274444
Published: 24th April, 2024
Last edited: 10th September, 2011
Created: 10th September, 2011
This whole permuatation thing is so fun and easy to play around with. The original fs Permutation series worked with just the bricks that were available by default. Since then, the FontStructor has evolved, allowing for, in part, custom bricks. This new permutation was not possible before. This one is created just to show that custom bricks can be dragged and dropped on top of the existing ones replacing the standard bricks. The bricks used here are half high and half tall square bricks, centered.
Clone it and play around.
Instructions 1. Select a brick from the standard bricks or create your own custom brick.
2. Click and drag it to the brick in the first position in My Bricksuntil that brick turns gray.
3. Release.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the brick in the second position in My Bricks.
191446
Published: 24th April, 2024
Last edited: 26th April, 2013
Created: 26th April, 2013
Permutation: The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements.
One font, two different brick combinations.
Picking any two bricks from the 169 available gives a total possible combinations of 14196 (169C2) different fonts. Counting a certain kinds of bricks as one--all four 45degree, for instance--gives 36 unique bricks, resulting in 630 (36C2) unique combinations or fonts.
In this font, if the bricks are swapped with each other, the result will be a different font. Hence order of the bricks matter. In which case, nCr (combinations) is not the right choice. What's needed is nPr (permutations). 169P2 gives 28392 permutations and a 36P2 gives 1260 permutations.
So, at a minimum, 1260 fonts are possible with the current implementation of FontStruct, with just this particular layout of bricks.
9661417263
Published: 10th August, 2008
Last edited: 24th June, 2009
Created: 10th August, 2008
this electricity
injected into me
emotions running over me
and when you're getting close
you touch my innermost
a feeling deep inside me knows
—"circuit breaker", röyksopp
14812819
Published: 24th August, 2008
Last edited: 25th August, 2009
Created: 23rd August, 2008
You are an obsession
I cannot sleep
I am your possession
Unopened at your feet
There's no balance
No equality
Be still, I will not accept defeat
—"Obsession", Animotion
1445837
Published: 6th September, 2008
Last edited: 16th June, 2009
Created: 6th September, 2008
Synergy of two, energy go wild See the stars align to spell our name out in the sky —"Circuit Breaker", Röyksopp
656666
Published: 15th September, 2008
Last edited: 21st January, 2013
Created: 15th September, 2008
I seem to be caught in a rut. All my work is resembling everything else I did in the past. I may have hit upon, what I consider, a good typographic balance between glyph design and fontstruct limitations or I simply may have run out of ideas. Only time will tell. :)
376198025
Published: 7th October, 2008
Last edited: 12th June, 2009
Created: 30th September, 2008
I really like the way this one turned out. It uses minimal grid blocks to achieve the desired effect (although at ~2x2 and the slivers and the pinhole dots, there are a surprisingly large number of actual bricks used per glyph than evident at a quick glance, although not a single overlapping brick is used without express purpose). I think this is my favorite of all the ones I've done so far. It is with nervous anticipation that I let it free. Go forth and propagate, young font; it's You v World!
284114036
Published: 28th October, 2008
Last edited: 24th June, 2009
Created: 18th October, 2008
Further exploration of the...this...style of type design. I was going to do the uppercase but then I realized that I wasn't. Go figure.
12368411
Published: 4th November, 2008
Last edited: 30th June, 2023
Created: 4th November, 2008
The 'why not' version...with a guentersen style heart at the dagger.
886276843
Published: 21st December, 2008
Last edited: 8th June, 2009
Created: 21st December, 2008
The new spacing controls have added complications in this font. Set tracking to -64 to get the characters to join up.
1009886
Published: 12th January, 2009
Last edited: 22nd June, 2009
Created: 11th January, 2009
for djnippa.
the short numerals seem all out of order but there is a logic to it. - for 1, _ (shift -) for 2, = for 3, + (shift =) for 4, [ for 5, { for 6, ] for 7, } for 8, \ for 9, | for 0.
Mayan-type alt. numerals at: * for 0, ( for 1, ) for 2, ; for 3, : for 4, ' for 5, " for 6, < for 7, > for 8, / for 9.This is a clone
13773439205
Published: 16th January, 2009
Last edited: 11th May, 2011
Created: 15th January, 2009
Lay The I Flat on top of this to fill in the missing parts.
36281019
Published: 5th February, 2009
Last edited: 20th August, 2012
Created: 3rd February, 2009
This font has no idea what it wants to be when it grows up. Stupid designer.
51078423
Published: 18th February, 2009
Last edited: 16th July, 2009
Created: 8th February, 2009
It started when kolarek posted the RÖFIX logo as his inspiration for his Blokinjo FontStruction. I wondered if that logo could be recreated exactly in FS. Turns out, it could. Having done that exercise, it was time to move on to play with other character designs. In a short while the whole set was done that matched the logo characters. Then the playing really began. Over the last 11 days, enough variations for each character were generated to fill three fonts. This is just one of those three.
