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zunset eYe/FS

 by elmoyenique
 
zunset eYe/FS
  • Currently 6.88124
6.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 25.01.2012
Tags: -
Category: -
6 downloads6%20downloads64 comments4%20comments450 glyphs50%20glyphs50A favorite of 1 userA%20favorite%20of%201%20user1Based on the glyphs from the Permutation Series by thalamic.Based%20on%20the%20glyphs%20from%20the%20Permutation%20Series%20by%20thalamic.

fs Bank

 by thalamic
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fs Bank
  • Currently 8.24785
8.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 11 votes
Last edit: 05.01.2012
Tags: -
Category: -
16 downloads16%20downloads169 comments9%20comments987 glyphs87%20glyphs87A favorite of 10 usersA%20favorite%20of%2010%20users10

Uptake

 by aphoria
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Uptake
  • Currently 9.04451
9.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E9.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 15 votes
Last edit: 23.12.2011
Tags: Sans
Category: -
14 downloads14%20downloads1418 comments18%20comments1899 glyphs99%20glyphs99A favorite of 13 usersA%20favorite%20of%2013%20users13Special thanks to thalamic for reviewing and giving me suggestions for improvements.

A modernish sans on a fairly small grid. The x-height is 7 grid squares, the cap height is 9 grid squares, and the ascenders & descenders on the lowercase go to 10 grid squares.

All natural curves, mainly using the macaroni bricks.Special%20thanks%20to%20thalamic%20for%20reviewing%20and%20giving%20me%20suggestions%20for%20improvements.%0D%0A%0D%0AA%20modernish%20sans%20on%20a%20fairly%20small%20grid.%20The%20x-height%20is%207%20grid%20squares%2C%20the%20cap%20height%20is%209%20grid%20squares%2C%20and%20the%20ascenders%20%26%20descenders%20on%20the%20lowercase%20go%20to%2010%20grid%20squares.%0D%0A%0D%0AAll%20natural%20curves%2C%20mainly%20using%20the%20macaroni%20bricks.

fs Input

 by thalamic
 
fs Input
  • Currently 7.28355
7.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 12.01.2012
Tags: -
Category: -
7 downloads7%20downloads76 comments6%20comments635 glyphs35%20glyphs35A favorite of 5 usersA%20favorite%20of%205%20users5This fontstruction was started because I suddenly got fascinated by triangles in Emigre's Matrix font. The triangles got lost somewhere along the development...leaving this hodgepodge of serifs. Look closely, almost all the serifs are different. The question is, which works the best? That's where you come in. Help me decide how to proceed.This%20fontstruction%20was%20started%20because%20I%20suddenly%20got%20fascinated%20by%20triangles%20in%20Emigre%27s%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emigre.com%2FEF.php%3Ffid%3D105%22%3EMatrix%3C%2Fa%3E%20font.%20The%20triangles%20got%20lost%20somewhere%20along%20the%20development...leaving%20this%20hodgepodge%20of%20serifs.%20Look%20closely%2C%20almost%20all%20the%20serifs%20are%20different.%20The%20question%20is%2C%20which%20works%20the%20best%3F%20That%27s%20where%20you%20come%20in.%20Help%20me%20decide%20how%20to%20proceed.

fs Xenon

 by thalamic
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fs Xenon
  • Currently 8.53845
8.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 14 votes
Last edit: 03.11.2011
Tags: -
Category: Display
50 downloads50%20downloads506 comments6%20comments680 glyphs80%20glyphs80A favorite of 27 usersA%20favorite%20of%2027%20users27The idea originates with thisThis fs does not profess to be anything except a poor imitation and busywork for the me.The%20idea%20originates%20with%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pc-offensive.com%2Fhome%2Findex.php%2Fguides%2Fphotoshop-guides%2F501-neon-text-effect%22%3Ethis%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EThis%20fs%20does%20not%20profess%20to%20be%20anything%20except%20a%20poor%20imitation%20and%20busywork%20for%20the%20me.

fs Rehash [Monoish]

 by thalamic
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fs Rehash [Monoish]
  • Currently 8.34375
8.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 18 votes
Last edit: 27.09.2011
Tags: V09
Category: Pixel Optimized, Display
29 downloads29%20downloads2911 comments11%20comments1191 glyphs91%20glyphs91A favorite of 18 usersA%20favorite%20of%2018%20users18Based on the logo for http://www.thememagazine.com/.Based%20on%20the%20logo%20for%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thememagazine.com%2F.

