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by geneus1

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The last and most difficult of the sharp serif experiments. Created on an 8 wide by 5 high base grid space. Unconventionally fontstructed while adhering to the impositions of the law of the brick. What do I mean? Just try recreating the letter A. It shouldn't be possible, so I did it anyway.
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Created on 17th July 2009. Last edited on 18th February 2015.
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20 Comments

Comment by geneus1 28th july 2009

Very sneaky - it took me a while, but I got there.

Excellent creative use of bricks there... I had a font in mind a while ago that could've done with that trick. Bravo!

Comment by chr.s 28th july 2009

Very sneaky - it took me a while, but I got there.

Excellent creative use of bricks there... I had a font in mind a while ago that could've done with that trick. Bravo!

Comment by chr.s 28th july 2009

I think this submission has put Fontstruct in a daze - I'm sure I only posted that comment once, and with a picture too.

Oh well... it's an A* from me.

Comment by chr.s 28th july 2009

Oooh! What a glutton for punishment! I'm smitten, where do I sign up? Second thoughts: 8x5... no thanks.

Comment by intaglio 29th july 2009

@chr.s: Thanks. I'm surprised you discovered it so quickly. It took me four iterations of these experiments to discover the technique was possible.

@intaglio: No pain, no gain! ;-) I don't think you'd have any problem with it.

Comment by geneus1 30th july 2009

This is very cool.

Comment by djnippa 31st march 2010

I've come close to copying the A, but I don't think mine is quite right.

Please, Mr. Magician, show us your magic trick. :)

Comment by aphoria 1st april 2010

I admit I had to download it to be sure my eye didn't trick me on that tiny kink... ;)

Comment by Tobias Sommer (shasta) 1st april 2010

@djnippa: Thanks DJ! Its funny looking back at this one to see the amount of details packed into the same grid space used to create a pixel font.

@shasta: Hehe. Nice.

@aphoria: I think its more beneficial when the discovery is made on your own, but here's the cat out of the bag...

-William has the same technique employed with iSlab on the V.