History
Supermotor, Blue Man, Ombudfilm, 20??
ToMagnet was born out of the titles from Supermotor, a short film realized by the artist Blue Man for Ombudfilm. Shot though the use of simple magnetic letters usually found on a kitchen fridge and some jelly, the multi-color words appear in saccades over a vivid yellow background. The richness of the shapes rises from the fact that the letters actually come from various alphabets, thus displaying a strong contrast between each letter’s proportions and design features. Moreover, some lowercases such a the «s» seems like it is upside down. Finally, the variation of x-height across the lowercases combined with a significant rounding of the edges provide the typeface with a strong graphic identity. After a careful optical drawing process, ToMagnet holds together all the various oddities found in the reference sample and yet maintains a graphic consistency. With a unique extra-black cut, the typeface is primarily intended for display use and branding contexts, thought it even proved efficient in small sizes. Designed between 2021–2023, first released in 2023.
Combinations
Magnet
Force
Synonyms
To Rivet
To Attract
To Paralyze
To Pull
To Appeal
To Seize
To Intrigue
To Transport
To Hold
To Draw
To Absorb
To Involve
To Engage
To Wonder
To Fascinate
To Grip
To Interest
To Captivate
To Charm
To Preoccupy
Definitions
MAGNET( ize ), v. { mag-ni-tize } [ I ] To give ( something ) magnetic properties — To magnetize a needle. [ II ] To strongly attract or spellbind ( someone ) — Billie’s confidence magnetizes people towards him. { Semantic Field } [ nouns ] Magnetization, magnet, magnetism, electromagnet, lodestone, magnetizer, coercivity, polarity, hysteresis, armature, coil, solenoid, current, needle, compass, permeability, iron, pole, flux, galvanometer, wire, induction, pulsar, plasma, oscillation, particle, diaphragm, steel, neutron, field, core. [ adjectives ] Magnetic, ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, electromagnetic, iron, electric, polarized. [ verbs ] Demagnetize, rotate. [ proper nouns ] Mesmer, Faraday.
Usages
Hysteresis refers to how the magnetic flux in the metal lags behind the external magnetizing force. [ Wikipedia ] The reason for this is, that a given magnetizing force will set up in iron a vastly greater number of lines of magnetic force than in air or in any other non-magnetic material.American School of Correspondence, Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy Vol. 1 — A General [ Project Gutenberg ] He demonstrated that a wire carrying a current could deflect a magnetized compass needle. [ Wikipedia ] Now this constant turmoil in the ether which creates the magnetic area explains why the magnetized needle of a compass unfailingly points north and south.Bassett, [ Project Gutenberg ] In magnetized iron, the electronic spins of the domains are aligned and the magnetic effects are reinforced. [ Wikipedia ] The main gateway to the world of Elves in Lancre is surrounded by several large boulders of naturally magnetised meteoric iron. [ Wikipedia ]
Conjugation
- I
- you
- he
- she
- it
- we
- you
- they
- magnet
- magnet
- magnets
- magnets
- magnets
- magnet
- magnet
- magnet
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- magneted
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- will magnet
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
- will had magneted
Etymology
Borrowing from Old French magnete, ‘loadstone ( natural magnet )’; from Classical Latin magnetis, genitive of magnes, ‘magnet or loadstone’; from Ancient Greek Magnētis ( lithos ), ‘Magnesian stone ( from Magnesia, Thessalian region of Greece )’.
Proportions
Characters
- OTF
- TTF
- WOFF
- WOFF2
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