fs Permutation V

 by thalamic
This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.  
fs Permutation V
  • Currently 7.44508
7.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 8 votes
Last edit: 10.09.2011
Category: -
16 downloads16%20downloads162 comments2%20comments244 glyphs44%20glyphs44A favorite of 5 usersA%20favorite%20of%205%20users5Permutation: The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements.One font, two different brick combinations.Picking any two bricks from the 169 available gives a total possible combinations of 14196 (169C2) different fonts. Counting a certain kinds of bricks as one--all four 45degree, for instance--gives 36 unique bricks, resulting in 630 (36C2) unique combinations or fonts.In this font, if the bricks are swapped with each other, the result will be a different font. Hence order of the bricks matter. In which case, nCr (combinations) is not the right choice. What's needed is nPr (permutations). 169P2 gives 28392 permutations and a 36P2 gives 1260 permutations.So, at a minimum, 1260 fonts are possible with the current implementation of FontStruct, with just this particular layout of bricks.Staggering.Permutation%3A%20The%20act%20of%20changing%20the%20arrangement%20of%20a%20given%20number%20of%20elements.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EOne%20font%2C%20two%20different%20brick%20combinations.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EPicking%20any%20two%20bricks%20from%20the%20169%20available%20gives%20a%20total%20possible%20combinations%20of%2014196%20%28169C2%29%20different%20fonts.%20Counting%20a%20certain%20kinds%20of%20bricks%20as%20one--all%20four%2045degree%2C%20for%20instance--gives%2036%20unique%20bricks%2C%20resulting%20in%20630%20%2836C2%29%20unique%20combinations%20or%20fonts.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EIn%20this%20font%2C%20if%20the%20bricks%20are%20swapped%20with%20each%20other%2C%20the%20result%20will%20be%20a%20different%20font.%20Hence%20order%20of%20the%20bricks%20matter.%20In%20which%20case%2C%20nCr%20%28combinations%29%20is%20not%20the%20right%20choice.%20What%27s%20needed%20is%20nPr%20%28permutations%29.%20169P2%20gives%2028392%20permutations%20and%20a%2036P2%20gives%201260%20permutations.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3ESo%2C%20at%20a%20minimum%2C%201260%20fonts%20are%20possible%20with%20the%20current%20implementation%20of%20FontStruct%2C%20with%20just%20this%20particular%20layout%20of%20bricks.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EStaggering.

fs Instant [Logos À Gogo]

 by thalamic
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fs Instant [Logos À Gogo]
  • Currently 8.55274
8.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 15 votes
Last edit: 14.09.2011
Category: Display, Pixel Optimized
40 downloads40%20downloads4014 comments14%20comments1455 glyphs55%20glyphs55A favorite of 12 usersA%20favorite%20of%2012%20users12This fontstruction was started a long time ago. Yesterday, being bored (or something), I randomly clicked on page 7 of My FontStructions and found this. Being bored (or something), I clicked Edit.

Back in February 2010, I was able to take this fs only so far and came to a halt owing to geometry and FontStructor limitations. Those limitations, for the most part, seemed to have disappeared in the intervening time. I must've felt encouraged as I've been working on this fs all day today. As it turns out, when you work on something long enough, something will emerge. Et voilà. (I jest. ;)

Oh the soap box syndrome!

Visual aesthetics require two elements, namely, art and design. Let's examine each, shall we, the better to understand whence this came from and to what purpose.

Art has as many meanings as there are people giving them. For me, art is that visual that appeals to one, the stress being on 'one', and serves no practical purpose. Design, on the other hand, by definition*, must serve some purpose, must be reasonably attractive to those for who it is intended, and must stay within the limitation (whether explicit or implicit) of all that is (or will be) involved.

This and every other fontstruction, being visual in nature, has an element of art in it. Keeping the above art definition in mind, and as far as this fs is concerned, the art was my personal aspiration to try to do a diagonal stem of the A and the M and have the rest of the letters in such formation so that they fit like a glove with the A and M (without any effort on the user's part — but that jumps ahead to design). The February 2010 version of the FontStructor allowed me to achieve that very well. The art part was a start (yes, sorry, I couldn't resist the rhyme).

