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Dot Dot Hex

 by minimumThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.68343
7.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 6 votes
Last edit: 20.11.2009
Tags: V10, Dots, Hex, Hexagon
Category: Display
7 Downloads7%20Downloads79 Comments9%20Comments946 Glyphs46%20Glyphs46Bitten by afrojet's coloring technique. In fact this fontstruction owes its completion merely to try out his technique. Thanks, aj.Bitten%20by%20afrojet%27s%20coloring%20technique.%20In%20fact%20this%20fontstruction%20owes%20its%20completion%20merely%20to%20try%20out%20his%20technique.%20Thanks%2C%20aj.

Brutal Exchange of a Smug for Some Faith

 by afrojetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.33563
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%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 14.11.2009
Tags: Display, Modular, Multilayer, Layer, Brick, Custom, Deco, One
Category: Display
31 Downloads31%20Downloads3116 Comments16%20Comments1652 Glyphs52%20Glyphs52A play on brickstacking, 'Brutal' is an experiment in creating a one brick fontstruction for multilayered screen printing. To use this font, you simply need to layer the uppercase alphabet on top of (or underneath) the lowercase alphabet (see below for a sample).

Obviously, it doesn't look like much in the Fontstruct preview.

The inspiration for this typeface came about when I was putting together this Flickr gallery of modular multi-colored lettering.

The first 25 downloads are all mine. It was a hard one to test.A%20play%20on%20brickstacking%2C%20%27Brutal%27%20is%20an%20experiment%20in%20creating%20a%20one%20brick%20fontstruction%20for%20multilayered%20screen%20printing.%20To%20use%20this%20font%2C%20you%20simply%20need%20to%20layer%20the%20uppercase%20alphabet%20on%20top%20of%20%28or%20underneath%29%20the%20lowercase%20alphabet%20%28see%20below%20for%20a%20sample%29.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AObviously%2C%20it%20doesn%27t%20look%20like%20much%20in%20the%20Fontstruct%20preview.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AThe%20inspiration%20for%20this%20typeface%20came%20about%20when%20I%20was%20putting%20together%20this%20Flickr%20gallery%20of%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fafrojet%2Fgalleries%2F72157622372688742%2F%22%3Emodular%20multi-colored%20lettering%3C%2Fa%3E.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AThe%20first%2025%20downloads%20are%20all%20mine.%20It%20was%20a%20hard%20one%20to%20test.

Werner Paperclip

 by funk_king
  • Currently 7.39972
7.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 3 votes
Last edit: 11.11.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Paperclip, Ad Werner, Werner, 70s Font
Category: -
5 Downloads5%20Downloads51 Comments1%20Comments175 Glyphs75%20Glyphs75this is a recreation of Paperclip by Ad Werner c. 1974 that i came across from this Dutch Type shared by Afrojet when he introduced his Sans Serious series :) thanks for inspiration. i was able to remain faithful to the original for the most part, but had to make some changes in some glyphs - some major and some minor. but i think it maintains the spirit of the original. i looked around on the web and didn't come across this in a digitized font, which surprised me and presented the opportunity to do this one for prosperity. the ligature for ij is @.this%20is%20a%20recreation%20of%20Paperclip%20by%20Ad%20Werner%20c.%201974%20that%20i%20came%20across%20from%20this%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DsR9g5xPPJVQC%26dq%3DDutch%2BType%26printsec%3Dfrontcover%26source%3Dbn%26hl%3Den%26ei%3DSNHkStbjFonUsQP_gJWqAw%26sa%3DX%26oi%3Dbook_result%26ct%3Dresult%26resnum%3D4%26ved%3D0CBYQ6AEwAw%23v%3Donepage%26q%3D%26f%3Dfalse%22%3EDutch%20Type%3C%2Fa%3E%20shared%20by%20Afrojet%20when%20he%20introduced%20his%20Sans%20Serious%20series%20%3A%29%20thanks%20for%20inspiration.%20i%20was%20able%20to%20remain%20faithful%20to%20the%20original%20for%20the%20most%20part%2C%20but%20had%20to%20make%20some%20changes%20in%20some%20glyphs%20-%20some%20major%20and%20some%20minor.%20but%20i%20think%20it%20maintains%20the%20spirit%20of%20the%20original.%20i%20looked%20around%20on%20the%20web%20and%20didn%27t%20come%20across%20this%20in%20a%20digitized%20font%2C%20which%20surprised%20me%20and%20presented%20the%20opportunity%20to%20do%20this%20one%20for%20prosperity.%20the%20ligature%20for%20ij%20is%20%40.

Sans Serious IV

 by afrojet
  • Currently 0
0 votes
Last edit: 02.10.2009
Tags: Jurriaan Schrofer, Bauhaus, Industrialization, Modular, Simplification, Standardization, Measurability, Visualrhythms, Functionality, Proportion, Monospace, Square
Category: -
1 Downloads1%20Downloads11 Comments1%20Comments162 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62For a full description see Sans Serious IFor%20a%20full%20description%20see%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fsans_serious_i%22%3ESans%20Serious%20I%3C%2Fa%3E

Sans Serious V

 by afrojet
  • Currently 7.4002
7.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 3 votes
Last edit: 27.10.2009
Tags: Jurriaan Schrofer, Bauhaus, Industrialization, Modular, Simplification, Standardization, Measurability, Visualrhythms, Functionality, Proportion, Monospace, Square
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads37 Comments7%20Comments762 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62For a full description see Sans Serious IFor%20a%20full%20description%20see%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fsans_serious_i%22%3ESans%20Serious%20I%3C%2Fa%3E

