A typeface for a post-caucasian world.

Above: Pixel System 26 Regular, an updated version of an experimental typeface
I designed in 1999 called Zirkel System 1999 (see below). Pixel System 26 is available gratis via Fontstruct. Above, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”

Nani desuka, post-caucasian world? Borrowed from a title I saw recently in the news, which seems timely and optimistic. With Chandrayaan-1 sailing towards la bella luna as we speak, we can, all of us together, be genuinely optimistic about a more balanced and global future.

Pixel System 26 is a fully-operational typeface ideal for meaningful patterns
or kilim rugs.

Above: Zirkel System © 1998, an experimental typeface for Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Communication Arts and Design (DVC). Employed on the department identity system at the time. Here, one through twenty-six, a through z.

Above: Pixel System 26 Regular Reverse. The system works best with tight leading (use indicators to match) and a tracking value of -30 (as the crow flies).

Above: Pixel System 26 Light. The uppercase version, good for animations, has a de facto moire pattern which creates interesting variations. Here, a tracking value of -25 seems adequate. Pixel System 26 is spell-check capable though it seems to work
best without spaces.

Fontstuct download is free and examples of uses
and abuses are most welcome here.

Avanti popolo alla riscossa,
bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa!
Avanti popolo alla riscossa,
bandiera rossa trionferá!

UPDATE: Oct. 31, 2008. Via Fontstuct, see below.