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FF Moonbase Alpha and FF Dot Matrix – Cornel Windlin

Cornel Windlin is a designer and art director from Zurich,

Switzerland. Windlin began to work on his typeface FF

Moonbase Alpha (above left) in 1990. This type design

responded to the rough-edged looks of early computer

graphics by softening the contours of the pixel-based letter

shapes. The low-resolution rendering of a font in Photoshop,

followed by the increase in image size and contrast, proved

to be a reliable means of introducing a more organic feel to

digital typography.

When designing his FF Dot Matrix (above right), Windlin

thoroughly explored the printing technologies of the time.

He examined everything from supermarket checkout tills to

ticket vending machines. FF Dot Matrix was inspired by dot

matrix printers.

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