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  • This one started out quite different; a simple three-line font. While making an alternate B, the curlicue was introduced. A clone and many hours later, Etched was born. Later added borders and decorations when the sample called for it.
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    Works best at 64pt. Set leading to 48pt for a single dividing line in between, 52pt for a double dividing line, and 56pt for a clear break between lines. No kerning required.

    Start a new line with < and end it with >.

    Top borders: [ \ ]
    Bottom borders: { | }
    Top border decoration: ~
    Bottom border decoration: /
    Left border: (
    Right border: )
    Text decoration: _
    Text decoration end (ambidextrous): `
  • Info:
    Created on 23rd August 2009. Last edited on 24th August 2009.
  • License:
    All Rights Reserved. No download available.
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17 Comments

Comment by thalamic 24th august 2009
Great font, beautiful sample.
Comment by aphoria 24th august 2009
genial. simplemente genial.
Comment by cayo 24th august 2009
Really cool. So many good shapes.
Comment by djnippa 24th august 2009
Congratulations to the interview on Focus On FontStructors. It was great, and the samples were beautiful.
This latest creation of yours - Etched - is no exception. 10/10
Comment by Frodo7 24th august 2009
Thanks, aphoria.
Thank you, cayo.
Thank you, Frodo. Thanks for reading the interview too.
Thank you, djnippa. Check out the Bare version, created with you in mind.
Comment by thalamic 25th august 2009
Excellent - and beautifully illustrated in your example.
Comment by p2pnut 25th august 2009
Incredible[ x 2 (for the "Bare" version)]
Comment by jmarquez 26th august 2009
Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “Etched” is now a Top Pick.
Comment by gferreira_admin 27th august 2009
Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “Etched” is now a current Featured FontStruction.
Comment by gferreira_admin 28th august 2009
Just discovered the interview on Fontfeed. Very interesting & nice samples:-)
Comment by Magic Sam 2nd september 2009
Simply wonderful! It's one of these fonts you can watch for hours, enjoying its refinement, details, harmony and perfection. And the creative process of such a piece remains a mystery to me, which makes it fascinating.
Comment by igorrossi 2nd september 2009
In Spain, to talk about a very hard and extremely careful work, we say: trabajo de chinos, chinesemen's work. This font is the just example, with incredible results.
Comment by chavez ravine 3rd september 2009
@Mr.P2P: Thanks, kind sir.

@JM: You are too kind × 2.

@GF: Thank you and thank you.

@MS: Thanks for reading it.

@IR: There's a Daniel Bedingfield song called 'Inflate My Ego'. You've certainly done that with your comment. Thank you is not enough. As for the creative process, it was evolutionary in nature, as pretty much all my work. Do something, find faults in it, try to fix the faults, and if I'm lucky, discover something entirely new while fixing the flaws. Then go with what I stumbled upon. Repeat. :-)

@CR: I'm not Chinese so I take that as double compliment. Muchos gracias, señor. :-)
Comment by thalamic 4th september 2009
This is my favorite fontstruction. I like typo-patterns :)
Comment by mguerrero 17th september 2009
This is my favorite ^^ I think I'm going to download it if I can. Congratulations, thalamic !
Comment by Yûko-3 23rd september 2009
Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “fs Etched” is now a current Featured FontStruction.
Comment by gferreira_admin 24th december 2009

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