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Rebuild (Metal)

 by JoeAllison
  • Currently 7.89933
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%3E9.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 9 votes
Last edit: 16.07.2009
Tags: Joeallison, Architecture, Halftone, Grey, Modernist, Modern, Display, Geometric, Sanserif
Category: Display
19 Downloads19%20Downloads193 Comments3%20Comments358 Glyphs58%20Glyphs58A complete rehab of my previous typeface "convention". Each glyph has been slightly tamed from its wilder form, to aid the legibility of its display. Whilst maintining an architectural influence. This form features a halftone pattern. I have also designed a black and white form. Hope you like it!A%20complete%20rehab%20of%20my%20previous%20typeface%20%22convention%22.%20Each%20glyph%20has%20been%20slightly%20tamed%20from%20its%20wilder%20form%2C%20to%20aid%20the%20legibility%20of%20its%20display.%20Whilst%20maintining%20an%20architectural%20influence.%20This%20form%20features%20a%20halftone%20pattern.%20I%20have%20also%20designed%20a%20black%20and%20white%20form.%20Hope%20you%20like%20it%21

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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abstract letter patterns

 by CMunkThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.53337
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%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 06.11.2009
Tags: Pattern, Abstract, Crazy, Symmetric, Square, Grid
Category: Display
3 Downloads3%20Downloads37 Comments7%20Comments773 Glyphs73%20Glyphs73Symmetric patterns difying legibility. Each l/c letter consists of two different bricks in a square copied diagonally. The u/c are the same as the lower case but copied into four (making a fifth in the middle).Symmetric%20patterns%20difying%20legibility.%20Each%20l%2Fc%20letter%20consists%20of%20two%20different%20bricks%20in%20a%20square%20copied%20diagonally.%20The%20u%2Fc%20are%20the%20same%20as%20the%20lower%20case%20but%20copied%20into%20four%20%28making%20a%20fifth%20in%20the%20middle%29.

Fluoralei

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 8.15424
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%3E8.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 39 votes
Last edit: 03.06.2009
Tags: Floral, Flowery, Decorative, Pattern
Category: Display
459 Downloads459%20Downloads45919 Comments19%20Comments1928 Glyphs28%20Glyphs28Inspired by caseycastille's Chinese Chairs, this started out as an exploration of optional letters for that font. Then I just doodled some repeating patterns. Then I saw how I can fill the patterns inside the letters. They fit together pretty easily for vertical letters, but diagonals were really tricky. The end product resembled Hawaiian leis draped over each glyph. Very floral. So there you have it. Flowers. For Casey. :)Inspired%20by%20caseycastille%27s%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F97452%22%3EChinese%20Chairs%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20this%20started%20out%20as%20an%20exploration%20of%20optional%20letters%20for%20that%20font.%20Then%20I%20just%20doodled%20some%20repeating%20patterns.%20Then%20I%20saw%20how%20I%20can%20fill%20the%20patterns%20inside%20the%20letters.%20They%20fit%20together%20pretty%20easily%20for%20vertical%20letters%2C%20but%20diagonals%20were%20really%20tricky.%20The%20end%20product%20resembled%20Hawaiian%20leis%20draped%20over%20each%20glyph.%20Very%20floral.%20So%20there%20you%20have%20it.%20Flowers.%20For%20Casey.%20%3A%29

Fluoralyte

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.84514
7.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.8%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. 33 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Floral, Flowery, Decorative, Pattern
Category: Display
407 Downloads407%20Downloads4078 Comments8%20Comments828 Glyphs28%20Glyphs28Just like Fluoralei, but with a lighter pattern that extends thru each horizontonal bar.Just%20like%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F98999%22%3EFluoralei%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20but%20with%20a%20lighter%20pattern%20that%20extends%20thru%20each%20horizontonal%20bar.

Mingle Minx

 by minimumThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.35413
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%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 17 votes
Last edit: 03.08.2009
Tags: Experimental, Overlap, Pattern, Fauxmoire, Orthogonal
Category: Display
44 Downloads44%20Downloads441 Comments1%20Comments144 Glyphs44%20Glyphs44

dense molecular complex 3

 by funk_king
  • Currently 6.47946
6.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.5%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. 4 votes
Last edit: 30.07.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Dense Molecular Complex 3, Molecular, Scientific, Escher
Category: Display
10 Downloads10%20Downloads1034 Glyphs34%20Glyphs34the 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

dense molecular complex 2

 by funk_king
  • Currently 6.37881
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%3E7.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 4 votes
Last edit: 30.07.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Dense Molecular Complex 2, Molecular, Scientific, Escher
Category: Display
8 Downloads8%20Downloads834 Glyphs34%20Glyphs34the 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

dense molecular complex 1

 by funk_king
  • Currently 5.98581
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%3E7.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 3 votes
Last edit: 30.07.2009
Tags: Display, Decorative, Dense Molecular Complex 1, Molecular, Scientific, Escher
Category: Display
13 Downloads13%20Downloads1335 Glyphs35%20Glyphs35the 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

Effra Standard

by Dalton MaagFontShop.com
Effra Standard
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