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All Composites In My Bricks This is an essential tool for creating fontstructs. I have saved virtually all the various angled composites as useable bricks in the MY BRICKS section. You can then use them for your own creations.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Make a clone of this font. Click CLONE
2. Choose A Name like 'All Composites saved in MY BRICKS".
3. Click CLONE
4. Wait until it opens.
5. Click on the ARROW in the Tools panel, then PRESS A (Highlight All) on your keyboard, the pattern of bricks should change colour to blue. Now press C (copy).
6. Create a new window on your browser, and go to Fontstruct. Create a new fontstruction.
7. Choose a name for your new fontstruction.
8. Click 'Start Fontstructing'.
9. In bottom left corner you will see 'BASIC LATIN'. Click the yellow 'up arrow' next to it.
10. Choose 'Extended Latin B' or any other you may prefer.
11. Press V (Paste) to paste the pattern of bricks, you previously copied.
12. Now look in 'My Bricks' at the top left - You should see all the composite bricks neatly arranged. If they are not arranged correctly, then you may have done something wrong.
If it does not appear, go back to the original brick pattern, and copy & paste it again.
ENJOY.
I hope this saves you lots of time, and aids you in your creativity.
Please check comments below.
154 Comments
HAVE ALL COMPOSITES STORED IN 'MY BRICKS' WITH THIS EASY TOOL.
SIMPLY COPY & PASTE THE BRICK PATTERN STORED IN CHARACTER 'A' TO A NEW WINDOW (WHERE YOU ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER FONTSTRUCT PAGE OPEN - so that's two fontstruct pages open at the same time).
COPY & PASTE THE ENTIRE PATTERN IN TO A 'NEVER USED' CHARACTER IN 'EXTENDED LATIN B SET'. DO THIS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, AND NEVER DELETE THIS CODE UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR FONT ENTIRELY.
THIS WILL PLACE ALL THE COMPOSITES INTO THE 'MY BRICKS' PANEL, AND ENABLE YOU TO CHANGE THE LICENSE TO SUIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
ENJOY.
Scales include:-
1:1, 1:2, 2:3, 1:3, 1:4, 3:4, 3:5, 2:5, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:12, 1:14, 1:16
There are a few others 1:11, 1:13,1:15 which are possible, but I haven't done.
Let the CLONING begin.
I think the inclusion of the 2:3 angle would be beneficial, even though it is harder to visually organize in the My Bricks panel.
Well done here. This is generously gracious of you, Nippa.
@Geneus1 Added the extra angles, even though I was trying to keep a bit of the mystery back for people to solve themselves for their own satisfaction. I'd still put up your tutorial, as mine doesn't say how it's done.
LexKominek Thanks. Anything to help, the creativity process a little less of a headache, is in my book a very good thing. Hope this helps you create some spectacular fonts.
@Meek All thanks to you. I did nothing in comparison to your programming skills.
@OxC0FFEE I've just added the 30 & 60 degree angles for you.
@p2pnut I expect some more outstanding fonts will be on there way from you very soon then?
jhejka I did nothing really, but glad I can help anyway. I'll look forward to seeing the end results.
Merci beaucoup DjNippa
Now no excuse for unsmooth project
Just cloned it... This will save a lot some time.
I closed the bold tag, so hopefully it will turned off now.
This is a rather brilliant animated gif to ease the pain. Made by Aphoria
I have a *wild* idea. There could be an option to turn on or off (off by default) automatic smoothing at font generation time. Font Mortar would have to grow up to version 3.0, I know ... but it would mean end of excessive use of composite bricks.
On the other hand it's a way for people who can't afford and/or handle professional font software to realize their non-modular ideas... So nothing wrong about that.
My hope and expectation is that after a time of excited curve-hyperactivity we we'll soon get tired of crolling through 100+ grid sizes and go back to business as usual... Ment in the best way. ;)
FS 2.0 is new ... and there is often a temptation to explore the new within familiar settings. I for one always used to try out new motorbikes and cars on the same stretch of road.
