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by cayo
cloned from FS Mini by cayo


Details

Description:
Clone of FS Mini which started as an alternative with UC & filter set at 2 to gain half brick positions. I changed the filter to 1.78 after not being satisfied with it & got amazed by the possibilities. Even when I came to some brick limitations I found myself redesigning some glyphs to abuse them of these new found possibilities & maintain a certain harmony within the whole set.
Stats:
201 characters, 13 downloads
Created:
Sun, 30th August, 10:22 PM 2009
Last Edit:
Sun, 6th September, 1:02 AM 2009
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Discussion

cayo
cayo Wed, 2nd September, 6:21 PM

p2pnut
p2pnut Wed, 2nd September, 7:19 PM

Nice work.

All this filter stuff going on ... I'll have to get my head aroun it.

Not sure about glyph abuse though ... sounds dodgy to me :)

djnippa
djnippa Wed, 2nd September, 7:44 PM

Great work. Lovin the sample, but I got to admit, I'm a bit gutted. I don't want to take anything away from you and please don't take this the wrong way, but I've been working on a very similar font to this, which I started on August 9th. I've been doing so many variations (the possibilities seemed endless) that I've yet to make it public. I also used 1.78 filter.

Here's a small sample.

I'll delay releasing mine.

Great work. Lovin the sample, but I got to admit, I'm a bit gutted. I don't want to take anything away from you and please don't take this the wrong way, but I've been working on a very similar font to this, which I started on August 9th. I've been doing so many variations (the possibilities seemed endless) that I've yet to make it public. I also used 1.78 filter.
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djnippa
djnippa Wed, 2nd September, 7:46 PM

Another variation.

Another variation.
cayo
cayo Thu, 3rd September, 1:09 AM

@p2pnut
I knew I had to choose my words more carefully to explain myself better. I meant I found myself using the brick combo over & over again... poor glyphs.

@djnippa
A philosopher once told me: Ideas are like worn coins: they come around from everywhere, passed from hand to hand & sometimes you spend them, sometimes you lend them.
I do not take this the wrong way at all. Quite the opposite, I think it shows that we have influences & perspectives alike: we might create something that might like or inspire the other on our own & be creating similar things as a result of this. We are following our own trend unconsciously, so to speak.
I like your samples & dig how you solved some situations in a different matter. That's also very enlightening when you been pushing bricks the same way.

Looking forward to see your FontStruction released.

afrojet
afrojet Thu, 3rd September, 3:56 PM

Great result Cayo. I really like the staggered quality to the horizontal stencil lines. It gives the words a fun rhythm.

The whole category of stencil typefaces seems to be evolving nicely. I used to associate stencil typefaces only with things like the military, construction, and DIY punk rock but many contemporary stencils (like this one) are, dare I say...cute.

cayo
cayo Fri, 4th September, 6:05 AM

I agree. We can dare to say it ended up pretty cute like the lot of other new stencils around, even some not really labeled as stencil, but stencil-able like your Sessions or Playtime.
As for the lines I thought playing with horizontal cuts would be quite more interesting than the typical vertical ones. The option for which one went up or down was chosen with the a and e; that line actually helped their terminals so I use that stagger pattern all around to give it some flow. I only doubted it with the s since the traditional flow of this glyph would be counter-wise, but it would have lost the roundness it preserves this way, so there I had 2 good reasons to keep up with the choice of stagger for it.

funk_king
funk_king Fri, 4th September, 2:09 PM

very modern and fresh. your sample shows how nice it is and most of all fun :)

gferreira
gferreira Tue, 15th September, 12:52 PM

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

cayo
cayo Tue, 15th September, 8:39 PM

You're right, FK: The Fun Factor drove me around as I discovered this one's possibilities. Extending it is going to be delightful.

And than you, Gustavo: Pink suits it nicely.