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Sessions

 by afrojetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.54656
8.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 63 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Bauhaus, Albers, Josef, Modular, Thick, Bold
Category: Display
2252 Downloads2252%20Downloads225226 Comments26%20Comments2641 Glyphs41%20Glyphs41Having previously played around in Fontstruct with Anni Albers' textile patterns, I thought it time to turn my attention to her husband Josef's work. Josef Albers' constructivist typographic experiments are a perfect match for Fontstruct. Other Fontstructors have done great work with Alber's ideas. Most notably, Saberrider's fontsract and Stewf's Leaflet family.

Using Josef Albers' Kombinationsschrift alphabet (1928-1931) as my foundation, I've been having a lot of fun remixing and experimenting with his letters. 'Sessions' is the first to get shared. Hopefully, more to come.Having%20previously%20played%20around%20in%20Fontstruct%20with%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Feclat_weave%22%3EAnni%20Albers%27%20textile%20patterns%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20I%20thought%20it%20time%20to%20turn%20my%20attention%20to%20her%20husband%20Josef%27s%20work.%20Josef%20Albers%27%20constructivist%20typographic%20experiments%20are%20a%20perfect%20match%20for%20Fontstruct.%20Other%20Fontstructors%20have%20done%20great%20work%20with%20Alber%27s%20ideas.%20Most%20notably%2C%20Saberrider%27s%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Ffontstract%22%3Efontsract%3C%2Fa%3E%20and%20Stewf%27s%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ELeaflet%20family%3C%2Fa%3E.%0D%0A%0D%0AUsing%20Josef%20Albers%27%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Fp22%2Fp22_albers_set%2F%22%3EKombinationsschrift%20alphabet%3C%2Fa%3E%20%281928-1931%29%20as%20my%20foundation%2C%20I%27ve%20been%20having%20a%20lot%20of%20fun%20remixing%20and%20experimenting%20with%20his%20letters.%20%27Sessions%27%20is%20the%20first%20to%20get%20shared.%20Hopefully%2C%20more%20to%20come.

leaf+ona

 by eduardochang
  • Currently 6.84652
6.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 3 votes
Cloned from LeafletCloned from Leaflet
Last edit: 06.08.2009
Tags: Leaflet, Stem, Leaf, Ona, Rounded, Latin, Tilde, Symbols
Category: -
7 Downloads7%20Downloads7120 Glyphs120%20Glyphs120cloned from leaflet stem, played around with the height and some symbols, comment if you like it.cloned%20from%20leaflet%20stem%2C%20played%20around%20with%20the%20height%20and%20some%20symbols%2C%20comment%20if%20you%20like%20it.

Slink

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.51733
7.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 12 votes
Last edit: 30.06.2009
Tags: Josef Albers, Saberrider, Afrojet, Leafy, Stencil, Accidental, Surprise
Category: Display
45 Downloads45%20Downloads4510 Comments10%20Comments1042 Glyphs42%20Glyphs42A tribute to Josef Albers: inadvertently inspired by saberrider and afrojet. 

This font totally happened by accident. Recently, saberrider created steep, which uses a 2.0 x 1.11 filter setting to smoothly blend the quarter-circle bricks into the triangles. After saberrider created his experimental variable scale fontstruction, it lead me to revisit an abandoned work I did from last year that was done in a similar scale. After getting over the initial disgust of looking at the dismal failure, I started tweaking. Then I decided to tweak the letters instead. It became apparent that I could create a stencil type font that also looked like Josef Alber's font. Coincidentally, Saberrider also has a variation with fontstract,
and of course, that Stewf guy has his own family of Leaflets. ;-) Afrojet's sessions came into play in creating some of the letter forms, especially the numerals. The final filter setting became 1.638 x 1.08, which created a nice fusion of the curved and triangular bricks, but was also naturally inclined to necessitate the vertical divide on each glyph. The rest flowed rather easily from there. Here's to more happy accidents. =)

The sample is also a tribute to Alber's color theory, showing the names in identical colors, which, when juxtaposed over contrasting colors tricks the eye into thinking the bottom name is darker than the top.

The following Josef Albers quote can relate to all things creative, like fontstructing, not just color: 

"It should be clear by now that our way of studying color does not start with the past - neither with works of the past nor with its theories.

As we begin principally with the material, color itself, and its action and interaction as registered in our minds, we practice first and mainly a study of ourselves.

Thus, we replace looking backward by looking first at ourselves and our surroundings, and replace retrospection with introspection."