Equally, FS 2.0 is new ... and there are always some who don't instantly embrace what is new.
Many people here are completely conversant with classical fonts so it only natural for them to see what the new toys of 2.0 can do by replicating these well-know designs.
I seriously doubt that anyone has lost the qualities that enabled them to produce new, innovative and exciting designs in the past.
Once we are all familiar with the new bells and whistles we will, inevitably, see a return to green-field thinking ... and we will all have more tools with which to express ourselves.
It's only FS 2.0 ... not the Inquisition :)
@p2p: Your innovative and exciting Entrees have wow'd us before. I'm sure you will wow us again, whatever version of fontstruct you choose to employ. :-)
You've been given the tools, now go and create your own near perfect circles.
Otherwise you'll learn nothing!
As a designer, which is a mixture of a artist and an engineer, I try to create something new or improved every time. I did simplicity years ago, I've moved on from creating silly little ugly shapes and patterns.
When things are too simple, there's no challenge, and therefore no achievement, and no knowledge gained.
I'd really like to see you make a usable working artistic and stylish font. I know you can. I get a great deal of enjoyment from knowing that people are using my fonts in their logos and design work.
Anyway your Nuclear Warfare still doesn't rate in my book. Each to there own though, as I'm sure someone will like it, but it is so far removed from anything I'd ever use, that I simply cannot relate to it, sorry.
There is no comparison between you and Funk_King. He is light years ahead of you.
Some of his stuff is truly brilliant.
You've probably realised I don't comment on any one's work, unless I feel it's is worthy or has potential to be good.
Above all I will always try to help people to achieve their goals, if I feel they have the skills and are worth helping.
I could compare you and Funk_King, but there is none. He designs fonts that are comprehensive, unified, creative, usable and the right side of controlled. His fonts are intelligent and decorative, they work, with high levels of technical ability. But this is not about Funk King, this is about you, and your ability to whine people up. If you had skills, I'd maybe have a little more respect for you. You have potential to design some good fonts, but you are running around like a headless chicken at the moment, displaying over sized images, commenting on your own work several times over. You need to calm down, take a deep breath, and look at what you're doing. You are helping no one, and annoying everyone.
I'm going to remove our conversations after you have read this, as we obviously clash, and it's wasting both our time, and not good for anyone. I for one have much better things to do than argue with you.
Also any future comments you make to this font will be dismissed entirely.
Nobody died in the making of any composite brick or circle. Let's get back to the friendly old habit of constructive critism.
Nasty little comments about people who are exploring the new technology in their own way don't help to maintain the positive nature that has always been a feature of this site.
I have tried to respond to some fairly barbed points made by n.e. with humour ... if that fails and it continues - ignore. But whichever way it turns out ... just chill :)
You could even do this as a favour to me - it's my birthday today (67 and I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up!).
PS: Your comment made me think of a song called 'Just Chill'. (It's the first link if you search for 'just chill' on youtube). It's a stupid Bollywood song, but damn catchy for it's chorus (which is in English, BTW).
Have a great day. :-)
@djnippa Thanks for the props on the animated .gif.
As for the other stuff...I think you've hit all the nails on the head.
@p2pnutHappy birthday dude!
There ya go nippa ... the artistic side will pop out ;-)
in any event, like a said before, you are to be thanked for the composite bricks as well as the work derived using them - the magnificenet NDC Bezica series. as well as should aphoria be congratulated for Aurora Light, thalamic for fs STencil 2.0, and geneus for Bezziaire and Xerro, among others. FS is as much a lab as a factory for some. while your remarks may have been somewhat caustic, i hope that neurone is able to deal with them - either use them for growth or discard and continue on the same. in the past, you have also given me pause with your comments - especially about usability - but i know that without your words of advice and those of others, however pointed - i would not be the same designer i have become. thanks.
I think he misinterpreted what I was trying to say anyway, or may be I just worded it wrong, or neglected to put a smiley face after everything :-). I think it's just a case of 'lost in translation'.
