font_designer: Robbie de Villiers

Diplomat

Diplomat font

Diplomat was designed in response to Portfolio’s very ornate script – a much more legible and formal script that has plenty of flare but without the elaborations. It is still more ornate than Duet...

Petronella

Petronella font

Petronella was inspired by the writing of several members of my family in Holland who wrote daily journals to each other during World War II. They exchanged each other’s journals via the International Red...

360

360 font

Distorted fonts are great but are mostly not very practical – 360 is an attempt to create a simple distorted font that can be used far beyond a few logos or headlines. Each 360...

Pezzo

Pezzo font

The idea for Pezzo was born when I saw an old copper monogram stencil. The script forms are inspired by titles and signature inscriptions of several Dutch seventeenth century paintings. These inscriptions are simpler...

Canette

Canette font

Canette is a hybrid script italic named after the noble quill (Canette=Quill in French). What makes Canette distinctive, is the bold swashes that are created by the ascenders and descenders flaring out from the...

Cyan Sans

Cyan Sans font

The design of Cyan was inspired by features found in classic Roman and styles like Trajan and Bodebeck. The characters stay true to the same features as the capitals, resulting in an unusually distinctive...

Cyan

Cyan font

The design of Cyan was inspired by features found in classic Roman and styles like Trajan and Bodebeck. It shows the designer’s personal preference for geometric Roman proportions while incorporating open centers (B,P,R) and...

Marzipan

Marzipan font

The spontaneously fun font for all things whimsical. Outrageous and gregarious! Marzipan is great for a multitude of applications including brochures, identities, packaging and scrapbooking.

Flax

Flax font

Flax Regular lives in a somewhat unusual space… it is not a normal “handwriting” font, nor is it a formal script, or a rounded italic. Flax is a slightly more formal handwriting script that...

Buckle

Buckle font

Keep up that great western tradition with Buckle Bold! Buckle was created to be a contemporary twist to old “cowboy” fonts. It is bold while retaining a narrow width. When reduced down, it has...