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fs chunk-chip

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.23862
7.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E7.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 25 votes
Last edit: 23.11.2009
Tags: V10, Blocky, Heavy
Category: Display
136 Downloads136%20Downloads13616 Comments16%20Comments1657 Glyphs57%20Glyphs57I've been seeing a lot of almost-completely-filled-blocks-with-chips-in-them kind of fonts lately. Quite well promoted too. I find most of them to be illegible. No matter what someone says about style and movement and period, to me, type exist to communicate, and legibility is the keystone of that functionality. If I can't decipher the glyph as a letter in a fraction of a second, the typeface has failed, no matter how beautiful it might be to look at as a graphic element. This is what I have tried to do here: taken a current trend and tried to make a legible typeface, staying within the parameters of said style. Most glyphs are quite legible but some are not, like s v w 0 8 9 & etc. I have failed as well.   Plus I am not happy with the consistency—or lack thereof—either. It bothers me that the inside chips had to be rotated from character to character or move them about here and there. I did the uppercase as well...then deleted them all because I just couldn't resolve the similarity between H and N. I may have to find a less ______* new hobby.* stationary? senatory? Sitting around idle. What's the word am I looking for, intaglio?I%27ve%20been%20seeing%20a%20lot%20of%20almost-completely-filled-blocks-with-chips-in-them%20kind%20of%20fonts%20lately.%20Quite%20well%20promoted%20too.%20I%20find%20most%20of%20them%20to%20be%20illegible.%20No%20matter%20what%20someone%20says%20about%20style%20and%20movement%20and%20period%2C%20to%20me%2C%20type%20exist%20to%20communicate%2C%20and%20legibility%20is%20the%20keystone%20of%20that%20functionality.%20If%20I%20can%27t%20decipher%20the%20glyph%20as%20a%20letter%20in%20a%20fraction%20of%20a%20second%2C%20the%20typeface%20has%20failed%2C%20no%20matter%20how%20beautiful%20it%20might%20be%20to%20look%20at%20as%20a%20graphic%20element.%20This%20is%20what%20I%20have%20tried%20to%20do%20here%3A%20taken%20a%20current%20trend%20and%20tried%20to%20make%20a%20legible%20typeface%2C%20staying%20within%20the%20parameters%20of%20said%20style.%20Most%20glyphs%20are%20quite%20legible%20but%20some%20are%20not%2C%20like%20s%20v%20w%200%208%209%20%26%20etc.%20I%20have%20failed%20as%20well.%3Cbr%3E%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3BPlus%20I%20am%20not%20happy%20with%20the%20consistency%26mdash%3Bor%20lack%20thereof%26mdash%3Beither.%20It%20bothers%20me%20that%20the%20inside%20chips%20had%20to%20be%20rotated%20from%20character%20to%20character%20or%20move%20them%20about%20here%20and%20there.%20I%20did%20the%20uppercase%20as%20well...then%20deleted%20them%20all%20because%20I%20just%20couldn%27t%20resolve%20the%20similarity%20between%20H%20and%20N.%20I%20may%20have%20to%20find%20a%20less%20______%2A%20new%20hobby.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%2A%20stationary%3F%20senatory%3F%20Sitting%20around%20idle.%20What%27s%20the%20word%20am%20I%20looking%20for%2C%20intaglio%3F

Miniature Monocle

 by Elementalist
  • Currently 5.86759
5.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E6.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 4 votes
Last edit: 21.02.2009
Tags: Pixel, Monospace, Mono
Category: -
13 Downloads13%20Downloads131 Comments1%20Comments1316 Glyphs316%20Glyphs316This is my first font that I feel is "usable." Miniature Monocle is a 6-pixel-wide monospace font (each character is at most 5 pixels across, plus one padding column) with a maximum height of 10 above the baseline, 13 including descenders. It is most readable when sized at 16 pt. I aimed for readability, but I embellished a little on the curved lower-case letters like h, r, b, and especially a, which looks a little strange. The monospace limitations led to an unusual TM character, possibly illegible copyright and registered symbols, and really tightly-squeezed ligatures, AE characters, and characters with additional strokes.This%20is%20my%20first%20font%20that%20I%20feel%20is%20%22usable.%22%20%20Miniature%20Monocle%20is%20a%206-pixel-wide%20monospace%20font%20%28each%20character%20is%20at%20most%205%20pixels%20across%2C%20plus%20one%20padding%20column%29%20with%20a%20maximum%20height%20of%2010%20above%20the%20baseline%2C%2013%20including%20descenders.%20%20It%20is%20most%20readable%20when%20sized%20at%2016%20pt.%20%20I%20aimed%20for%20readability%2C%20but%20I%20embellished%20a%20little%20on%20the%20curved%20lower-case%20letters%20like%20h%2C%20r%2C%20b%2C%20and%20especially%20a%2C%20which%20looks%20a%20little%20strange.%20%20The%20monospace%20limitations%20led%20to%20an%20unusual%20TM%20character%2C%20possibly%20illegible%20copyright%20and%20registered%20symbols%2C%20and%20really%20tightly-squeezed%20ligatures%2C%20AE%20characters%2C%20and%20characters%20with%20additional%20strokes.

