Design · Web app
Burrow Lab
Experimental parametric font and typography design tool for dynamic letterform manipulation
Burrow Lab is an interactive parametric type design tool that lets you generate and tweak letterforms through mathematical controls rather than manual bezier manipulation. It provides dynamic adjustments for stroke weights, apex spacing, and diagonal line thinning in real time. It is particularly useful for type designers and creative technologists exploring algorithmic font generation.
What it's for
- Experiment with parametric font modifications without manually moving vector nodes
- Adjust glyph apex intersections and tapering dynamically across letterforms
- Visualize letter skeletons, outlines, and node structures simultaneously
- Prototype custom variable letterforms and display typefaces
Features
- Dynamic apex spacing and line thinning controls
- Brush stroke weighting and wash-over outline settings
- 2D vector angle input pad for directional adjustments
- Multiple visualization modes including Skeleton, Outlines, Nodes, and Horizontal/Vertical views
- Live glyph preview and text canvas controls
Pricing
Free demo available in the browser
Details
- Type
- Web app
- Category
- Design
- Topic
- Typography
- Platforms
- Web
- For
- Type designers, graphic designers, and creative coders
- Alternative to
- Glyphs, RoboFont, Fontself
- Tags
- typography, font design, parametric design, generative design, vector graphics
Why it was saved
- @burrowlab: Enables automated and parametric adjustments of glyphs—such as dynamically spacing apex intersections and tapering diagonal joins—without manual node-by-node redrawing.
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