Typophile

I need a hand with a small font..

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Im making a scrolling display in the street outside my house.. In London, there are these glass brick that are often set in the pavement.. I have put a bunch of LEDs under the glass bricks and have started doing trcks with them.. but the grid of blocks is 4 high (by 16) so fonts are really tough..
Does anyone know of a resource where i can see the most efficient way of making fonts with only four pixels high...? I supose I could turn the thing around and do 16 high (by 4) but you would have to turn your head... Someone told me Wim Krause made one up at the beginning of computer time.. Any help would be greatfully received..
P.S Check out the giant 3d sculpture I just made if youre interested.. http://www.greyworld.org

Andrew, brilliant work at the Stock Exchange!

I was recently introduced to that little Ambient Orb from MoMA's Design shop, which displays real-time information regarding stocks, weather, etc. Similar technology?

http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/orb/orborder.html

I'll be in London soon, I'm going to make a point to go see your sculpture. Where is the Stock Exchange located? (And can I go in? :-))

Zara

OK, near St Pauls

: ) thanks a lot - quite different tech, actually, the spheres have 21 moving parts, and get their data and power from the cables - its on telly every day, and closed to the general public, but if youd like to visit, ill sneak you in the back : ) Send me a mail and we can sort it out..
Any idea about a small 4 pixel high font? I suppose it would have to be lower and upper case, no?

Maybe 'FF Xcreen', by / from eboy / FontFont.?

Well, and, thanks to FontFont, its a free download, too.. :-)
www.fontfont.com/downloads.html

I'm not certain if there are fonts of 4 px in height, but maybe take a look at atomicmedia.net. They have a lovely collection of pixel fonts.

http://atomicmedia.net

Z.

Well, Yea, I just noticed myself, afterwards.. :-)
Oh, no, oh, no, those designers, these days..

Andrew:
> Someone told me Wim Krause made one up at the beginning of computer time..

Hmm, I guess you are looking for Wim Crouwel.
Maybe this book can help you.
Also check this thread from our archives.

Hey, look at this minies:

For 3 pixels high...only the Q need one descendent pixel ;)
http://atomicmedia.net/font.php?font_name=Minority

For 4 pixels high...
http://atomicmedia.net/font.php?font_name=Microscopic

mh

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