![]() ![]() The assignment, which was on the whole wisely formulated, was to design a typeface which would enable “a smooth flow of information in the reader’s eye”, therefore a typeface without any artistic ambitions, from which everything which obstructs legibility would be eliminated. The work, however, finally resulted in the complete re-drawing of the typeface. My task was to design a modification of the existing Times. ![]() Times with a Human Face: In my article of the same name which appeared in the magazine Font, volume 2000 I described the long and trying story of an order for a typeface for the Czech periodical Lidové noviny (People’s Newspaper). With five weights, a stencil version, and oblique styles for each, this 12-font family is ready and capable for any project. Additionally, the family is packed with a set of 11 discretionary ligatures that can be used as ordinals, buzzwords, and more (These options can be found under “Stylistic Sets” and “Discretionary Ligatures” in the “OpenType” window respectively).VTF Gladius supports most western languages including: Afrikaans, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Sami, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish. By default, these angular embellishments are disabled for standard styles and enabled for oblique styles. ![]() This phenomenon is even more apparent in oblique styles.Select letterforms also feature “speed cuts”, which are a customizable OpenType feature for the VTF Gladius family. This unconventional decision alludes to penmanship, with the lower strokes pooling the majority of the ink, creating a nice “bounce” that gives the letter that much more personality. This draws the eye through the letterform, left-to-right, making every word feel more dynamic.Further reinforcing the dynamic, the southernmost horizontal in each letterform is 10% thicker than the others. In circular characters, this sensation is demonstrated throughout the use of offsetting 45-degree corners and intersections built into the counters. ![]() Like many others, this display typeface began as an experiment of implementing characteristics that otherwise would be absent in a traditional chiseled athletic block face.VTF Gladius implements a system of angles and junctions in its letterforms that generate a distinct clockwise visual rhythm. VTF Gladius is the latest typographic endeavor from VarsityType. They should work harmoniously in contrast.Club des directeurs artistiques Prix 2010European Design Awards 2011 Each of the members try their best to be different from the others because of their features. Phototype allowed operators to position millimeters, on the fly, letter after letter: words, sentences according to the specifications of the art director.AW Conqueror superfamilyAW Conqueror Didot is part of a larger family, who include 4 others subfamilies with great potential: They’re but based on same structure, with some connection between them (width for example), to offer a great & easy titling toolbox to any designers, from skilful to beginner. Both transfer letter and phototitling have liberated the principle of letter-to-letter spacing, previously impossible with metal type. Founded by Ed Rondthaler, Photo-lettering catalogs swarmed with more daring typefaces than the others. Homage to 70s phototype typography in 3 stylesThe AW Conqueror typeface family is a nod to the spirit of phototype typefaces and transfer lettering from the early 70’s. ![]()
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