A kick up the ass always helps people out anyway, he'll be frantically beavering away trying to prove how he can do a font with bezier curves as well. I hope he does, that's the aim really :-)
@DJ Nippa: I hope that you leave your entire conversation online, Nippa. Since this page has been created to support the FontStruct community, let it continue to teach by leaving all the words intact. It teaches on an entirely different level. I've learned much from reading it. I'm generally a peacemaker by nature and non-judgmentally offer the following observations of the lessons learned here, citing behaviors only and not pointing fingers, so that I can get a cumulative view of the bigger picture. Taking into account conversations that have occurred only on this page, here's what I've learned about community etiquette, and also what I consequently vow to never do.
THINGS NOT TO DO FOR A BETTER FONTSTRUCT COMMUNITY
- Attack another fontstructor's character and reputation, especially on a page where they've just shared something that massively helps the community.
- Request more work from a fontstructor, then start an argument when the request is denied, then elevate matters after discovering they don't identify with your work
- Misconstrue the constructive criticism of another, taking it personally, without an effort to gain clarity in a predominantly text-based form of communication where it is easy to misinterpret a message in the original context for which it was meant
- Accuse a fontstructor of being arrogant while saying something that is more arrogant and disrespectful
- Use a friendship to take sides against another, who already has a friendship with the aforementioned second party, in an effort to divide and provoke instead of build community
- Use private communication from a friend as a weapon to aid in an attack against another
- Blast an online feed with what can possibly be described as a new form of spamming
- Feign entitlement, even without having the experience or reputation for acting on the beneficence of the community
- Devalue active members of the community by putting down their work because it doesn't coincide with your agenda
- Tell someone what they can't say, denying them of an opinion
- State that you're ending an argument, then end it with a confrontational statement
And this was primarily just a message to myself for future reference. Here's to a creative, peaceful, and thriving community. Amen. =)
@thalamic: wonderful illustration! And btw, i really feel you.
@aphoria: ingenious gif!
@p2pnut: don't underestimate the force :)
+ I totally agree with thal, you're outputting awesome stuff, since the moment you popped up. 67 is an age i'd never expected!
@neurone error: It's a fact, that there are several hidden hinds everywhere, relating to YOUR "spamming" way of publishing samples. It's simply not necessary to use such huge pics more than once or twice a font, especially not isolated glyphs. On the other hand, your enthusiasm is overwhelming and it somehow always puts a smile on my face. keep it up, but a little regard on others arts would be just nice and civilised :)
@dj: I just waited for this to happen. Somehow i knew u'd be the one the get this trouble started...
As i remember, we had a harmless collision, as well. Don't get me wrong, i'm not thinking about that anymore :)
If FS had shoulders, YOU'd sit on the true, brutally honest but faithful side, and maybe thal or gene on the other, super politically correct, peaceloving side. Like an angel and a devil.
I like it.
As for the samplefont. thank you! cloned and already used...
@gene: Mate, sorry i didn't ever comment on your interpretation of "gappy"! I just found it days ago by chance. Damn, i'm sooo not community-capable :)
Those 11 commandments should be part of EVERY forum FAQ!
I didn't expect THIS font-thread would turn out like this, but as so often, Gene threw out VERY wise words, again.
Even if i may feel a little guilty in some of the points ( maybe nippa, too :)), i think for some of the opinions it was about time, to be pronounced.
A very educational discussion, i guess...
Anyways, why only angles and not curves or anything else?
Please also refrain from asking the same question 2 or 3 times.
If you're not well versed on transformational effects of working in the stretched filterspaces, you can quickly become confused of its inner workings. I recommend that djnippa's brick tutorial should be mastered first before delving into anything more advanced. The myriad brick possibilities in the default 1:1 filter are satisfactory for most fontstructions imaginable.
p.s. I wonder the significance of the large and somewhat mysterious block of square bricks at the end of MY BRICKS. Are they other composites that didn’t make the cut and were then substituted out?
@ will.i.ૐ I've no idea, they're not supposed to be there. It seems to be a glitch. I'll try to correct it, or ask Rob if it continues.
Thank for doing this!
