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by fontcollector


Details

Description:
This font's beveled angles create the illusion of shading and depth.
Stats:
54 characters, 72 downloads
Created:
Sat, 29th August, 6:44 PM 2009
Last Edit:
Mon, 21st September, 9:17 PM 2009
Rate it:
  • Currently 8.31951
8.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 23 votes
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Discussion

zzkokirikidzz
zzkokirikidzz Wed, 9th September, 2:34 AM

AWSOME

funk_king
funk_king Wed, 9th September, 2:41 AM

it's like deco-mono :) very fresh.

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 9th September, 2:51 AM

@zzkokirikidzz: Thanks!

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 9th September, 3:00 AM

@funk_king: A favorable review from a superstar designer like you means a lot to me. I appreciate the kind words!

thalamic
thalamic Wed, 9th September, 5:21 AM

Oh my goodness! Seriously cool.

Frodo7
Frodo7 Wed, 9th September, 5:55 AM

Awesome. It generates nice interference patterns at different sizes. With this font you are a superstar too. 10/10

cayo
cayo Wed, 9th September, 6:22 AM

Gorgeous Glyphs!
And I agree with Frodo: it does create a nice Moiré effect at different sizes.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 9th September, 10:50 AM

That is beatiful ... a tour de force of the first order. Shame I can only give it a 10.

There are some real gems there such as the * and #

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 9th September, 11:05 AM

Sorry to sound so harsh but, at last a font that isn't like every other font you've designed.
Are you going to do a non mono spaced font as an option?
If so I'd decrease the SPACE key to make it just over half the letter width. Also have you thought about making M & W should be wider.

jmarquez
jmarquez Wed, 9th September, 11:16 AM

Amazing!

afrojet
afrojet Wed, 9th September, 3:25 PM

Incredible. Agree with p2pnut, the * is top notch. Bravo.

chavez ravine
chavez ravine Wed, 9th September, 3:41 PM

Great! With the big G. And I have a question: This isn't one of these times to make it top pick?

igorrossi
igorrossi Wed, 9th September, 5:48 PM

I love it, congrats !

aphoria
aphoria Wed, 9th September, 6:37 PM

Sweetness. I love the way the the curves look like highlights.

SquarePeg
SquarePeg Wed, 9th September, 9:26 PM

Wowee-Zowee! 10 points.

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:15 PM

@thalamic: Thanks, Ata! You know how much I value your opinion.

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:19 PM

@Frodo7: Coming from you, this is so important to me! I can't stop grinning.

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:21 PM

@cayo: Thanks to you as well!

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:25 PM

Cheers, pnut! * and # are my favorites, too.
P.S. We've got to stop meeting like this! :)

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:38 PM

@djnippa: Yes, many of my fonts are octagonal, though I've tried experimenting with different proportions and weights. As for a non-monospaced variant, I don't think I have the patience to try it. The grid for each glyph is 95 x 57 bricks, by far the largest I've attempted. I actually had to delete at least 20 glyphs, because the editing kept malfunctioning. I even tried splitting it into two fonts, but that did not go well either. So thanks for all your suggestions, but this font will have to remain an only child.

Frodo7
Frodo7 Thu, 10th September, 5:48 PM

This concept is a winner. I encourage you to develop it further to a small font family. Add more weight and make a heavy and superfat version; or do a narrow as well as extended version. You can also experiment with slab serif, or outline varieties and see if they work. Good Luck.

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 5:51 PM

@jmarquez, afrojet, chavez ravine, igorrossi, aphoria and SquarePeg: all of you are responsible for spectacular FontStructions that occupy a level far above mine, so thanks to everyone for your positive feedback. (And now the score for this font is a "sitting duck" for yet another visit from the font troll!)

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 6:24 PM

@Frodo7: I really appreciate your encouragement; however, please see my response to djnippa. I don't know how many technical problems you experienced while creating your wonderful Escher fonts, but I spent countless hours trying to improve this font's existing glyphs, only to find that the FontStructor simply refused to save the changes. Eventually, I was forced to release the font as it now stands to save my sanity. While I'm pleased with the result, I'm unwilling to put myself through more of that torture!

