font_designer: David Kerkhoff

Canned Whale

Canned Whale font

Each year whalers from Japan kill more than 1000 whales. Japan says that the killing of whales is a ‘cherished Japanese tradition’, and that it is taking ‘scientific data’. A portion of the whale...

High Tea

High Tea font

High Tea is a handmade typeface, which was inspired by a 1930’s menu from a classy restaurant. High Tea is a classy font, with some unique letters and an overall ‘Upper Crust’ feel to...

Americain

Americain font

Americain is a retro-style font, which was based on a single headline from a thirties advertisement. The letters are all caps, but there’s a little difference between ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ case. Americain is ideal...

Louise

Louise font

Louise font was based on the art of Louise Marie (lou) Loeber, a Dutch painter. She was born in Amsterdam in 1894 and flirted with several styles like De Stijl, Cubism and Bauhaus. Her...

Ishtar

Ishtar font

Ishtar was the Babylonian goddess of war, fertility, love and sex – all in all a lethal combination. She wasn’t the sweetheart her lovers had hoped for; I guess the ‘war’ part in her...

Kunstschau

Kunstschau font

The 1908 art exhibition in Vienna (Kunstschau 1908) featured works by Josef Hoffmann, Cark Otto Czeschka and Gustav Klimt, who showcased his famous painting ‘The Kiss’. Kunstschau font was modeled on a stamp, designed...

Fledermaus

Fledermaus font

Fledermaus (meaning ‘Bat’ in German) was a cabaret theater from Vienna. The original Jugendstil decor was designed by Josef Hoffman and several posters, advertising performances, were designed by other members of the Vienna Workshop....

Limoen

Limoen font

Limoen means ‘lemon’ in Dutch. Why did I call this font Limoen? Well, I guess I ran out of meaningful names, so I had to work with whatever popped in my head – which...

Weltschmerz

Weltschmerz font

Weltschmerz, world-weariness… I love the sound of it, so I chose this name for my new font. Weltschmerz font is a hand made Jugendstil typeface which was modeled on a 1910 poster from Austria....

Suco De Laranja

Suco De Laranja font

I like orange juice. Come on, who doesn’t? Orange juice is the drink of heroes; it’s the elixir of life; it’s the gods’ own ambrosia. Suco De Laranja means orange juice in Portuguese and...