font to a san serif to make it easier to read. Hope this helps.

Niniel · 06-01-2008, 09:18 PM

There's a few ways to get around that problem.

1. Look into pixel fonts : http://www.dafont.com/bitmap.php
They are designed to stay legible at very small size.

2. Design your logo in a vector program (Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDraw...) Vectors can be shrinked or increased in size without any lost of quality (though by the time it gets to the size of a post stamp, your logo might still be hard to read for human reasons).

Photoshop really isn't meant for logo and/or related design work. If it's all you have, design with high resolutions and as big as you can (letter page size comes to mind) because though you might be able to shrink it without too much problems, making it bigger is going to be a pixallated mess.

ebackhus · 06-03-2008, 11:31 AM

Niniel was very good with suggesting pixel fonts. They are very common in small designs like yours. Working with vectors may help, especially with the design, but the miniscule dimensions will wipe out any detail.

05-16-2008, 06:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
f.ghasemi Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Type with very small size hi, how are you my frinds, my name is farshid, last week one of my frind offer me to design some logo for their company, and i accept this offer, but now i have a big problem " i designed logoes with 35*35 pixel size, but i couldent type any world bottom of the this logo becuse the size is very small and after type i coulent read the word ( becuse of the small size of the fone) i couldnt make my size bigger than this becuse my space is too small, i saw in other company which make a Icons they they type with very high qulity mode, pleasse help me " how can i type very small, which after type i can read it very easy. thanks

05-25-2008, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Richzep Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP SP2	Re: Type with very small size Hi f.ghasemi, You said <" how can i type very small, which after type i can read it very easy.> the bottom line is, you can't. If the font size is too small you just won't be able to read it (never had this problem when we used pens) You don't say which programme you are using to make these logos but I just tried using Photoshop. 35x35 sure is small but to get the text I zoomed in to 1500%. The smallest font size I could read when putting back to 100% was 8. Keep the font to a san serif to make it easier to read. Hope this helps.

06-01-2008, 09:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Niniel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 29 OS: vista	Re: Type with very small size There's a few ways to get around that problem. 1. Look into pixel fonts : http://www.dafont.com/bitmap.php They are designed to stay legible at very small size. 2. Design your logo in a vector program (Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDraw...) Vectors can be shrinked or increased in size without any lost of quality (though by the time it gets to the size of a post stamp, your logo might still be hard to read for human reasons). Photoshop really isn't meant for logo and/or related design work. If it's all you have, design with high resolutions and as big as you can (letter page size comes to mind) because though you might be able to shrink it without too much problems, making it bigger is going to be a pixallated mess.

06-03-2008, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,707 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Re: Type with very small size Niniel was very good with suggesting pixel fonts. They are very common in small designs like yours. Working with vectors may help, especially with the design, but the miniscule dimensions will wipe out any detail. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.