This typeface is based on the hand-painted names seen on the side of canal boats. The inconsistent, grainy texture of each letter is meant to represent the irregularities in using paint, for example the general wear and tear from the elements like chipped or peeling edges. This was my approach to the idea of “analogue” and a brief set to explore what that means. To me, in the context of the brief, analogue could be defined as possessing a nostalgic or "old school" quality- something replicated in an unauthentic manner in order to create a look-alike imitation of a time gone by. I focused on the old method of transport in Bristol: boats.
Have you ever seen just a single character and though "Why don't they all look like that".
Thats what I thought seeing the letter A from a certain font. This font started with the A, the biggest thing I wanted to keep in this font was that fat stroke at the top of each letter. Its not a pretty picture, its not perfectly geometric and nearly every character looks kinda funny.
5HEAD is arguably the most top heavy font ever made; its thick, its nasty, something about it is obscene. When originally sketched, it was a clean and smooth 70s esc font - once put through Fontstruct its become a futuristic, isometric mess. Enjoy.
Main inspirations are the font Baveuse as well as a poster from Pearljam (Dismemberment Plan).
This typeface is inspired by retro arcade games. I wanted a blocky style to represent how the old typefaces looked like. One typeface which inspired this one is one Atari made for their video game Sprint 2. I used a 12x12 grid to help me create the blocky look to it. I used a 3x3 grid in the corners empty to keep a consistent look to each letter.
This typeface is based on the hand-painted names seen on the side of canal boats. The inconsistent, grainy texture of each letter is meant to represent the irregularities in using paint, for example the general wear and tear from the elements like chipped or peeling edges. This was my approach to the idea of “analogue” and a brief set to explore what that means. To me, in the context of the brief, analogue could be defined as possessing a nostalgic or "old school" quality- something replicated in an unauthentic manner in order to create a look-alike imitation of a time gone by. I also designed these letters to look like bubbles on the surface of water, hence the name 'Analogue Fizz'. I focused on the old method of transport in Bristol: boats.
This is a clone of Analogue Fizz StampedThis typeface is based on the hand-painted names seen on the side of canal boats. The inconsistent, grainy texture of each letter is meant to represent the irregularities in using paint, for example the general wear and tear from the elements like chipped or peeling edges. This was my approach to the idea of “analogue” and a brief set to explore what that means. To me, in the context of the brief, analogue could be defined as possessing a nostalgic or "old school" quality- something replicated in an unauthentic manner in order to create a look-alike imitation of a time gone by. I focused on the old method of transport in Bristol: boats. To further this idea of a 'time gone by', I created this font in the set to look like ink stamped letters.
This is a clone of 1st Draft of Analogue FizzA Font that pays homage to early 16th Century Gothic design in both Literature and Architecture. The sharp angles and jagged edges depict the ideas of the era and the pioneers of this time - bringing that into a modern representation with a serif style and italic Fontstruct.
Following the theme "protect" my typeface is based off something one might want to protect themselves from - spiders. I have tried to imitate spiders legs through this font to create an unnerving "feel" about it.
-" Constructivism's central idea is that human learning is constructed, that learners build new knowledge upon the foundation of previous learning" Phillips, 1995.
This is my first Construction based on the theme of "Rebirth". I chose this theme as I wanted to investigate how a country is "reborn" after a war or a revolution. This led me to read an article about graphic design ideas that came from the Russian Revolution. One of them was Constructivist typography-combination of contrasting shapes and sizes. I looked at the work of El Lissitzky and Alexander Rodchenko. From this research I began to cut out shapes of different sizes and began to construct letters- however, this idea didn't translate well in FontStruct. To widen my research, I looked at Constructivist and Soviet Brutalist architecture which my font was inspired by. It reflects buildings like the Polytechnic Institute of Minsk, The Palace of Ceremonies, and the Georgian Ministry of Highways in Tbilisi.
Words are often read by looking at the shape and not spelling, what I have attempted to do with this typeface is to make the reader focus more on the letters within the words.