In my experience, any visual thing, no matter how simple or complex; no matter how involved or not; how unique or generic; how &c. and &c. may be termed art as if any one person appreciates it, it is art, albeit to that person only. So, I am satisfied how this fs looks, so the art is done. Also as per my personal experience, design is a much harder, difficult, involved element of getting something done right that also requires appropriate technical know-how to see it to fruition. The February 2010 version of the FontStructor did not allow the 'fit like a glove without user intervention' part. This morning when I started working on this fs, the September 2011 version of the FontStructor allowed me to do almost all that I wanted it to. (I say 'almost' because there were one or two custom bricks I required that I was unable to achieve, quite possibly due to my own inability).

The design confine [—if art gets a rhyme, so shall design—], with every letter overlapping just so, required quite a lot of geometric manipulation (not particularly apparent) to make sure any two letters fitted in properly. It got tedious quick fast in-a-hurry typing out manual kerning pairs (AM, ST, &c.). I had to type out all kerning pairs (AB, AC…RI, RJ, RK…SM, SN, SO…VS, VT, VY…ZZ…&c.) in Word (utilizing handy Replace functionality to speed kerning pair creation) and test every possible pair (even ones that are likely never to be used in reality—QK, for instance). 

This being a design exercise, there had to be a purpose. My thinking was, staying within the limitations created by the art part, the font should work as an instant logo delivery system. Type a word in fs Instant—and, hey presto!, Logo (a gogo).  It’s up to you to decide if I succeeded.

PS: I have no idea what ‘à gogo’ means. ;-)

*Gregg BerrymanThis%20fontstruction%20was%20started%20a%20long%20time%20ago.%20Yesterday%2C%20being%20bored%20%28or%20something%29%2C%20I%20randomly%20clicked%20on%20page%207%20of%20My%20FontStructions%20and%20found%20this.%20Being%20bored%20%28or%20something%29%2C%20I%20clicked%20Edit.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ABack%20in%20February%202010%2C%20I%20was%20able%20to%20take%20this%20fs%20only%20so%20far%20and%20came%20to%20a%20halt%20owing%20to%20geometry%20and%20FontStructor%20limitations.%20Those%20limitations%2C%20for%20the%20most%20part%2C%20seemed%20to%20have%20disappeared%20in%20the%20intervening%20time.%20I%20must%27ve%20felt%20encouraged%20as%20I%27ve%20been%20working%20on%20this%20fs%20all%20day%20today.%20As%20it%20turns%20out%2C%20when%20you%20work%20on%20something%20long%20enough%2C%20%3Ci%3Esomething%20%3Cb%3Ewill%3C%2Fb%3E%3C%2Fi%3E%20emerge.%20Et%20voil%C3%A0.%20%28I%20jest.%20%3B%29%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AOh%20the%20soap%20box%20syndrome%21%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AVisual%20aesthetics%20require%20two%20elements%2C%20namely%2C%20art%20and%20design.%20Let%27s%20examine%20each%2C%20shall%20we%2C%20the%20better%20to%20understand%20whence%20this%20came%20from%20and%20to%20what%20purpose.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cb%3EArt%3C%2Fb%3E%20has%20as%20many%20meanings%20as%20there%20are%20people%20giving%20them.%20For%20me%2C%20art%20is%20that%20visual%20that%20appeals%20to%20one%2C%20the%20stress%20being%20on%20%27one%27%2C%20and%20serves%20no%20practical%20purpose.%20%3Cb%3EDesign%3C%2Fb%3E%2C%20on%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20by%20definition%2A%2C%20must%20serve%20some%20purpose%2C%20must%20be%20reasonably%20attractive%20to%20those%20for%20who%20it%20is%20intended%2C%20and%20must%20stay%20within%20the%20limitation%20%28whether%20explicit%20or%20implicit%29%20of%20all%20that%20is%20%28or%20will%20be%29%20involved.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20and%20every%20other%20fontstruction%2C%20being%20visual%20in%20nature%2C%20has%20an%20element%20of%20art%20in%20it.%20Keeping%20the%20above%20art%20definition%20in%20mind%2C%20and%20as%20far%20as%20this%20fs%20is%20concerned%2C%20the%20art%20was%20my%20personal%20aspiration%20to%20try%20to%20do%20a%20diagonal%20stem%20of%20the%20A%20and%20the%20M%20and%20have%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20letters%20in%20such%20formation%20so%20that%20they%20fit%20like%20a%20glove%20with%20the%20A%20and%20M%20%28without%20any%20effort%20on%20the%20user%27s%20part%20%E2%80%94%20but%20that%20jumps%20ahead%20to%20design%29.%20The%20February%202010%20version%20of%20the%20FontStructor%20allowed%20me%20to%20achieve%20that%20very%20well.%20The%20art%20part%20was%20a%20start%20%28yes%2C%20sorry%2C%20I%20couldn%27t%20resist%20the%20rhyme%29.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AIn%20my%20experience%2C%20any%20visual%20thing%2C%20no%20matter%20how%20simple%20or%20complex%3B%20no%20matter%20how%20involved%20or%20not%3B%20how%20unique%20or%20generic%3B%20how%20%26c.%20and%20%26c.%20may%20be%20termed%20art%20as%20if%20any%20one%20person%20appreciates%20it%2C%20it%20%3Ci%3Eis%3C%2Fi%3E%20art%2C%20albeit%20to%20that%20person%20only.%20So%2C%20I%20am%20satisfied%20how%20this%20fs%20looks%2C%20so%20the%20art%20is%20done.%20Also%20as%20per%20my%20personal%20experience%2C%20design%20is%20a%20much%20harder%2C%20difficult%2C%20involved%20element%20of%20getting%20something%20done%20right%20that%20also%20requires%20appropriate%20technical%20know-how%20to%20see%20it%20to%20fruition.%20The%20February%202010%20version%20of%20the%20FontStructor%20did%20not%20allow%20the%20%27fit%20like%20a%20glove%20without%20user%20intervention%27%20part.%20This%20morning%20when%20I%20started%20working%20on%20this%20fs%2C%20the%20September%202011%20version%20of%20the%20FontStructor%20allowed%20me%20to%20do%20almost%20all%20that%20I%20wanted%20it%20to.%20%28I%20say%20%27almost%27%20because%20there%20were%20one%20or%20two%20custom%20bricks%20I%20required%20that%20%3Ci%3E%3Cb%3EI%3C%2Fb%3E%3C%2Fi%3E%20was%20unable%20to%20achieve%2C%20quite%20possibly%20due%20to%20my%20own%20inability%29.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20design%20confine%20%5B%E2%80%94if%20art%20gets%20a%20rhyme%2C%20so%20shall%20design%E2%80%94%5D%2C%20with%20every%20letter%20overlapping%20just%20so%2C%20required%20quite%20a%20lot%20of%20geometric%20manipulation%20%28not%20particularly%20apparent%29%20to%20make%20sure%20any%20two%20letters%20fitted%20in%20properly.%20It%20got%20tedious%20quick%20fast%20in-a-hurry%20typing%20out%20manual%20kerning%20pairs%20%28AM%2C%20ST%2C%20%26c.%29.%20I%20had%20to%20type%20out%20all%20kerning%20pairs%20%28AB%2C%20AC%E2%80%A6RI%2C%20RJ%2C%20RK%E2%80%A6SM%2C%20SN%2C%20SO%E2%80%A6VS%2C%20VT%2C%20VY%E2%80%A6ZZ%E2%80%A6%26c.%29%20in%20Word%20%28utilizing%20handy%20Replace%20functionality%20to%20speed%20kerning%20pair%20creation%29%20and%20test%20every%20possible%20pair%20%28even%20ones%20that%20are%20likely%20never%20to%20be%20used%20in%20reality%E2%80%94QK%2C%20for%20instance%29.%20%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20being%20a%20design%20exe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fs no kerning required

