CompassOne was a design I began in 1990 or so, but did not bother to finish until five years later. Its name comes from the fact that all the letters could have been drawn...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Clotilde Olyff challenges and surprises us. Legibility fonts are above all familiar designs, seldom shocking us visually. Alpha Bloc and Geometrique explore alphabetic form, stretching recognition, teasing, surprising, thrilling us with unfamiliar…
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 15, 2015
Aardvark: Africaans, “earthpork” or “groundpig,” anteater. In 1991, John Benson designed Aardvark “as an eye-catching letter to evoke the look of African tribal designwork, Franklin Gothic Condensed, perhaps, seen through the eyes of a...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 16, 2015
ATF Agency Gothic was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1932 as a lone titling. In 1990, David Berlow saw potential in the squared forms of the narrow, monotone capitals. He designed a lowercase...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Someone once called me a cheeky git. At first I didn’t really know what that meant, but after looking it up in a dictionary I knew that one day one of my fonts would...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified February 27, 2020