Tag: Hand written
Red Velvet Font
A vermilion confection, favored by Salisbury House, with lineage to the Eaton’s Original. Red Velvet: Flour, sugar, eggs, Crisco and cochineal. Remarkable not only for its insect coloring, but for its fuzzy tongue-feel. Published by BLKBKDownload Red Velvet
Food Truck Font
Food Truck package is a wonderful set of fonts. During my recent trip to Japan, I stumbled upon a food truck / street food festival in Nara. Besides drinking the best cup of coffee ever (seriously, it was THAT good!),
Nippon Note Font
I just returned from a short holiday in Japan. I stayed in hostels and small guesthouses and noticed a peculiar thing they all had in common: they love little notes, telling you where to go, what to do, how to
New Beginnings Font
A new year has begun, new resolutions have been made. Fresh ideas are popping up and a new life is about to begin. All in all, I figured New Beginnings was the perfect name for my first font in 2016.
Bodiam Font
Two years ago I went on a camping holiday in England with my wife and (then two) small children. The first stop was a nature campsite near the village of Bodiam in East Sussex. My son wanted to see a
Formosa Font
Formosa is the old, colonial name for Taiwan. Formosa means beautiful in Portuguese and I think this handwritten typeface has a certain beauty itself. It comes in three styles, all of which make extensive use of ligatures, to give the
Mighty River Font
Always resisting its constraints, we grip it in one place only to watch it exceed its limits in another, in exact proportion to the force we exert. The Mighty River will carry us forward, or push us back, and it
Cheat Sheet Font
Cheat Sheet is a handwritten typeface that looks like, well, handwriting. It is loose, legible and useful and comes with extensive language support. It goes without saying that I have never used a cheat sheet when I was in school…
The Cat's Whiskers Font
Ok. Another font with cats in it. I asked my son, Sam (age 4), to draw some cats and I have to say: I’m very proud of what he created. The tiger I asked him for became a spinosaurus mom
Cinnamon Swirl Font
Cinnamon scent: check. Swirls: check. Curls: check. Cinnamon Swirl is a very romantic, very ‘sugar-and-spice-and-all-things-nice’ kinda font. It would look great on book covers, slumber party posters and postcards. The Swirl comes with some lovely ligatures and stylistic alternates –
Keswick Font
Keswick is a beautiful small town in the English Lake District. It is a good place to hang out for a while and explore the surrounding National Park. During your stay you could visit the Keswick Pencil Factory – which
Street Magic Font
Levitating above the din of the city pulling cards. Conjuring a shine from the dark like iridescent paint. Trees growing through cracked pavement claiming space with their placement. Street Magic at work while we kick back and embrace it. Published
Toverheks Font
A Toverheks in Dutch means ‘witch’ – well, actually it means ‘magic witch’ (it doesn’t translate well). The reason for this kind of weird name is the nature of the font: it reminded me of a book of spells –
Closet Skeleton Font
Some time ago I stumbled upon a little book called ‘De Sprookjeshoorn’ (‘Horn of Fairy Tales’) by Anton Eijkens (1920 – 2012). It was published in 1946 and contains several authentic and unique fairy tales – unfortunately unreadable to modern
Crayon Crumble Font
Crayon Crumble is exactly what it reads on the package: it was made using cheap crayons, since the cheapies crumble a lot. It is a fun, kiddie font, with a grown-up look to it. It has been used for packaging,
Harimau Dua Font
A while back I created a nice font called Harimau. It is a childish font, with a happy feel to it. Harimau had some unusual glyphs, most notably the ‘g’ and the ‘j’, which, for some designers, were a little
Buttered Toast Font
Buttered Toast is something a lot of people enjoy every day; when I was working on this font I was hoping to create something similar: an uncomplicated font enjoyed by many. The resulting typeface is exactly what is promised on
Uncle Oscar Font
I don’t have an Uncle Oscar, so the font is not named after someone I know. The name just kind of stuck. Uncle Oscar is a pencil font, made with a black ‘Lamy’ pencil I took from my son Sam’s