Typeface based on Pet Shop Boys' album "Nightlife," their single "New York City Boy," and their "Montage" concert tour (1999–2000). While a fan TTF was made by Footnote Fonts in 1999 (as well as a couple of, um, 'unofficial variants' of that design by other folks over the next two years), almost 21 years later here is MY take on it in FontStruct. The following letters are taken from existing artwork: A B C E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W X Y; all other glyphs are by Goatmeal. Due to the design's height restriction, I couldn't figure out a suitable $.
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Update: March 01, 2022 - Numerals 0–9 taken from the tracklist number designs of the "Nightlife" Promo CD.
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Update: December 02, 2023 - Corrected V from existing artwork for the "Nightlife" Ringbinder Double CD Promo (2nd disc is labeled INTERVIEW).
Clone of Beneath A Steel Sky. Inset for the main text font used in the DOS version of Beneath A Steel Sky, (C) 1994 Revolution Software.
While Damien Guard (DamienG) couldn't find the numerals 3 5 6 and 8 (see the comments section for his 2017 FontStruction "BeneathASteelSky"), I was able to find at least two instances where the number 3 was used; however, I couldn't find a 7. So, to complete the set of numerals, I'm using his designs for 5 6 7 and 8 (which fit the aesthetics of the other numbers). Thanks, Damien!
This is a clone of Beneath A Steel SkyFont used as the main text font in the DOS version of Beneath A Steel Sky, (C) 1994 Revolution Software.
While Damien Guard (DamienG) couldn't find the numerals 3 5 6 and 8 (see the comments section for his 2017 FontStruction "BeneathASteelSky"), I was able to find at least two instances where the number 3 was used; however, I couldn't find a 7. So, to complete the set of numerals, I'm using his designs for 5 6 7 and 8 (which fit the aesthetics of the other numbers). Thanks, Damien!
Font used on the LINC terminal screens, inside LINC-Space, and for player-named saved games in the DOS version of Beneath A Steel Sky, (C) 1994 Revolution Software.
Oddities found within this font's design:
• The j is missing its tittle (corrected here)
• The stem of the k is 1 pixel shy of the full cap height (corrected here)
• There is an extra pixel width of space after the i, the lowercase L (l), the period (.), the colon (:), and the apostrophe ('), likely for increased legibility (retained here)
• The apostrophe (') is one pixel higher than the cap height (retained here)
There are also a few design differences between the glyphs for the player's saved games versus the font used for interacting with LINC (above):
• The saved game capital i (I) and number one (1) both have the same design, which is the same as the LINC lowercase L (l) above
• The saved game lowecase L (l) is actually 1 pixel taller than the cap height
• The saved game exclamation point (!) is 1 pixel shorter than the cap height
The original design oddities and the saved game variants are found in the More Latin section.
This is a clone of Beneath A Steel Sky - LINCFont used on the LINC terminal screens, inside LINC-Space, and for player-named saved games in the DOS version of Beneath A Steel Sky, (C) 1994 Revolution Software.
Oddities found within this font's design:
• The j is missing its tittle (corrected here)
• The stem of the k is 1 pixel shy of the full cap height (corrected here)
• There is an extra pixel width of space after the i, the lowercase L (l), the period (.), the colon (:), and the apostrophe ('), likely for increased legibility (retained here)
• The apostrophe (') is one pixel higher than the cap height (retained here)
There are also a few design differences between the glyphs for the player's saved games versus the font used for interacting with LINC (above):
• The saved game capital i (I) and number one (1) both have the same design, which is the same as the LINC lowercase L (l) above
• The saved game lowecase L (l) is actually 1 pixel taller than the cap height
• The saved game exclamation point (!) is 1 pixel shorter than the cap height
The original design oddities and the saved game variants are found in the More Latin section.
HIGH SOCIETY
This font was created based originally on the word 'Gregarious'. From that I researched Social Housing in the UK. These are spaces designed to house many people for as cheap as possible. I used compound blocks to create complex detailed flats that stack up as high as a tower block usually would.
Experimental 24-segment display or massive monochrome Mondrian matrix. Pixel compatible!
The thinking behind this one was that with incongruously sized segments arranged in the proper way, I would create a design which was effectively 5x5, but which accomodated more glyphs than 5x5 usually does. Negative space is incorporated into the structure of many glyphs, though not enough to classify this as an IVO design.
"Qualtron" is the name of an imaginary entity that a friend believed in - a being meant to represent the result of "a mathematical equation that can rule the universe". I didn't inquire further about it... :D
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Design Rules:
1. Segments can have interior length/width of 2 or 5.
2. The central 2x2 square must always remain open.
3. Square bricks and 90-degree angles only.
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Original size: 20.75pt (use multiples of this value for pixel perfection)