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Rimski

 by IxelThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.8
6.8 (14 votes)
Last change: 23.11.2008
Tags: Display, Sans Serif, Condensed
Category: Sans Serif, Display
40 Downloads40%20Downloads407 Comments7%20Comments766 Glyphs66%20Glyphs66it all started with the lowercase sit%20all%20started%20with%20the%20lowercase%20s

monomum

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.8
6.8 (15 votes)
Last change: 23.12.2008
Tags: Monospace, Stylized, Small Size, Optimized, Legibility, Experiment, Fail, T S Eliot
Category: Sans Serif, Display
62 Downloads62%20Downloads6217 Comments17%20Comments1767 Glyphs67%20Glyphs67There's no inspiration here other than a desire to create a stylized mono-spaced font that is legible at small sizes. It's a solution to a fabricated problem. Getting the basic characters in, it is, evidently, not mono-spaced, even though all glyphs end at the same grid square on the right. One problem is the lack of control over the width of space. Other issues come up as well, such as the period (full stop) has to be way over there to the right of this font's grid to make it the same width as the rest of the characters.Conclusion? Mono-spaced fonts are just not possible in fontstruct at this point. :( Correct me if I am wrong. Rob?There%27s%20no%20inspiration%20here%20other%20than%20a%20desire%20to%20create%20a%20stylized%20mono-spaced%20font%20that%20is%20legible%20at%20small%20sizes.%20It%27s%20a%20solution%20to%20a%20fabricated%20problem.%20Getting%20the%20basic%20characters%20in%2C%20it%20is%2C%20evidently%2C%20not%20mono-spaced%2C%20even%20though%20all%20glyphs%20end%20at%20the%20same%20grid%20square%20on%20the%20right.%20One%20problem%20is%20the%20lack%20of%20control%20over%20the%20width%20of%20space.%20Other%20issues%20come%20up%20as%20well%2C%20such%20as%20the%20period%20%28full%20stop%29%20has%20to%20be%20way%20over%20there%20to%20the%20right%20of%20this%20font%27s%20grid%20to%20make%20it%20the%20same%20width%20as%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20characters.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EConclusion%3F%20Mono-spaced%20fonts%20are%20just%20not%20possible%20in%20fontstruct%20at%20this%20point.%20%3A%28%20Correct%20me%20if%20I%20am%20wrong.%20Rob%3F

Troy Thin

 by JustinOperable
  • Currently 4.5
4.5 (6 votes)
Last change: 08.08.2008
Tags: Sans, Metropolitan, Thin
Category: Sans Serif
10 Downloads10%20Downloads101 Comments1%20Comments198 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Tried to make a designer-style font similar in some respects to Eurostile or Microgramma. Look at the pixel preview, for some reason, it screws up the letters when you look at them with the "Show all letters" optionTried%20to%20make%20a%20designer-style%20font%20similar%20in%20some%20respects%20to%20Eurostile%20or%20Microgramma.%20Look%20at%20the%20pixel%20preview%2C%20for%20some%20reason%2C%20it%20screws%20up%20the%20letters%20when%20you%20look%20at%20them%20with%20the%20%22Show%20all%20letters%22%20option

OakleyHomage

 by Theobald
  • Currently 3.3
3.3 (3 votes)
Last change: 03.06.2008
Tags: Bold, Grotesk
Category: Display, Sans Serif
7 Downloads7%20Downloads7113 Glyphs113%20Glyphs113An homage to the greatest optics-company ever. All Scandinavian/Nordic letters should be there, if you miss any, feel free to make a remix.An%20homage%20to%20the%20greatest%20optics-company%20ever.%20All%20Scandinavian%2FNordic%20letters%20should%20be%20there%2C%20if%20you%20miss%20any%2C%20feel%20free%20to%20make%20a%20remix.

Riged

 by digitalx5
  • Currently 4.3
4.3 (4 votes)
Last change: 06.09.2008
Tags: Pixels, Pixely, All, Round, Rigid, Curve, Script, Font, Blackletter, Sans Serif, Serif, Bold, Italic, Sans, Riged, Slab, Slab Serif, Display, Font, Fonts, Dingbats, Picture, Western, Non, Nonwestern, Alpha, Bitmap, Flash, Retro, Smooth, Well, Formed, 70s
Category: Sans Serif
19 Downloads19%20Downloads193 Comments3%20Comments3351 Glyphs351%20Glyphs351A new font that contains a lot of characters, over 350. Most of them are very pixely looking (all characters were at the start, thus Riged (I know its not spelt that way)). I then started to add curves and circles to basic latin and I am going to continue until the font is a good font that everyone can enjoy. If you have any tips that would make this font better then please tell me as I am sure I have made a few mistakes.

*UPDATE - "x", "M", "m" have now been fixed 5th July 2008A%20new%20font%20that%20contains%20a%20lot%20of%20characters%2C%20over%20350.%20Most%20of%20them%20are%20very%20pixely%20looking%20%28all%20characters%20were%20at%20the%20start%2C%20thus%20Riged%20%28I%20know%20its%20not%20spelt%20that%20way%29%29.%20I%20then%20started%20to%20add%20curves%20and%20circles%20to%20basic%20latin%20and%20I%20am%20going%20to%20continue%20until%20the%20font%20is%20a%20good%20font%20that%20everyone%20can%20enjoy.%20If%20you%20have%20any%20tips%20that%20would%20make%20this%20font%20better%20then%20please%20tell%20me%20as%20I%20am%20sure%20I%20have%20made%20a%20few%20mistakes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2AUPDATE%20-%20%22x%22%2C%20%22M%22%2C%20%22m%22%20have%20now%20been%20fixed%205th%20July%202008

Lower Face

 by stigThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.0
6.0 (15 votes)
Last change: 15.08.2008
Tags: Sans Serif, Lower, Medium
Category: Display, Sans Serif
191 Downloads191%20Downloads191165 Glyphs165%20Glyphs165Based on a few letters of a font I saw in a magazine. All lower case.Based%20on%20a%20few%20letters%20of%20a%20font%20I%20saw%20in%20a%20magazine.%20All%20lower%20case.