- Josef Albers
A%20tribute%20to%20Josef%20Albers%3A%20inadvertently%20inspired%20by%20saberrider%20and%20afrojet.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20font%20totally%20happened%20by%20accident.%20Recently%2C%20saberrider%20created%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F185027%22%3Esteep%2C%3C%2Fa%3E%20which%20uses%20a%202.0%20x%201.11%20filter%20setting%20to%20smoothly%20blend%20the%20quarter-circle%20bricks%20into%20the%20triangles.%20After%20saberrider%20created%20his%20experimental%20variable%20scale%20fontstruction%2C%20it%20lead%20me%20to%20revisit%20an%20abandoned%20work%20I%20did%20from%20last%20year%20that%20was%20done%20in%20a%20similar%20scale.%20After%20getting%20over%20the%20initial%20disgust%20of%20looking%20at%20the%20dismal%20failure%2C%20I%20started%20tweaking.%20Then%20I%20decided%20to%20tweak%20the%20letters%20instead.%20It%20became%20apparent%20that%20I%20could%20create%20a%20stencil%20type%20font%20that%20also%20looked%20like%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.p22.com%2Fproducts%2Falbers.html%22%3EJosef%20Alber%27s%20font.%3C%2Fa%3E%20Coincidentally%2C%20Saberrider%20also%20has%20a%20variation%20with%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F90140%22%3Efontstract%2C%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0Aand%20of%20course%2C%20that%20Stewf%20guy%20has%20his%20own%20family%20of%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ELeaflets.%3C%2Fa%3E%20%3B-%29%20Afrojet%27s%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F178441%22%3Esessions%3C%2Fa%3E%20came%20into%20play%20in%20creating%20some%20of%20the%20letter%20forms%2C%20especially%20the%20numerals.%20The%20final%20filter%20setting%20became%201.638%20x%201.08%2C%20which%20created%20a%20nice%20fusion%20of%20the%20curved%20and%20triangular%20bricks%2C%20but%20was%20also%20naturally%20inclined%20to%20necessitate%20the%20vertical%20divide%20on%20each%20glyph.%20The%20rest%20flowed%20rather%20easily%20from%20there.%20Here%27s%20to%20more%20happy%20accidents.%20%3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20sample%20is%20also%20a%20tribute%20to%20Alber%27s%20color%20theory%2C%20showing%20the%20names%20in%20identical%20colors%2C%20which%2C%20when%20juxtaposed%20over%20contrasting%20colors%20tricks%20the%20eye%20into%20thinking%20the%20bottom%20name%20is%20darker%20than%20the%20top.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20following%20Josef%20Albers%20quote%20can%20relate%20to%20all%20things%20creative%2C%20like%20fontstructing%2C%20not%20just%20color%3A%20%0D%0A%3Ci%3E%0D%0A%22It%20should%20be%20clear%20by%20now%20that%20our%20way%20of%20studying%20color%20does%20not%20start%20with%20the%20past%20-%20neither%20with%20works%20of%20the%20past%20nor%20with%20its%20theories.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs%20we%20begin%20principally%20with%20the%20material%2C%20color%20itself%2C%20and%20its%20action%20and%20interaction%20as%20registered%20in%20our%20minds%2C%20we%20practice%20first%20and%20mainly%20a%20study%20of%20ourselves.%0D%0A%0D%0AThus%2C%20we%20replace%20looking%20backward%20by%20looking%20first%20at%20ourselves%20and%20our%20surroundings%2C%20and%20replace%20retrospection%20with%20introspection.%22%0D%0A%3C%2Fi%3E%0D%0A-%20Josef%20Albers%0D%0A

Leaflet Gap

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.41596
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%3E7.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 60 votes
Last edit: 15.06.2009
Tags: Rounded, Bauhaus, Josef Albers
Category: Display
2009 Downloads2009%20Downloads20099 Comments9%20Comments938 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38Much like MinimalBloc, Leaflet works better when the modular pieces are revealed.

See the entire Leaflet Family.Much%20like%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fminimalblocgap%22%3EMinimalBloc%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fleaflet%22%3ELeaflet%3C%2Fa%3E%20works%20better%20when%20the%20modular%20pieces%20are%20revealed.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ESee%20the%20entire%20Leaflet%20Family.%3C%2Fa%3E

Leaflet Wide Stem

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.69967
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%3E7.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 20 votes
Last edit: 13.05.2009
Tags: Rounded, Bauhaus, Josef Albers
Category: Display
452 Downloads452%20Downloads45238 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38Wider stem for smaller point sizes.
See the Leaflet Family.Wider%20stem%20for%20smaller%20point%20sizes.%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ESee%20the%20Leaflet%20Family.%3C%2Fa%3E

Leaflet Stem

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.60086
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%3E6.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 14 votes
Last edit: 22.06.2009
Tags: Rounded, Bauhaus, Josef Albers
Category: Display
634 Downloads634%20Downloads6342 Comments2%20Comments238 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38With thanks to simple-deux for the idea of a vertical gap.


See the entire Leaflet Family.With%20thanks%20to%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fsimple_deux_1%22%3Esimple-deux%3C%2Fa%3E%20for%20the%20idea%20of%20a%20vertical%20gap.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ESee%20the%20entire%20Leaflet%20Family.%3C%2Fa%3E

Leaflet

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.36961
6.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.4%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. 20 votes
Last edit: 16.06.2009
Tags: Rounded, Bauhaus, Josef Albers
Category: Display
428 Downloads428%20Downloads42838 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38A tender little geometric thing, inspired in equal parts by nature and the Bauhaus. Lowercase only for now.

A variation that reveals the bricks is also available.


Now more variations. See the Leaflet Family.A%20tender%20little%20geometric%20thing%2C%20inspired%20in%20equal%20parts%20by%20nature%20and%20the%20Bauhaus.%20Lowercase%20only%20for%20now.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fleaflet_gap%22%3EA%20variation%3C%2Fa%3E%20that%20reveals%20the%20bricks%20is%20also%20available.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0ANow%20more%20variations.%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Fgallery%2F2%2Fall%2Fhighest_rated%2F0%2Fleaflet%22%3ESee%20the%20Leaflet%20Family.%3C%2Fa%3E

leafless gap

 by joelh
  • Currently 5.2313
5.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.2%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. 1 vote
Cloned from LeafletCloned from Leaflet
Last edit: 12.09.2008
Tags: Geometric, Leaflet, Gap, Sans Serif, Blocks
Category: -
31 Downloads31%20Downloads311 Comments1%20Comments172 Glyphs72%20Glyphs72Clone of Leaflet Gap.Clone%20of%20Leaflet%20Gap.

rino1

 by ok4433
  • Currently 4.7595
4.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.8%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. 3 votes
Cloned from LeafletCloned from Leaflet
Last edit: 08.07.2008
Tags: -
Category: Display
12 Downloads12%20Downloads121 Comments1%20Comments138 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38Clone of Leaflet Gap.Clone%20of%20Leaflet%20Gap.

Baksheesh

by IdentikalFontShop.com
Baksheesh
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