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Keith Bates's Insecurity is demi-dingbat, part readable, part pictorial. It received a Commendation in the 2005 FUSE Typeface Competition.
Aiming to reflect the theme Security intuitively and eclectically, the font was compiled Pop Art fashion from Google image searches.
Quote freom Keith Bates: "This font is demi-dingbat, part readable, part pictorial. It was compiled Pop Art fashion using images trawled from internet searches, entering various expressions relating to 'Security'. The aim was to reflect the theme intuitively and eclectically, without concern for restrictions of copyright or weighty documentation. Its appearance derives partly from children's spelling books or alphabet cards, and partly from its ancestors, the Mailart Typeface and Mailart Graphics font of 2004."
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Ahhh, That's right. I suppose in America, the fraktur style is not as culturally tainted with the trappings of fascism. The use by Radiohead of the overly ornate capitals in their iconography is meant, I suspect, to reflect that but they ARE European.
I guess I'm interested in the more contemporary version of the style, where ornate, chaotic line is melded with a more twentieth century typeface like Times Roman or Garamond (a good example is the Broken Ghost font). It's fascinating that to you it looks aggressive, while to me it looks hopelessly romantic.
I'm enjoying the discussion in this thread. It's a lot more intriguing than: What font is this?
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