90680
Published: 26th October, 2015
Last edited: 23rd October, 2015
Created: 21st October, 2015
Unstable is based on the effect made when paper is burned to reveal layers and uneven edges. My original idea was to look at what happens to materials as they endure the process of burning. This evolved to looking at what remains of the material when it looks to be on the precipice of collapse. This resulted in letterforms that are quite dramatic with aspects of deterioration and roughness overshadowing the structure. Shading also adds texture and makes it more visually engaging. It could have a variety of applications including use in the horror genre, video games and grunge apparel. This is a clone
150260
Published: 3rd May, 2024
Last edited: 7th November, 2013
Created: 29th October, 2013
This typeface is based around the theme of decay. I was looking into how society and the world is decaying through pollution and such which then lead me to look into the after affects of pollution and waste, what does it look like? I started to burn some materials and photograph them throughout the proccess, I was then able to make letter forms from the imagery I had collected. This is a clone
241303
Published: 25th October, 2011
Last edited: 12th December, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
I created this font using the subject matter 'decay'. I am an amateur, having never used fontstruct before and only ever created hand rendered fonts or type via letter press this was a challenge! It is by no means perfect (I will finish the x,y and z shortly when my internet stops giving me grief). I have already tried to type this description several times but fontstruct persistently signs me out every time I reach a crucial stage in my production :( feel free to interpret how you wish! It is entitled burn but I believe and have been told that the patterns also resemble mouldy old fruit/veg and general decay - lovely!
346308
Published: 23rd October, 2014
Last edited: 25th October, 2014
Created: 16th October, 2014
My first project as a student at UWE studying Graphic Design was to create a font using FontStruct. I chose to develop the theme messy, I thought to myself ‘what makes a mess?’ This led me to the idea of toast, it’s messy and especially when burnt. I cut letters out of burnt toast, I really liked the effect it had made therefore it influenced me to develop it further within FontStruct. I decided to use Helvetica as a guide purely for its simple, clean letterforms, hence why I have named my typeface ‘Burnt Helvetica’. I wanted to really capture the essence of the burnt areas with shading, therefore my inspiration came from cutting the burnt toast around a Helvetica letter template, photographing it and printing it on graph paper. Due to the nature of the font being messy I wouldn’t use it on anything formal or of importance, I feel that it would be suitable to be used within children associated designs, definitely food related designs and perhaps something rather playful or of course, messy. This is my first attempt using FontStruct all feedback is welcome.
8823212
Published: 8th November, 2010
Last edited: 3rd November, 2010
Created: 25th October, 2010
Font based on the theme of decay. I started by looking at the decaying buildings, working from photographs of tired brick and worn surfaces. I made some rubbings from text on the side of a building and this is what the main font outline is based on. I wanted to create a worn font, with an almost burnt texture to replicate the worn and disintegrating buildings I started with. The name comes from text on the side of a building and I think the textures of decay can be beautiful.This is a clone