Somatype
As with any attempt at a new typeface, you want to create something different. A difficult task as most legible fonts are based on something previous. Somatype isn’t actually based on any particular font...
font_designer: James Marsh
Tulip
I’ve had an interest in typography ever since my college days, even submitting my NDD thesis on the subject. The basic concept for this typeface stems from that early creative period, hence the obvious...
Flashback
All three fonts – Dropout, Rough Diamond and Thorny, evolved from experimenting with a cubic template devised as the basis for a retro display type series titled ‘Flashback’. I experimented with numerous shapes initially...
Groovy
Groovy started out as a prospective variant in the ‘Flashback’ series but very quickly established its own distinct appearance, especially with the lower case letters blending into the format so well. There wasn’t any...
SomaSkript Tall
Somaskript Tall shares the same concept as Somatype Skwosh, namely a desire to ignore traditional rules and re-scale along one axis only. This time the starting point was Somaskript and the end result is...
Origami Incised
Once I set on the concept for this ‘Origami’ inspired font, I used an imaginary strip of folded paper as the basis for each character, the folded effect being realized fully by incorporating an...
Mortice
I set out to create a solid, bold, strong, rugged font, one that would lend itself to any industrial type of use, and by that I mean industry in general, but probably sectors that...
Angleface
With initial thoughts of creating something tubular, I had in the back of my mind the kind of contemporary chrome furniture that became ubiquitous throughout the 60s and that concept remained with me throughout...
Omni Serif
Typefaces don’t simply appear fully formed to a designer, even with a clear concept in mind, they evolve naturally during the design & development process. Out of the current ‘Artytype’ collection, Omni has evolved...
Omni
Typefaces don’t simply appear fully formed to a designer, even with a clear concept in mind, they evolve naturally during the design & development process. Out of the current ‘Artytype’ collection, Omni has evolved...