font_designer: Robbie de Villiers

Fete

Fete font

Script design can be pretty complex, but at the same time it has some unique opportunities that are simply not an option in regular serif and sans serif fonts. The challenge for me was...

Beurre

Beurre font

In thinking about a way to express the character of this script, it occurred to me that the splitting of the main downstrokes in the caps is almost like when knife cuts into butter....

SantaCruz

SantaCruz font

I wanted to capture a sense of California with this font – generous, warm, open, bold and sunny – all this imagery is captured in Santa Cruz. It is the quintessential California beach town...

Plumage

Plumage font

Plumage is somewhat unusual in that it has elements of calligraphy as well as script in a semi-loose form that gives it a pleasing appearance for both large and small sizes, and interesting flare...

Pointe

Pointe font

It is the point that creates the expression from the writer via the pen unto the paper. The artist guides the point in unique ways to not only communicate, but also to make the...

Atto Serif

Atto Serif font

I set out to design a contemporary font that is condensed with thick and thin strokes. The highly structured forms of this condensed font was made more interesting and softer by giving it a...

Atto Sans

Atto Sans font

I set out to design a contemporary font that is condensed with thick and thin strokes. The highly structured forms of this condensed font was made more interesting and softer by giving it a...

Suzie Q

Suzie Q font

The “Suzie-Q” dance became popular in 1937. It is basically a step done along with or within another dance form. Can be done as a solo, couple or group. Then, in the 60s and...

Chateau

Chateau font

On the one hand Chateau is almost palatial but at the same time it has a quite earthy personality as represented by the stenciled strokes. However, this stencil effect serves to refine the strokes...