Goldenbook is based on the logotype of a literary magazine from the late 1920s called The Golden Book Magazine. It is meant to be used large and includes fonts with both old style and...
Bookmania (2011) combines the sturdy elegance of the original Bookman Oldstyle (1901) with the swashy exuberance of the Bookmans of the 1960s. With 687 swash characters, more than any previous Bookman, the possibilities are...
Because Contenu is designed for text use, it is spaced for body copy in the 9-12 point range. That is far too much spacing for heads, subheads, and the like. So I made the...
Bushing is a quick serif experiment going for open light display type. For years I have always stopped and really liked what I saw with fonts like the original Cushing from the turn of...
The major focus of my life and ministry at this point is book design. In the brave new world of 21st century self-publishing a new paradigm has arisen: the indie small shop. One of...
This all started with a love for Jenson. I know there’re hundreds of variations on that theme. But, that is where I began, several years ago. How far it came, as usual as I...
This is the display version of Librum. Librum means “book” in Latin, which I thought was appropriate. Bream is Latin for proclaim—appropriate for display work. The fonts are very close to Librum-Book and Librum-Italic,...
This is the serif text family for the book design group of font families which David designed in the process of writing “Practical Font Design With FontLab 5”. The letterspacing is set wide for...
Advertising and Marketing often calls for the use of neutral typestyles; conveying a quiet but clear message with little stress and an even color on the page. Admarks’ roman weights have simple slab serifs...
This classified version of Monkton, with its expanded proportions and extended serifs can be used at small sizes for classified advertising, newspaper text or larger displays. Its semi-medium weight (heavier than Book weight) makes...