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Brutal Exchange of a Smug for Some Faith

 by afrojetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.33114
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
30 Downloads30%20Downloads3015 Comments15%20Comments1552 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.

HeartNegative

 by pear94210
  • Currently 6.36202
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%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 29.10.2009
Tags: -
Category: -
1 Downloads1%20Downloads11 Comments1%20Comments172 Glyphs72%20Glyphs72Clone of Heartbreaker. It's a negative version of my TOP PICK font, Heartbreaker.Clone%20of%20Heartbreaker.%20It%27s%20a%20negative%20version%20of%20my%20TOP%20PICK%20font%2C%20Heartbreaker.

fs Etched

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.35139
8.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 15 votes
Last edit: 24.08.2009
Tags: Chinese, Engraving, Etching, Carving, Decoration, Wall
Category: Display
38 Downloads38%20Downloads3816 Comments16%20Comments1662 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62This one started out quite different; a simple three-line font. While making an alternate B, the curlicue was introduced. A clone and many hours later, Etched was born. Later added borders and decorations when the sample called for it.-----Works best at 64pt. Set leading to 48pt for a single dividing line in between, 52pt for a double dividing line, and 56pt for a clear break between lines. No kerning required.Start a new line with < and end it with >.Top borders: [ \ ]Bottom borders: { | }Top border decoration: ~Bottom border decoration: /Left border: (Right border: )Text decoration: _Text decoration end (ambidextrous): `This%20one%20started%20out%20quite%20different%3B%20a%20simple%20three-line%20font.%20While%20making%20an%20alternate%20B%2C%20the%20curlicue%20was%20introduced.%20A%20clone%20and%20many%20hours%20later%2C%20Etched%20was%20born.%20Later%20added%20borders%20and%20decorations%20when%20the%20sample%20called%20for%20it.%3Cbr%3E-----%3Cbr%3EWorks%20best%20at%2064pt.%20Set%20leading%20to%2048pt%20for%20a%20single%20dividing%20line%20in%20between%2C%2052pt%20for%20a%20double%20dividing%20line%2C%20and%2056pt%20for%20a%20clear%20break%20between%20lines.%20No%20kerning%20required.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EStart%20a%20new%20line%20with%20%26lt%3B%20and%20end%20it%20with%20%26gt%3B.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3ETop%20borders%3A%20%5B%20%5C%20%5D%3Cbr%3EBottom%20borders%3A%20%7B%20%7C%20%7D%3Cbr%3ETop%20border%20decoration%3A%20%7E%3Cbr%3EBottom%20border%20decoration%3A%20%2F%3Cbr%3ELeft%20border%3A%20%28%3Cbr%3ERight%20border%3A%20%29%3Cbr%3EText%20decoration%3A%20_%3Cbr%3EText%20decoration%20end%20%28ambidextrous%29%3A%20%60

Arlen

 by cbilladeauThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.21221
8.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.2%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. 18 votes
Last edit: 10.11.2009
Tags: Script, Brush
Category: Pixel Optimized
11 Downloads11%20Downloads1110 Comments10%20Comments10162 Glyphs162%20Glyphs162edit 04 Nov;;

Now with (some) diacritics!  And more fancy glyphs!  And extra flourishes!  Arlen is a part of a healthy balanced breakfast.  Try it today.

edit 28 Oct;;

I am humbled by the recent Top Pick award, since I consider this set a constant work-in-progress!  Pieces will be added and changed over the next few weeks.  So hopefully it continues only to get better and not worse. ;Pedit%2004%20Nov%3B%3B%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%20with%20%28some%29%20diacritics%21%20%20And%20more%20fancy%20glyphs%21%20%20And%20extra%20flourishes%21%20%20Arlen%20is%20a%20part%20of%20a%20healthy%20balanced%20breakfast.%20%20Try%20it%20today.%0D%0A%0D%0Aedit%2028%20Oct%3B%3B%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20am%20humbled%20by%20the%20recent%20Top%20Pick%20award%2C%20since%20I%20consider%20this%20set%20a%20constant%20work-in-progress%21%20%20Pieces%20will%20be%20added%20and%20changed%20over%20the%20next%20few%20weeks.%20%20So%20hopefully%20it%20continues%20only%20to%20get%20better%20and%20not%20worse.%20%3BP

fs The I

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.59694
8.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.6%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. 54 votes
Last edit: 24.06.2009
Tags: V10, Shadow, Slant
Category: Display
782 Downloads782%20Downloads78227 Comments27%20Comments2739 Glyphs39%20Glyphs39Lay The I Flat on top of this to fill in the missing parts.Lay%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fthe_i_flat%22%3EThe%20I%20Flat%3C%2Fa%3E%20on%20top%20of%20this%20to%20fill%20in%20the%20missing%20parts.

fs Etched [Bare]

