fs Retro-Electro

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by thalamic

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this electricity
injected into me
emotions running over me
and when you're getting close
you touch my innermost
a feeling deep inside me knows
—"circuit breaker", röyksopp
Info:

Created on 10th August 2008. Last edited on 24th June 2009.
License:

All Rights Reserved. No download available.
Categories:
- Script
Sets:
- Dotted
- Connected
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14 Comments

very stylish, very compact looking, simply awesome font!
I like especially your decision for "j", "f" and "R". Also that "r" and "s" are sweetness.
cool

Comment by kix 11th august 2008

@kix: My method to create a typeface does not change no matter how I try. I do one character, and the rest just follow the inherent rules laid out by that one character. Thanks for liking it.

@williaum: Some fonts just come together without much effort. I wasn't going to do the uppercase, thinking they wouldn't really join up well. Then, just on a whim, I decided to try out the 'A'. "That worked. Hmmm... Can I do the same for 'B'? OK." Etc., etc. Then, later I went back and tweaked all lowercases to match the new-found uppers. I am pleased with the way this font turned out. Thanks.

Comment by thalamic 11th august 2008

It's magic isn't it, when you're onto something and the bricks just fall into place one after another, and it's like you're sleepwalking through it. There's a sweet inevitability about this font that makes it really poetic.

Comment by intaglio 12th august 2008

So simple but so enticing. Great way to fuse the cursive touch with little squares

Comment by nemoorange 12th august 2008

@intaglio: Poetic? Wow...that is one sweet compliment. Thank you. As for the magic--it really was. Everything just fit, like a jigsaw puzzle where every piece you picked up was exactly the one you needed next.

@memoorange: Thanks. Aren't paradoxes wonderful!? :)

Comment by thalamic 13th august 2008

Just great. The Pixel view is sublime.

Comment by afrojet 14th august 2008

@afrojet: :D

@williaum: Clone away!...and dot-ted.

Comment by thalamic 14th august 2008

Very, very elegant!
‹Poetic› is the word.

I like best:
+ the per cent glyph
+ the ampersand
+ the discription

Comment by guentersen 19th august 2008

Thank you, guentersen. The font gods were with me on this one. I'm glad you liked the &. It was the most difficult character to get right.

Comment by thalamic 19th august 2008

hi, really like this font. beautiful.I was wondering, would you be interested in designing a masthead based on this font. its for falter mag www.faltermagazine.com if you're interested drop me a line at emma@faltermagazine.com
thanks!

Comment by falter 25th august 2008