Akebono means dawn in Japanese. It expresses the pleasure of imbalance. Stems and strokes are mixed–straight and round with slender terminals and arches. Akebono is available in three styles; Regular, Alternate, Italic. Akebono Alternate...
P22 Basala was created using straight horizontal and vertical lines, but with large rounded corners to create an unconventional softness for a bold face. The naming of the font reflects this juxtaposition: Basara= Basala=...
SchwarzKopf is an 18th Century European “Schwabacher” blackletter which features a distressed edge for creating authentic “antique” documents. Old features the long “s” and other archaic forms. Both Old and New variations feature many...
Frenzy evolved from a logo for a Gen X product offered by a very staid company. It is a sythesis of Classic Roman Capitals and American Typewriter—with a bit of frenetic energy stirred in....
Quill-formed roman/gothic with an olde-worlde flavor. Some background in the designer’s own words: “A series of fonts came to mind which would be rooted in the medieval era -for me, a period of intense...
“When you push the stage props of the life aside, there will remain the truth …” Ambient is a deconstructed sans-serif font, which captures the essence of basic Roman letterforms … with a few...
Shibumi is a brush-titling face that has an “Eastern” feel. It was designed with a Speedball B (round nib [heavily manipulated]). Its sheer weight exudes authority while the Eastern influence and gentle curves lend...
Aglio was developed from letterforms originally painted by muralist/artist Tanya Zabinski. Aglio maintains the character of bold brushstrokes with random gaps and marks, and there are flourishes of articulated endstrokes. This typeface merges the…
Catalan is inspired by such influential artists as Antonio Gaudi, Joan Miro, and Salvador Dali with glimmers of the work of Jean Arp and Pablo Picasso. Surrealist shapes and motifs dance in this highly...
This 12-font family employs several unique features including a 2-part Chisel set which allows for the look of stone incised lettering. Hedonic has just a hint of a slab serif and even that is...