Character Set


Minimalist

(available at myfonts.com)

PostScript fonts are constructed by connecting dots. In designing Minimalist, I wanted to see how few dots could be used to construct the alphabet. This is the source of the name--it is (or was) a minimum-point alphabet. I did not expect much from it, and was surprised that it turned out as good as it did. (Since I originally drew it, I have added some points to some of the letters to get them to generate proper bitmaps, so it no longer has minimum points.)

(TrueType fonts are also based on points. I am unaware of any program in which one designs letters by manipulating the TrueType points. The procedure in Fontographer is to design in PostScript, and have Fontographer translate to TrueType.)

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altered but not revised Jan 2008