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JK Keller

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Paulette (folded) Typeface

Added: 2007 Apr 03 @ 01:19
Updated: 2008 May 14 @ 02:34
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Video of me folding the letters ‘jk’.

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On March 5th, 2006 at 02:02, hans said:

i must say, i enjoy every bit of this type. good stuff!
On March 7th, 2006 at 00:57, JK said:

hans: Thanks for the words of encouragement. I’ll be sure to continue to show different works that utilize this type. Hope you’ll continue to follow the development.
On January 23rd, 2007 at 22:42, melody said:

how neat is that!?
On February 4th, 2007 at 15:04, drgs said:

Hi,
Cool looking font. I have in fact been working on a very similar idea, more in the slab serif direction. We could probably argue for days about who was the originator, but here is my first post on typophile from March 2005 =)
http://typophile.com/node/9990
Alas, the images are dead, except one. I didn’t have “overlapping” foldings back then, which you seem to have implemented before me — very successfully on top of that.
One image here:
http://typophile.com/node/19983
I should have a fully consistent caps-only “working” version within two months. I’ll check your site then
On February 4th, 2007 at 22:35, JK said:

drgs: There’s really nothing to argue about. Considering yours is a slab serif and mine a script they look nothing like each other, nor is either the first time a face has been made from a “strip of paper”.

Unfortunately, we are the byproducts of the design zeitgeist which is made painfully clear through the influence of the internet. It makes it that much more difficult to create something truly new. All we can do is try.

I am interested in how you “automated” the process of generating this type though.
On February 5th, 2007 at 04:35, drgs said:

I guess I was refering more to the Security Strip Typeface…. Anyway, I’m using scriptographer
http://www.scriptographer.com/
On July 22nd, 2007 at 06:22, Ashit Sarkar said:

Dear JK,
Your superb title design “WELDERLY” in today’s NYT Magazine caught my eye! I searched your name in NYT Search, but the answer surprisingly was “0″. Google search brought your site easily, and I am just going through it - and will surely spend time to enjoy your handiwork & art!
I am a retired senior executive settled in Bangalore, India (as you may get details from my Webpage ID given) and wonder if you permit others to use your varied scripts or fonts. I would love to use it in my Homepage.
In any case, my message is just from an admirer of excellence to obviously a master in his/her own rights!
Best wishes,
Ashit Sarkar July 22, 2007
On August 21st, 2007 at 01:47, JK said:

Ashit Sarkar: Thanks. As far as using my typefaces, feel free to use away. I’d ask that credit is given where appropriate. Though, as I feel like I am constantly saying… I don’t have any usable fonts. Everything exists as Illustrator paths and needs to be finessed to a great extent to be able to actually get any work done. Maybe I should start putting links to Illustrator files up though… hmmm.

Oh, and if there’s a person out there that wants to intern and make some usable fonts, send me an electronic mail, cause I have work for you.
On May 24th, 2008 at 08:58, Schoschie said:

This is pretty off-driven.
Off-driven is an adjective I have just created by literally translating the German “abgefahren” (from “fahren” -> drive, “ab-” -> off; “abgefahren” is the past perfect tense). A proper translation would be something like “far out”
On May 28th, 2008 at 02:02, Ralph said:

Wow, I’m astounded by your works! Did you use any mathematical formulas for this project? I’m a math-wiz. I see unique patterns in the layout for each letter and when they are stacked on to each other in order. Keep up the good work as always.
On June 2nd, 2008 at 13:44, JK said:

Ralph: Initially I didn’t use any math to work on the type, but as things progressed, I used a slight amount of geometry to work out where I needed to fold the next segment.

Math-whizzes rule!