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.21393
8.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.2%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. 18 votes
Last edit: 24.08.2009
Tags: Chinese, Engraving, Etching, Carving, Decoration, Wall
Category: -
23 Downloads23%20Downloads2310 Comments10%20Comments1060 Glyphs60%20Glyphs60This one started out quite different; a simple three-line font. While making an alternate B, the curlicue was introduced. A clone and many hours later, Etched was born. Later added borders and decorations when the sample called for it.    Then cloned the clone and stripped it bare...because DJNippa was going to ask for it, wasn't he!. :-)-----Works best at 64pt. Set leading to between 48pt  and 56pt. No kerning required.Top borders: [ \ ]Bottom borders: { | }Top border decoration: ~Bottom border decoration: /Left border: (Right border: )Text decoration: _Text decoration end (ambidextrous): `This%20one%20started%20out%20quite%20different%3B%20a%20simple%20three-line%20font.%20While%20making%20an%20alternate%20B%2C%20the%20curlicue%20was%20introduced.%20A%20clone%20and%20many%20hours%20later%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F216266%22%3EEtched%3C%2Fa%3E%20was%20born.%20Later%20added%20borders%20and%20decorations%20when%20the%20sample%20called%20for%20it.%3Cbr%3E%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3BThen%20cloned%20the%20clone%20and%20stripped%20it%20bare...because%20DJNippa%20was%20going%20to%20ask%20for%20it%2C%20wasn%27t%20he%21.%20%3A-%29%3Cbr%3E-----%3Cbr%3EWorks%20best%20at%2064pt.%20Set%20leading%20to%20between%2048pt%20%20and%2056pt.%20No%20kerning%20required.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3ETop%20borders%3A%20%5B%20%5C%20%5D%3Cbr%3EBottom%20borders%3A%20%7B%20%7C%20%7D%3Cbr%3ETop%20border%20decoration%3A%20%7E%3Cbr%3EBottom%20border%20decoration%3A%20%2F%3Cbr%3ELeft%20border%3A%20%28%3Cbr%3ERight%20border%3A%20%29%3Cbr%3EText%20decoration%3A%20_%3Cbr%3EText%20decoration%20end%20%28ambidextrous%29%3A%20%60

Singularity Chunk Ligatures

 by jrdbnsn
  • Currently 7.10837
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: 22.06.2009
Tags: Future, Futuristic, Techno, Space, Square, Traps, Ink Traps, Small, Chunky
Category: -
12 Downloads12%20Downloads12121 Glyphs121%20Glyphs121// Singularity Chunk Ligatures
// Part of the Singularity Family
// Designed by Jared Benson in April 2009
// Intended for use with Singularity Chunk
//
// Also look for:
// Singularity
// Singularity Ligatures
//
// Send me a sample or link if you use it.
// benson (at) punchcut (dot) com
//

120+ Ligatures included: 

AA	;	Semicolon
AE	Æ	Capital Ae
AI	@	Commercial At
AND	&	Ampersand
AS	a	Small A
AV	0	Digit Zero
AW	(	Left Parenthesis
AX	b	Small B
AY	Y	Capital Y
CH (top join)	R	Capital R
CH (bottom join)	l	Small L
CHE	4	Digit Four
CHI	5	Digit Five
CI (top join)	d	Small D
CI (bottom join)	c	Small C
CK (top join)	I	Capital I
CK (bottom join)	J	Capital J
CKY	É	Capital E with Acute
CS	’	Right Single Quotation Mark
CT	Ò	Capital O with Grave
DE	1	Digit One
EE	e	Small E
EN	)	Right Parenthesis
ENE	-	Hyphen/Minus 
ER	”	Right Double Quotation Mark	
ERA	:	Colon
ES	6	Digit Six
EST	7	Digit Seven
ET	`	Grave Accent
ETC	8	Digit Eight
EU	u	Small U
FB	M	Capital M
FF	f	Small F
FFB	Ä	Capital A with Diaeresis
FFH	Â	Capital A with Circumflex
FFI	Â	Capital A with Ring
FFK	Á	Capital A with Acute
FFL	À	Capital A with Grave
FFR	Ã	Capital A with Tilde
FH	P	Capital P
FI	%	Percent Sign
FJ	_	Underscore
FK	N	Capital N
FL	^	Circumflex Accent
FT	‘	Left Single Quotation Mark
FTW	Ñ 	Capital N with Tilde
FR	h	Small H
FU	Ó	Capital O with Acute
FY	Ç	Capital C with Cedilla
GH	g	Small G
GI	G	Capital G
GL	F	Capital F
GU	B	Capital B
GY	Ê	Capital E with Circumflex
HE	H	Capital H
IA	j	Small J
IF	3	Digit Three
IN	A	Capital A
ING	9	Digit Nine
IP	/	Slash/Solidus
IR	<	Less-than Sign
IS	i	Small I
IT	$	Dollar Sign
IX	=	Equals Sign
KY	È	Capital E with Grave
LA	C	Capital C
LI	L	Capital L
LK	K	Capital K
MB	,	Comma
ME	>	Greater-than Sign
MI	}	Right Curly Bracket
MM	m	Small M
MP	.	Full Stop
NI	|	Vertical Line
NN	n	Small N
NT	{	Left Curly Bracket
NY	D	Capital Eth
NZ	+	Plus Sign
OC	Î	Capital I with Circumflex
OE	Ë	Capital E with Diaeresis
OF	[	Left Square Bracket
OG	Ï	Capital I with Diaeresis
ON	\	Backslash/Reverse Solidus
OO	O	Capital O
OU	]	Right Square Bracket
OUT	“	Left Double Quotation Mark
RA	r	Small R
RI	D	Capital D
RR	k	Small K
SH	S	Capital S
SI	Q	Capital Q
SK	s	Small S
ST	U	Capital U
SU	'	Apostrophe
SY	"	Quotation Mark
TH	t	Small T	
THE	2	Digit Two
TI	v	Small V
TT	T	Capital T
TTY	Í	Capital I with Acute
TU	~	Tilde
TW	Ì	Capital I with Grave
TY	E	Capital E
UI	?	Question Mark
UP	x	Small X
UR	y	Small Y
UT	!	Exclamation Mark
VA	V	Capital V
VE	o	Small O
VI	q	Small Q
WA	p	Small P
WE	Z	Capital Z
WH	W	Capital W
WI	z	Small Z
WWW	w	Small W
XT	X	Capital X
ZA	*	Asterisk
ZI	#	Number Sign
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Slink

