CHALLENGE: Pixel-graphy

Stickman challenges you to think pixel fonts from the pixel artist perspective.
Not as single color bitmaps, but using pixelart techniques to create your typeface.
So, pixel the numbers 0 - 9 and the alphabet in either UPPERCASE or  lowercase
(or both if you're feeling adventurous and have time) in your own creative way.

Colours: More than 2 (excludes transparency) but less than 32 colors.
Canvas Size: No real restrictions, but this is not for newspaper 'war' headlines, k.
Transparency: Allowed

SPECIAL NOTE: No external AA.

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Pixel-graphy pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

The point of a font sheet is to work well together. These letters only go fit with the one in front and behind it on the alphabet. This would not work at all if you had to re-arrange to spell something.

Cool! I was going to make a font set for my game.
I will post here the WIP. Cya.
PS: Normal fonts must have ASCII chars from 33 to 126 plus special non-printable chars 32(space) and 127(line break).
ASCII 33 to 126:
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~

I'd assume so, seeing as jal has done it.

This's what I got for now. need C+C before finishing.

yeah true my font isnt really set for an actual font... but yet again the rules dont state that it has to flow smoothly as an actual font am i not correct, it only says make a font

Edited by balls01 - 01 July 2008 at 1:52am

Usually people enter a competition to win. If you want to win it might be better to make a font. If you actually think about the word font, you would assume that it would merge together nicely.

I can't decide which one of these to enter.




Help me decide, please.

maybe i am entering to win maybe im entering to give sumthing to the community to block it some more well as its not in the rules i dont see why mine isnt as much of a challenge as any one elses its still a font... it does go smoothly just have to be put in order

Edited by balls01 - 02 July 2008 at 2:13am

Wait! I thought we could post multiple images for a challenge. Therefore, you could post both, right?

PS: What do you think about this font/WIP?


Edited by lap1994 - 02 July 2008 at 11:13am

Can I post a font with ASCII from 33 to 126?
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~

You can enter more than one font right? Just making sure before I go ahead and do it.  lap1994's is the best I've seen.

Edited by Carefree Games - 02 July 2008 at 7:54pm

I don't know how I missed that. I read everything else instead!

Yes you can make as many entries as you want. For most challenges it's a bad idea since you'll be strapped for time. But this is the kind of challenge where you can easily sneak in a dozen entries or so.

Speaking of which... it's been far too long since I've entered a challenge. This seems like the sort of thing that's just right for getting back into the pixeling groove.

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Let's not forget Met's mad pixel spree that one challenge. How many ribbons did he get? 9? 10?

Edited by greenraven - 03 July 2008 at 8:30am

Thats nice and solid BP. I like the Q especially, having more pizzazz.

http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/33699.htm

blargh its my font.


Edited by orbofwisdom - 04 July 2008 at 10:57pm

Hi Zi, none of your letters have AA.

The no outer AA rule is so letters will look nice on every background..

EXAMPLE:


You see? The lower image looks better on the white background but worse no the black one. To avoid this you are just not allowed to use AA on the outside of the image. If your letters look fine on every background (maybe they are not very readable on some but that doesn't matter that much) than you are most likely following the rules.

AA itself is this:

Edited by cantdoright - 04 July 2008 at 2:11pm

most amazing idea ever purpletree!

well someone had to do a tree font...I'm not sure if I'll even finish it...maybe I'll finish and submit later

D: lol it's actually a B...I guess I might need to work on the readability

started out as just for fun and I doubt I'd even finish in time since I only started a couple of hours ago and this is all I have but, I present to you: The Legion of SuperFonts!

another hour put in:

alot of placeholders so don't comment on the truly unfinished ones

Nice stuff blink! Upon first quick look, i think the F-man's chin should be smaller, and maybe a lighter hair colour? Grey could work. Keep it up. :)

!!!