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Layered Types
Hi everybody!
i'm working on my graduation thesis and i had to start from the book that me and other guys redesigned and illustrated.
we worked on "Flatland" by Edwin Abbott.
Starting from here i'd like to work on layered type and i'd like to create a font family that could be readable only by overlapping the different types with different colours.
Now i'm searching information about something similar but i found only the Layered type created by some students of an underware workshop (http://www.typeworkshop.com/index.php?id1=Helsinki_Lahti_10_2002&id2=01&...) and the YMC type bythe Dainippon Type Organization (they are owner of a website but it's all in Japanese...)
Do you know something else that could be useful?
Thanks a lot!!
Tommaso
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7 May 2006 — 8:39am
I don't know if I understand the concept, but HERE is a font that has to be used in 2 layers called Techno X by Sander Kessels. It is free at his [link removed by moderator.]
I guess Treasury from Canada Type
qualifies here, and several of the Fontmesa fonts, which have a western theme. Some have incredible detail.
7 May 2006 — 8:59am
FF Primary is cool.
And FF Identification might be relevant too.
They are not free.
hhp
7 May 2006 — 5:34pm
Wilma available at FontShop.
7 May 2006 — 5:37pm
Shades by Hoefler & Frere-Jones.
7 May 2006 — 5:38pm
FF Kipp
7 May 2006 — 5:43pm
Bfrika by Max Kisman
7 May 2006 — 10:50pm
And of course Rosewood, which is rarely used as its designers intended.
8 May 2006 — 4:22am
http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=blue+island
This might give you some ideas for extracting parts of letters
Tim
8 May 2006 — 1:58pm
GREAT!!
thank you all!
i'll let you see something as soon as i start the pratical work!! ;)
22 May 2006 — 1:29pm
Who is the moderator for this group? Could you please let me know why you removed the lollibomb link from my post? Is Sander Kessels banned here, or something?
22 May 2006 — 1:29pm
The reason I ask is someone wrote me to get it.
22 May 2006 — 2:58pm
I remove links to questionable sites. Privately send me the link again and I'll re-review it. As I don't remember it now.
22 May 2006 — 5:04pm
A four layered font: Federal from Letterror
peace
18 Oct 2006 — 6:24am
Just found this thread... Does anybody have any insight on the technical aspects of creating a multi-layered typeface? Does anyone have any experience with it?
I ask because I'm also working on a multi-layered typeface...I'm trying to figure out how to program the OpenType features.
18 Oct 2006 — 11:18pm
Well, my Uncompromising Arabic Font is 6-layered, so to speak.
Layering is good for security and demonstration purposes. More, I do not know.
If the 6 fonts are given different colors, overlaps, swashes and ligatures could be fantastically demonstrated. If one or more fonts is whitened, the writing could be secured. The more the whites, the higher the security?!
Happy Layering with Flowers