 by thalamic
 
fs no kerning required
  • Currently 7.94061
7.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 4 votes
Last edit: 31.07.2011
Category: -
8 downloads8%20downloads85 comments5%20comments529 glyphs29%20glyphs29A favorite of 6 usersA%20favorite%20of%206%20users6The idea came from the Unify game on the iOS and the availability of the arc bricks. The rest happened on its own. I was just the vessel. I don't know where else to go with it at the moment.The%20idea%20came%20from%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativeapplications.net%2Fgames%2Funify-iphone-preview%2F%22%3EUnify%3C%2Fa%3E%20game%20on%20the%20iOS%20and%20the%20availability%20of%20the%20arc%20bricks.%20The%20rest%20happened%20on%20its%20own.%20I%20was%20just%20the%20vessel.%20I%20don%27t%20know%20where%20else%20to%20go%20with%20it%20at%20the%20moment.

fs Etched [Nyle]

 by thalamic
This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.  
fs Etched [Nyle]
  • Currently 8.52422
8.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 24 votes
Last edit: 18.08.2011
Category: Display, Pixel Optimized
37 downloads37%20downloads376 comments6%20comments646 glyphs46%20glyphs46A favorite of 30 usersA%20favorite%20of%2030%20users30

Typoskript Pro Regular

by URWFontShop.com
Typoskript Pro Regular
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