Author's note

vtks Rude Metal Shadow by Douglas Vitkauskas is a free futuristic outlined display font built from sharply cut, interlocking capitals. The uneven angles give the lettering a hand-drawn metal-logo edge. Offset contours and deep block shadows make each form look layered and dimensional.

Its jagged silhouettes echo lightning, machinery, and sci-fi illustration, which makes the font useful for album packaging, game graphics, and concert merchandise. In publishing, those cutout shapes suit dramatic heavy-metal magazine cover lines and comic book features, where the letters can function almost like drawn emblems.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009 by douglas vitkauskas. All rights reserved.
Font family
vtks Rude Metal shadow
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
vtks Rude Metal:Version 1.00
Full font name
vtks Rude Metal shadow
Name table version
Version 1.00 July 4, 2009, initial release
Postscript font name
vtksRudeMetalshadow
Trademark notice
vtks Rude Metal shadow is a trademark of douglas vitkauskas.
Manufacturer name
douglas vitkauskas
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by douglas vitkauskas. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2009-07-04
Revision1
Glyph count672
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureOutlined
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
vtks Rude Metal Shadow.ttf
vtks Rude Metal.ttf