Beat

Credits

Designer(s)
Matthew Desmond
Foundry(ies)
MADType
Release Year
1998
Country of Origin
United States
Classification
Ornamented, Novelty, Machine Readable
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
MyFonts
Tags
computer,, ocr

Background

Beat is a quirky OCR-inspired face with a rounded, retro-electronic feel. All of the stem weights were drawn at random, but the ensuing chaos works amazingly well.

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Last edited by Jason Santa Maria on January 23, 2010, 12:04pm EST

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