58153213
Published: 11th November, 2013
Last edited: 4th December, 2013
Created: 10th November, 2013
'Repertor' is a display typeface inspired by hand-rendered calligraphy and brush stroke textures. The typeface evolved from exploring physical properties of my starting theme 'motion' and combining this with nautical elements, mostly found close to Bristol Harbour - the name 'Repertor' has been taken from a Thames sailing barge. This is a clone
41142615
Published: 30th October, 2013
Last edited: 10th November, 2013
Created: 9th October, 2013
Starting from the word 'squishy', I thought about how children play with very tactile things. If something has a tactile nature it will appeal to children to play with it and 'squish' it. From this I explored how sponges are very squeezable and photographed them in different ways. Alongside this thought process I was also sketching water in letter forms and loved how it appears to have a squishy texture in itself because it is fluid. Combining these ideas, I experimented with cutting sponges into letter forms, applying paint, squishing them and creating a typeface based on the marks they leave behind on a laminate table surface.
1183617922
Published: 25th October, 2013
Last edited: 28th November, 2013
Created: 24th October, 2013
A font initially designed on isometric paper in response to my 'words' brief at UWE. 'Ornate' was the word selected from a list as a starting point. My interest in isometric designs was triggered by Jakob Runge's Fracmetrica typeface. And I know my typeface isn't truly isometric; it's damn hard to create isometric angles on Fontstruct, especially as this is my first font on here. Any constructive criticism, suggestions or advice will be greatly received.
(I've no idea why Fontstruct has displayed my characters in such a strange order)This is a clone
16282258145
Published: 23rd October, 2013
Last edited: 9th November, 2013
Created: 20th October, 2013
This san serif, textured, bold font is inspired by the old cast iron type on train carts. When I discovered the old train carts down at the 'Bristol Harbour Railway' I was fascinated by these incredible forms.
To create the structure of these characters I worked from one of the rubbings I took of a particularly nice iron plate and then scanned it into the computer to replicate the letters which where missing. I then printed this on to graph paper and transferred the bricks one by one to try and get the most accurate representation as possible.This is a clone
956374
Published: 21st October, 2013
Last edited: 25th November, 2013
Created: 24th September, 2013
I created this font based on the word ‘vibration’. I looked at sound waves and visual interpretations of vibration which led to a glitchy image that didn’t have clear lines. For the font I tried to create the impression of movement and a sort of buzzing going on.
9492631
Published: 9th December, 2012
Last edited: 11th December, 2012
Created: 5th November, 2012
This font was based on the word ornate. It draws inspiration from neo-classical architecture, tattoos the base outline takes elements from church windows holding the inner detailing which was somewhat inspired by a combination of knit-work and the forms within the glass holding together stain glass windows. The flourishes and filigree forms are a more simplistic take on tattoo lettering. With all this combined I created this typeface to represent my chosen theme of ornate
60603
Published: 7th November, 2012
Last edited: 7th November, 2012
Created: 7th November, 2012
i am currently studying graphic design at the university of the west of england (UWE). i chose to design a typeface derived from the word reflection. i looked at symmetry and geometric shapes when designing my font, i wanted to make it look simple, clean and effective so by using a large grid i created a bold text thats easily legible. personally i think the lowercase typeface works better when used in large body texts but the uppercase looks powerful when used for titles, logo's and informative text headings as its eye catching and different. fontstruct is full of complicated typefaces so i wanted to show the opposite; geometrefection is a great example of simple typefaces that can be created on fontstruct.This is a clone
191324
Published: 30th October, 2012
Last edited: 10th November, 2012
Created: 29th October, 2012
Conduit is a display font inspired by electricity pylon designs from around the world. Each letter has a sturdy, structured look, featuring latticed crossbeams and a thick angular outline.
Conduit is great for making an impact if used sparingly, but not so good for large bodies of text. It’s also well suited to larger sizes, showing off it’s detailed structure and utilising it’s bold design to the fullest.This is a clone
200269
Published: 30th October, 2012
Last edited: 13th November, 2012
Created: 18th October, 2012
Monospaced typeface designed for my first year project at UWE. The main theme of the font was developed by looking at decaying buildings and structures as well as graffiti artwork.
