Exerizer Censored
2022-...
typography, font design, rework
Exerizer Censored is a reworking on the font sky fox, from the arcade game, sky fox exerciser 1987. The original font from the sky fox arcade game was designed in a limited 8x8 pixel grid with 1 strip serving as space between characters. The font uses a variation of grayscale to imitate thin pen strokes.
Naturally, Exerizer censored was also designed within the same 8x8 grid. In Exerizer censored, the pixel is replaced by a symbol sequence with 7 weights. The use of these 7 weights in each letter visualizes the thin pen strokes and thus functions in a similar way to the grayscale in Sky Fox. Exerizer Censored itself also has 7 weights that both visualize the difference in pen stroke very clearly and make it disappear completely.
Following this font I created a type specimen.
This is work in progress, visualizing the pen strokes is being improved. Work is also being done to add lower cases.
Naturally, Exerizer censored was also designed within the same 8x8 grid. In Exerizer censored, the pixel is replaced by a symbol sequence with 7 weights. The use of these 7 weights in each letter visualizes the thin pen strokes and thus functions in a similar way to the grayscale in Sky Fox. Exerizer Censored itself also has 7 weights that both visualize the difference in pen stroke very clearly and make it disappear completely.
Following this font I created a type specimen.
This is work in progress, visualizing the pen strokes is being improved. Work is also being done to add lower cases.