OpenType Beowolf and BeoSans at FontShop

Escaped from the LettError Labs: the OpenType versions of Beowolf, BeoSans Hard and BeoSans Soft. Get ready to relive the early days of desktop publishing without having to leave the comfort of InDesign. "Are they really random", notebook wielding trainspotters will ask. No, OpenType does not allow the execution of arbitrary code. We asked for it though. So instead, we built a factory, using the original pre-random contours of Beowolf and BeoSans. A RoboFab based randomiser then generated 10 randomised versions of each glyph, in 4 different strengths per style. This adds up to over 80,000 glyphs. The fonts have OpenType substitution code to make sure those alternates make their appearance at the right time. So you get everything the original Type 3 randomiser would give you, but this time it's also on screen. And it won't take forever to print.

Order now from FontFont.com: Beowolf, BeoSans Hard, and BeoSans Soft.

LetterSetter

Tal Leming’s OpenType Layout Engine (TypeSupply) powers the 2007 version of LetterSetterâ¢. Have a look at the demo , and see how LS lets you play with OpenType features, different textboxes in a single image, transparency, imaging and advanced layering. Get in touch with Erik or Tal if you want to show your OpenType fonts on your site with LetterSetter.

Superpolator!

Announcing Superpolator.app, available now.

KÃ¼nstlerbrÃ¼der installation: Haus der Kunst, Munich.

Erik, Petr van Blokland and Claudia Mens worked on an installation of banners for the KÃ¼nstlerbrÃ¼der exhibition. Read more..

LTR Federal in OpenType

LTR Federal is now available in OpenType format. That means our friends on Windows can now also enjoy this 19th century typographic gem. Read more..

LTR DataMine, new free font from LettError

A new free font from LettError. Have a look here!

Print your own LettError catalog

printable PDF specimen sheets for the LTR Federal family. 600 dpi black and white, looks terrific on a normal laserprinter. No fonts.

Special interest stuff

The official Wolfraam website, the world’s only band by typedesigners.

The unoffical Gerrit Noordzij website

The LettError Wiki, a compact wiki with ongoing discussions about RoboFab and other LettError developments.

Wiki for the TypeMedia department

Older stuff

From the days when Petr van Blokland wrote IkarusM on a Mac Plus, the animated Ikarus guy from the about box .

Movies and sound Animations from the dusty-archives department: almost all of the LettError animations online.

The Dutch Letterfilm Association proudly presents! An animation from 19-eighty-8.
It's not all just type and fonts. A list of clients and the things we've done for them: Portfolio.
Sketch book: drawings rudely taken out of context: Sketch book.
A couple of odd projects and fun things. If you can't find it in the Foundry or in the Portfolio, it's probably here: Projects.
Then there are these really curious bits of music LTTRRRSND:.