$=Alt. s %=Alt. alt. s <=Alt. V >=Alt. W [=Alt. U ]=Alt. alt. W \=K |=Alt. S
114128110
Published: 19th February, 2009
Last edited: 19th June, 2009
Created: 11th February, 2009
This came out of the same exercise that produced FIROX.This is a clone of fs FIROX
It looks quite simple, and in the end, it was, though getting to the end was anything but. This font appears as a clone of ookii because that's where I started it, thinking I'll just add the shadows. Getting the shadows to look natural and line up properly in every character was a geometric challenge. I ended up redrawing the whole thing three times over--in incremental step up of scale before getting it right. I love doing fonts like this one.This is a clone
6554416
Published: 27th March, 2009
Last edited: 13th May, 2009
Created: 27th March, 2009
Permutation: The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements.
One font, two different brick combinations.
Picking any two bricks from the 169 available gives a total possible combinations of 14196 (169C2) different fonts. Counting a certain kinds of bricks as one--all four 45degree, for instance--gives 36 unique bricks, resulting in 630 (36C2) unique combinations or fonts.
In this font, if the bricks are swapped with each other, the result will be a different font. Hence order of the bricks matter. In which case, nCr (combinations) is not the right choice. What's needed is nPr (permutations). 169P2 gives 28392 permutations and a 36P2 gives 1260 permutations.
So, at a minimum, 1260 fonts are possible with the current implementation of FontStruct, with just this particular layout of bricks.
7934410
Published: 27th March, 2009
Last edited: 24th June, 2009
Created: 27th March, 2009
Permutation: The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements.
One font, two different brick combinations.
Picking any two bricks from the 169 available gives a total possible combinations of 14196 (169C2) different fonts. Counting a certain kinds of bricks as one--all four 45degree, for instance--gives 36 unique bricks, resulting in 630 (36C2) unique combinations or fonts.
In this font, if the bricks are swapped with each other, the result will be a different font. Hence order of the bricks matter. In which case, nCr (combinations) is not the right choice. What's needed is nPr (permutations). 169P2 gives 28392 permutations and a 36P2 gives 1260 permutations.
So, at a minimum, 1260 fonts are possible with the current implementation of FontStruct, with just this particular layout of bricks.
7612567187
Published: 25th May, 2009
Last edited: 24th August, 2012
Created: 23rd May, 2009
I filled it, kix. :) ----- It appears as a clone because that's where it started but every character is built from scratch. kix' brilliant original is an understatement of perfection, using the least amount of bricks for such a grand effect. However, it left not much space inside for any kind of meaningful rendering. Had to quadruple each glyph in order to get enough brick space inside to get some effect going. In the process I came to appreciate the true brilliance of the design and the awesomeness of certain characters. G, for instance. I have scaled everything up, but have not taken any liberties with the shapes—they are true to the original. If a certain glyph is off, it is due to my ineffective eye and not borne out of a desire to change the original. (Point it out, and I'll correct it). Hope you like it. ----- I live in the third-world; it is summer (well, it is here). Consequently, unannounced power outages 2, 5, 8 times a day are standard operating procedure. While/when we have power, my ISP may not. Consequently, unannounced internet outages 3, 4, 7 times a day are standard operating procedure. Out of 24 hours, I get 3, 4 hours of internet access on a good day. Everything everywhere is UPS'd up the wazoo. Still, UPSes need power to recharge. I never know when the computer might shut down or lose the internet connection. Consequently, I have become a master S-pusher. Sorry for the server load, admins. :-)This is a clone
9710988
Published: 15th August, 2009
Last edited: 23rd November, 2009
Created: 15th August, 2009
This started out as a 'why not'. When it showed potential, I added more glyphs to round out the character set.
— Alt. t at { for words beginning with it.
— ll (double l) lig. at } for a nicer fit.This is a clone of fs Fontsration
121176233
Published: 24th August, 2009
Last edited: 24th August, 2009
Created: 23rd August, 2009
This one started out quite different; a simple three-line font. While making an alternate B, the curlicue was introduced. A clone and many hours later, Etched was born. Later added borders and decorations when the sample called for it. ----- Works best at 64pt. Set leading to 48pt for a single dividing line in between, 52pt for a double dividing line, and 56pt for a clear break between lines. No kerning required.
Start a new line with < and end it with >.
Top borders: [ \ ] Bottom borders: { | } Top border decoration: ~ Bottom border decoration: / Left border: ( Right border: ) Text decoration: _ Text decoration end (ambidextrous): `This is a clone of fs Etched [Nyle]
71106016
Published: 25th August, 2009
Last edited: 10th December, 2022
Created: 24th August, 2009
This one started out quite different; a simple three-line font. While making an alternate B, the curlicue was introduced. A clone and many hours later, Etched was born. Later added borders and decorations when the sample called for it. Then cloned the clone and stripped it bare...because DJNippa was going to ask for it, wasn't he!. :-) ----- Works best at 64pt. Set leading to between 48pt and 56pt. No kerning required.
Top borders: [ \ ] Bottom borders: { | } Top border decoration: ~ Bottom border decoration: / Left border: ( Right border: ) Text decoration: _ Text decoration end (ambidextrous): `This is a clone of fs Etched