font_designer: David Kerkhoff

Mind Boggle

Mind Boggle font

Mind Boggle was made during the renovation of our fixer upper farm house. We had to demolish an old annexe (because it was unsafe) and it caused us some stress, as one wrong movement...

Pigeon Post

Pigeon Post font

I have no particular love for pigeons, but I read an interesting article about war pigeons being used to send messages to an fro. One pigeon (called William of Orange) even saved more than...

Heartsome

Heartsome font

Heartsome is a ‘forgotten’ word. It was mostly used in Scotland and it means: ‘giving cheer, spirit or courage’. I had never heard of it, but I thought it deserved a second chance, so...

Capricious

Capricious font

I don’t think I’m a capricious person, but right now, due to the enormous amount of renovation work on our home, I do get bad moods quite often!Capricious is a hand painted all-caps font:...

Gritstomper

Gritstomper font

Gritstomper is a gritty, charcoaly, pencilly font. Quickly written, handcrafted and with sharpened edges. Comes with a full load of diacritics, double letter ligatures for the lower case and a boss-like attitude.

Raspberry Sherbet

Raspberry Sherbet font

I have actually never had a sherbet. When I made this font family, I wish I had one, as it was a whopping 38 degrees (Celsius, not Fahrenheit…) outside.Raspberry Sherbet is a cute little...

Mortal Coil

Mortal Coil font

I was playing around with an old brush I found in our kitchen: it had fallen under the stove and it had probably been hiding there for quite some time! I dusted it off,...

Forgotten Dream

Forgotten Dream font

I had a really weird dream the other night, but when I woke up, I had forgotten it. I had the feeling it was about something important, but I cannot, for the life of...

Whalebone

Whalebone font

For some reason I had to think of Moby Dick (the classic book by Herman Melville) when I was busy working on this font. No, I don’t live near the sea, nor do I...

Roughcast

Roughcast font

Roughcast is a kind of outside plaster, composed of cement and pebbles. It’s not the best looking plaster and it is estimated that in the UK, a roughcast outer reduces the value of a house...