363298
Published: 30th October, 2012
Last edited: 12th November, 2012
Created: 22nd October, 2012
Originally based on the word 'dynamic', which later led to the development of atoms and everyday structures. My idea is specifically based on 'The Generation of x-rays and Moseley's Law' atom, which led me to branch out and try and interpret everyday structures.
326267
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 30th October, 2012
Created: 24th October, 2012
A typeface reflecting the relationship between architecture and letter forms. Tones are used as opposed to outlines as not to detract away from the 3D form.
431365
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 19th November, 2012
Created: 21st October, 2012
Balloon Face
A fun typeface with a hand rendered feel, inspired by the art of balloon sculpturing. Also a take on the popular graffiti style of bubble writing, as seen and researched in bristol city centre.
UWE Graphic Design - Communicating with Words
210313
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 5th December, 2012
Created: 15th October, 2012
This is for my first project at uwe bristol, it was my first time using the software fontstruction. Influenced by a book named 'elsewhere'. It isn't completely finished and some letters are in the process of being changed. Extra characters coming soon...
416329
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 25th November, 2012
Created: 15th October, 2012
This font was made as a response to a brief given to me for my Graphic Design course. we were invited to chose a theme for a list of words, I chose decay. My inspiration originally came from my everyday walk to Uni; past old factories, over a disused railway bridge and past an old cricket ground. I then started to broaden my view of decay and looked at the way it effects different things including the decay theory (a theory used my psychologists about memory) and then finally I narrowed it down to dead tress. The finally font has been inspired by the illustrations of Tim Burton.
522397
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 31st October, 2012
Created: 23rd October, 2012
Spaztec was origanally inspired by the word "ornate".
I began by looking at jewelry and "flourishes" on other fonts. After playing around with shapes and curves I realised i hadn't been thinking outside of the box.
Ornate could have different meanings and take many forms. I then took interest in Aztec and Native American prints. I particularly liked the "hand crafted"/"imperfect" shapes and chose to comunicate the rawness in my typeface.
60392
Published: 29th October, 2012
Last edited: 3rd November, 2012
Created: 11th October, 2012
This is my first Fonstruction whilst studying my degree in Graphic Design at UWE. It is themed 'dynamic', however once i started research and mind mapping i went more in the direction of dynamic dance and movement; which is what lead me to looking at ribbons and ballet. I wanted to bring the letterforms back towards the dynamic theme, so decided to make the sides and corners more angular. With some of the letters i tried to create a joined up handwriting feel, inspired by the way that ribbon floats and would fall if it was making the letters naturally.
201376
Published: 28th October, 2012
Last edited: 5th November, 2012
Created: 18th October, 2012
I was inspired by the word squishy.i started of looking at squishy objects,i did a few experiments with toothpaste and liked the idea of flow.I looked at Benoit Bodhin and his font Pipo to give me inspiration to keep flow throughout the letters without them actually being joined.
3357310
Published: 27th October, 2012
Last edited: 27th October, 2012
Created: 21st October, 2012
This typeface is the response to the word order. I was influenced by Art Deco design, as well as the form of grids. It was developed by hand using a ruler and pen, experimenting with spacing and curves. The same shapes and angles are used right throughout, lending to the idea of an ordered typeface.
3610367
Published: 20th October, 2012
Last edited: 1st November, 2012
Created: 14th October, 2012
This font was created around the theme of repetition, it was inspired by Art Deco design and how repetition and pattern aren't just pointless ornaments but fundamental to the structure of the font. I have been able to reach this stage after 5 weeks of continuous development, sketching and experimentation which I focused around trying to create a bridge between 2D and 3D fonts. Built up of a single repeated component this font is not suitable or made for large amounts of text, but instead has been created to highlight the strength and complexity of each individual letter.
http://oliver-james-town.blogspot.co.uk
193538
Published: 9th December, 2011
Last edited: 20th December, 2011
Created: 27th October, 2011
Font inspired by Bézier control points found in vector graphic software such as Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape.
The irony is in the brick-based construction of Fontstructing, but I had lots of fun nonetheless.
This set will be further developed though - any and all feedback are welcome :D
130264
Published: 5th December, 2011
Last edited: 5th December, 2011
Created: 15th November, 2011
Aidan Jones, A font created for a UWE graphic design project, originally made for a different font which involved pumpkins, however this wouldn't download so I had to simplify the font by getting rid of the pumpkins. This is why the letters are not consistent in size.This is a clone