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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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Itty Bit Bots

 by dczyzThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.96091
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%3E8.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Bitmap
Category: Pixel Optimized
16 Downloads16%20Downloads161 Comments1%20Comments126 Glyphs26%20Glyphs26The lowercase, cuter version of Bit BotsThe%20lowercase%2C%20cuter%20version%20of%20Bit%20Bots

BULK

 by marlonbranding
  • Currently 5.82582
5.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.8%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. 2 votes
Last edit: 22.06.2009
Tags: Geometric, Lowercase
Category: Display, Pixel Optimized
4 Downloads4%20Downloads436 Glyphs36%20Glyphs36

Trajedy

 by LexKominekThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.06337
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%3E6.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 14 votes
Last edit: 22.06.2009
Tags: Trajan, Pixel, Serif
Category: Pixel Optimized
15 Downloads15%20Downloads1510 Comments10%20Comments1098 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Everyone's favourite Roman column, now in pixel form! Now you can make a tiny version of almost every movie poster in existence.

Contains basic latin only. Uppercase and Lowercase are the same.

04/25/2009 - Fixed spacing on 'Q'Everyone%27s%20favourite%20Roman%20column%2C%20now%20in%20pixel%20form%21%20Now%20you%20can%20make%20a%20tiny%20version%20of%20almost%20every%20movie%20poster%20in%20existence.%0D%0A%0D%0AContains%20basic%20latin%20only.%20Uppercase%20and%20Lowercase%20are%20the%20same.%0D%0A%0D%0A04%2F25%2F2009%20-%20Fixed%20spacing%20on%20%27Q%27

sCapsPix4

 by cayo
  • Currently 5.72624
5.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E6.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 7 votes
Last edit: 28.03.2009
Tags: Pixel, Smallcaps
Category: Pixel Optimized
9 Downloads9%20Downloads92 Comments2%20Comments2206 Glyphs206%20Glyphs206Clone of MicroPix4 sans the lowercase.
Smallcaps height at 4px.
(4px x-height)Clone%20of%20MicroPix4%20sans%20the%20lowercase.%3Cbr%3E%0D%0ASmallcaps%20height%20at%204px.%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%284px%20x-height%29

Lexipr

 by sahwar
  • Currently 5.37582
5.4Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.4%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Last edit: 25.02.2009
Tags: Sahwar, Bitmap, Pixel, Capital, Lowercase, Sah War, Uppercase, Capitals, Numbers, Generic Symbols, More Latin
Category: Pixel Optimized
14 Downloads14%20Downloads14103 Glyphs103%20Glyphs103An unfinished font...I`ll be working on it for the next 6 weeks...Enjoy & comment! And don`t forget to check my other FontStructed original fonts! :)
Contact me at: http://sahwar.deviantART.com
EDIT: Kerning should now be better!An%20unfinished%20font...I%60ll%20be%20working%20on%20it%20for%20the%20next%206%20weeks...Enjoy%20%26%20comment%21%20And%20don%60t%20forget%20to%20check%20my%20other%20FontStructed%20original%20fonts%21%20%3A%29%0D%0AContact%20me%20at%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fsahwar.deviantART.com%0D%0AEDIT%3A%20Kerning%20should%20now%20be%20better%21

rooftiler

 by typeriderThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.11944
5.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 6 votes
Last edit: 22.09.2008
Tags: Pixel, Minimal, Great
Category: Pixel Optimized
13 Downloads13%20Downloads133 Comments3%20Comments3115 Glyphs115%20Glyphs115Jotted down the roots of this months ago in a squared moleskine... Viva Fontstruct! This is heaven-sent.
Compared it to 'Stitches' in the gallery and not to my surprise some characters are identical. But the word-images are more open and there's lowercase included. Narrowing the playground and keeping it fun was the challenge. Reactions are welcome.Jotted%20down%20the%20roots%20of%20this%20months%20ago%20in%20a%20squared%20moleskine...%20Viva%20Fontstruct%21%20This%20is%20heaven-sent.%0D%0ACompared%20it%20to%20%27Stitches%27%20in%20the%20gallery%20and%20not%20to%20my%20surprise%20some%20characters%20are%20identical.%20But%20the%20word-images%20are%20more%20open%20and%20there%27s%20lowercase%20included.%20Narrowing%20the%20playground%20and%20keeping%20it%20fun%20was%20the%20challenge.%20Reactions%20are%20welcome.

Cloistech

 by kylemaoin
  • Currently 5.2313
5.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Last edit: 21.05.2008
Tags: Blackletter, Sharp, Lowercase
Category: Pixel Optimized, Blackletter
20 Downloads20%20Downloads2099 Glyphs99%20Glyphs99©2008 Designed by Kyle Manning. Completed May 22nd 2008. kylemdesign@gmail.com%C2%A92008%20Designed%20by%20Kyle%20Manning.%20Completed%20May%2022nd%202008.%20kylemdesign%40gmail.com

Beft

 by adeptThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.02516
5.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E5.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E4.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Last edit: 22.12.2008
Tags: Beft, Bitmap
Category: Display, Pixel Optimized
61 Downloads61%20Downloads6184 Glyphs84%20Glyphs84Personal bitmap font.
The uppercase characters are all the same width.
Lowercase characters may need some adjusting.Personal%20bitmap%20font.%0D%0AThe%20uppercase%20characters%20are%20all%20the%20same%20width.%0D%0ALowercase%20characters%20may%20need%20some%20adjusting.

Ottonet

 by verbosus
  • 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: 07.04.2008
Tags: Ottonet, Cavedoni, Pixelfont, Pixel, Square, Squareish, Sansserif, Sanserif, Sans, Monoline
Category: Pixel Optimized
21 Downloads21%20Downloads2186 Glyphs86%20Glyphs86Ottonet is a pixel font I first drew around year 2000. I seem to have lost the original files, so FontStruct was a good way to resurrect it. Now, if only we had kerning…

More glyph coverage and possibly a lowercase pending.Ottonet%20is%20a%20pixel%20font%20I%20first%20drew%20around%20year%202000.%20I%20seem%20to%20have%20lost%20the%20original%20files%2C%20so%20FontStruct%20was%20a%20good%20way%20to%20resurrect%20it.%20Now%2C%20if%20only%20we%20had%20kerning%E2%80%A6%0D%0A%0D%0AMore%20glyph%20coverage%20and%20possibly%20a%20lowercase%20pending.

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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