#silvercoil — Public Fediverse posts

Contrast Foundry made a write-up on “How to design a variable font”.
#ContrastFoundry #VariableFonts

All three of our fonts are featured as examples 🥳
#PurpleHaze #ElectricBlue and #SilverCoil

https://contrastfoundry.com/projects/how-to-design-a-variable-font

Contrast Foundry made a write-up on “How to design a variable font”.
#ContrastFoundry #VariableFonts

All three of our fonts are featured as examples 🥳
#PurpleHaze #ElectricBlue and #SilverCoil

https://contrastfoundry.com/projects/how-to-design-a-variable-font

Contrast Foundry made a write-up on “How to design a variable font”.
#ContrastFoundry #VariableFonts

All three of our fonts are featured as examples 🥳
#PurpleHaze #ElectricBlue and #SilverCoil

https://contrastfoundry.com/projects/how-to-design-a-variable-font

Contrast Foundry made a write-up on “How to design a variable font”.
#ContrastFoundry #VariableFonts

All three of our fonts are featured as examples 🥳
#PurpleHaze #ElectricBlue and #SilverCoil

https://contrastfoundry.com/projects/how-to-design-a-variable-font

Contrast Foundry made a write-up on “How to design a variable font”.
#ContrastFoundry #VariableFonts

All three of our fonts are featured as examples 🥳
#PurpleHaze #ElectricBlue and #SilverCoil

https://contrastfoundry.com/projects/how-to-design-a-variable-font

Thank you so much @AleksandraSamulenkova for featuring #SilverCoil in your #TypeDirectorsClub story on moving type.

Movement Matters: Variable Fonts’ New Tonal Expressions

Tiny fact check: “While a built-in slider to move between masters might seem like a basic requirement for contemporary font editors, it only appears to be available in Fontra.”

@fontlab has native slider(s) since version 6.
In version 5, one could even find one in the Metrics Window, that was the #MultipleMaster technique though, and not #VariableFonts.

https://tdc.org/news/movement-matters-variable-fonts-new-tonal-expressions/

Thank you so much @AleksandraSamulenkova for featuring #SilverCoil in your #TypeDirectorsClub story on moving type.

Movement Matters: Variable Fonts’ New Tonal Expressions

Tiny fact check: “While a built-in slider to move between masters might seem like a basic requirement for contemporary font editors, it only appears to be available in Fontra.”

@fontlab has native slider(s) since version 6.
In version 5, one could even find one in the Metrics Window, that was the #MultipleMaster technique though, and not #VariableFonts.

https://tdc.org/news/movement-matters-variable-fonts-new-tonal-expressions/

Thank you so much @AleksandraSamulenkova for featuring #SilverCoil in your #TypeDirectorsClub story on moving type.

Movement Matters: Variable Fonts’ New Tonal Expressions

Tiny fact check: “While a built-in slider to move between masters might seem like a basic requirement for contemporary font editors, it only appears to be available in Fontra.”

@fontlab has native slider(s) since version 6.
In version 5, one could even find one in the Metrics Window, that was the #MultipleMaster technique though, and not #VariableFonts.

https://tdc.org/news/movement-matters-variable-fonts-new-tonal-expressions/

Thank you so much @AleksandraSamulenkova for featuring #SilverCoil in your #TypeDirectorsClub story on moving type.

Movement Matters: Variable Fonts’ New Tonal Expressions

Tiny fact check: “While a built-in slider to move between masters might seem like a basic requirement for contemporary font editors, it only appears to be available in Fontra.”

@fontlab has native slider(s) since version 6.
In version 5, one could even find one in the Metrics Window, that was the #MultipleMaster technique though, and not #VariableFonts.

https://tdc.org/news/movement-matters-variable-fonts-new-tonal-expressions/

This one came faster than expected!
909 followers! Next stop; 999!

Rotating numbers from #SilverCoil by @fontspectrum

A fitting Roland 909 acid soundtrack:
https://fxpmusic.bandcamp.com/track/galactic-909-mix

Two of our #VariableFonts made it into the next #Typodarium.

