Type blog

Camotype

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:25:53 -0500

I think this one is pretty straightforward - once I get my hand on some good camo pattern books I'll probably do another three or four of these since they're easy and totally gangsta. Download Camotype

Cactus

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:33:47 -0500

This is actually a failed experiment - I'm trying to create fractal typefaces that recurse several orders of magnitude - here we have something that didn't work, but I thought looked cool. Watch for more of these - maybe it'd make a cool poster for some punk architectural fusion concert? Download Cactus __ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Fatpixel

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:24:12 -0500

I wanted to make something squarish and fat. Thats all I have to say about that. Download Fatpixel ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Koolhand

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:35:08 -0500

This is something I started a while back and never really finished; a weird display typeface based on the architecture of one of my favorites, Rem Koolhaas. I honestly have no real justification for loving OMA, I think its just highly avant garde and postmodern - very little architecture in the US catches my attention, I am sad to say. I believe this has to do with the conservative attitudes on aesthetics that are prevalent in all walks of life here in the states. That said, this typeface is probably pretty ugly used as anything other than a textural treatment. I promise I will try harder this weekend when I have more time. Download Koolhand ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

TrussType

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:25:47 -0500

This is based on the truss system in old dutch colonial houses that I've seen around the states - I've put variations on some of the letters I wasn't sure I liked. De-upload Trusstype ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Nuit

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:49:56 -0500

Sometimes you have to indulge yourself - with all these modular, uniform styles I had to let my beard grow long. There's multiple instances of most characters, as I absolutely despise 'handmade' type in which you have no variation amongst the same letters. Download Nuit ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Paratype

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:59 -0500

This one is strange - you download text boxes, not fonts... I've filled them with Lorem Ipsum... the point is that you can fill them with your own type - perhaps for a layout or something? Some of these letter-forms don't work or would be completely unreadable as paragraphs - perhaps someday I'll revisit this one and dis-un-readable-ize them. Until that day, please don't hate me. Download Paratype. Note: It is an AI and not an EPS because I'm not sure the threading &c. will function. Sorry about that - be sure to let me know if you have problems. ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Omnistroke Square

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:22:09 -0500

I'm sorry to say that today's might be a bit boring - another Omnistroke. This is because I am working on something a bit more complicated for tomorrow. I had to get it down on paper, as I find this to be useful in building other type ideas. Download Omnistroke Square ___ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Eurochair

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:43:37 -0500

This one was inspired by an old ad I found for fancy chairs - a vine-like typeface which I've modified here to be squarish and more modern. This is also a single-stroke typeface so that you may thicken as-needed. Download Eurochair _____ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.

Omnistroke Sans

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:09:58 -0500

One of the hard and fast rules for me in school (set by my fascist typography teacher) was that type must not be stretched. This is because it distorts the geometry of the font; the strokes and angles are especially mangled by any excessive distortion. I have created a single-line typeface that can be stretched and distorted at your leisure without drastic effects to the readability. Its called 'Omnistroke Sans'. An added benefit is that you can change the stroke weight and style as you see fit, to make a nearly unlimited number of variations in style. Look for more Omnistroke family members coming up here at type.fwis.com Download Omnistroke Sans _________ About this site: Type.fwis.com is for me to test myself and see if I can design a new typeface every day for 31 days. You will be able to critique me and download an EPS of the file. This will likely end in tears and embarrassment for myself. I will not convert any of these to real fonts as I have neither the time nor the knowledge. For the true-blue typography geeks who are ATypI members and are deeply offended by my blunders, I am quite sorry and you should feel free to hurl insults and old issues of Emigre. Please let me know if you want to use any of these in a project, I would be honored. It is very likely I will give permission in exchange for a copy of the final piece. See the About section for more details, or contact me.