Sansarah began as a custom type commission for Columbia College, Chicago. Sarah Faust, photographer and designer on the school’s Creative Services staff, had been contributing her own handwriting to the brand. When it came...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vandermark began as a simple daydream of what became the ‘n’ glyph. I considered the elegant balance of a terminal stroke that would never join its supporting stem. The premise was simple, but further...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Soap is a captivating unicase headliner which looks like Cooper Black but even smoother. You’d think the original typeface was laid-back and cool enough, but Soap takes it to the next level. It’s spaced...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Red Tape is three fonts that were designed by sticking letters together with red tape. It makes for a wonderful makeshift set of fonts. And I really enjoyed sticking those letters together. Of course...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Cusp is a display font that was initially inspired by austere Art Deco lettering. After the capitals were refined, then the lowercase was designed with a bit of techno flair. From these basic letterforms...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
There are no straight lines in Everafter. The vectors were all drawn and tweaked by hand (and mouse) for a softened, wobbly appearance. The result is a naive serif type that doesn’t take itself...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Fatty is based on the lettering in a series of silkscreened posters by my friend Chris May. Upon transforming it into a full-fledged digital font, I developed alternate letterforms for the lowercase. The bloated...