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Open Text Rounded

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by Aron Kullander
see also Bordonizzle by E. Mars, and Sm'algyax rounded by tcalder, and SignalsFont by ATurtle, and Robber language by roberger


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This typeface was created using sketches from "Open Text", wich is a part of a project to develope as legible typefaces as possible (in print) using FontStruct. If you have ideas of improvements please clone this font or visit the link further down for information and more sketches to work with. Join the project and read more at: http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/171664 To read a longer invitation, visit: www.selectedworks.se/opentext / Aron Kullander-Östling
Stats:
102 characters, 33 downloads
Created:
Sun, 12th April, 2:23 PM 2009
Last Edit:
Wed, 6th May, 10:42 PM 2009
Permalink:
http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/170474
Tags:
Text, Legible, Clone, Collaborate, Open Source, Collective, Open Text
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Discussion

aphoria
aphoria Tue, 21st April, 2009

Good work.

I don't care for the horizontal line on the tail of the q.

I don't think the r should have serifs.

Great @ and &.

Why is the copyright c backwards?

Aron Kullander
Aron Kullander Tue, 21st April, 2009

Thanks for your feedback.

The reversed copyright stands for copyleft, read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft

Aron Kullander
Aron Kullander Thu, 23rd April, 2009

Here's a photo of a testprint with this typeface

Here's a photo of a testprint with this typeface
minimum
minimum Mon, 15th February, 2010

It renders beautifully.

Aron Kullander
Aron Kullander Fri, 19th February, 2010

Thanks! I've used it for the text in a book I made as a part of my BA diploma work... Here's two spreads about the typeface (really small unfortunately)

Thanks! I've used it for the text in a book I made as a part of my BA diploma work... Here's two spreads about the typeface (really small unfortunately)
Aron Kullander
Aron Kullander Fri, 19th February, 2010

p2pnut
p2pnut Fri, 19th February, 2010

Nice work Aron - hope you received a good mark :)

Frodo7
Frodo7 Fri, 19th February, 2010

The sample text is legible indeed. Nice work! The I,i,l,r are serifs, while the rest of the glyphs are sans. Why? I think, for the sake of consistency it would be better to develop two separate versions. Sans serifs are better for the computer screen, whereas serifs are more legible in print.


Is there any way to see your BA diploma work? I would be more than interested, even if it's written in Swedish.

Aron Kullander
Aron Kullander Fri, 19th February, 2010

Well, it's a hint to monospaced fonts and typewriter fonts... I put serifs on the glyphs that are narrow in the form, so they take up more space thus are more visible...

My diploma work is in swedish, but since it's about Open Source I've put up all material from my work for download. You have a PDF of the book that you can have a look at and also another font plus the indesign file etc... Just visit this link and click the copyleft symbol (the zip is a bit big tho)

http://www.selectedworks.se/open_source/

I will put up more images from my work at www.selectedworks.se soon

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Aron Kullander-Östling

meek
meek Wed, 29th September, 2010

Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “Open Text Rounded” is now a Top Pick.