@HEXprojects

HEX Projects is a typographic company founded by @NickSherman that makes fonts and websites. Also on Mastodon: https://xitter.cf/t.co/2KKbiEv0dG

 New York City
hex.xyz
Joined February 2018
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Happy solstice everyone. If you’re using Mastodon, you can follow HEX there too: typo.social/@HEX
“HI” set in large type on a red background using the Brylski typeface.

ALT “HI” set in large type on a red background using the Brylski typeface.

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… Just one more thing, then I promise I’ll pause the flood of Franklin content in your timeline: Check out the interactive HEX Franklin Tyght demo page. Moving the sliders around is fun but also a good way to understand how the variable font works. 🎚🎚🎚hex.xyz/HEX_Franklin/Tyght/
Screenshot of the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font demo page, with sliders for "Tyght", "Not Touching", and "Width".

ALT Screenshot of the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font demo page, with sliders for "Tyght", "Not Touching", and "Width".

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… I should probably mention that, despite all the uppercase samples I’ve been sharing, the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font does include lowercase too. (I’m just partial to all-caps tightness.) This sample was also made with no kerning beyond what is built into the font.
A typeface sample reading: “This is HEX Franklin’s ‘Tyght’ variable font. It enables fine-tuned control over tight letterspacing, even in situations where manual user kerning is impractical. For example: web design, template-based design, editorial projects that require many headlines, etc.”

ALT A typeface sample reading: “This is HEX Franklin’s ‘Tyght’ variable font. It enables fine-tuned control over tight letterspacing, even in situations where manual user kerning is impractical. For example: web design, template-based design, editorial projects that require many headlines, etc.”

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Hopefully the previous animations of the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font are helpful to understand how it works technically, but here’s a static composition to better show how it might be used. This lockup was made with absolutely no kerning beyond what is built into the font.
An extra-tight typographic lockup of "GEORGE ORWELL / NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR", with the caption "This composition was typeset with the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font and no user kerning."

ALT An extra-tight typographic lockup of "GEORGE ORWELL / NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR", with the caption "This composition was typeset with the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font and no user kerning."

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… I made HEX Franklin’s ‘Tyght’ variable font because I love extra-tight spacing, but getting it right with typical fonts and negative tracking always requires a lot of small kerning corrections by hand (which is slow and impractical for web design etc). Here’s a comparison:
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✨NEW FONTS✨ HEX Franklin has been upgraded to version 0.2, with much more character support, plus an early ‘Tyght’ variable font that allows for extra-tight display spacing without the need for manual user kerning tweaks. Available now at @futurefonts: futurefonts.xyz/hex/hex-fran…
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Hot font take: Sometimes symbols like ® don’t need to get heavier in bold styles the way other glyphs do, and instead of getting narrower in condensed styles they can just get smaller.
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Margo was picked as “Font Choice of the Week” in @ucllc’s Brand New Weekly newsletter after it was used by @hoodzpahdesign for their @LoveGoodtype redesign. mailchi.mp/underconsideratio…
Screenshot of the Brand New Weekly newsletter’s font choice of the week

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Happy Easter. 🐰futurefonts.xyz/hex/hex-fran…🥚
A recreation of an industrial egg shipping box, typeset in HEX Franklin.

ALT A recreation of an industrial egg shipping box, typeset in HEX Franklin.

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Speaking of HEX Franklin, I’ve been using early versions of the fonts for the design of this year’s @TypographicsNYC, as a smaller/quieter companion to @nuformtype’s wonderful BRZO typeface. You can see more of it in action on the website: 2022.typographics.com
Screenshot of the 2022.typographics.com website

ALT Screenshot of the 2022.typographics.com website

Screenshot of the 2022.typographics.com website

ALT Screenshot of the 2022.typographics.com website

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