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Avontuur Font - Image 1

Avontuur  Font

Avontuur means ‘Adventure’ in Dutch. I named this font Avontuur, because it’s been a while since I had one…Avontuur was based on my PLakkaat font – I changed the upper case a bit, so it is more legible and  I

Teacup Font - Image 2

Teacup  Font

I remember a tea ceremony I attended in Fukuoka, Japan. The teahouse was set in a small, but beautiful garden and the whole idea of the ceremony was to appreciate the view from the porch. I thought the tea  was

Betula Font - Image 3

Betula  Font

Betula is the scientific name for Birch – I probably don’t have to explain that birches are my favourite trees! They always look like the ghosts of the forest with their papery white bark and dark blotches. Betula is  a

Boarding House Font - Image 4

Boarding House  Font

I have never stayed at a boarding house myself, but I’ve heard some horror stories. When I have finished painting the three fonts (using Chinese ink and a small brush), I didn’t have to think long for a name. Boarding

Framboisier Font - Image 5

Framboisier  Font

Framboisier means ‘Rasberry Bush’ in French. Even though it’s early spring, I already spotted raspberries at the greengrocers, so I figured a nice raspberry-related name would suit this font just fine. Framboisier is a hand painted script font. It’s  a

Landsick Font - Image 6

Landsick  Font

Landsick is single weight script family. It’s charming, it’s characteristic, it’s lively and playful. Ready to be used everywhere. Published by Tour de Force Font FoundryDownload Landsick

Nuuk Font - Image 7

Nuuk  Font

Nuuk is the capital of Greenland. It is the Kalaallisut word for “cape”. I really like the sound of it, so I just had to name this font Nuuk. Nuuk is a whimsical, handmade serif font. It comes in  four

Woebegone Font - Image 8

Woebegone  Font

Woebegone is a cute little handmade font. I started off by drawing the glyphs with a Pilot pen, then added some strokes with a Japanese brush pen. Woebegone comes in Regular and Italic and has all the accents you  need.

Gamboge Font - Image 9

Gamboge  Font

Gamboge is a deep saffron to mustard yellow pigment which is extracted from a tree. Its name comes from gambogium, the latin word for the pigment. Gambogia font is a beautiful all caps typeface with a pre-war feeling to  it.

Leftover Crayon Font - Image 10

Leftover Crayon  Font

My kids have a tin box filled with crayon and pencil leftovers: bits and pieces that have fallen or broken off, but are still good enough to use. For me it is a treasure trove, as I often find  a

Pineapple Daydream Font - Image 11

Pineapple Daydream  Font

I bought a pineapple the other day, because my kids really like pineapples. Ok, ok, it may not sound like something special to you – but keep in mind that pineapples in Holland are an expensive fruit. We mostly  get

Earworm Font - Image 12

Earworm  Font

An ‘Earworm’ is a catchy tune that keeps repeating itself in your head. I didn’t know this (in Holland (where I’m from), earworm (oorwurm) means earwig – you know, the animal). Earworm is a happy handmade font. It’s a  little

Popty Ping Font - Image 13

Popty Ping  Font

Popty Ping is Welsh slang for microwave oven. It literally means ‘oven that goes ping’. Popty Ping was sort of based on an older font of mine called Jambo. It is a very happy cartoon font, ideal for children’s  book

Konditorei Font - Image 14

Konditorei  Font

A Konditorei is a German Confectionery Shop. A good Konditorei offers a wide variety of pastries and often also serves as a café. This handmade script font is like the wares in a confectionery shop: full of calories, but  sweet

Colby Font - Image 15

Colby  Font

Colby is a hand-drawn workhorse sans serif family. It consists of a wide range of weights and widths for a variety of applications. Colby balances the quirkiness of hand-drawn letters with the legibility of a clean sans serif. This combination

Nula Font - Image 16

Nula  Font

Nula is humanist sans serif family equipped with 22 font files – 11 weights and italics – from Thin to Heavy. It is modern, functional and distinctive, ideal for multiple purposes. Curvy diagonal stems and endings characterize Nula as typeface