>As a good Graphic Designer all i have to say is: Nothing
>Important: I´m working very hard in the smallest screen font on earth, some of this font are used now in this examples( the "copyright" typography) and i´m fighting right now, (with the legibility) cause is going to be the smallest...please tell me your opinion!
The smallest font in terms of cartesian resolution is 3x3 units. It [partly] uses luminance values (shades of gray) to convey shape. Look at the outline font AlienGray3 for an idea of what I'm talking about (but it's not an easy font to find).
I've only seen it two places. One was a book called "Face 2 Face" (I think), which I never bought: over-priced. The other, I don't remember... :-/ Sorry.
But bascially it uses circles of three different sizes placed on a 3x3 grid to create the glyph image. It's UC-only (I think).
btw miguel - i have tried numereous times to create the smallest font. and there are infinite number of problems. in the end (which i hope wont be your end), i quitted and flexed the font so much until it became just a normal sized screen font
This is the best pixel script I've seen. It's very much a lo-res FB Rocket (http://www.fontbureau.com/specimens/rocket.html) I think it could be very useful, and certainly marketable if you ever wish to sell it.
3 Feb 2002 — 7:10pm
all i can say is: WOW
3 Feb 2002 — 8:26pm
Scoles,
Thanks for the comments, and yes. I hope to sell something one day, maybe with the Atomic people ;}
and right, Rocket is so cool!
Well here´s the light weight.
Miguel
3 Feb 2002 — 11:05pm
I ask and receive. Very nice. It certainly
doesn't have the power of the bold, but it works,
and gives a designer a second option.
Now show me a Futura Display at 12 pixels high.
and I will name my firstborn son "Miguel".
http://www.myfonts.com/FontFamily6331.html
Stephen
5 Feb 2002 — 7:41am
Stephen,
It`s a deal!
-D45 works in text, just like this:
Next time,
Show me something hard to do (...)
Miguel
5 Feb 2002 — 11:21am
Ooo, tough guy. Ok, try this one:
http://www.myfonts.com/Testdrive?p=48&s=Bitmap+me%2C+Miguel&id=63694&submit=display
Stephen
5 Feb 2002 — 11:38am
i'm drooling
6 Feb 2002 — 3:28am
>As a good Graphic Designer all i have to say is: Nothing
>Important:
I´m working very hard in the smallest screen font on earth, some of this font are used now in this examples( the "copyright" typography) and i´m fighting right now, (with the legibility) cause is going to be the smallest...please tell me your opinion!
Miguel .
6 Feb 2002 — 7:16am
The smallest font in terms of cartesian resolution is 3x3 units. It [partly] uses luminance values (shades of gray) to convey shape. Look at the outline font AlienGray3 for an idea of what I'm talking about (but it's not an easy font to find).
hhp
7 Feb 2002 — 12:33am
Hrant
If is posible that put a gif image of this font here? i`m very interested.
miguel
7 Feb 2002 — 8:02am
I've only seen it two places. One was a book called "Face 2 Face" (I think), which I never bought: over-priced. The other, I don't remember... :-/ Sorry.
But bascially it uses circles of three different sizes placed on a 3x3 grid to create the glyph image. It's UC-only (I think).
hhp
7 Feb 2002 — 7:02pm
Funny, I just ran into the book again about an hour ago.
The book is actually called "Faces on the Edge". The font is called "Alien:Gray". It was made by Joshua Distler (Shift foundry) in 1995.
hhp
8 Feb 2002 — 5:19pm
Mhhh...i found it, and is very interesting to me.
Let see first
8 Feb 2002 — 5:50pm
The Thirstype people make another try:
15 May 2002 — 7:04am
incredible
that idea is so very highly original..
it really solves many problems.
btw miguel - i have tried numereous times to create the smallest font. and there are infinite number of problems. in the end (which i hope wont be your end), i quitted and flexed the font so much until it became just a normal sized screen font
5 Feb 2002 — 11:36am
Slick. In your original sample, are the O and the D
too similar?
3 Feb 2002 — 1:50pm
Miguel,
This is the best pixel script I've seen.
It's very much a lo-res FB Rocket
(http://www.fontbureau.com/specimens/rocket.html)
I think it could be very useful, and
certainly marketable if you ever wish
to sell it.
Is a light weight companion possible?
Stephen