font_designer: David Kerkhoff

High Tea

High Tea font

High Tea is a handmade typeface, which was inspired by a 1930’s menu from a classy restaurant. High Tea is a classy font, with some unique letters and an overall ‘Upper Crust’ feel to...

Louise

Louise font

Louise font was based on the art of Louise Marie (lou) Loeber, a Dutch painter. She was born in Amsterdam in 1894 and flirted with several styles like De Stijl, Cubism and Bauhaus. Her...

Ishtar

Ishtar font

Ishtar was the Babylonian goddess of war, fertility, love and sex – all in all a lethal combination. She wasn’t the sweetheart her lovers had hoped for; I guess the ‘war’ part in her...

Kunstschau

Kunstschau font

The 1908 art exhibition in Vienna (Kunstschau 1908) featured works by Josef Hoffmann, Cark Otto Czeschka and Gustav Klimt, who showcased his famous painting ‘The Kiss’. Kunstschau font was modeled on a stamp, designed...

Fledermaus

Fledermaus font

Fledermaus (meaning ‘Bat’ in German) was a cabaret theater from Vienna. The original Jugendstil decor was designed by Josef Hoffman and several posters, advertising performances, were designed by other members of the Vienna Workshop....

Suco De Laranja

Suco De Laranja font

I like orange juice. Come on, who doesn’t? Orange juice is the drink of heroes; it’s the elixir of life; it’s the gods’ own ambrosia. Suco De Laranja means orange juice in Portuguese and...

Weltschmerz

Weltschmerz font

Weltschmerz, world-weariness… I love the sound of it, so I chose this name for my new font. Weltschmerz font is a hand made Jugendstil typeface which was modeled on a 1910 poster from Austria....

Limoen

Limoen font

Limoen means ‘lemon’ in Dutch. Why did I call this font Limoen? Well, I guess I ran out of meaningful names, so I had to work with whatever popped in my head – which...

Vox Populi

Vox Populi font

Vox Populi was modeled after an early 17th century Latin translation of a Greek epos. It is a cursive typeface with a rough edge to it – not unlike the rather decayed original. Vox...

Kokomo

Kokomo font

Kokomo is a beautiful handmade contoured font – which was drawn with an old-fashioned steel pen and Chinese ink. The open, shadowed letters are great for posters and ads. Kokomo comes with extensive language...