As the name suggests, Balky can be awkward to read due to some of the letters looking similar, as well as its chunky build, making people have to use the context of the sentence. I hope this will make an impact on how well people engage with some text as well as being aesthetically interesting.
This is a clonei looked around bristol at different grafitti. i found depending on the area where the grafitti was depended on what it looked like. differnet cultural settings such as city centre and clifton showed differnt styles. i focused my project on grafitti i found around Bearpit in city centre, looking at the quick and carefree grafitti around it.
Based on the word: 'Destructive', the 'Beta Build' font is one that resembles a somewhat destroyed buildng. Having the solid chunks of the letters correspond with the steel beam-like structure of the inside sets it as both a work in progress building as well one that is crumbling due to an unforseen man made or natural disaster.
This is a cloneMy first fontstruction is based around the theme “confidence”.
I explored the idea of flowers and the pettels and how they representing opening up. The simplicity emphasises delicacy and innocence. I chose to use the element of pettels throughout.
My first digitally rendered typeface that focused around the theme of energy and its synonyms. I wanted to explore a typeface that would create the illusion of movement without using decorative elements such as gradients, serifs or superfluous details.
The minimalistic approach was inspired by typefaces designed by Paul Rand and the concept was inspired by 'sans forgetica'
This is a cloneI created this typeface based on the theme ‘Hope’. While being or becoming blind is extremely hard, there is always light after the dark, even for the people who cannot see. I tried to include every character from the Braille alphabet (white dots) to the original English alphabet (black dots), so it would be learnt and understood easily.
BRAIN POWER
This type face was inspired by the word "energetic", the optical illusion theme deceives the eye and appears to be bend and curved in areas. The energy comes from the deception your brain; the longer you stare, the more you see. I studied mazes and other opticall illusions before coming to this outcome, shading was important as it makes the letters more realistic and 3 dimentional.
This is a cloneThis font was a response to the theme 'community' and focused on the Birmingham based womxn skate group "Brum Girl Skate". I looked at the structure of skateparks and reflected the curves and flowing arches found in these ramps and bowls. I also explored concrete as a skatepark material and incorporated it's association to Brutalism. This contrasting, combination of brutalist, angular geometry and the movement and flow of skatepark structures created Brutal Bab!
My first fontstruction, created for a project at UWE for the theme "squishy". I was inspired by the consistency of food products, especially bubblegum. To create these letters, I created 3D bubblegum letters by chewing and stretching the gum and sticking it on paper. I based this font off these 3D letters. It looks better zoomed out. I hope you like it!
My fontstruction inspired by building structures, each letters ascenders and descenders inspired me to shape each letter in their individual way. I tried to include different aspects of what you see in buildings throughout the alphabet like stairs, windows, doors, roofs etc.
My chosen theme name was systematic and I followed that theme through to my style of type face by how buildings and structures are systematic, they work together as a big system and fit into a city.
This font originates from the adjective 'Energetic'. It's stable centre and shakey outer layer represents the effect of consuming copious amounts of energy stimulating substances, usually resulting in a case of Caffeine Jitters.
Whilst designing my typeface i decided to explore the places i live near on stokes croft and study the typefaces they use for their branding, Its mainly pubs and music venues that stand out to me so i attempted to create a font that i could imagine on the face of a cosy candlelit music venue/pub. It ended up looking more like it should belong outside CEX but i tried :o
Cārakkaṭṭu means "scaffolding" in the oldest language in the world: Tamil. Why use Tamil and what does this have to do with this font? Well, Tamil is the foundation of all modern languages, it is the earliest form of verbal communication. I am exploring what makes a building stable or unstable, so; you need strong foundations for a good building, but scaffolding if it becomes unstable. Cārakkaṭṭu represents the foundations of a building that has become unstable, and needs to be repaired again.
Inspired by fountain-based architecture, I've created my first fontstruction for the start of my UWE Graphic Design course. For this, I poured water onto different surfaces/objects with varying shapes to capture the cascading effect as reference images. Originally, I was first inspired by watercolour strokes to make a gradient effect, which developed into the idea of water fountains used in contemporary architecture.