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Lithops

Devil Hides Here

lithops regular

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Published on May 11, 2022

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Lithops is a very display, very unique, very complex semi modular font. Uppercase only, it was originally hand drawn in Procreate, and then processed in Glyphs 3. Its name stems from succulent plants to which it bears a resemblance, and was (loosely) inspired by Art Nouveau, Alzheimer brains and Matisse cutouts. Lithops started in February 2021 as a spontaneous creative outlet and glyph drawing exercise. Though it may not be easy to use and is difficult to categorise, Lithops serves as an exploration of the future of type design, begging the question: how complex can a font be, all while staying cohesive, legible and aesthetically pleasing, and most importantly, fun?

Lithops
DAYTONA MESS
DADDY I WANT A TESLA!
BOLDFACE JIGSAWED FOCALISE ABSOLVED PICOWAVE VOIDABLE
Sleep is a pathless labyrinth, Dark to the gaze of moons and suns, Through which the exile clue of dreams, A gossamer thread, obscurely runs.
Muses no more, but mazes be your names When discord’s sound shall mar your concord sweet Unkindly now your careful fancy frames, When fortune treads your favours under feet; But foul befall that cursed cuckoo’s throat That so hath crossed sweet Philomela’s note.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Labyrinthine joy of distraction. Oh, amazing maze of the mind!
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