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Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 A type designed in a grid, like on display panels Type is not only printed. There were always and still are a number of forms of type versions which function completely differently. Even very early in the history of script there were attempts to combine a few single elements into the diverse forms of individual characters and also efforts to construct the forms of letters within a geometric grid system. The “instructions” of Albrecht Dürer are probably most well-known. But although designers of past centuries assumed the ideal to basically be an artist’s handwritten script, the idea which developed in the course of mechanization was to “build” characters in a building block system only by stringing together one basic element — the so-called grid type was discovered, represented most commonly today by...

Download VTF Gladius Fonts Family From VarsityType Foundry VTF Gladius is the latest typographic endeavor from VarsityType. Like many others, this display typeface began as an experiment of implementing characteristics that otherwise would be absent in a traditional chiseled athletic block face. VTF Gladius implements a system of angles and junctions in its letterforms that generate a distinct clockwise visual rhythm. In circular characters, this sensation is demonstrated throughout the use of offsetting 45-degree corners and intersections built into the counters. This draws the eye through the letterform, left-to-right, making every word feel more dynamic. Further reinforcing the dynamic, the southernmost horizontal in each letterform is 10% thicker than the others. This unconventional decision alludes to penmanship, with the lower strokes pooling the majority of the ink, creating a nice “bounce” that gives the letter that much more personality. This phenomenon...