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steveb · 08-06-2007, 12:57

Strzeminski was a Polish typographer. He was interested in the experiments in simplifying the alphabet under way at the German Bauhaus, especially the work done by Bayer. In 1932 he created a type system he called Komunikat. A mere 75 years later, I made it into a font. It has basic punctuation but no numbers (yet). I changed a couple of characters for the sake of legibility and created a new x. TrueType download is here: http://www.kolumbus.fi/stephenb/SBStrzeminski.ttf

Alexanda · 08-06-2007, 13:16

interesting work, cheers

John Good · 12-06-2007, 16:31

thanks !

Larixk · 12-06-2007, 16:39

Haettua sivua ei löydy!

steveb · 12-06-2007, 17:13

Vittu.

OK, try it now. I uploaded a slightly "improved" version with a slightly different name and didn't remember to alter the filename here.

gotnousername · 13-06-2007, 09:00

Nice stuff.

Steve is the type work personal or do you work on it commercially?

steveb · 13-06-2007, 10:51

Just for fun. The fonts I've done so far are missing most of the characters I don't need and I can't be bothered with the time-consuming aspects of font design like kerning-pairs. So I don't really think anyone would be happy about paying for my fonts. But they're OK for grungy display fonts!

There's another one of mine available here:
newsiren (1) - Abstract Fonts - your type - 10 000 Free Fonts

gotnousername · 13-06-2007, 13:13

Sweet.

What sort of work do you do Steve? I am intrigued

Link didn't seem o work, but I did find this... stehvelo Same you??

oli · 13-06-2007, 13:16

Thats him.

steveb · 13-06-2007, 14:13

Yeah, that's me all right. Stehvelo. Steppana. Steveb. The Winky Wanky Bird from London. I have many names.

And here is a proper link to that font.

www.kolumbus.fi/stephenb/newsiren.zip

As for work - I'm currently unemployed. I had my own company for 15 months which was supposed to specialize in restoring old and damaged photos. The need is there but the demand is not! So I terminated the company on April 30th.

I have done computer graphics since 1986 when it first became possible on an 8-bit machine for video. I have 12 years experience as a video editor and vision mixer for tv productions. I speak half a dozen languages, do freelance translation work from Finnish into English, throw common or garden websites together, and know how to make sure photos get reproduced in print the way they should (prepress). Creative typography is just a hobby.
And yet I can't get a job because - shock horror - I'm 54. But my mindset is about 25! In fact, with one exception, I don't have any friends older than me and a lot of them are about 20 years younger.

I'm sort of pissed off with prospective employers' attitude, but hey! Fuck 'em! It's their loss - that's what I think!

oli · 13-06-2007, 15:38

Lose the beard ?

steveb · 13-06-2007, 18:35

Or dye it!

08-06-2007, 12:57	#1 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 5,475	s t r z e m i n s k i Strzeminski was a Polish typographer. He was interested in the experiments in simplifying the alphabet under way at the German Bauhaus, especially the work done by Bayer. In 1932 he created a type system he called Komunikat. A mere 75 years later, I made it into a font. It has basic punctuation but no numbers (yet). I changed a couple of characters for the sake of legibility and created a new x. TrueType download is here: http://www.kolumbus.fi/stephenb/SBStrzeminski.ttf __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net Last edited by steveb : 12-06-2007 at 17:12.

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 5,475	Vittu. OK, try it now. I uploaded a slightly "improved" version with a slightly different name and didn't remember to alter the filename here. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

13-06-2007, 10:51	#7 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 5,475	Just for fun. The fonts I've done so far are missing most of the characters I don't need and I can't be bothered with the time-consuming aspects of font design like kerning-pairs. So I don't really think anyone would be happy about paying for my fonts. But they're OK for grungy display fonts! There's another one of mine available here: newsiren (1) - Abstract Fonts - your type - 10 000 Free Fonts __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

12-06-2007, 16:39	#4 (permalink)
Larixk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 1,052	Haettua sivua ei löydy!

13-06-2007, 09:00	#6 (permalink)
gotnousername Chavtastic Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,790	Nice stuff. Steve is the type work personal or do you work on it commercially?

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gotnousername Chavtastic Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,790	Sweet. What sort of work do you do Steve? I am intrigued Link didn't seem o work, but I did find this... stehvelo Same you??

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oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,000	Thats him. __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter me ..................

13-06-2007, 14:13	#10 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 5,475	Yeah, that's me all right. Stehvelo. Steppana. Steveb. The Winky Wanky Bird from London. I have many names. And here is a proper link to that font. www.kolumbus.fi/stephenb/newsiren.zip As for work - I'm currently unemployed. I had my own company for 15 months which was supposed to specialize in restoring old and damaged photos. The need is there but the demand is not! So I terminated the company on April 30th. I have done computer graphics since 1986 when it first became possible on an 8-bit machine for video. I have 12 years experience as a video editor and vision mixer for tv productions. I speak half a dozen languages, do freelance translation work from Finnish into English, throw common or garden websites together, and know how to make sure photos get reproduced in print the way they should (prepress). Creative typography is just a hobby. And yet I can't get a job because - shock horror - I'm 54. But my mindset is about 25! In fact, with one exception, I don't have any friends older than me and a lot of them are about 20 years younger. I'm sort of pissed off with prospective employers' attitude, but hey! Fuck 'em! It's their loss - that's what I think! __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net Last edited by steveb : 13-06-2007 at 14:24.

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oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,000	Lose the beard ? __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter me ..................

13-06-2007, 18:35	#12 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 5,475	Or dye it! __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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