Toneelschuur

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by funk_king

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this font is based on the letterhead created for the Theatre Toneelschuur Haarlem. i came across this one from links provided by Afrojet a while ago from the book "Dutch Type" By Jan Middendorp, p 141. link: http://books.google.com/books?id=sR9g5xPPJVQC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=%22Jurriaan+Schrofer%22&source=bl&ots=V4qa89tqBF&sig=HVQzWbGYS7P8BlrTIyHTx3CR7OM&hl=en&ei=Bj_iSujcKJSasgP_n4y_Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CCwQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=%22Jurriaan%20Schrofer%22&f=false
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Created on 7th December 2009. Last edited on 9th May 2010.
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inspiration for the font appears on page 141 of "Dutch Type" by Jan Middendorp.

Comment by funk_king 7th december 2009

You even played with some UC-lc base shifting to get the bouncy feeling, specially with double vowels.
Cool!

Comment by cayo 15th december 2009

A fun font, full of character.

Comment by p2pnut 15th december 2009

thanks cayo and p2p. i thought this had a certain festive and seasonal flair about it :)

Comment by funk_king 17th december 2009

I downloaded this long time ago and it is one that I like the most in my collection, but I absolutely did not remember this was one of yours. I understand this was not your concept initially but your adaptation to Fontstruct is a marvel. May I have some little suggestion : maybe I would have added some sort of big fat dot on the I to increase the fantasy of all this

Comment by Abneurone Fluid Types 8th may 2010

Bouncy and cute. Like.
PS: Congrats on your new job.

Comment by thalamic 9th may 2010

Dear FK, I am very, VERY glad to have pointed this. The result is extraordinary. Your idea to reverse the fat dot on Lower Case gives it even more dynamic and fantasy (and maybe even a little crazyness) I was expecting.
And also, these 2 new Ii alone give the font even more autonomy from the source.
Genial.
I am also glad to have brought this beauty back to life through Live Section, so that Thalamic and others could rediscover this gem.

Comment by Abneurone Fluid Types 9th may 2010

thanks, thal. can't take all the credit since this is a recreation. but i felt the same thing about the original. after searching to see if it had been digitized and finding nothing, i decided to give it it's due :)

thanks, neurone; for the attention and suggestion for the i. i agree that this gives the work additional distinction from the original source and adds greatly to the fun and variety of the font. merci :)

Comment by funk_king 9th may 2010