Zuzana Licko / Emigre Fonts: Base 900 (2010)
http://www.emigre.com/EF.php?fid=216 [
http://www.emigre.com/FontTL/FTBas900.GIF]
When Base 9 was designed in 1994, the goal was to create a comprehensive family of
screen fonts with companion printer fonts, somewhat similar in purpose to Matthew Carter's
well known typeface Verdana.
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http://www.emigre.com/FF/Base900_01.GIF]
Base 9
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http://www.emigre.com/FF/Base900_02.GIF]
Base 900
Whereas the Base 9 screen font was designed on a grid of nine pixels high, and had its roots
in the Lo-Res 9 Narrow bitmap font, the Base 900 family is a high fidelity adaptation of the
Base 9 printer font design. This lineage is an example of how technological restraints can
serve as a source for design inspiration and exploration. In this case, the design morphed
from a bitmap, to a restricted outline, to a full, high resolution typeface. The resulting Base
900 fonts still convey a modular, geometric style, reminiscent of the early computer
technology era, but with an updated, more refined look made possible by a high resolution
grid - which offers unlimited design possibilities.
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http://www.emigre.com/FF/Base900_04.GIF]