Cronos
Cronos is the work of Robert Slimbach, a sans serif typeface family that embodies the warmth and readability of Oldstyle Roman typefaces. It derives much of its appearance from the calligraphically inspired type of...
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Sanvito
Designed for Adobe in 1993, Sanvito is an informal script face based on the designer’s handwriting. An almost upright, non-joining script, the Sanvito font family is useful where an informal feel is required in...
Cutout
Matisse’s paper cutouts inspired Gail Blumberg, Adobe art director, to create a typeface of figures. Her biggest challenge: keeping each Cutout design in scale. It’s not easy to make a standing figure, like ‘Y,’...
Flood
Flood was designed by Joachim M�ller-Lanc� and is not just another handwritten face. At smaller point sizes it exhibits the natural, dynamic, and spontaneous flow of felt tip marker writing. At larger sizes Flood...
Shuriken Boy
A few years ago when Joachim Müller-Lancé was doodling shapes on paper, he made the following observation: “My sketches revealed how letterforms can be perceived not only as black strokes on a white background,...
Stencil
Two typefaces called Stencil were released in 1937 within a month of each other; this one was designed by Gerry Powell for American Type Founders. The characters are designed to emulate the look of...
Kigali
Designed by Arthur Baker in 1994 for URW, Kigali is a wide-bodied display type with bold, uneven, pen-drawn strokes that taper dramatically downward. This unusual theme creates a unique, recognizable look. Furthering the effect,...
Silentium
Based on 10th century Carolingian scripts, Silentium Pro sparkles with a quiet but ebullient sense of the human hand. As a multi-featured Adobe Originals OpenType family, Silentium includes myriad alternate forms, ligatures, and titling...
Studz
Studz was inspired by ornamental lettering from an 8th-century manuscript, to which Michael Harvey, British type designer, has given a “riveting” contemporary flair. The name suggests studded leather.
Ex Ponto
Ex Ponto, designed by acclaimed calligrapher, type designer and artist Jovica Veljovic, is a spirited script typeface. Based on the rhythm of Veljovic’s handwriting, Ex Ponto combines the vigor of handwritten letters with the...