I sent you a related message in your account.
@thalamic: I'm not sure why you'd need 1:0. And how to make 1:7, 9, 14, 18, 27, 34, 45, 56, 63, 72, 76, 81, 83, and 90??? It's as if Meek had a special version of FS just 4 u!!
ANYWAY, I feel like checking my account.
@micgio: Great find! I'm surprised it took over a year for anyone to catch that error. I was off in explaining the transposition. You are correct in stating that the 1:6 and 1:8 angles are still available. When utilizing the taller 1:2 filter, all of the regular height dimensions shift to steeper angles. The standard angles of 1:3 and 1:4 are eliminated when they stretch to 1:6 and 1:8. The standard 1:6 and 1:8 angles become 1:12 and 1:16. Again, the converse is also true regarding the wide 2:1 filter setting.
I never start a font without it.
I'll also update it from time to time, when I hit a time consuming composite.
Italics is sorted. Good job.
In regards the new 'nudge' feature, I think this is still an essential tool, even though some composites could be deemed as unnecessary now.
wow, as a beginner I thought fontstruct is tedious in certain regards, but this is a big help! Thank you! Also for the commenter who showed this cool Deleting from a Grouped Brick - trick in a gif picture.
wow.
Can you add the following:
Rise/Run
5/1
5/2
7/1
7/2
4/3
5/3
These slopes may help...
@ Se7enty-Se7en
Sorry I'm probably wrong, but I don't know if those are even possible, and it's been such a long time since I used Fontstruct that I wouldn't know where to start. Even trying to work out how I achieved this tool is giving me a headache. It was a lot of work.
I'd be happy to update it (once my head is in the right place). It's just like riding a bike right?
This is cool, but I rather had discovered all this by myself (most of it I already did) but the idea of discovering something myself is what feeds my motivation to keep structing and provides a great deal of satisfaction in the process!
I think I'm not the only person who feels this way. So thanks a lot but I'm not gonna clone this! :P
Cheers
@ Sed4tives. Wow, how arrogant of you! I don't think anyone is bothered in the slightest whether you clone this or not. If it's not for you, then that's fine, but there's no need to be so negative about it. It's designed to help everyone else as a tool. To help save individuals time in making the composite bricks, and arranging them into a clean and pricise manner. It's soul pupose is to assist everyone and anyone in the creative process of designing better fonts. If you think you can do a better job, then please go ahead, but whatever you do - do not clone this, or leave negative comments about someone's work, who is only trying to share and help others improve the quality of their work.! :)
Cheers
@Nippa: Ignore. This has helped probably hundreds. I use it regularly.
Me too, and I'm with thalamic.
Letter 'A' looks almost like a rural landscape.
Sorry if it seemed arrogant, I was not trying to rais any dust.
Besides I have no real right of judging anything so sorry, I even made a similar clonable fontstruct composite collection.
I started using this when I wanted smoother looking edges to lines; at that time your work allowed me to create fonts more quickly for my many projects. I still work with your tool, rearranged and with my favourite stacks added (might share later).
Thanks for your support guys. Here are a few new additional composites. If there are any others that you think I could add, then please do post in a comment.
Thanks a billion once again, Maestro!
Thank you so much for the work you have done, this is very helpful.
@djnippa - Congratulations on Update #3. :^)
Hello, DJnippa, I really like the new composites... I plan to use them in a font... Also, i wonder how you managed to create "duplicate" bricks without the system recognizing them as duplicates...
@Se7enty-Se7en Good question. I managed to create 'Duplicate' bricks by first creating them in another open fontstruct and then copying (c) and pasting (v) into 'All Composites 3.0' and then stacking another brick on top of it. This creates an entirely new brick. It was essential to do this to keep the 'My Bricks' section organised.
Also, you may or may not know this but - if you don't want to use certain bricks, don't forget you can delete them in lines of four from the 'All composites 3.0' pattern that you originally copied across into a new Fontstruct. This will keep the My Bricks section looking organised and neat. I usually start to delete blocks of four bricks once I know what direction my font is going in. Good luck.
