John Skelton Personal RSS Feed http://www.behance.net/afrojet The ‘Sans Serious’ Series is a group of tribute typefaces meant to honor Dutch designer and typographer Jurriaan Schrofer. Along with Wim Crouwel and Josef Albers, Jurrian Schrofer (1926 - 1990) was among the Bauhaus pioneers of grid-based modular typography and design. Schrofer's work experimented with type, light, and color and focused on mathematical shapes and pattern. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sans-Serious-Typeface/337605 The ‘Sans Serious’ Series is a group of tribute typefaces meant to honor Dutch designer and typographer Jurriaan Schrofer. Along with Wim Crouwel and Josef Albers, Jurrian Schrofer (1926 - 1990) was among the Bauhaus pioneers of grid-based modular typography and design. Schrofer's work experimented with type, light, and color and focused on mathematical shapes and pattern. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sans-Serious-Typeface/337605 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:50:26 -0600 This series showcases the lowercase "a" from the typeface Futura Stencil Black by using it to create these repeating modular, geometric patterns. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Futur-A-Pattern-Series/306823 This series showcases the lowercase "a" from the typeface Futura Stencil Black by using it to create these repeating modular, geometric patterns. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Futur-A-Pattern-Series/306823 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:19:16 -0500 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/HunstrAct-Typeface/301334 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/HunstrAct-Typeface/301334 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:42:15 -0500 Thunderball FAQ: Q: What's with the name? A: At some point over the holidays, the movie Thunderball was on and I got to thinking about jet packs, Aston Martins, archenemies, Blofeld, SPECTRE and whether Miami is really worth 100 Million in diamonds or if it might have been better just to keep the diamonds instead of trying to save Miami. I mean, at the time of the movie, Miami hadn't even discovered cocaine yet and really wasn't on the map. If I were Blofeld, I would have picked an entirely different city to hold a bomb threat over. It was the sixties after all, take out San Francisco. Incidentally, at one point in the movie Bond finds himself in the Bahamas in the middle of a junkanoo, which is a kind of street fair where folks wear insanely colorful costumes (mostly of feathers) and dance around. Junkanoo! Now that would make a great name for a font. Much better than Thunderball. Is it too late to change the name? Q: Your recent output - including this clodhopper - seems to be stuck on the 1.8 brick size filter, is your filter toggle stuck or something? A: Your Mom's filter toggle is stuck, buddy! And my next font will be called Clodhopper, and it will be yet another font built at 1.8 and it's going to be big and thick so you'll really feel it when I beat on your skull with it. Q: Whoa! Touchy. Ok, how about that uppercase 'T', it's awfully funny looking, you gonna change it? A: Oh Boy. You just don't know when to quit, do you? The 'T' began as a spacing compromise but over the last few days it has grown on me - overtaken me really - like some saccharine soaked pop song that I hate but secretly love. So back off on the 'T', it's not going anywhere. Q: Any last thoughts? A: Blofeld, Junkanoo, Clodhopper - all rad names for fonts that have yet to be born. Q.E.D. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thunderball-Typeface/246064 Thunderball FAQ: Q: What's with the name? A: At some point over the holidays, the movie Thunderball was on and I got to thinking about jet packs, Aston Martins, archenemies, Blofeld, SPECTRE and whether Miami is really worth 100 Million in diamonds or if it might have been better just to keep the diamonds instead of trying to save Miami. I mean, at the time of the movie, Miami hadn't even discovered cocaine yet and really wasn't on the map. If I were Blofeld, I would have picked an entirely different city to hold a bomb threat over. It was the sixties after all, take out San Francisco. Incidentally, at one point in the movie Bond finds himself in the Bahamas in the middle of a junkanoo, which is a kind of street fair where folks wear insanely colorful costumes (mostly of feathers) and dance around. Junkanoo! Now that would make a great name for a font. Much better than Thunderball. Is it too late to change the name? Q: Your recent output - including this clodhopper - seems to be stuck on the 1.8 brick size filter, is your filter toggle stuck or something? A: Your Mom's filter toggle is stuck, buddy! And my next font will be called Clodhopper, and it will be yet another font built at 1.8 and it's going to be big and thick so you'll really feel it when I beat on your skull with it. Q: Whoa! Touchy. Ok, how about that uppercase 'T', it's awfully funny looking, you gonna change it? A: Oh Boy. You just don't know when to quit, do you? The 'T' began as a spacing compromise but over the last few days it has grown on me - overtaken me really - like some saccharine soaked pop song that I hate but secretly love. So back off on the 'T', it's not going anywhere. Q: Any last thoughts? A: Blofeld, Junkanoo, Clodhopper - all rad names for fonts that have yet to be born. Q.E.D. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thunderball-Typeface/246064 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:51:23 -0500 I took this epic digger while mountain biking in the rain last Friday. No real damage besides a slightly bruised shoulder. But while kneeling on the ground and collecting my wits, I noticed the impression left by my tire treads in the mud and thought there might be a Fontruction idea in there. Hydroplane is the product of that and represents a desire to stay upright, moving forward, with two wheels firmly gripping the terra. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Hydroplane-Typeface/227735 I took this epic digger while mountain biking in the rain last Friday. No real damage besides a slightly bruised shoulder. But while kneeling on the ground and collecting my wits, I noticed the impression left by my tire treads in the mud and thought there might be a Fontruction idea in there. Hydroplane is the product of that and represents a desire to stay upright, moving forward, with two wheels firmly gripping the terra. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Hydroplane-Typeface/227735 Mon, 18 May 2009 11:05:56 -0500 Playtime Typeface is a font with five different styles (regular, bold, rounded, rounded bold, and cutouts). http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Playtime-Typeface/229320 Playtime Typeface is a font with five different styles (regular, bold, rounded, rounded bold, and cutouts). http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Playtime-Typeface/229320 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:12:40 -0500 Having previously played around in Fontstruct with <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/eclat_weave">Anni Albers' textile patterns</a>, I thought it time to turn my attention to her husband Josef's work. Josef Albers' constructivist typographic experiments are a perfect match for Fontstruct. Other Fontstructors have done great work with Alber's ideas. Most notably, Saberrider's <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/fontstract">fontsract</a> and Stewf's <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/gallery/2/all/highest_rated/0/leaflet">Leaflet family</a>. Using Josef Albers' <a href="http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/p22/p22_albers_set/">Kombinationsschrift alphabet</a> (1928-1931) as my foundation, I've been having a lot of fun remixing and experimenting with his letters. 'Sessions' is the first to get shared. Hopefully, more to come. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sessions-Typeface/224280 Having previously played around in Fontstruct with <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/eclat_weave">Anni Albers' textile patterns</a>, I thought it time to turn my attention to her husband Josef's work. Josef Albers' constructivist typographic experiments are a perfect match for Fontstruct. Other Fontstructors have done great work with Alber's ideas. Most notably, Saberrider's <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/fontstract">fontsract</a> and Stewf's <a href="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/gallery/2/all/highest_rated/0/leaflet">Leaflet family</a>. Using Josef Albers' <a href="http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/p22/p22_albers_set/">Kombinationsschrift alphabet</a> (1928-1931) as my foundation, I've been having a lot of fun remixing and experimenting with his letters. 'Sessions' is the first to get shared. Hopefully, more to come. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sessions-Typeface/224280 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:31:32 -0500