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Bleep reimagines the dot-matrix aesthetic for contemporary typography, splitting into two distinct families – Alpha and Beta – that play with the boundaries of legibility and form.

Alpha, the more experimental of the two, takes its unconventional proportions from Bauer's Venus and Or Type's Seperat, while Beta offers a more familiar interpretation of the pixel grid. Both families push the boundaries of weight, offering five grades that progress from clear to deliberately challenging, with the boldest weight teetering at the edge of readability. 

The italics take an audacious 22.5° slant, creating unexpected moments where the heavier weights fracture and break free from their pixel grid constraints, transforming mechanical precision into controlled chaos.
technical

Designed by: Hamish Makgill 
Year: 2023
Glyphs: 636 
Encoding: Latin Extended

File Formats: OTF, WOFF, WOFF2

Version: 2.0
Source material
Venus’ high waisted capitals
The 6x9 grid of the Epson FX-85
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AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHh BERG/2.8
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AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHh BERG/2.8
Bleep AlphaAlpha
BERG/2.8
Bleep betabeta
BERG/2.8
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Geodesic
79,000
BLEEP BETA • THINTHIN
Cybernetic 1938
16mm Synergetics
Diablero 44
BLEEP ALPHA • BLACKBLACK
2024
250 feet
3,000
BLEEP BETA • REGULARREGULAR
Syzygy
Maraldis
Visceral
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Patterns emerge
naturally
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Transformation
now beginning
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Beauty emerges
mathema­tically
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The creative mind requires both freedom and constraint, working within established patterns while discovering new possibilities for expression and understanding.
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The path to understanding comes through direct experience, not through conversation alone. We must recognize that while the world appears chaotic, patterns emerge naturally through careful observation and thoughtful design. As creators and makers, we have the power to shape these patterns, to find meaning in complexity, and to build tools that transform how humans interact with their environment. The process requires both freedom and constraint, working within established forms while discovering new possibilities. Through this delicate balance of order and creativity, structure and spontaneity, we begin to see that everything is already connected - we simply need to reveal the inherent relationships.
bleep beta • regularregular
The path to understanding comes through direct experience, not through conversation alone. We must recognize that while the world appears chaotic, patterns emerge naturally through careful observation and thoughtful design. As creators and makers, we have the power to shape these patterns, to find meaning in complexity, and to build tools that transform how humans interact with their environment. The process requires both freedom and constraint, working within established forms while discovering new possibilities. Through this delicate balance of order and creativity, structure and spontaneity, we begin to see that everything is already connected - we simply need to reveal the inherent relationships.
bleep beta • regularregular
The path to understanding comes through direct experience, not through conversation alone. We must recognize that while the world appears chaotic, patterns emerge naturally through careful observation and thoughtful design. As creators and makers, we have the power to shape these patterns, to find meaning in complexity, and to build tools that transform how humans interact with their environment. The process requires both freedom and constraint, working within established forms while discovering new possibilities. Through this delicate balance of order and creativity, structure and spontaneity, we begin to see that everything is already connected - we simply need to reveal the inherent relationships.
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