Sewing Patterns
When I created my first website, I loved using vintage sewing pattern illustrations in my designs. Thinking back on it, I wanted to create a dingbat inspired by those images and Sewing Patterns is...
font_foundry: Lauren Ashpole
Starry Night
This slighty messy handwritten font was inspired by the scrawl of a teenager given a marker. Meaning it was inspired by my own quick writing at the time. Right down to the stars.
Origami Bats
The art of paper folding in dingbat form. The uppercase alphabet is made up of origami animals and the lowercase offers those shapes decorated in traditional origami paper patterns. Full patterns, flowers, and partial...
Candy Randy
Not inspired by any one thing, Candy Randy came about as an attempt to capture the feel of hours spent aimlessly perusing childrens’ advertising and packaging from the early 1960s. It always reminds me...
Horseshoes And Lemonade
Inspired by vintage fifties and sixties design elements. The lettering features exaggerated angles with the square borders popular at the time. All letters are capitals but the lowercase characters provide variations. This package includes...
Forgotten Playbill
Years ago, I came across a vintage playbill and was struck by its lettering. The detailed floral pattern surrounded by thick outlines stayed in my mind even though the play’s name and cast have...
Sewing Patterns 2
If Sewing Patterns wasn’t quite vintage enough for you, Sewing Patterns 2 is the answer to your early twentieth century wishes. Spanning the years 1910 to 1949, it’s more Downton Abbey than Mad Men,...
BIKES
Do you enjoy bicycles? So much that when you aren’t riding them you spend your time on bike related design? Then this font is for you. BIKES is a dingbat font that lives up...
Kremlinology
Like the study of Kremlinology, this font is an interpretation of Soviet culture for Western audiences. Based on a vintage Russian poster but not in the original Cyrillic, it is an attempt to capture...
Paper Hearts
Paper Hearts mimics childhood construction paper creations. It’s perfect for a homemade Valentine’s Day feel without the safety scissors and glue sticks.