John Downer designed SamSans in 1993 in reaction to Sam Berlow’s request for a casual, condensed sans. The series, replete with alternate characters in every style, is executed in informal Downer style, vivid with...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 17, 2015
The vivacity that you find in this light-hearted design began with paper cut-outs designed for use in all sorts of presentations, from animated movie titles, sometimes in flashing, reversing color, to little notes and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Dozens of International characters! Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold/Italic included. In 2001 a new trend began in comics lettering which typically until then had been all capital letters. The problem created by lettering comics...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Anarcharsis was inspired by incomplete rubbing made from a stone wall located in the Bahamas. The character set was completed and modified to better suit digital type. The imperfections and quirkiness of the hand-carved...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Swiss Folk Ornaments were inspired by old Swiss embroidery designs. Swiss Folk Ornaments – Critters & Things is composed of critters (animals) and other things, hearts, pitchers, and a basket. In the character set...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
First drawn in 1993 by Tobias Frere-Jones for Neville Brody’s Fuse magazine, FB Reactor combines abraded forms with Tesla’s theory of destruction through accumulating rhythmic points of noise. The ‘Derelict’ style offers choices of...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 2, 2015
Loose and angular, this typeface was originally designed by Imre Reiner for the Amsterdam Typefoundry in 1951. Attracted by its free-form structure and unique texture, Tobias Frere-Jones revived the original design from handset proofs...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 14, 2015
Generous curves above and below the straight-sided Railroad Gothic parallel those of Figgins’ elephantine Grotesques, lending both British and American series their monumental qualities. Shrinking center strokes and counters to emphasize a massive…