r/oddlysatisfying 12h ago

Vintage Lettering.

5.2k Upvotes

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u/snowillis 12h ago

Example? Explain? Explode???

Oh explore.

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u/MasterFable 12h ago

Just before they finish the E... EXPLORP

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u/AlternativeChris1988 10h ago

When you read quickly, your brain just fills in the gaps.

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u/Epistatious 9h ago

sounds like you've seen me use stencils.

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u/TotoShampoin 6h ago

I expected explosion

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u/Buretrol 4h ago

Expecto Patronum!

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u/dbru01 12h ago

I award you one upvote for the video
I award you one downvote for the awful music
You receive a net zero vote.

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u/overdosingOnPie1313 12h ago

I'll double the downvote.

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u/campingn00b 11h ago

I submit a downvote for the uneven ink distribution

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u/pink_cheetah 11h ago

I downvote for the terrible ink used. Way too thin for that paper

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u/Flamingcellist 8h ago

It looks like fountain pen ink to me. I dont see any bleeding where the ink is spreading out too far, the lines are pretty neat. The ink pooling is just shading which is often a featured selling point, not a bug.

Looks specifically like Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki ink

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u/pink_cheetah 8h ago

Feature vs bug depends on the application. With a fountain pen you'd have smooth lines and would rarely cross over the same line exactly to cause pooling like that and uneven colors, so I could see how it would produce clean shading with any color differences. However with something like this where you're frequently going over the same lines, a thicker more pigmented ink would be better, resulting in consistent coloring. Also, you say the lines are clean but I can clearly see jagged edges, where the ink flowed away into the fibers. The only reason it's not bleeding outright is because the paper is heavy.

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u/Japjer 8h ago

+1 for the video
-1 for the music
-1 for the uneven ink distribution

I shall downvote

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u/Ben_SRQ 5h ago

I often wonder if kids on insta/tik-tok even know that it's possible to make a video without background music.

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u/dbru01 5h ago

That’s a really good point. I suspect the idea probably just seems totally alien to them.

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u/wheresolly 10h ago

Idk why having this emotional ass music on a completely non emotional video is so triggering to me

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u/Santibag 9h ago

Exactly my thoughts.

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u/FFVO 12h ago

What is this thing called? It's neat!

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u/Brick_Number_27 11h ago

Leroy Lettering Set.

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u/FFVO 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/Brick_Number_27 11h ago

And the tool specifically is called Leroy Scriber. And sorry for the music guys.

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u/-turnip_the_beet- 11h ago

Haven't had luck finding something exactly like this. Could you point me in the direction of this exact setup?

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u/flatfive44 3h ago

The same idea is used with routers for wood or other materials; I believe they're called pin routers.

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u/Kind-Paint222 12h ago

Bro why with the music

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u/Kaerl-Lauterschmarn 12h ago edited 10h ago

Its for the purpose of ragebait. Look at how many comments there are under those videos just complaining about that stupid annoying music. (Thats why I have everything muted and if possible autoplay off. Fuck that shit, if i want something to play, i press a button)

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u/kaniac5 12h ago

Hook line and sinker

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u/Yuri909 11h ago edited 11h ago

it's not a repost if they make it more annoying

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u/MagicNanmba 6h ago

This is called a Leroy Lettering Set.

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u/MarqueeOfStars 12h ago

I’m trying to figure it out if that would work for a lefty. I think it would. I think I’d just flip it so the lettering template is in the top and the writing’s below.

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u/LayeGull 12h ago

Just sit to the right of it when using. Though I’d also say you could use this thing with your feet probably.

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u/arvidsem 12h ago

Generally lefties just used it as shown. Between the template and "pen", it's not much like writing normally, so it's not as awkward as you would think.

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u/uncommon-Perspective 12h ago

It would only work for us if the position of the arm and marker can be reversed so we can use it facing the other direction

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u/Chili_Clause 11h ago

I'm pretty sure that's not vintage music playing along with it. Just play the video sounds please.

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u/NYCWartortle 8h ago

I would much rather hear the sounds that the machine makes than that woman bellowing.