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
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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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NCD Autonium Small Caps (PayPal $5 to djnippa

 by djnippaThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
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7.9Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.9%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. 29 votes
Last edit: 16.08.2009
Tags: Modern, Black, Block, Display, Octagonal, Small Caps, Ncd Fonts, Dj Nippa, Erick Morillo, Fedde Le Grand, Paul Van Dyk
Category: Display
135 Downloads135%20Downloads13527 Comments27%20Comments27167 Glyphs167%20Glyphs167If you want the FULL SET including the European Set then send $5 via PayPal to djnippa@hotmail.com, stating which font you require.

Roughly based on my NCD Black Square fontstruct, but massively scaled up to accommodate the internal lines.

I found that the small caps version works nicely when used in odd combinations with the lower case. Particularly the upper 'R'.

Most difficult characters were the F/f. I wasn't too keen on the open space they made, so I've added more than a few alternatives. The 'r', 'J' & 'L' gave me a similar visual dilemma.

I have also completed a version with Normal Caps. Which will be displayed soon.


ALTERNATIVES
============

# = d (stem facing other way)
^ = e (extended arm)
< = F (rounded top edges)
* = f (over lapping next character)
\ = f (alternative with extended tale)
] = g (old style)
% = g (old style with ear)
[ = g (extended foot)
‡ = I (alternative)
} = J (alternative)
> = M (Monospaced)
{ = r (shortened arm)
` = S (alternative)
§ = W (alternative)
~ = y (extended foot)

If you're name's
Thalamic, Afrojet, Intaglio, jMarquez, Minimum, Kix, Geneus1, MagicSam, Shasta, beate, Funk_King, Em42, Empar, or anyone else's work I've may have downloaded, then please email me, and I'll send you the final version .... if you want a copy that is. :-)
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DeTrayne

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
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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%3E8.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 44 votes
Last edit: 19.06.2009
Tags: Subway, Train, New York, San Francisco, Graffiti, Top2bottom Whole Car, Dream, Dondi
Category: Display, Picture/Symbol
165 Downloads165%20Downloads16520 Comments20%20Comments2074 Glyphs74%20Glyphs74Circa 1980 New York subway trains with Single-Letter Top-To-Bottom Whole Cars. 

Two cars on DeTrayne are dedicated to influential graffiti artists that have passed away way too soon. 

Dondi, from New York, was a master of readable and wildstyle letterforms, whole-car masterpieces, colorful backgrounds and characters. He was also a pioneer in taking his art from the subway to art galleries worldwide. Dondi passed on October 2, 1998 from complications from AIDS.

On this day, Feb. 17, in the year 2000, legendary San Francisco Bay Area graffiti artist, Dream, was robbed and killed at gunpoint. It was a major loss, not just for the bay area, but the worldwide graffiti art community. One of Dream's most famous pieces, "Best of Both Worlds," displayed a mastery of two intricate west coast styles that raised the bar in defining a graffiti "king." A testament to his greatness is his memorial wall in Daly City that still stands untouched to this day, and includes tribute pieces from artists that have traveled from all over the world to contribute. It was a great honor to have worked on a music video that served as a tribute to Dream, and brought his family, friends, and his crew TDK together again for a celebration of his life and art. 

Graffiti art has been a major influence on me and every typographic creation I develop. Out of everything I've publicly shared, this fontstruction is the most meaningful and defining for me. Hi, I am Geneus1: digital graffiti artist.
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