Published by Verlag Hermann Schmidt

June 21st #PurpleHaze
July 18th #SilverCoil
Both treleased via @futurefonts

https://typografie.de/produkt/typodarium-2026/

To animate Silver Coil one best loops from 100 to 700 ♾️. By looping from 700 to 100 in the background, one can create the illusion of a full 360° tube.

https://fontspectrum.com

#Animation #VariableFont #SilverCoil

@glyphsapp Before that, the glyphs have been built up using a set of composites. #VariableFont #SilverCoil #ModularType

Decomposing took a long time, because the automatic function would delete all invisible parts. Without decomposition, the font would glitch in many environments.

A while back, you all asked for more behind the scenes material.
Here is a screenshot of the cleaned up 4 of #SilverCoil glyph in @glyphsapp

The website of https://fontspectrum.com just has been updated.
#SilverCoil is rotating with a simple #CSS Animation:

@keyframes rotate {
0% {font-variation-settings: "ROTA" 100; }
50% {font-variation-settings: "ROTA" 400; }
100% {font-variation-settings: "ROTA" 700; }
}

Next to linking to @futurefonts, there is now also a direct link to the foundry page on @FontsInUse

Merry Xmas, to those who celebrate!
#SilverCoil #Xmas #VariableFont

Silver Coil can be used with two colours.
There Regular and Right version double up.

We released #SilverCoil last week on @futurefonts
https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil

#animatedGIF made with #Cavalry

Right on time for your last minute #holiday post, we released #SilverCoil.
A rotating #VariableFont that can be loped into infinity. ♾️

With this font, @eWalthert flies solo. Inspired by the rotating letters of Daniël, he dug out an old concept developed during the #MultipleMaster era.
Silver Coil mixes his expertise from variable font engineering, with knowledge gained by creating #AnimatedGIF​s. Available via @futurefonts

https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil #ad

Right on time for your last minute #holiday post, we released #SilverCoil.
A rotating #VariableFont that can be loped into infinity. ♾️

With this font, @eWalthert flies solo. Inspired by the rotating letters of Daniël, he dug out an old concept developed during the #MultipleMaster era.
Silver Coil mixes his expertise from variable font engineering, with knowledge gained by creating #AnimatedGIF​s. Available via @futurefonts

https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil #ad

Right on time for your last minute #holiday post, we released #SilverCoil.
A rotating #VariableFont that can be loped into infinity. ♾️

With this font, @eWalthert flies solo. Inspired by the rotating letters of Daniël, he dug out an old concept developed during the #MultipleMaster era.
Silver Coil mixes his expertise from variable font engineering, with knowledge gained by creating #AnimatedGIF​s. Available via @futurefonts

https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil #ad

Right on time for your last minute #holiday post, we released #SilverCoil.
A rotating #VariableFont that can be loped into infinity. ♾️

With this font, @eWalthert flies solo. Inspired by the rotating letters of Daniël, he dug out an old concept developed during the #MultipleMaster era.
Silver Coil mixes his expertise from variable font engineering, with knowledge gained by creating #AnimatedGIF​s. Available via @futurefonts

https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil #ad

Right on time for your last minute #holiday post, we released #SilverCoil.
A rotating #VariableFont that can be loped into infinity. ♾️

With this font, @eWalthert flies solo. Inspired by the rotating letters of Daniël, he dug out an old concept developed during the #MultipleMaster era.
Silver Coil mixes his expertise from variable font engineering, with knowledge gained by creating #AnimatedGIF​s. Available via @futurefonts

https://www.futurefonts.xyz/fontspectrum/silver-coil #ad

#36daysoftype #36days_U

X for 36 days of type.
Intersections ✔️

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_U

X for 36 days of type.
Intersections ✔️

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_X

X for 36 days of type.
Intersections ✔️

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_X

X for 36 days of type.
Intersections ✔️

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_W

W for 36 days of type.

variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil #3DIllusion #OpArt

#36daysoftype #36days_W

W for 36 days of type.

variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil #3DIllusion #OpArt

#36daysoftype #36days_W

W for 36 days of type.

variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil #3DIllusion #OpArt

#36daysoftype #36days_U

U for 36 days of type.

Another attempt of a rotating variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_U

U for 36 days of type.

Another attempt of a rotating variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_U

U for 36 days of type.

Another attempt of a rotating variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_U

U for 36 days of type.

Another attempt of a rotating variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil

#36daysoftype #36days_U

U for 36 days of type.

Another attempt of a rotating variable font: Silver Coil

#36daysoftype10 #variablefont #SilverCoil