I've just added some new composites. Hope you like them. Enjoy.
If there are some that I missed, or you would like to see, then please tell me. Although I've purposely left off 11:1, 13:1, 15:1.
Thanks nippa!
I liked it very much and I recommend that you use it, it is very useful I could do the letter A that I wanted. That can add even more bricks and that can help and continue to help other users now and in the future, and summing up in a simple word 'AMAZING'.
Also possible: 18:1, 20:1, 22:1, 24:1, 26:1, 28:1, 30:1, 32:1, 9:2, 11:2, 13:2, 15:2, 5:4, 7:4, etc.
Other examples are: 8:3, 6:5...
How do you work that out? I thought the max composite was 16 bricks! To create your 'possibles' would mean using 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 18, 22, 26, 30, 20 & 28 bricks respectively - which is not possible! Changing them using filters - which I think what you're suggesting, makes your 'possibles' still impossible to create as their own individual composites - which is what this tool is all about..... unless Fontstruct has changed or you have some 'secret' way of doing it, I think to suggest that they are 'also possible' is incorrect when applied to this tool. :)
I would use the 2:1 bricks + square to make them...
I still don't understand? Please show us your magic.
So long as you're not messing with the filters.
For 20:1, 22:1,... justjadd another brick to the side with the square...
Oh yeess now I see. You are correct. I apologise. I remember thinking that, but knocked it all on the head as the amount of composite bricks was getting ridiculous, and there's not much variation in those angles.... and I was getting tired of it. Hence why I've purposely not included 11:1, 13:1 & 15:1. Your suggestions of 5:4, 6:5, 7:4 & 8:3 are interesting though. I may include those. Thanks for your magic. :)
@dj no problem
@Se7enty-Se7en I've only managed to complete 10:3 & 8:3. Can you assist me in working out 5:4, 6:5, 7:4? My head hurts :)
@ Se7enty-Se7en. I managed to find another one on your list 5:6. :) So just need help with 5:4 & 7:4. Anyone else able to help?
That should be 6:5, and not 5:6.
I've just added 5 more angled composite bricks 7:4, 5:4, 6:5, 8:3 & 10:3. Enjoy.
Until reading this thread, I thought composites had a flat 4x4 limit, and never knew it was based on the number of bricks being used. Thanks for the insight!
@Zephram Anytime, although until december 2018 I thought exactly the same. Some how I think we both missed the memo on it. In 'Expert Mode' you can make composite bricks from selections of up to 16 contiguous grid squares. It was in this blog from September 2016! My health was extremely poor around that date, and I've only recently returned to Fontstruct. Hence why I've just spent the last few weeks crunching the bricks down to make all the new composites. :)
Great work once again djnippa!
@eclunivero. Thanks for your suggestion, but I won't be adding any more to this now. There are already too many composites as it is. Although I do have another similar one (more curved based) that I've also been working on that does incorporate your suggestions already.
@Merrybot Thanks, and I don't really know. Everytime I look at it, I think HOW THE F*CK DID I DO THAT?
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These bricks are so nice!
Excuse me, master @djnippa, but how the f¾$ȑ‱₫ do I make this composite?
@AFontAbove - I could be wrong, but it's not likely possible with the current set of bricks. The right triangle that is "missing" (in white) is 2-3-~3.6 [sqrt(13)] -- not a very 'nice' set of numbers to work with... :^(
Unfortunately, you'd need a 9x2 composite to do that.
I came up with a 6W x 4H composite, but of course that's over the current maximum total of 16 bricks.
@everyone - Okay...
In case you're curious, this is what I've ran into - if this sparks any ideas...
Thank you!
I might even need a 9x4 composite...
-Composite stacking, probably.
-Wait... I just realised that I needed an 8:9 slope... no wonder I can't make it...
what keybind is removing bricks from composites?
@Luca Prieto Bermúdez (lucapri) - Hold the SHIFT key while clicking the composite brick under the MY BRICKS section on the left. Then, click on the unwanted bricks to remove them. Composite Bricks with padding
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