Basic TM
6TM Magazine · Type Mania · 2024
displayASCII / retro-tech
A single-weight ASCII-inspired display face by Type Mania, channelling early computing aesthetics for flyers, event collateral and retro-digital headlines.
About
Basic TM draws on ASCII terminal letterforms to produce a deliberately lo-fi display typeface with grid-constrained construction. It covers Basic Latin and extends to Central European and Pan African Latin, with 193 glyphs in a single weight. Best suited to short-burst headline and poster work where the retro-computing reference is the point.
Classification
Single-weight display typeface built on ASCII and early computing references. Blocky, grid-constrained letterforms designed for headline and decorative use only. No text-size utility.
Weights
Regular
Languages
Basic LatinWestern EuropeanCentral EuropeanPan African Latin
Tags
displayASCIIretrocomputingY2Kundergroundeditorialheadlinelo-fi