Frodo7
Frodo7 Thu, 10th September, 7:27 PM

You can read about my struggles with FS when I worked on Hommage à Escher and Gestalt (fragment). I had my share of frustrations, but so did others you've listed above, I'm pretty sure. There was a time when I felt I just want to quit and never to return to FS. I'm glad I persevered. NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

P.S.: I hope the links work properly.

gferreira
gferreira Thu, 10th September, 7:30 PM

Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “Bevel'sAdvocateMono” is now a Top Pick.

fontcollector
fontcollector Thu, 10th September, 8:17 PM

@gferreira: Thanks for the Top Pick! You made a good day even better.

fontcollector
fontcollector Fri, 11th September, 2:55 PM

@chavez ravine: Thanks for your suggestion that this font should be a Top Pick! It happened yesterday.

fontcollector
fontcollector Sat, 19th September, 6:32 PM

M, R, and W have been tweaked.

fontcollector
fontcollector Mon, 21st September, 9:28 PM

5 has been reworked to correct a large design inconsistency.

thalamic
thalamic Wed, 4th November, 7:26 PM

Looking at it again, it seems even better than before. The PXL view is heart-stopping. Please include auto-defibrillation glyphs in your follow-up masterpiece.

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 4th November, 11:10 PM

@thalamic: It's very kind of you to come back to this font almost two months later to post a second compliment! I really appreciate your generosity.

thalamic
thalamic Mon, 9th November, 5:57 AM

You might be interested in this.

fontcollector
fontcollector Tue, 10th November, 4:00 PM

@thalamic: We FontStructors owe you a huge debt of gratitude for discovering that our work is now being featured on the web pages of instantShift.com!

Because of your tip, I happened to notice that Bevel'sAdvocateMono was shown incorrectly, with spaces separating the three words. I sent them a message yesterday, and this morning they responded that the error has been fixed. I know this was a only small matter, but it was important to me that my font's name be presented properly.

So thanks again for informing us about the exposure of our fonts at instantShift.com!

fontcollector
fontcollector Tue, 10th November, 4:33 PM

@thalamic: We FontStructors owe you a huge debt of gratitude for discovering that our work is now being featured on the web pages of instantShift.com!

Because of your tip, I happened to notice that Bevel'sAdvocateMono was shown incorrectly, with spaces separating the three words. I sent them a message yesterday, and this morning they responded that the error has been fixed. I know this was a only small matter, but it was important to me that my font's name be presented properly.

So thanks again for informing us about the exposure of our fonts at instantShift.com!

thalamic
thalamic Tue, 10th November, 4:58 PM

It's no big deal, Dan. I saw it and just thought you'd like to know; that's all. Glad you got a kick out of it.

Frodo7
Frodo7 Tue, 10th November, 11:20 PM

This is a list of FS fonts I've collected from www.instantshift.com.

attempa - Intaglio
encyclic - Intaglio
ameba - kekeh
Cedar - kekeh
ariapenciroman - kix
Bevel'sAdvocateMono - fontcollector
Comitto - jmarquez
Chocobot Stacked - LexKominek
Elspeth - Frodo7
Faramir - Frodo7
Foldstruct - emepar7
Heavy Diacritics - CMunk
hi-fi deco - funk_king
track filled - funk_king
Whipped Cream - funk_king
IR Summer Games - igorrossi
Kunchey - chr.s
Opine Sans Bold - aphoria
Razz - jhejka
RM Romantic - p2pnut
Samoa - Magic Sam
Samoa Ultrabold - Magic Sam
Shadow - Magic Sam
Scanographia - cayo
ThM_Freaktur - thm_go

Congratulations to everyone! Fontstruct is in the mainstream now.

cayo
cayo Wed, 11th November, 1:08 AM

What?!
but it's not ready yet!!!
^_^

cayo
cayo Wed, 11th November, 1:11 AM

Sorry fontcollector, I had a forum glitch.
Congrats to all my fellow FSors.

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 11th November, 1:28 PM

Congratulations one and all - it's satisfying to see our work become more widely known.

Let's not forget a big thank you to Captain Meek and his crew for making it possible :)

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 11th November, 9:22 PM

@Frodo7: Bravo to you as well! And thanks for compiling the list of fonts displayed at instantShift!

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 11th November, 9:31 PM

@cayo: Thanks, and the same to you! No problem concerning the glitch. I've had a few of them, too.

fontcollector
fontcollector Wed, 11th November, 9:44 PM

@p2pnut: Cheers to you also! And I heartily endorse your tip of the hat to Mr. Meek and company!