A block, graffiti inspired, font with sprays of imperfection and an urban aesthetic. The letters are structured equal in width and length and are all designed in capital. The graphic elements both inside and outside the typeface enhance a "technologically programmed" (pixelated) feel to the overall font.
After having made COBBLOCKS OPEN, and downloaded it, I realized I couldn't colour the letters... So I made a filled version, allowing for the entire letters to change colour, not just the outline.
This is a clone of COBBLOCKS OPENAbout 30 years ago, when I was in highschool, I used to draw words in my notebooks, with lettering that looked like this using the pre-printed squares in my notebook. It was infinately cruder, and had no shading... So for my first font ever, and since the work sheet very much resembles that squared notebook from way back when, I figured I would recreate it!
This time as a soft, kind of bubble-block font. Capital letters only.
See more:
https://www.fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1735833/logic-16
https://www.fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/166748/fs_abc_etc
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1681132/webweb-1
https://www.azfonts.ru/families/asterisk.html
https://www.azfonts.ru/load_font/augmented-regular.html
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1207590/empty_botses
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1791562/greekiew
See more:
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1727774/ok-boomer-7
https://www.cufonfonts.com/font/hypersonic
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1399468/waterfall-c
https://www.fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/658752/modus_operandi_1
This font is inspired by the word 'danger'. It is based on the shift in perceptions on graffiti and how some view it as anti-social and therefore a danger to our society. Over time it has shifted to be classed as an art form which creates character on our streets; specifically in Bristol. It is inspired by the recent cleaning of the 'Bearpit' in Bristol.
My theme was messy. I began looking into paint and the effect it can give when the ink runs out towards the end of the stroke. This led me to looking into graffiti and the 'messy' appearance it can give a place. I took photographs on my way home from Arnolfini of any typographic graffiti I came across and I traced the ones I was fond of. I particularly liked this one that had drips at a slight angle as it was written on a slant so I reproduced my own interpretation of it.
My font is based on the theme 'Squishy'. I decided to produce a typeface with an uneven distribution throughout to reflect the irregularity which I found when researching squishy objects/type. When producing the font on Fontstruct, the smoothness of the letters was altered due to the use of pixels, which I thought worked really well and gave the type a nice style/effect and contrasted well with the smooth forms of the letters so I stuck with it. My inspiration came from graffiti throwups and from basic research which I did into the word 'Squishy'.