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Polymoda

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by Yautja


Details

Description:
An abstract font, inspired by Simplenglish.
Stats:
95 characters, 28 downloads
Created:
Wed, 25th April, 9:59 AM 2012
Last Edit:
Wed, 16th May, 2:56 PM 2012
Permalink:
http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/644366
Tags:
Abstract, Alien, Biline, Futuristic, Lined, Lines, Minimal, Minimalism, Minimalistic, Square, Techno, Weird
Categories:
Pixel Optimized, Display
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Discussion

Abneurone Fluid Types
Abneurone Fluid Types Wed, 25th April, 2012

My Gosh ! Beautiful! You seem to work at top speed these days and with much success. Much less abstract than Simplenglish but with all your retrofuturistic hallmarks. Excellent reappropriation.

architaraz
architaraz Wed, 25th April, 2012

Beautiful!
Logo designers must not miss this!
10/10!

Yautja
Yautja Wed, 25th April, 2012

Thank you both!

thalamic
thalamic Wed, 25th April, 2012

Simple and unique. Awesome.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 25th April, 2012

Great stuff! Works really well. 10/10

will.i.ૐ
will.i.ૐ Wed, 25th April, 2012

One shift+click of the pxl button above the pxl level demonstrates how this fontstruction is totally geared up for bold versions. Utilizing filters and cloning, you can quickly produce a whole range of heavier weights .

Creating lighter weights within the same grid would take a more ingenious approach. But this could be done using carefully placed half-bricks and L-bricks – and even thinner versions could be made with custom composites and simple brick substitutions in the my bricks palette. Filters then allow you to scale these hypothetical versions to fill in the total range of weights from lightest to heaviest.

Then, if that’s not enough, you could take one of these L-brick versions and start to experiment with varying corner treatments. See afrojet’s Sans Serious or Micromoog series for examples of such variations.

10/10 :)

One shift+click of the pxl button above the pxl level demonstrates how this fontstruction is totally geared up for bold versions. Utilizing filters and cloning, you can quickly produce a whole range of heavier weights . <br/> <br/>Creating lighter weights within the same grid would take a more ingenious approach. But this could be done using carefully placed half-bricks and L-bricks – and even thinner versions could be made with custom composites and simple brick substitutions in the my bricks palette. Filters then allow you to scale these hypothetical versions to fill in the total range of weights from lightest to heaviest. <br/> <br/><i>Then</i>, if that’s not enough, you could take one of these L-brick versions and start to experiment with varying corner treatments. See afrojet’s <a href="http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/sans_serious_i">Sans Serious</a> or <a href="http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/micromoog">Micromoog</a> series for examples of such variations. <br/> <br/>10/10 :)
Yautja
Yautja Wed, 25th April, 2012

Thanks for the comments!
@will.i.ૐ: Thanks for the advice, I wasn't aware of the shift+click trick. I'll see if I'll do different weights, probably a bold one at least.

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 25th April, 2012

Nice and futuristic. Do you think the 'r' needs work? Perhaps it would look better and less like F it it were a little shorter, or some other solution.

Yautja
Yautja Wed, 25th April, 2012

@djnippa: Yeah, though I'd like to keep the same width on most characters ('I' being the usual exception), but I'll try something. Thanks!

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 25th April, 2012

Some suggestions.

Some suggestions.
djnippa
djnippa Wed, 25th April, 2012

cablecomputer
cablecomputer Thu, 26th April, 2012

Super! You do it very well! This is so minimalist but surprisingly readable and flavored with unique styles. 10/10 of course :)

djnippa
djnippa Thu, 26th April, 2012

djnippa
djnippa Thu, 26th April, 2012

thomas0210
thomas0210 Thu, 26th April, 2012

Kool! Very good!!

will.i.ૐ
will.i.ૐ Thu, 26th April, 2012

I had the same thought as djnippa concerning the legibility of r. Here are a couple more suggestions:

I had the same thought as djnippa concerning the legibility of <i>r</i>. Here are a couple more suggestions:
meek
meek Thu, 26th April, 2012

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

Yautja
Yautja Thu, 26th April, 2012

Thanks a lot for the comments and top pick! I changed the r.

Thanks a lot for the comments and top pick! I changed the r.
Yautja
Yautja Thu, 26th April, 2012

@will.i.ૐ I cloned this to make a bold version, but I don't think it can be done without moving every brick or remaking it completely. Or do you have a specific technique in mind for this?

will.i.ૐ
will.i.ૐ Thu, 26th April, 2012

This was built with default filters of 1:1, correct? If so – and the previewer seems to indicate this – bumping up the filters equally anywhere between 1 and 2 for both x and y will generate a range of possible bolder weights.

Yautja
Yautja Thu, 26th April, 2012

Yeah, now I noticed that it works if it's below 2, but increasing too much makes it too bold. 1.5 seems good. Thanks again.

four
four Mon, 30th April, 2012

Minimal but legible! 10/10