font_foundry: Pelavin Fonts

Tiki

Tiki font

It’s here, it’s new and it’s bamboo. Not to be mistaken for the lush magic of the actual tropical rain forest, Tiki evokes more of a feeling of an Oriental Trading Co. tacky Hawaiian...

Mimosa

Mimosa font

The inspiration for Mimosa comes directly from the packaging for “Moulinard Jeune”, a line of French toiletries from the 1920s. I created the 240-odd glyphs needed to make up a complete font based upon...

Rivets

Rivets font

Rivets is a result of my fascination with the beauty I find in utilitarian industrial objects like the riveted stanchions in New York subway stations, decorative ironwork in Grand Central terminal and the eloquent...

Camp

Camp font

Please note: The preferred installation on all platforms is the OpenType (OTF) version. Install the TrueType (TTF) version only if there are problems accessing the font from the font menu. Make sure only one...

Plot

Plot font

A tip of the hat to the conspiracy-wary, the rapid beat of a pulsing heart and the feeling that doom is close at hand; this is the voice of Plot, a bold and hastily...

Taos

Taos font

A bit prickly but with no offense intended, Taos is constructed from imaginary cactus shapes. Its succulent curves and pointy little spikes are reminiscent of the hardy Saguaro, a classic representative of the magnificent...

Neroli

Neroli font

Neroli is an oil distilled from the blossom of the bitter orange tree and used extensively in perfumery. Its scent is sweet, honeyed with green and spicy facets. The eponymous OpenType font is of...

Trilight

Trilight font

Trilight is a result of my fascination (obsession?) with how the appearance of a typeface can impact on the tactile as well as visual sense to strengthen and guide its imapct. It consists of...

Noir et Blanc

Noir et Blanc font

Noir et Blanc began as a proposed logo for a new Broadway production of Moulin Rouge and ended up as a challenge to find how bold a stroke weight could still be beautifully legible....

Molly Louie

Molly Louie font

Conceived on a cold winter evening to the hot Jazz of the Eri Yamamoto Trio at Arthur’s Tavern in the Village, font Molly Louie is best described by the person for whom it was...