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notabene

 by cam.ill
  • Currently 6.99552
7.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.0%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. 2 votes
Last edit: 23.11.2009
Tags: Simple, Headline, Rounded, Reduced
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads36 Comments6%20Comments651 Glyphs51%20Glyphs51a hard-to-read headline-font with a maximum of 9bricks.

inspired by a font which i saw once somewhere on veer.com, cant find it now.. if somebody knows which one, please report.a%20hard-to-read%20headline-font%20with%20a%20maximum%20of%209bricks.%0D%0A%0D%0Ainspired%20by%20a%20font%20which%20i%20saw%20once%20somewhere%20on%20veer.com%2C%20cant%20find%20it%20now..%20if%20somebody%20knows%20which%20one%2C%20please%20report.

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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Palindrome

 by Frodo7
  • Currently 7.47839
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%3E8.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 6 votes
Last edit: 17.09.2009
Tags: Palindrome
Category: -
1 Downloads1%20Downloads16 Comments6%20Comments695 Glyphs95%20Glyphs95The lower case mirrors the capitals. Other glyphs are unchanged.
A palindrome is sequence of units (letters, digits, whatever) that can be read the same way in either direction. The%20lower%20case%20mirrors%20the%20capitals.%20Other%20glyphs%20are%20unchanged.%0D%0AA%20palindrome%20is%20sequence%20of%20units%20%28letters%2C%20digits%2C%20whatever%29%20that%20can%20be%20read%20the%20same%20way%20in%20either%20direction.%20

Block02

 by mguerrero
  • Currently 7.11402
7.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.1%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. 4 votes
Last edit: 19.11.2009
Tags: Optic, Pattern, Texture, Dotted
Category: -
16 Downloads16%20Downloads1610 Comments10%20Comments10182 Glyphs182%20Glyphs182Block02 is the new experimental fontface by BlueTypo inspired in patterns and dotted typography, performs well in large sizes. The principal function is decorative but if you want to use it en large text, maybe nobody can read it. ; )
Download, test and share it.Block02%20is%20the%20new%20experimental%20fontface%20by%20BlueTypo%20inspired%20in%20patterns%20and%20dotted%20typography%2C%20performs%20well%20in%20large%20sizes.%20The%20principal%20function%20is%20decorative%20but%20if%20you%20want%20to%20use%20it%20en%20large%20text%2C%20maybe%20nobody%20can%20read%20it.%20%3B%20%29%0D%0ADownload%2C%20test%20and%20share%20it.

Apollo

 by Magic Sam
  • Currently 7.40186
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%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 04.09.2009
Tags: Apollo, Simple, Nevilly, Brody, Magicsam, Magic, Sam, Bold, Sans, Serif, Type, Typo
Category: -
6 Downloads6%20Downloads67 Comments7%20Comments7167 Glyphs167%20Glyphs167This is a very simple one..."Apollo" is dedicated to the English graphic designer, typographer and art director Neville Brody. A few days ago I read the book "The Graphic Language of Neville Brody" and while creating this font I realized that it looks a bit like a few typefaces he did back in the days.
Hope you like it, write a comment if you have any suggestions!
* = alt.A,   
# = alt.$,  
% = alt.j (less spacing)This%20is%20a%20very%20simple%20one...%22Apollo%22%20is%20dedicated%20to%20the%20English%20graphic%20designer%2C%20typographer%20and%20art%20director%20Neville%20Brody.%20A%20few%20days%20ago%20I%20read%20the%20book%20%22The%20Graphic%20Language%20of%20Neville%20Brody%22%20and%20while%20creating%20this%20font%20I%20realized%20that%20it%20looks%20a%20bit%20like%20a%20few%20typefaces%20he%20did%20back%20in%20the%20days.%0D%0AHope%20you%20like%20it%2C%20write%20a%20comment%20if%20you%20have%20any%20suggestions%21%0D%0A%2A%20%3D%20alt.A%2C%20%20%20%0D%0A%23%20%3D%20alt.%24%2C%20%20%0D%0A%25%20%3D%20alt.j%20%28less%20spacing%29

jarret

 by patricknas
  • Currently 6.95254
7.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Last edit: 18.06.2009
Tags: Condensed, Read, Complete, Rounded
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads31 Comments1%20Comments1192 Glyphs192%20Glyphs192