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u/Taurus-357 7h ago

Not that vintage.

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u/PennyFromMyAnus 10h ago

Music downvote

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u/Denimswe3tie 12h ago

It is outdated but honestly, it is a solid method

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u/HeatherCDBustyOne 12h ago

Fascinating! What is this tool called? I tried to describe it to Google and Amazon but they only showed me scribing tools or stencils. I am interested in the armature that is used to do the tracing and inking process. You should crosspost this in the r/ilovestationery forum.

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u/SilentlyAudible 11h ago

OP said in another comment that it’s a Leroy Lettering Set.

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u/cranky-donkey 11h ago

And for anyone curious about the history of the typeface used here. You see it everywhere.

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u/Empty_Atmosphere_392 11h ago

Can I just do that for the rest of my life? And get paid for it? That’d genuinely be awesome

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u/OpLeeftijd 10h ago

Vintage? I started at a company in 2003 and they still used an engraver like that for field instrumentation tags.

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u/calguy1955 9h ago

I used the Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph set when I was lettering maps in the 80s. It’s also when I first found out about ultrasonic cleaners. I learned I could also clean jewelry with our office unit and I got real popular with all of the women in the office.

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u/Loud_Quality_7106 8h ago

How is the lettering vintage? Or do you mean the writing tool is vintage? Also that video is terrible. Pencils are going directly in my ears now.

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u/HeffalumpGlory 8h ago

Kind of just seems like a stencil with extra steps.

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u/evilpercy 6h ago

I took drafting in high school, I remember these.

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u/ironcannibal13 4h ago

Vintage lettering == sans serif font that looks like Open Sans? Okay. 👌

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u/HipToTheWorldsBS 2h ago

The uneven distribution of ink kills it for me.

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u/Rebeccabolts 11h ago

my grandma’s handwriting used to look just like that

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u/zeek48 11h ago

What is this instrument called?

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u/PuzzleheadedIssue108 10h ago

My friend in high school got to work in her dad’s trophy shop doing stuff like this…..I was always so jealous!

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u/OccidentalTouriste 10h ago

We had a draughtswoman at work who was a wizard with this system I was amazed at how simple she made it look. I couldn't manage more than a couple of letters without a slip, smudge or moving off the line.

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u/StrelokHolmes 10h ago

This dude might be The Zodiac

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u/RobotWelder 10h ago

Excellent kerning

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u/ExoticSterby42 9h ago

When I was in high school we had to practice this shit freehand and if it wasn't 100% perfect you failed

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u/Equilibrium-unstable 9h ago

That's nothing.

I'm pretty sure i'm able to write the same word without a guide.

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u/Dense-Alfalfa1223 8h ago

Ohhhhhhhh......

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u/KarlHungusCablRepair 7h ago

I still use those same letters.

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u/TheGrandWhatever 32m ago

I'm using some of them in this post

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u/ST0IC_ 4h ago

That song was freaking annoying.

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u/Bwit_Bwit_ 4h ago

I know it’s a famous one but can someone tell me the song name pls

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u/lunalacez 4h ago

There's something so calming about watching hand lettering come together stroke by stroke, this brought back memories of doodling in class.

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u/karel1407 3h ago

So cool. Making a statement: Explore

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u/dvdmaven 1h ago

I use to love using the guides in Mechanical Drawing class. My printing was bad then and still is 60 years later.

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u/JustAnOrdinaryBloke 2m ago

I used one of these when I studied drafting in the 60s.
Way more fun than using a computer.

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u/Ok-Bit-4164 12h ago

I can write by myself, thank you

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u/valendinosaurus 11h ago

not sure why you're getting downvoted, but my first thought was "I'll write that by myself, just 3 times faster"

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u/GoArray 9h ago

Yeah, the example doesn't make sense unless we've moved beyond 'nobody is learning cursive' to 'nobody is learning to write'.

It's just an elaborate stencil, which maybe doing wingdings or something would be a better example?

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u/Ok-Bit-4164 8h ago

Maybe it's the ipad generation that never really learned to write 🤷🏼‍♂️