Amoebica font was created during a nasty bout of the flu. If you think it looks weird, well, I must have been hallucinating when I drew the glyphs! Amoebica is a fun, weird, unusual,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
I came across an article in which the author warned about the growing pile of technojunk. It appears we throw away 50 million tonnes of unwanted gadgets EVERY YEAR – and, yes, that number...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Coliseu is a gorgeous, all caps Art Deco style font. Clean lines, rounded edges and an appealing style make Coliseu a very useful font. It was named after the beautiful Coliseu do Porto –...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
If you’ve ever visited Spain or Portugal, you would have seen some beautiful Majolica (glazed tile) murals – often signage for long forgotten bakeries, butchers and clothing shops from the interbellum. Majolica font was...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Paviljoen (meaning Pavilion or Gazebo in Dutch) is an Art Deco typeface which was modeled on cast-iron lettering on some monumental buildings in Amsterdam. I only had a few glyphs to work with, so...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Tobu means ‘to jump’ in Japanese. I came across a haiku by Matsuo Bashô wich reads: The old pond… a frog jumps in… the sound of water (Furu ike ya… kawazu tobikomu… mizu no...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
In the old Amsterdam neighborhood of ‘De Jordaan’, you will find a canal called Bloemgracht (Flower Canal). For many years, a coffee store called Schildmeijer could be found here. Their paper coffee bags and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Mandolin is a handmade ‘Didone-ish’ font with a bit of a rough edge. Mandolin was created using a wonderful (and expensive) pen I found in Canterbury, England. I am aware that this information isn’t...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Douceur (pleasantness in French) is an all caps, serif typeface with a flourish. It was created by hand in one go: no sketches, no try-outs. The font comes in two styles: regular (outlined) and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022