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McNeil, Paul and Muir, Hamish (2010) MuirMcNeil ThreeSix type system. [Art/Design Item]
| Type of Research: | Art/Design Item |
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| Creators: | McNeil, Paul and Muir, Hamish |
| Description: | ThreeSix is an experimental optical / geometric type system consisting of six typefaces in eight weights. It explores the possibilities of using systematic principles to generate geometric typeforms which are distinctive at large point sizes but which can also be read at smaller sizes in bodies of extended text. ThreeSix implements a succession of related optical and structural interventions intended to compensate for some of its own intrinsic limitations. It is the result of our attempts to work within the restrictive rules of geometry to generate simple typographic forms emulating traditional type design principles. |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Type Design, Typeface family (software) |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > London College of Communication |
| Date: | October 2010 |
| Copyright Holders: | Paul McNeil and Hamish Muir |
| Funders: | self-funded |
| Related Websites: | http://www.muirmcneil.com |
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| Related Publications: | Unit Editions U:D/R03 ThreeSix Research Paper, U:D/R 03 ThreeSix, ISSN: 20436173 |
| Projects or Series: | Research Outputs Review (April 2010 - April 2011) |
| Material/Media: | Digital software: OpenType font software comprising six typefaces each in eight weights – a total of 48 fonts |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2011 14:43 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2011 14:43 |
| Item ID: | 2821 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/2821 |
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