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Sep 17 / 4:25pm

It’s the bees knees! - First handmade subpixel type family, ever

File:Subpixel demonstration (Quartz).png

Subpixel rendering is a way to increase the apparent resolution of a computer's liquid crystal display (LCD) by rendering pixels to take into account the screen type's physical properties. It takes advantage of the fact that each pixel on a color LCD is actually composed of individual red, green, and blue subpixel stripes to anti-alias text with greater detail.


the bees knees!

It has x-height of 3 pixels, it is italic, inspired by old masters and most important – made by hand. You must not look too closely, because colors get visible. It’s work in progress. Here:

Details at Typophile
via @laconics

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