Sans Serious III

 by afrojet
  • Currently 6.62475
6.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Last edit: 02.10.2009
Tags: Jurriaan Schrofer, Bauhaus, Industrialization, Modular, Simplification, Standardization, Measurability, Visualrhythms, Functionality, Proportion, Monospace
Category: -
4 Downloads4%20Downloads462 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62For a full description see Sans Serious IFor%20a%20full%20description%20see%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fsans_serious_i%22%3ESans%20Serious%20I%3C%2Fa%3E

Sans Serious II

 by afrojet
  • Currently 7.62147
7.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 04.11.2009
Tags: Jurriaan Schrofer, Bauhaus, Industrialization, Modular, Simplification, Standardization, Measurability, Visualrhythms, Functionality, Proportion, Monospace
Category: -
6 Downloads6%20Downloads63 Comments3%20Comments362 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62For a full description see Sans Serious IFor%20a%20full%20description%20see%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fsans_serious_i%22%3ESans%20Serious%20I%3C%2Fa%3E

Sans Serious I

 by afrojetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.09623
8.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 14 votes
Last edit: 02.10.2009
Tags: Jurriaan Schrofer, Bauhaus, Industrialization, Modular, Simplification, Standardization, Measurability, Visualrhythms, Functionality, Proportion, Monospace
Category: Pixel Optimized, Sans Serif, Display
12 Downloads12%20Downloads1211 Comments11%20Comments1162 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62The ‘Sans Serious’ Series is a group of tribute typefaces meant to honor Dutch designer and typographer Jurriaan Schrofer.

Along with Wim Crouwel and Josef Albers, Jurrian Schrofer (1926 - 1990) was among the Bauhaus pioneers of grid-based modular typography and design. 

Schrofer's work experimented with type, light, and color and focused on mathematical shapes and pattern.

From the book ‘Dutch Type’ by Jan Middendorp:

“Schrofer made several attempts to create complete typefaces - one of which was wittily called Sans serious - but this was never his goal. ‘Is it necessary’, he wrote, ‘to make complete alphabets with upper- and lowercase, figures, diacritics and seriously adorned with a name, when the aim is merely a formal investigation into basic recipes’ Schrofer's domain was never the design of typographic alphabets, to be used by other designers, but always the creation of letterforms ‘made to measure’ as part of his own designs of - mainly - book covers and postage stamps. He created a rectangular alphabet as the basic element of his ever-changing covers - each based of the same grid but colored differently - for a series of scientific books, ‘Les textes sociologiques’ from Mouton Publishers. He made sophisticated pixel-based letters, all drawn by hand, and experimented with photographic screens as a means of distinguishing simplified letterforms from the background. He created logotypes built from custom-made letterforms, based on rectangular grids.”

“In his booklet ‘Letters op maat’ (‘Type made to measure’, 1987), Schrofer presented many of his experimental alphabets from the 1960s and '70s. The booklet was part of a series of goodwill publications edited by Wim Crouwel for Lecturis Printers, Eindhoven.”

Read more from ‘Dutch Type’.

Image from Letters op matt.

More images of Jurriaan Schrofer's work on Flickr:

Schrofer in Total Design book.

Cover for European Journal of Social Psycology

Museumjournaal, design Jurriaan Schrofer

Die Internationale Avant-Garde

Jurriaan Schrofer - Fodor catalog

Note: for all fonts in the ‘Sans Serious’ Series, the alphabet is the same for upper and 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Hooligan

 by afrojet
  • Currently 8.04159
8.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.0%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. 13 votes
Last edit: 03.10.2009
Tags: Serif, Tall, Hooligan, Yob, Narrow, Condensed
Category: -
15 Downloads15%20Downloads1513 Comments13%20Comments13200 Glyphs200%20Glyphs200Cleaning out the queue. I can't believe this one has been sitting in here for *gulp* eight months! I figure if I don't kick it out now, then it will sit here sequestered for another eight.

The title is inspired by my struggles to space this one properly. 

A work in progress. Taking any and all feedback - especially for spacing.

Works best at specific sizes. Enjoy.Cleaning%20out%20the%20queue.%20I%20can%27t%20believe%20this%20one%20has%20been%20sitting%20in%20here%20for%20%2Agulp%2A%20eight%20months%21%20I%20figure%20if%20I%20don%27t%20kick%20it%20out%20now%2C%20then%20it%20will%20sit%20here%20sequestered%20for%20another%20eight.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AThe%20title%20is%20inspired%20by%20my%20struggles%20to%20space%20this%20one%20properly.%20%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AA%20work%20in%20progress.%20Taking%20any%20and%20all%20feedback%20-%20especially%20for%20spacing.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AWorks%20best%20at%20specific%20sizes.%20Enjoy.

spinal

 by funk_king
  • Currently 6.68184
6.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E7.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Last edit: 28.09.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Spinal, Spinal Tap, Audio, Audio Series, Audio Family, Speaker, Sound, Amp, Guitar, Ax
Category: -
12 Downloads12%20Downloads128 Comments8%20Comments869 Glyphs69%20Glyphs69part of the audio series :) inspired by an image shared by afrojet. while working on the audio series, i decided to add this one to the family :) thanks, afrojet.part%20of%20the%20audio%20series%20%3A%29%20inspired%20by%20an%20image%20shared%20by%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructors%2Fafrojet%22%3Eafrojet%3C%2Fa%3E.%20while%20working%20on%20the%20audio%20series%2C%20i%20decided%20to%20add%20this%20one%20to%20the%20family%20%3A%29%20thanks%2C%20afrojet.

Carmen

by TyperepublicFontShop.com
Carmen
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