font_designer: David Kerkhoff

Kundalini means ‘coiled’. In yoga it is used to describe an energy or force which lies at the base of the spine and, when awakened, results in deep meditation or even enlightenment. Aaahhh… Now...

Galangal, or Laos, is a root belonging to the ginger family, which is used in Indonesian cuisine. Since this font has the same design characteristics as Kurkuma, I thought naming it after a root...

Ashtanga was named after a type of yoga. In Sanskrit it means “eight-limbed”, which I find quite appropriate, give the amount of swirls and curls. The font is ‘all-caps’, but the upper and lower...

Cubissimo is a geometric font inspired by a 1929 poster advertising a museum exhibition. It is an all-caps cubist typeface designed to look good on posters. It comes with extensive language support.

Satsuma. It used to be only a Japanese orange, but now it’s a typeface as well. A rather unusual typeface. Satsuma is rough around the edges, squarish and playful. It is handmade and comes...

Secret Diary is a nice bit of uncomplicated handwriting: it is rounded, feminine, legible and above all – natural in appearance. Secret Diary comes with some ligatures and an overdose of diacritics.

Retch – what’s in a name? Retch is a unique typeface, heaving with character. It is scary and grotesque and is made to look like letters scratched onto a metal surface. Retch spits out...

Oyuki’s Ghost is a scary typeface made with a steel pen and Chinese Ink. The name comes from a painting by Maruyama Okyo (1733–1795), which depicts his mistress who died young. Maruyama Okyo claimed...