WPA Gothic

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.0
7.0 (31 votes)
Last change: 05.01.2009
Tags: Sign Painting, 1930s, 1940s, Wpa, Poster
Category: Sans Serif
777 Downloads777%20Downloads77713 Comments13%20Comments13206 Glyphs206%20Glyphs206The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) was the largest agency of FDR's "New Deal", employing millions of people. Over 2,000 posters were produced by the W.P.A. to raise awareness and support the arts.

I have a lot of admiration for these posters and a style of sign painters' lettering that was common in the U.S. during the 1930s-'40s. WPA Gothic gets much of its inspiration from this poster in particular. This FontStruction stays true to the sample’s simple letterforms, but the FontStruct grid does present a few limitations. For more refined typefaces of this style check out Futura Display, Tourist Gothic, FF Moderne Gothics, Refrigerator, and MVB Solano Gothic by some of my favorite type designers, two of which (Van Bronkhorst and Parkinson) are East Bay natives.

WPA Gothic has a few alternate glyphs hanging out in the Extended Latin slots with more to come.

To get a look at the typeface outside the confines of the FontStruct sampler, here's a sample poster.

May 25, 2008: Released a variation with low-waisted "deco" caps.%3Cp%3EThe%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWorks_Progress_Administration%22%3EWorks%20Progress%20Administration%3C%2Fa%3E%20%28W.P.A.%29%20was%20the%20largest%20agency%20of%20FDR%27s%20%26quot%3BNew%20Deal%26quot%3B%2C%20employing%20millions%20of%20people.%20Over%202%2C000%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fmemory.loc.gov%2Fammem%2Fwpaposters%2Fwpahome.html%22%3Eposters%3C%2Fa%3E%20were%20produced%20by%20the%20W.P.A.%20to%20raise%20awareness%20and%20support%20the%20arts.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3EI%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20admiration%20for%20these%20posters%20and%20a%20style%20of%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Dsignpaintersgothic%26amp%3Bw%3Dall%22%3Esign%20painters%27%20lettering%3C%2Fa%3E%20that%20was%20common%20in%20the%20U.S.%20during%20the%201930s-%2740s.%20WPA%20Gothic%20gets%20much%20of%20its%20inspiration%20from%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fpantufla%2F2404006691%2F%22%3Ethis%20poster%3C%2Fa%3E%20in%20particular.%20This%20FontStruction%20stays%20true%20to%20the%20sample%E2%80%99s%20simple%20letterforms%2C%20but%20the%20FontStruct%20grid%20does%20present%20a%20few%20limitations.%20For%20more%20refined%20typefaces%20of%20this%20style%20check%20out%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Furw%2Ffutura_display%2F%22%3EFutura%20Display%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fsingles%2Flanston_type%2Fltc_tourist_gothic_pro%2F%3Fsample_text%3DSee%2520alternates%2520below.%26acs_ss%3D9%22%3ETourist%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Ffontfont%2Fff_moderne_gothics%2F%22%3EFF%20Moderne%20Gothics%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Fmark_simonson%2Frefrigerator%2F%22%3ERefrigerator%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20and%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Fmvb_fonts%2Fmvb_solano_gothic_pro%2F%22%3EMVB%20Solano%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20by%20some%20of%20my%20favorite%20type%20designers%2C%20two%20of%20which%20%28Van%20Bronkhorst%20and%20Parkinson%29%20are%20East%20Bay%20natives.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F14740%22%3EWPA%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20has%20a%20few%20alternate%20glyphs%20hanging%20out%20in%20the%20Extended%20Latin%20slots%20with%20more%20to%20come.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3ETo%20get%20a%20look%20at%20the%20typeface%20outside%20the%20confines%20of%20the%20FontStruct%20sampler%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fstewf%2F2485428971%2F%22%3Ehere%27s%20a%20sample%20poster%3C%2Fa%3E.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EMay%2025%2C%202008%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Released%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F53157%22%3Ea%20variation%3C%2Fa%3E%20with%20low-waisted%20%22deco%22%20caps.%3C%2Fp%3E

Matthias Smooth

 by polar23This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 4.9
4.9 (7 votes)
Last change: 09.04.2008
Tags: -
Category: Sans Serif
42 Downloads42%20Downloads42195 Glyphs195%20Glyphs195Variation of Matthias Eight with all edges rounded off.Variation%20of%20Matthias%20Eight%20with%20all%20edges%20rounded%20off.

LD Jo alpha

 by lukas834This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.0
6.0 (10 votes)
Last change: 21.10.2008
Tags: Sans Serif
Category: Sans Serif
129 Downloads129%20Downloads1291 Comments1%20Comments191 Glyphs91%20Glyphs91Still trying ;)
All comments appreciatedStill%20trying%20%3B%29%0D%0AAll%20comments%20appreciated

Testing

 by OrangeTypist
  • Currently 1.2
1.2 (5 votes)
Last change: 20.12.2008
Tags: Prototype, Simple
Category: Sans Serif
9 Downloads9%20Downloads998 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98A fairly plain font, all things considered, but it works. Sort of.A%20fairly%20plain%20font%2C%20all%20things%20considered%2C%20but%20it%20works.%20Sort%20of.

Seravek

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