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Mazey

 by lldaddyThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.50236
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%3E9.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 19 votes
Last edit: 01.08.2009
Tags: Fun, Display, Game, Grid, Stab Serif, Optical, Decorative, Maze
Category: Display
51 Downloads51%20Downloads5118 Comments18%20Comments1844 Glyphs44%20Glyphs44The letters can easily be made more legible. But it gets to be FUN & a-MAZE-d. Every letter/word has a solution. 4 types of spaces: space bar, @, #, %. Try it.The%20letters%20can%20easily%20be%20made%20more%20legible.%20But%20it%20gets%20to%20be%20FUN%20%26%20a-MAZE-d.%20Every%20letter%2Fword%20has%20a%20solution.%204%20types%20of%20spaces%3A%20space%20bar%2C%20%40%2C%20%23%2C%20%25.%20Try%20it.

dense molecular complex 5

 by funk_king
  • Currently 6.63303
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%3E9.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Last edit: 30.07.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Dense Molecular Complex 5, Molecular, Scientific, Escher
Category: Display
6 Downloads6%20Downloads636 Glyphs36%20Glyphs36the molecular complex family uses a similar geometric pattern at various sizes. the dense versions could be considered bold and/or inverse of the regular versions. there are two distinct looks with the regular and bold, but each size/grid variation also creates its own individuality by using common dna :)the%20molecular%20complex%20family%20uses%20a%20similar%20geometric%20pattern%20at%20various%20sizes.%20the%20dense%20versions%20could%20be%20considered%20bold%20and%2For%20inverse%20of%20the%20regular%20versions.%20there%20are%20two%20distinct%20looks%20with%20the%20regular%20and%20bold%2C%20but%20each%20size%2Fgrid%20variation%20also%20creates%20its%20own%20individuality%20by%20using%20common%20dna%20%3A%29

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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fs ought

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.37648
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%3E8.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 27 votes
Last edit: 12.10.2009
Tags: V10, Small Grid, Thorns, Thorny, Heavy, Dangerous, Weighty, Repetitive, Strong
Category: Display
25 Downloads25%20Downloads2518 Comments18%20Comments1885 Glyphs85%20Glyphs85This was fun to do.
---Not liking the e and the s so much.---While doing the sample, I found that even though the inter-character spacing is specifically set to one grid space wide, Photoshop was rendering the spacing differently per character pair. Same in Illustrator. Curious, I opened it in FontLab Studio. Turns out, the characters that have a half-wide brick left of the left edge in FontStruct are another half-brick-width over in the TrueType file. The sample is, therefore, manually kerned back to original.This%20was%20fun%20to%20do.%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A---Not%20liking%20the%20e%20and%20the%20s%20so%20much.%3Cbr%3E---While%20doing%20the%20sample%2C%20I%20found%20that%20even%20though%20the%20inter-character%20spacing%20is%20specifically%20set%20to%20one%20grid%20space%20wide%2C%20Photoshop%20was%20rendering%20the%20spacing%20differently%20per%20character%20pair.%20Same%20in%20Illustrator.%20Curious%2C%20I%20opened%20it%20in%20FontLab%20Studio.%20Turns%20out%2C%20the%20characters%20that%20have%20a%20half-wide%20brick%20left%20of%20the%20left%20edge%20in%20FontStruct%20are%20another%20half-brick-width%20over%20in%20the%20TrueType%20file.%20The%20sample%20is%2C%20therefore%2C%20manually%20kerned%20back%20to%20original.

Gridlock [Split Second Remix]

 by minimumThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.73457
7.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 27 votes
Last edit: 24.06.2009
Tags: Grid, Stylish, Angular, Orthogonal, Construction
Category: Display
71 Downloads71%20Downloads716 Comments6%20Comments6100 Glyphs100%20Glyphs100

Raketentim

 by RaketentimThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.66461
7.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.7%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. 36 votes
Cloned from RaketentimCloned from Raketentim
Last edit: 04.10.2009
Tags: Raketentim, Bitmap, Pixel, Cross
Category: Display, Serif
454 Downloads454%20Downloads45417 Comments17%20Comments17518 Glyphs518%20Glyphs518This bitmap font is based on little crosses that are arranged on a 2x2 pixel grid. Although the font size is 36px I had the best results with 128px font size in a PS/72dpi doc.This%20bitmap%20font%20is%20based%20on%20little%20crosses%20that%20are%20arranged%20on%20a%202x2%20pixel%20grid.%20Although%20the%20font%20size%20is%2036px%20I%20had%20the%20best%20results%20with%20128px%20font%20size%20in%20a%20PS%2F72dpi%20doc.

