Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: FF Mt - a different kind of typeface, for free.

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-19-2007, 09:13 PM:

I came across an article on the Typographica website (http://typographi.com) about FF Mt, a pretty cool new typeface by acclaimed type designer Erik Spiekermann. In terms of style the font appears to be a variation of his highly popular Meta type family.

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quote: Typographica
April 1, 2007, Berlin — FSI FontShop International proudly announces FF Mt™, Erik Spiekermann’s most economical typeface ever. Employing obscure but powerful techniques like vwl mmssn and cap reduction, FF Mt uses up to 50% less paper, screen real estate, and wall space than other text faces without a single condensed letter.

The German government has already incorporated FF Mt in their road sign system.

In addition to its conservationist benefits, FF Mt also enables the generation of buzzwords, product names, and Web 2.0 domains as the user types.

Finally, FF Mt prepares us for the future. English is changing. With the popularity of MMS and internet chat, spelling reform is occurring at a quickened pace. FF Mt accommodates this new condensed written language now. Any copy set in this advanced font will conform to next-generation standards, yet still pass present-day spell checkers.

FSI FontShop International believes this tool is so revolutionary and beneficial to the Earth that access should not be limited to the few. Starting today, April 1 2007, the cross-platform OpenType font is available for free at FontFont.com.

Download FF Mt and start changing the world now!

The typeface is in OpenType format with Postscript outlines.
http://fontfont.com/downloads/

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 04-19-2007, 10:05 PM:

[sleep]

Saving Phil the effort here. [evil]

Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 04-19-2007, 11:04 PM:

Proof you indeed get what you pay for! [Smile]

(The news release date gives it away!)

Posted by Frank Dubrois (Member # 3042) on 04-19-2007, 11:21 PM:

quote: Mike Heenan
Saving Phil the effort here.

Do you ever have anything to contribute other than [sleep]

? It's getting old.

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 04-20-2007, 01:56 AM:

Yes I do. Do you actually have anything to contribute other than trying to start up 27 page flame wars?

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 04-20-2007, 10:32 AM:

[Big Grin]

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-20-2007, 11:16 AM:

thnks fr hjckng th thrd.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 04-20-2007, 11:17 AM:

Somehow I just can't imaging being a typeset designer... now thats got to be very boring! Kinda like the guy at the garage that just cleans the gunk out of each gear tooth on a transmission rebuild..... [sleep]

Mark

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-20-2007, 04:04 PM:

Type design is largely a thankless job.

Some designers, such as Erik Spiekermann, do get satisfaction from seeing their fonts get heavy use from professional graphics people.

Though I am tired of seeing Trajan on so many movie titles, I'm sure Carol Twombly, the lady who designed the typeface, gets some kind of thrill from seeing it used so much.

The best graphic artists often will develop custom lettering for logos and other design tasks because none of the "off the shelf" existing fonts will do an adequate job. Sometimes the designer will come up with something unique and cool enough to expand into an entire typeface, or spend years drafting it into an entire type family of many different weights.

Some big money can be made with specially commissioned projects for businesses. Certain businesses and publications want their own customized type that doesn't exist anywhere else. Big newspapers and certain magazines use that practice. Normally, you need a fairly strong reputation to be able to land such jobs though.