Typophile - self-square - Comments

oh, thank you... i thought

studio punkat — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:15:43 -0700

oh, thank you... i thought that could be useful to write anonymous letters too !

This is beautiful. You seem

James Yencken — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:19:12 -0700

This is beautiful. You seem to have bypassed the common problem with any type grid systems; allowing people to fill in the lines themselves usually results in ugly. Your system seems so simple that I can’t imagine anyone being able to wreck it.

I love the stepped B you’ve drawn, as well as the narrow W.

self-square

studio punkat — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:14:19 -0700

Here is just an experimental type called "self-square". [img:selfsquare01_6560.jpg] The "self-square" develops an interaction with the user. It is just a simple grid (2x2 + diagonals) according to which the user draws freely each characters and define its weight by the choice of his tool (pen, marker, etc). The "self-square" could be printed on a tape, and then, the width of the tape determines the basic leading. [img:selfsquare02_4391.jpg] And here, you can see that's too easy to get a condensed version.