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Inspired by caseycastille's Chinese Chairs, this started out as an exploration of optional letters for that font. Then I just doodled some repeating patterns. Then I saw how I can fill the patterns inside the letters. They fit together pretty easily for vertical letters, but diagonals were really tricky. The end product resembled Hawaiian leis draped over each glyph. Very floral. So there you have it. Flowers. For Casey. :)
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28 characters, 457 downloads
Created:
Fri, 12th September, 1:12 PM 2008
Last Edit:
Wed, 3rd June, 7:15 PM 2009
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http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/98999
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Floral, Flowery, Decorative, Pattern
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Discussion

geneus1
geneus1 Fri, 12th September, 2008

funk_king
funk_king Fri, 12th September, 2008

this one is purty too :)

kix
kix Fri, 12th September, 2008

OH!
MY!
GOD!
unbelievable fontstruction, dude!°
this one is so amazing i just can't believe it!
10!
wow!

intaglio
intaglio Fri, 12th September, 2008

I'm gobsmacked. My gob is well and truly smacked.

thalamic
thalamic Fri, 12th September, 2008

Astounding! :D

funk_king
funk_king Fri, 12th September, 2008

so what is going on here? brick scaling and brick stacking? inquiring minds want to know. especially since there is no clone button to see for myself :(

geneus1
geneus1 Sat, 13th September, 2008

Thanks guys!

@intaglio: I don't know whether to thank you or call for medical attention. ;-)

@funk_king: Sorry about that. Here's some stats. The base grid space is about 40 wide x 44 high, using double brick scaling with no brick stacking.

This is a close-up of the pattern at the base of the "I". You can see some physical overlaps where the highlights are lighter, but basically, there are overlapping bricks everywhere.

Thanks guys! <br/> <br/>@intaglio: I don't know whether to thank you or call for medical attention. ;-) <br/> <br/>@funk_king: Sorry about that. Here's some stats. The base grid space is about 40 wide x 44 high, using double brick scaling with no brick stacking. <br/> <br/>This is a close-up of the pattern at the base of the "I". You can see some physical overlaps where the highlights are lighter, but basically, there are overlapping bricks everywhere.
caseycastille
caseycastille Sat, 13th September, 2008

Awesome! I love it!

I am quite honored to have inspired such a lovely creation! I must be doing my job as a professional muse. Please fill out a comment card and drop it in the box before you leave, so my boss knows I'm working for him. ; )

www.professionalmuse.biz.

Really - this is amazing! It also reminds me of the patterns woven into those Filipino shirts. Do you know the ones I mean?

afrojet
afrojet Sat, 13th September, 2008

And this from the guy who brought us HulkSmash and IronManic? Genuus1 has gone Emo. I think by it's nature, Fontstuct can be a difficult tool for creating works of whimsy so I congratulate you on taking this direction. Great Job!

funk_king
funk_king Sat, 13th September, 2008

even more impressive now that you've shared some of your secrets. as they say SMDH. better put this one in the vault with the colonel's 7 herbs and spices :)

Axel Leyer
Axel Leyer Tue, 16th September, 2008

Awesome.. another terrific work on the grid by "Master Geneus" :)

vanielle
vanielle Tue, 16th September, 2008

Wow, this pattern font truly is amazing!!! Your work just keeps getting better!

clecia
clecia Tue, 16th September, 2008

WWWWOWWWWW, that is an great job… chapeau !!!

sliveress
sliveress Mon, 22nd September, 2008

I am smitten. That pattern is gorgeous. One thing though, I don't know if you agree: The "X" character seems too wide, why did you choose to give it a 45 degree slant and not 60, like its neighbors "W" and "Y"?

Just picking nits here ;)

geneus1
geneus1 Fri, 26th September, 2008

Many Thanks, all!

@caseycastille: Barongs. Traditional Filipino formal wear. Very familiar. I'm surprised you know of them. Case, have you been doing some sleuthing?

@afrojet: I'm attempting whatever style comes to me. I still haven't released my style yet...

@funk_king: It's funny that I haven't really considered these as secrets. Williaum's brick stacking method - now that was a secret worth sharing.

@vanielle: Thanks, that's a nice set of patterns yourself.

@sliveress: The X was the lesser of three evils. The other options I attempted looked even more awkward. An angle between 45 and 60 would have been helpful.

intaglio
intaglio Fri, 26th September, 2008

Strong hint to the brickmeister there.

Miester or meister?

kix
kix Sat, 27th September, 2008

meister :)

charliedontsurf
charliedontsurf Thu, 9th October, 2008

this is great
feel free to pat yourself on the back

Foe
Foe Sat, 15th November, 2008

Great font! Thanks

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