fs Minimal

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.57568
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. 27 votes
Last edit: 12.06.2009
Tags: V10, 18 Filter, Heavy
Category: Display
264 Downloads264%20Downloads26419 Comments19%20Comments1980 Glyphs80%20Glyphs80I really like the way this one turned out. It uses minimal grid blocks to achieve the desired effect (although at ~2x2 and the slivers and the pinhole dots, there are a surprisingly large number of actual bricks used per glyph than evident at a quick glance, although not a single overlapping brick is used without express purpose). I think this is my favorite of all the ones I've done so far. It is with nervous anticipation that I let it free. Go forth and propagate, young font; it's You v World!I%20really%20like%20the%20way%20this%20one%20turned%20out.%20It%20uses%20minimal%20grid%20blocks%20to%20achieve%20the%20desired%20effect%20%28although%20at%20%7E2x2%20and%20the%20slivers%20and%20the%20pinhole%20dots%2C%20there%20are%20a%20surprisingly%20large%20number%20of%20actual%20bricks%20used%20per%20glyph%20than%20evident%20at%20a%20quick%20glance%2C%20although%20not%20a%20single%20overlapping%20brick%20is%20used%20without%20express%20purpose%29.%20I%20think%20this%20is%20my%20favorite%20of%20all%20the%20ones%20I%27ve%20done%20so%20far.%20It%20is%20with%20nervous%20anticipation%20that%20I%20let%20it%20free.%20Go%20forth%20and%20propagate%2C%20young%20font%3B%20it%27s%20You%20v%20World%21

E-Keet Beans

 by Electric KeetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.96408
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%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 8 votes
Last edit: 15.06.2009
Tags: -
Category: Display
75 Downloads75%20Downloads751 Comments1%20Comments198 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Where are the caps?  Who cares?  A bold, minimal-grid font so named because it looks sort of jellybeany.  Kind of.  I'm still not sure I like how dark the 'k' seems, but any fix looks worse.  If there's demand, I'll add an accented set, perhaps.Where%20are%20the%20caps%3F%20%20Who%20cares%3F%20%20A%20bold%2C%20minimal-grid%20font%20so%20named%20because%20it%20looks%20sort%20of%20jellybeany.%20%20Kind%20of.%20%20I%27m%20still%20not%20sure%20I%20like%20how%20dark%20the%20%27k%27%20seems%2C%20but%20any%20fix%20looks%20worse.%20%20If%20there%27s%20demand%2C%20I%27ll%20add%20an%20accented%20set%2C%20perhaps.

Big Fat Shaded

 by LexKominekThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.51471
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%3E7.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 52 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Striped, Shaded, Big, Fat, Angular, Industrial, Heavy, Chromatic
Category: Display
1374 Downloads1374%20Downloads137411 Comments11%20Comments1153 Glyphs53%20Glyphs53Use the Big Fat fonts with each other in different colours for awesome chromatic effects.

A big fat angular industrial strength chromatic font. The lowercase contains the fill for the uppercase.

UPDATED 25 February 2009: Made the space character 2 grid units wider.

UPDATED 27 February 2009: The 'J' has been off this entire time and nobody noticed. Now it's fixed. Also fixed width of 'Q' to match new members of the Big Fat family.Use%20the%20Big%20Fat%20fonts%20with%20each%20other%20in%20different%20colours%20for%20awesome%20chromatic%20effects.%0D%0A%0D%0AA%20big%20fat%20angular%20industrial%20strength%20chromatic%20font.%20The%20lowercase%20contains%20the%20fill%20for%20the%20uppercase.%0D%0A%0D%0AUPDATED%2025%20February%202009%3A%20Made%20the%20space%20character%202%20grid%20units%20wider.%0D%0A%0D%0AUPDATED%2027%20February%202009%3A%20The%20%27J%27%20has%20been%20off%20this%20entire%20time%20and%20nobody%20noticed.%20Now%20it%27s%20fixed.%20Also%20fixed%20width%20of%20%27Q%27%20to%20match%20new%20members%20of%20the%20Big%20Fat%20family.

Power Grid

 by Sketchbook BThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.19223
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%3E7.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 16 votes
Last edit: 30.06.2009
Tags: Bold, Heavy, Sans Serif, Display
Category: Display
80 Downloads80%20Downloads805 Comments5%20Comments5209 Glyphs209%20Glyphs209Constructivist inspired display typeface.Constructivist%20inspired%20display%20typeface.

Typonine Stencil Pro

by TyponineFontShop.com
Typonine Stencil Pro
Some fonts you just can’t FontStruct. Try a non-modular typeface from FontShop.com

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