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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
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MXT Philos

 by blended Design
  • Currently 6.01222
6.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.0%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. 1 vote
Last edit: 09.11.2009
Tags: Class, Social Structure, Upper, Lower, Case, Marxist, Theory, Philosophy, Degree
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads367 Glyphs67%20Glyphs67A typeface based on upper case and lower case separation. Inspired by renaissance social structure.A%20typeface%20based%20on%20upper%20case%20and%20lower%20case%20separation.%20Inspired%20by%20renaissance%20social%20structure.

Rivendell (p1)

 by Frodo7This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.25401
7.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.3%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. 11 votes
Last edit: 05.10.2009
Tags: Celtic Knot
Category: Sans Serif, Display
3 Downloads3%20Downloads37 Comments7%20Comments727 Glyphs27%20Glyphs27A font based on the celtic knot theme. I've been weaving these letters for a long time now. The shapes and proportions are made after my previous work, Faramir. Without exception they are all closed loops, so Knot Theory applies.

Part 1: Capitals A%20font%20based%20on%20the%20celtic%20knot%20theme.%20I%27ve%20been%20weaving%20these%20letters%20for%20a%20long%20time%20now.%20The%20shapes%20and%20proportions%20are%20made%20after%20my%20previous%20work%2C%20Faramir.%20Without%20exception%20they%20are%20all%20closed%20loops%2C%20so%20Knot%20Theory%20applies.%0D%0A%0D%0APart%201%3A%20Capitals%20

Theory

 by emepar7
  • Currently 4.926
4.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E4.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 6 votes
Last edit: 17.02.2009
Tags: -
Category: -
17 Downloads17%20Downloads1756 Glyphs56%20Glyphs56Lowercase small caps for your enjoyment.Lowercase%20small%20caps%20for%20your%20enjoyment.

LostColor

 by kevinspencer
  • Currently 4.87867
4.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.9%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
Last edit: 04.02.2009
Tags: -
Category: -
7 Downloads7%20Downloads7154 Glyphs154%20Glyphs154Font for Lost Color Theory Music Band.Font%20for%20Lost%20Color%20Theory%20Music%20Band.

Baksheesh

by IdentikalFontShop.com
Baksheesh
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