Classic Comic is the fourth family of Canada Type’s long-running series of comic book fonts. It feels right at home alongside Collector Comic, Captain Comic and Caper Comic. Rather than following a particular model,...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
This is a simple excursion into taking a prototype and recasting it along different lines, emphasizing the spontaneity of a hand cut look. It is primarily meant for the printed page.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
This font was inspired by the so-called Litterarum latinarum, quas italicas, cursoriasque vocant, scribendum Ratio (Louvain 1540), a manual intended for calligraphers by the well known scientist Gerhard Mercator. It was a magnificent “Cancellaresca…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 13, 2023
A 1970s Photolettering catalog indentified the pattern for this typeface as “Exotique” …from France, no less. Named for a French expression meaning “pun,” this face is, indeed, witty and playful, with nary a groan...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Agent was inspired by the classic fun lettering of 1930s Dutch alphabetician Martin Meijer. Casual and playful, Agent is a carefully considered amalgam of the art brush’s organic forms and the easily read, ironic...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 13, 2023
Rock Painting is based on ancient Northern rock paintings and I edited the glyphs to resemble latin letters, runelike. So it’s quite writable and the characters can also be used separately in bigger shape....