New free font from Jason...

Jason Arthur · 02-23-2008, 10:14 PM

Yeah, I know, I know...I'm supposed to be doing a sfx font and some other font that I had you guys vote on. But this one came to me last week when someone asked about a typewriter font and it only took me a couple of hours to make it so...

Jay's Broken Typewriter -updated
(scroll to the bottom and click the download link by the flashing arrow)

Jay's Broken Typewriter -updated
(scroll to the bottom and click the download link by the flashing arrow)

Hope you guys enjoy it!

-- J

r nelson · 02-23-2008, 11:48 PM

Fantastic -- I've been at least mildly unhappy with all of my typewriter fonts for awhile, but haven't had a need for any, so I never bothered with replacing them.

Jason Arthur · 02-24-2008, 12:41 AM

oh and to get the alternates:
ALT + a
ALT + b
ALT + h (for the g)
ALT + o
ALT + p
ALT + f (for the e)
ALT + q
ALT + d

-- J

**Kep!** · 02-24-2008, 01:13 PM

Nice work, brother! I like that a great deal!

Thomas Mauer · 02-24-2008, 01:45 PM

Very nice work, dude.

Luke de Sade · 02-24-2008, 09:00 PM

Jason, that was me asking about the typewriter font.

And may I add.... THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!

Jason Arthur · 02-24-2008, 09:20 PM

my pleasure guys.

I like roughing up existing fonts. Easy work. (this was Courier Final Draft)

-- J

Static · 02-24-2008, 10:14 PM

thanks for sharing.

Digital-CAPS · 02-25-2008, 07:18 AM

Cool beans, J.

Clem Robins · 02-25-2008, 09:08 AM

can i make a suggestion here, jason, even though the font's free?

typewriter keys get misaligned, and also worn down in certain places (due to the particular habits of the typist).

if you're really after verisimilitude, why not move certain characters up or down 100 units or so?

and why not take the letters which are most often used — E, R, S, T, A, I, O for starters — and really distort the heck out of them?

and just for my own learning, how would one access those alternate characters on a Mac?

Jason Arthur · 02-25-2008, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clem Robins

can i make a suggestion here, jason, even though the font's free?

typewriter keys get misaligned, and also worn down in certain places (due to the particular habits of the typist).

if you're really after verisimilitude, why not move certain characters up or down 100 units or so?

and why not take the letters which are most often used — E, R, S, T, A, I, O for starters — and really distort the heck out of them?

and just for my own learning, how would one access those alternate characters on a Mac?

Great suggestions Clem. I will do that and repost the font. I thought about it while I was designing it and then decided to just finish it real quick (since Luke on here was looking for a typewriter font similar to this), so I rushed this.

On your Mac you should be able to access the alts the same way as the PC crowd. I'm on a Mac so I just hit ALT+ the particular character. The list up above should work for you too.

thanks Clem,

-- J

Clem Robins · 02-25-2008, 02:25 PM

what ALT key? there's no ALT key on a Macintosh keyboard

**steveo** · 02-25-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clem Robins

what ALT key? there's no ALT key on a Macintosh keyboard

There is on mine...it shares space with the option key.

SteveO
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**cyxodus** · 02-25-2008, 03:02 PM

Here you go.

Clem Robins · 02-25-2008, 05:58 PM

you're telling me that you can access your alternate characters by pressing ALT and the character's key? this is fantastic.

what kind of glyph names do you give these alternates?

02-23-2008, 10:14 PM	#1
Jason Arthur Starving Letterer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,501	New free font from Jason... Yeah, I know, I know...I'm supposed to be doing a sfx font and some other font that I had you guys vote on. But this one came to me last week when someone asked about a typewriter font and it only took me a couple of hours to make it so... Jay's Broken Typewriter -updated (scroll to the bottom and click the download link by the flashing arrow) Jay's Broken Typewriter -updated (scroll to the bottom and click the download link by the flashing arrow) Hope you guys enjoy it! -- J Last edited by ljamal; 03-21-2008 at 03:38 PM. Reason: To see if Ron notices

02-24-2008, 01:13 PM	#4
Kep! Self-Evident Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: He's EVERYWHERE! He's EVERYWHERE! Posts: 8,771	Nice work, brother! I like that a great deal! __________________ AEIOU, *Kep!* Writer, Letterer, Magician & Sophist www.wordybastard.com Why yes, I am on Facebook, thanks for asking

02-25-2008, 09:08 AM	#10
Clem Robins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 916	a suggestion can i make a suggestion here, jason, even though the font's free? typewriter keys get misaligned, and also worn down in certain places (due to the particular habits of the typist). if you're really after verisimilitude, why not move certain characters up or down 100 units or so? and why not take the letters which are most often used — E, R, S, T, A, I, O for starters — and really distort the heck out of them? and just for my own learning, how would one access those alternate characters on a Mac?

02-25-2008, 02:25 PM	#12
Clem Robins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 916	what ALT key? what ALT key? there's no ALT key on a Macintosh keyboard

02-25-2008, 03:02 PM	#14
cyxodus NinjaLettering.com Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The nearest arcade or movie theater. Posts: 1,846	Here you go. __________________ =Payton Aspiring Artist, Letterer and Graphic Designer NINJALETTERING.com \| DeviantArt Portfolio \| Lettering Library

02-24-2008, 12:41 AM	#3
Jason Arthur Starving Letterer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,501	oh and to get the alternates: ALT + a ALT + b ALT + h (for the g) ALT + o ALT + p ALT + f (for the e) ALT + q ALT + d -- J

02-24-2008, 01:45 PM	#5
Thomas Mauer http://thomasmauer.com Join Date: May 2005 Location: Magdeburg, Germany Posts: 818	Very nice work, dude.

02-24-2008, 09:00 PM	#6
Luke de Sade I need vacations. Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 614	Jason, that was me asking about the typewriter font. And may I add.... THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!

02-24-2008, 09:20 PM	#7
Jason Arthur Starving Letterer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,501	my pleasure guys. I like roughing up existing fonts. Easy work. (this was Courier Final Draft) -- J

02-24-2008, 10:14 PM	#8
Static Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: kungfugripstudios.deviantart.com Posts: 386	thanks for sharing.

02-25-2008, 07:18 AM	#9
Digital-CAPS Letterer/"COMICS" Writer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: InSiDe @ BuBbLe Posts: 888	Cool beans, J.

02-25-2008, 05:58 PM	#15
Clem Robins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 916	wow! this is HUGE!! you're telling me that you can access your alternate characters by pressing ALT and the character's key? this is fantastic. what kind of glyph names do you give these alternates?

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