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by Em42


Details

Description:
A futuresque extra-bold font built around a dodecagonal shape. See the font in use here.
Stats:
200 characters, 225 downloads
Created:
Sat, 5th July, 11:08 AM 2008
Last Change:
Mon, 22nd June, 9:05 PM 2009
Rate it:
  • Currently 7.1
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Discussion

Stewf
Stewf Mon, 28th July, 6:06 PM

From the author's blog:

From the author's blog:
Stewf
Stewf Mon, 28th July, 6:06 PM

Em42
Em42 Tue, 29th July, 2:00 AM

By the way, this is the blog link: www.house42.com.

meek
meek Tue, 29th July, 3:25 AM

I love the use of the simple modular geometry in a legible sans. Very clever.

kix
kix Tue, 29th July, 7:05 AM

just cool...
you guys are truly in love with letters.
just cool...

Em42
Em42 Wed, 30th July, 11:38 AM

@ meek: thanks a lot! I'm honored to receive a comment from you.

@ kix: thanks! From what I can see you share the same love. :)

Since yesterday the downloadable font has smoother diagonals than the ones you can see in the big O above, as the developers fixed a small bug.
Thanks again Rob!

geneus1
geneus1 Thu, 31st July, 11:08 AM

I really like your approach on this one, Em. It doesn't deny its modularity, it revels in it.
This one was hard to find. It's like a ninja font - it seems to be eluding the font preview on me, but the images on the comments are really nice. Looks like the "Top Pick" is hiding out also, but it might just be my computer acting up again.

Stewf
Stewf Thu, 31st July, 12:13 PM

The lack of Top Pickness was admin error. It has been corrected.

Em42
Em42 Fri, 1st August, 1:21 AM

@ geneus1: thanks!
The ninja behaviour is due to the large grid size I had to use to make the dodecagon visible also in the counters.
And you are perfectly right: I was not satisfied by the bezier technique used with great mastery by williaum and kix, so I decided to emphasize the lack of roundness.

@ Stewf: thanks for the Top Pick mark! :)

@ williaum: thanks, you are too kind!
I'm really curious about the different weights of the Vandal Gothic family.
I was going to fontstruct a light version of Doodeka, but the kerning became a real issue, and for the moment it remains in standby.

nemoorange
nemoorange Sun, 3rd August, 8:57 PM

I really enjoy how you stuck to 12 sides, and didn't add another 4 with the 45 degree angle blocks. I'm surprise at how few new fontstructions are taking advantage of the half-angled blocks and making some circles, or at least dodecagons. Hopefully this font can stand as a prime example of how good full circles can look!

f_puschmann
f_puschmann Mon, 1st September, 11:56 AM

beautiful :)

Em42
Em42 Mon, 1st September, 1:10 PM

@nemoorange: glad you like it. As I said above I preferred to limit the circle to twelve sides, because I thought that using sixteen sides made the shape neither a polygon nor a circle.

@f_puschmann: thanks a lot!

Axel Leyer
Axel Leyer Fri, 3rd October, 3:32 AM

Really, really great...good concept for a nice result. :)

aktywista
aktywista Wed, 22nd October, 10:11 AM

u're master !

Em42
Em42 Thu, 23rd October, 1:04 AM

@Axel and Actywista: I'm honored you both like this font!

emepar7
emepar7 Sun, 8th March, 7:21 PM

I love how you've embraced the modularity! (That's a word, right?)

Em42
Em42 Mon, 9th March, 2:46 AM

Thanks Emepar, I think it is the right word. :)

(BTW, looking back at this font I fixed the space width that was not available in July 08...)

Em42
Em42 Wed, 15th April, 6:34 PM