This is actually derivative work from my study of pattern and distortion. I found a bunch of really cool glyphs in the patterns of each image. I took out a few of them and made a font set out of it. I find it very cool to have a set of interesting icons all created through pure randomness.
Use the text area below and type in different characters to see the full set.
The Discussion
8 Comments on “From Patterns to Icons”PJ Onori has a Weblog
5.05.2005 10:28 pmNew icon font by yours truly
Have a look at this font set I made from random glyphs created through my study of pattern and distortion. Very, very cool stuff….
apples
8.05.2005 4:00 pmhey that’s cool!
you only do English letters?
I missed a few…
kellie kat
13.05.2005 1:39 pmi found you on design observer.com!
props for having the balls to write a comment amongst all of the big shot designers….what an epic battle there. hilarious! designers debating philosophically on bullshit….but it is so true.
Jeff
15.05.2005 10:03 pmTha’ musta taken ye’ a ‘oad a ‘ork. Dunneh aneh practical applications, bu’ ver’ in’erestin’.
Quentin
18.05.2005 1:03 pmInteresting and random stuff – just how I like it~
Found your site from Blogexplosion
Benjamin Solah
26.05.2005 3:37 amHey seen you blog often, and I often stay and read, I like the design alot. Though you haven’t posted in a bit.
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2.10.2005 11:19 pmAnother Icon Set – Bitcons
I’m not sure where this sudden fascination with icon design has come from… I’ve just made another icon set – this time however, it’s not a font but rather 16×16 pixel raster icons. This was the first time where the…
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9.10.2005 8:42 pmTonkyou Icon Set Complete
This project is WAY overdue… I finally got the time to put up the new icon set I made a while back. I called it ‘Tonkyou’ — wierd name I know. I could go into the roots of why I…