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cfr alfabet :: ?
Posted by Ringo in
11 May 2006 — 8:18pm
11 May 2006 — 8:18pm
I tried to build a word from a minimal set of types, which happened to be c f r .
This is the result
Any comments are welcome. :-)
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13 May 2006 — 4:35am
Nobody?
Maybe it works out better in Gill Sans instead of Palatino Bold.
13 May 2006 — 5:14am
Soo, I see you did it, but why did you do it? :) Hmm, I think I dont quite get it.
Why did you choose to set / build a word, from 'cfr'? ( Is there any sense or hidden meaning beyond it? )
But, Ive previously seen a complete character set made up from cut up numbers. I think it was by DesignerShock, or even NeubauBerlin.
Dav
13 May 2006 — 6:51am
I'm trying to find a minimal set of characters with which i can cover the whole alphabet.
c-f-r are the consonants of the (dutch) word 'cijfer' (engl. 'cipher') which has Arab origins (in Arabic, it says 'zero')
Somewhat esoteric maybe.
Anyway, economy of form, that's what i'm looking for.
Besides that, legibility must be taken into account.
13 May 2006 — 7:00am
Give me some time and I'll dig up TFJ's old experiment.
hhp
20 May 2006 — 6:59am
OK, here it is:
hhp
20 May 2006 — 2:08pm
I'm impressed that TFJ did this, but not surprised. I'll guess that someone who understand lettershapes and how they interact with others within context could simplify just as he has done. Really nice. Thanks for sharing, Hrant.
20 May 2006 — 2:24pm
So you think it works?
hhp
24 May 2006 — 12:31am
The idea is something similar to the Two For All workshop from Underware
http://www.typeworkshop.com/index.php?id1=Providence_03_2005&id2=day2&id...
24 May 2006 — 10:16am
Yeah I think it is working. I mean, I wouldn't read a book using it, but it does work.
25 May 2006 — 3:35am
Nice!
@ hrant: this experiment shows why handwriting is often readable only for the one who wrote it. Found it really difficult to decode. I think the shapes are a little too 'spontaneous' but the idea is very clear & attractive.
@ Steven Wulf: this is just the thing I am looking for. Type as a spare box of Lego.
25 May 2006 — 6:16am
That Tuscan face (project 8) is very nice and project 5.
Tim