Dots'n'Stripes

 by jaantti
  • Currently 6.33987
6.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Last edit: 31.08.2009
Tags: -
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads332 Glyphs32%20Glyphs32It's a font i created to make messages, notes etc witch would be hard to read to third persons. It isn't finished yet but i try to do my best :D. If you see something that needs correction feel free to comment.It%27s%20a%20font%20i%20created%20to%20make%20messages%2C%20notes%20etc%20witch%20would%20be%20hard%20to%20read%20to%20third%20persons.%20It%20isn%27t%20finished%20yet%20but%20i%20try%20to%20do%20my%20best%20%3AD.%20If%20you%20see%20something%20that%20needs%20correction%20feel%20free%20to%20comment.

lineNbigDot

 by jinx
  • Currently 6.14132
6.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Last edit: 05.09.2009
Tags: Linenbigdot, Line, N, Big, Dot, Dark, Hard, To, Read
Category: -
1 Downloads1%20Downloads149 Glyphs49%20Glyphs49very hard to read :)very%20hard%20to%20read%20%3A%29

Open Text Rounded

 by Aron Kullander
  • Currently 6.73839
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%3E8.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Last edit: 06.05.2009
Tags: Text, Legible, Clone, Collaborate, Open Source, Collective, Open Text
Category: -
17 Downloads17%20Downloads173 Comments3%20Comments3102 Glyphs102%20Glyphs102This typeface was created using sketches from "Open Text", wich is a part of a project to develope as legible typefaces as possible (in print) using FontStruct. If you have ideas of improvements please clone this font or visit the link further down for information and more sketches to work with.

Join the project and read more at:
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/171664

To read a longer invitation, visit: www.selectedworks.se/opentext

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Aron Kullander-ÖstlingThis%20typeface%20was%20created%20using%20sketches%20from%20%22Open%20Text%22%2C%20wich%20is%20a%20part%20of%20a%20project%20to%20develope%20as%20legible%20typefaces%20as%20possible%20%28in%20print%29%20using%20FontStruct.%20If%20you%20have%20ideas%20of%20improvements%20please%20clone%20this%20font%20or%20visit%20the%20link%20further%20down%20for%20information%20and%20more%20sketches%20to%20work%20with.%0D%0A%0D%0AJoin%20the%20project%20and%20read%20more%20at%3A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F171664%0D%0A%0D%0ATo%20read%20a%20longer%20invitation%2C%20visit%3A%20www.selectedworks.se%2Fopentext%0D%0A%0D%0A%2F%0D%0AAron%20Kullander-%C3%96stling

iCollect.it

 by hal9000livesThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.60909
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%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 35 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Barcode, Code 39, Geometic, Collections
Category: Picture/Symbol
401 Downloads401%20Downloads4016 Comments6%20Comments676 Glyphs76%20Glyphs76iCollect.it is a barcode (and text) version of the "Code 39 Barcode Specification" which can be read by most modern barcode scanners. I added lowercase characters for more readable labels even though they scan as uppercase.

*Notes: Use an underscore instead of a space (as space characters are always blank). Place an asterisk before and after your string for it to be recognised. Additionally bracket pairs can be used for more stylish ends for labels etc: () [] 

Happy scanning!iCollect.it%20is%20a%20barcode%20%28and%20text%29%20version%20of%20the%20%22Code%2039%20Barcode%20Specification%22%20which%20can%20be%20read%20by%20most%20modern%20barcode%20scanners.%20I%20added%20lowercase%20characters%20for%20more%20readable%20labels%20even%20though%20they%20scan%20as%20uppercase.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2ANotes%3A%20Use%20an%20underscore%20instead%20of%20a%20space%20%28as%20space%20characters%20are%20always%20blank%29.%20Place%20an%20asterisk%20before%20and%20after%20your%20string%20for%20it%20to%20be%20recognised.%20Additionally%20bracket%20pairs%20can%20be%20used%20for%20more%20stylish%20ends%20for%20labels%20etc%3A%20%28%29%20%5B%5D%20%3C%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AHappy%20scanning%21

Carmen

by TyperepublicFontShop.com
Carmen
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