SF Digital Readout Light by Derek Vogelpohl of ShyFoundry is a free light digital display font modeled on segmented electronic readouts. Its strokes break into squared bars with small gaps at each joint. The slim construction feels spare and technical.
An instrument-panel interface is its strongest setting, especially for timers, meters, and status displays. The same electronic structure also suits arcade game graphics and science-fiction posters, where the lettering can suggest a device rather than ordinary type. Those repeated gaps are central to the effect, turning each letter into a sequence of illuminated segments.
Copyright (c) 2008 by ShyFoundry. All rights reserved. Freeware for personal use only. To purchase a commercial license, please visit our site at http://www.shyfoundry.com.
Font family
SF Digital Readout
Font subfamily
Light
Unique subfamily identification
ShyFoundry: SF Digital Readout Light: 2008
Full font name
SF Digital Readout Light
Name table version
Version 2.1
Postscript font name
SFDigitalReadout-Light
Trademark notice
SF Digital Readout Light is a trademark of ShyFoundry.
Manufacturer name
ShyFoundry
Designer
Derek Vogelpohl
Description
For additional information about the usage of this font, please read the included ShyFoundry Freeware EULA or visit our site at http://www.shyfoundry.com/licensing.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.