# 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.

Website: https://demo.burrowlab.com/

## What it is 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](https://xiry.app/topics/design.md)
- Topic: [Typography](https://xiry.app/topics/design/typography.md)
- 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, 10 July 2023](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CugZoZLM7dY/): Enables automated and parametric adjustments of glyphs—such as dynamically spacing apex intersections and tapering diagonal joins—without manual node-by-node redrawing.

## Related

- [Dirtyline Studio](https://xiry.app/resources/dirtyline-studio): Type foundry offering modern display fonts and free typography assets (Website, Freemium)
- [Fontshare](https://xiry.app/resources/fontshare): Free, professional fonts from the Indian Type Foundry for personal and commercial use. (Website, Free)
- [Free Faces](https://xiry.app/resources/free-faces): Curated gallery of free and open-source typefaces organized by style (Website, Free)
- [No Design Foundry](https://xiry.app/resources/no-design-foundry): Web-based interactive typography tools for distorting and styling text (Web app, Free)
- [Space Type Generator](https://xiry.app/resources/space-type-generator): Browser-based kinetic typography tool for generating animated 2D and 3D text (Web app, Free)
- [Stack & Justify](https://xiry.app/resources/stack-and-justify): Browser tool to generate aligned type specimens using equal-width words (Web app, Open source)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/burrow-lab

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