Calligraphy

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Arrangement 1 (original one) I think the spacing is wonky at times, and looks haphazard in composition. Was made in a rush, really.

Arrangement 2. I like the emphasis put on 'truth', and the flow of the reverse pyramid, but the symmetry and shape are kinda overused

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>>2676829
Forgot file, lel

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Arrangement 3. An 'update' to the original arrangement

That emphasize on truth just scream for attention. Just leave it normal like the rest (also capital T? really?) It will appear more humble and less like some shitty televangelist sign

>>2676825
The letter widths are all over the place and generally too wide for a quadrata, and the shape of the Y is really awkward. As for the composition, everything is too spaced out for such a tight style, it makes it look bland. If you want it to be more than just a practice piece you really need to tighten everything together and work on adding some flourishes and/or cadels.

>>2676955
Thanks for the feedback. You are right, I didnt pay much attention to the letter spacing and it shows. Since I made this I have worked a bit on my letter consistency and should be a bit better on the second try.

I actually intentionally went for a more relaxed letter width in an attempt to make it more readable for people unaccustomed to gothic, but ended up looking lazy. Ill tighten it up a bit.

Do you know any online resources for flourishes and example alphabets? I have been trying to find sites that specialize in that but i have not had much luck in the past.

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>>2677045
This is a pretty good book to learn basic styles. A quick google search should give you a pdf.
It doesn't really help much with composing a page or inventing your own forms, but it's by far the best beginner resource I've found.

>>2677138

Damn, I took a quick peek and its great, thanks. Lots of things that my old calligraphy teacher overlooked.

>>2676825
>>2677045

I personally don't think you need Cadels or lots of flourishing to create a nice piece, but keep in mind that the more minimalistic your work is, the more bad spacing and letter widths will stand out. And bad spacing is pretty much the one thing you cannot get away with at all in gothic.

I have yet to find good resources that teach flourishing, so I mostly just look at old manuscripts, other peoples work, or experiment on my own.
However, I have gotten a really useful tip for working on consistency: Write a few practice pages on paper with a grid (don't know what the proper word for this is, sorry, not a native speaker - I mean the type used for maths). It won't look pretty, but it will make any inconsistencies obvious to you and you'll be able to work on them.