4. Or, if you type on mobile, and it mirrors the input box below, try to write a longer word that heavily autocorrects after you’re done – and see it animate above.
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5. On desktop, hold Ctrl to “type in place” and have the new letter replace the previous one. It’s fun to see relationship between letters this way (e.g. O and Q, P and R, 0 and O, and so on).
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This is the Figma file with all the vectors in case you’re interested in engaging this way:https://www.figma.com/file/MNtvZ9k1tSIW4wf499uMUN/Segmented-type-to-share …
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Marcin Wichary Retweeted chris
This is a great exploration. Even with few segments at hand, you can start approaching many letters in different ways and thinking of the personality of your font:https://twitter.com/chriswearly/status/995011960373641216 …
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For that reason, I always liked pixel fonts as a way to introduce people to type design. You can learn basic lessons and recover from mistakes so quickly. (For example, the distance between “Crap, I forgot to make room for descenders” to making that room can be just minutes.)
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I think I just learned the lesson Will Wright learned when the level editor for another game became more interesting than the game itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_(1989_video_game)#Development … (Or: Build canvases, not demos.)
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“Wright found he enjoyed designing the islands in the level editor more than playing the actual game” Funny, the same thing happened to Introversion Software (
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(I'm trying to find the video where they explain that they realized that they had more fun building a prison level for subversion, and that became
#PrisonArchitect
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Ah, there it is: https://youtu.be/UyKtNERXtdU?t=21m50s …
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Ah, amazing! I loved Darwinia and DefCon.
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