Maze Illegible

 by sbrunojThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.25919
5.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E5.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 12 votes
Last edit: 24.01.2009
Tags: Illegible, Pixel, Block, Square
Category: Pixel Optimized, Display
67 Downloads67%20Downloads6752 Glyphs52%20Glyphs52Maze fat with lines added. Impossible to read and makes your eyes hurt. Just looks like grey at small sizes.Maze%20fat%20with%20lines%20added.%20Impossible%20to%20read%20and%20makes%20your%20eyes%20hurt.%20Just%20looks%20like%20grey%20at%20small%20sizes.

3×7 pixels

 by redux
  • Currently 5.10891
5.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 04.06.2008
Tags: Pixel Tight Illegible
Category: Pixel Optimized
20 Downloads20%20Downloads2098 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98based on a 3×7 grid, this just skirts the edge of illegibility. originally posted 26/08/2004 http://www.splintered.co.uk/experiments/50/based%20on%20a%203%C3%977%20grid%2C%20this%20just%20skirts%20the%20edge%20of%20illegibility.%0D%0A%0D%0Aoriginally%20posted%2026%2F08%2F2004%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.splintered.co.uk%2Fexperiments%2F50%2F

Prog Spatch

 by cwillmor
  • Currently 4.95588
5.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E4.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 13 votes
Last edit: 08.05.2008
Tags: Pixel, Tiny
Category: Display
8 Downloads8%20Downloads82 Comments2%20Comments294 Glyphs94%20Glyphs94Clone of Prog, all spatchified and stuff (I remember seeing a similar effect in one of the "___ is my antidrug" commercials). Probably sufficiently illegible to be completely useless.Clone%20of%20Prog%2C%20all%20spatchified%20and%20stuff%20%28I%20remember%20seeing%20a%20similar%20effect%20in%20one%20of%20the%20%22___%20is%20my%20antidrug%22%20commercials%29.%20Probably%20sufficiently%20illegible%20to%20be%20completely%20useless.

xoox

 by superkhy
  • Currently 4.69487
4.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E4.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 8 votes
Last edit: 11.12.2008
Tags: Circus, Pointy, Illegible
Category: Display
25 Downloads25%20Downloads2527 Glyphs27%20Glyphs27something like a circus-themed quilt? but not quite. just want to congratulate fontshop for making the funnest type tool ever. www.superkhy.comsomething%20like%20a%20circus-themed%20quilt%3F%20but%20not%20quite.%20just%20want%20to%20congratulate%20fontshop%20for%20making%20the%20funnest%20type%20tool%20ever.%0D%0A%0D%0Awww.superkhy.com

IPF Miniature

 by robertjordan
  • Currently 5.044
5.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E4.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 15.06.2008
Tags: Tiny, Pixel
Category: Pixel Optimized
4 Downloads4%20Downloads491 Glyphs91%20Glyphs91as small a font as i could make, 3X3 pix, it is thus illegible. IPF = illegible Pixel Fontas%20small%20a%20font%20as%20i%20could%20make%2C%203X3%20pix%2C%20it%20is%20thus%20illegible.%0D%0A%0D%0AIPF%20%3D%20illegible%20Pixel%20Font

Predator's Alphabet

 by alexfulton
  • Currently 4.30867
4.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E3.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 4 votes
Last edit: 03.08.2008
Tags: Predator, Movie, Experimental, Illegible
Category: Picture/Symbol
10 Downloads10%20Downloads1029 Glyphs29%20Glyphs29A really hard to read font.. it would be possible to get a 5x5 perfect clear font by adding some bricks (feel free to clone and play!). It slighlty reminds of the arm keyboard-display of the alien in "Predator" movie, hence the name.A%20really%20hard%20to%20read%20font..%20it%20would%20be%20possible%20to%20get%20a%205x5%20perfect%20clear%20font%20by%20adding%20some%20bricks%20%28feel%20free%20to%20clone%20and%20play%21%29.%20It%20slighlty%20reminds%20of%20the%20arm%20keyboard-display%20of%20the%20alien%20in%20%22Predator%22%20movie%2C%20hence%20the%20name.

Venetian Type

 by FrozenSerif
  • Currently 4.66941
4.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E2.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 06.07.2009
Tags: Future, Modern, Strange, Illegible, Alien
Category: Pixel Optimized
80 Glyphs80%20Glyphs80a future texta%20future%20text

Illegible

 by GuruGoru
  • Currently 0
∞ 0 votes
Last edit: 11.07.2009
Tags: Illegible, Unreadable, Simple, Monosymbolic, Gurugoru
Category: -
32 Glyphs32%20Glyphs32A simple font, designed to make reading an impossibility. A%20simple%20font%2C%20designed%20to%20make%20reading%20an%20impossibility.%20

Comenia Sans

by SuitcaseFontShop.com
Comenia Sans
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