u/residenteagle1

Hello fellow cyclists. About 20 days ago I posted here about an orange gravel bike my dad built for me. I've since been riding it as my main bike and it's been an incredible experience.
Wasn't without hiccups though, as the bike required quite a few adjustments and fine-tuning for the first week or so. Mainly issues with the rear derailleur that we've since resolved. But also the transition from flat bars on my previous bike to drop bars, and tweaking the bike fit until it was comfortable.
It took a few days until it was truly riding smoothly but now it's functioning perfectly and I love it.

Overall this has been a great experience and I've learned a lot. I'm excited to see where the bike takes me. Thanks again dad!

(Also, if anyone is interested in specs, feel free to ask in the comments and I'll try my best to answer.)

From an old voodoo frame he had lying around. I'm quite happy to have a bike that actually fits me now! Thinking of giving it a nice nickname, suggestions are welcome.
Not fancy by any means but invaluable to me given the work that was put into it.
Thanks dad.

I started biking regularly (not entirely new to it, but only gave it a real shot this year) at the end of May and have been trying to increase distances. Did my first 20k on June 3rd. (second pic is most recent ride)

I always hated running and thought cycling would be similar. I was dead wrong! Cycling is amazing and I find to be an incredibly therapeutic activity. Great for going outdoors and for clearing my head or reflecting on whatever’s going on in my life. I’m very happy to have found a way to keep active that’s so enjoyable. I‘m in my 20s and have not been very active these past few years, and have let my weight get a bit out of control. It feels great to start countering that slowly. Looking forward to future progress!
Bike is a Trek 4500 with hybrid tires. A “hand me down“ oldie but solid bike :-)

As part of a 1st year undergraduate Communication Design course, specifically for a Typography class, we were asked to create a type specimen for a typeface of our choice. Upon research, I chose "Etna" by Mark Simonson for its rich history and elegant design.

I was heavily inspired by the "American Frontier" era of history and felt that it fit the typeface well, especially for its origins. I drew heavy inspiration from many pieces of media related to this period of time, especially ones that I was already familiar with.

In terms of layout, I felt that a conventional approach was most appropriate, given the era I was trying to evoke; and that the type itself would shine the most in that environment. My goal was to keep it simple and let the type, text and colors speak for themselves and create a pleasant yet powerful experience that honored the origins and quality of "Etna" and its predecessor "Aetna".

The project was developed within InDesign, except for some images and the pattern frames in some of the pages, which were independently created in Illustrator using one of the dingbats from "Etna".

Here are some samples of the final work, which was 24 pages in total, plus the moodboard I created early on to define the style.

Each page is 120mm x 195mm.

As I mentioned, I am a first year student, and any feedback regarding layout and color use, or any other relevant element of the work, is much appreciated.

Link to the full booklet: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/0d66541e6b.html#page/1
Link to Etna's website: https://www.marksimonson.com/etna/

As part of a 1st year undergraduate Communication Design course, specifically for a Typography class, we were asked to create a type specimen for a typeface of our choice. Upon research, I chose "Etna" by Mark Simonson for its rich history and elegant design.

I was heavily inspired by the "American Frontier" era of history and felt that it fit the typeface well, especially for its origins.

Here are some samples of the final work, which was 24 pages in total.

Each page is 120mm x 195mm.

Hopefully this is appropriate to post here!

Link to the full booklet: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/0d66541e6b.html#page/1
Link to Etna's website: https://www.marksimonson.com/etna/