typeface crit
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- mevsthem
it's not done but what do you think. true 1x1 typeface RGB and ROYGBIV
http://mevsthem.com/public/true1…
- helloperson0
Sofar it's fairly legible. Your lower case "q" and "v" look like they are sitting a little low on the baseline (optically, of course) Are you working in pixels, or are you using a fontdesign program.... just wondering.
This might be a good thing to post at typofile.com,
you might get some more/better feedback there.
- mevsthem0
Thanks for your feedback.
The lower case q is fine :) your getting that feeling cause of the upper case Q tip it's like helvetica compressed. I was thinking of making the lower case v 1 pixel on top 2 in the middle and 2 on the bottom but then it dosn't match the lower case y but also because when i scale a letter i feel like the bottom and top is growing so that v works, but i get a feeling like its a v extended. Im using Fontlab for the pixel 5x7 typeface but for the color version part im using a different program but its not final. Thanks again for the feedback. I wanted to see if I could make a true 1x1 pixel typeface and still be readable. I also want to come up with a full color version but that might be harder to choose good colors.
- mevsthem0
ill check out typofile.com thanks.
- mevsthem0
http://www.typophile.com/forums/…
if your a registered member on typophile u can give feedback there.
- _salisae_0
right over my head
- mevsthem0
? :) what do you mean right over my head?
- _salisae_0
the roy and the rgb and the type .. doesn't compute .. guessing it's over my head
- timg0
i would *LOVE* to know where you found the BOC/ Live Hexagon Sun vinyl !
- timg0
correction:
i would *LOVE* to know where you found the BOC/ Live Hexagon Sun vinyl !
+++ for what looks like $4.00!!!
- mevsthem0
its a 1x1 typeface.
each square is a lower case and upper case letter. Rr is for Red
Oo is Orange. it's being able to read a 1x1 pixel typeface using color. If you look up ROYGBIV its the colors of the rainbow each letter describes a color. there is only 26 characters numbers would be spelled in the complete version, everything would be spelled.
- _salisae_0
one pixel by one pixel??
so you'd be writing words in colors and not using the actual letters shown.
correct?
why so small?
sorry if i sound ahtarted
- mevsthem0
I just wanted to see if a 1 pixel typeface was possiable.
1x1=1 so 1 pixel :) the bigger version with the pixel type inside is to demo what each color represents.
If i were to use the ROYGBIV typeface for something it would be for a cover of a single track from BoC album the track is called ROYGBIV which is a Acronym for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet (order of colors of the rainbow)
I wanna make a full 26 character color version. In these versions you would only be able to use the colors provided but i think they can still be usable like i noted about the ROYGBIV track.
It's cryptic at first but it can be used it as a 1 pixel font :)
- _salisae_0
gotcha!
can C be cyan?
is this to do with a school project? if so .. which school?
- mevsthem0
nope this isn't for school, it was just a problem solving experiment me wanting to see if 1 pixel typeface was in anyway possiable that would be readable. Yes C would be cyan. A could be aqua but then its to similar to cyan you need a good eye but i have other selections for Aa.
For the full version its important for me to select good colors im not even sure if all letters are possiable.
ROYGBIV was easy cause thats the colors of the rainbow and RGB well who dosn't know what that is :)
- _salisae_0
to answer your original question .. i think it's very cool. would like to see it in context as well. way to think inside the pixel!
- mevsthem0
Thanks salisae!
I wanted to make a CD cover + booklet for fun to test it out for the track ROYGBIV by Boards of Canada
inside the booklet each page would be a color Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet With the letters on top left Ex: Rr and the cover would be black with ROYGBIV spelled in 1pixel color font :).
again thanks for your feedback.
- woodyBatts0
I think that's a very sexy concept for a font.
- mevsthem0
thanks woodybatts
and cloned read the thread + my 5x7 pixel font on top of the 1pixel font dosn't look like your font which is pretty much tahoma size 8 [notepad size]
- CharlesChester0
Anyone fancy a pint?