font_designer: George Ryan

Jingle Condensed

Jingle Condensed font

I once tried to imagine what the children of Schoolbook and Bodoni would look like if they were married. I’m still trying to imagine that! In the meantime I drew the Jingles.

Big Stuff

Big Stuff font

Keep Big Stuff away from toner and ink as it can’t resist eating them up.

Mohawcs Note

Mohawcs Note font

Friendly. Open. Self-confident. Generous and inclusive. Intellect and libido guided by the measured tension and release patterns of a well-validated ego.So might a graphologist characterize the handwriting reflected in this useful script typeface…

Nikki

Nikki font

This typeface was named for one of George’s daughters, at her request, after she discovered that another of George’s designs, ITC Kristen, bore an appellation strikingly similar to that of her sister. And then...

Web-o-Mints GD

Web-o-Mints GD font

George Ryan’s font of typographic ornaments and borders, available as a free download from Galápagos.

Kennedy

Kennedy font

The Kennedy family is a completely original design, inspired by lettering discovered by George during his exploration of 16th century cartography, some years ago. The charm exhibited by these beautiful artifacts is as much...

Tiamaria

Tiamaria font

In the 70’s I went out with a girl whose father was a card-carrying member of 3 of the biggest unions in the printing arts. He gave me 2 things, a pre-war Linotype specimen...

Robusto

Robusto font

Thirteen or 14 years ago I admired, out loud, a book I found on a shelf in Matt Carter’s office. That Christmas I was pleasantly surprised to find that Matt had found another copy...