Compyx: creating a multicolor 8‑bit font for browsers(pixelambacht.nl)

60 pointsby bpierrevor 12 Jahren12 comments

Compyx: creating a multicolor 8‑bit font for browsers

http://pixelambacht.nl/2014/compyx-a-multicolor-8bit-font/

10 comments

banevor 12 Jahren

Once again, another fantastic idea that sources its idea from the demoscene, one of the two great alternative software movements (the other being the opensource movement).

178vor 12 Jahren

It would be interesting to know if this transformative use of the multicolor charsets counts as copyright infringement. I know "normal" (vector) fonts are not protected by copyright because they don't cross the threshold of originality, but I personally wouldn't lump the examples in the article into the same category.

In any case it is really interesting to see how much creativity was put into the distribution of warez…

blackoilvor 12 Jahren

Windows phone 8.1 also seem to have COLR/CPAL support.

Pxtlvor 12 Jahren

... now I want all the fonts from classic '90s videogames. Doom font! Tyrian font! Oh my God we're going to get so sick of all of those.

lelandbateyvor 12 Jahren

This is a really cool thing, and I like the idea of multicolored fonts.

Something to note is this crashed Firefox for Android.

morschvor 12 Jahren

Worked fine for me, Firefox 29.0.1 on Cyanogenmod 11.

erikanovor 12 Jahren

Worked fine for me in Firefox for Android.

gdewildevor 12 Jahren

I found replacing letters with images to be very compatible with even the oldest browsers.

http://abc.go-here.nl/

Camillovor 12 Jahren

Could somebody please explain why people are going to all this trouble to do weird things with fonts? Why not just use an image instead?

mnxvor 12 Jahren

Nice, although I'd guess the biggest application will be in icon fonts, and not those meant for text.

Semiapiesvor 12 Jahren

Seems to work for Chrome on the Mac, too.

mpynevor 12 Jahren

This is really cool.