African Textile
The African Textile font had two major influences. The pattern is derived from the bogolan cloths from Africa, originally made using a traditional dyeing technique from Mali that uses bogo or clay as prime...
font_foundry: Scholtz Fonts
Maypole
MayPole is a contemporary, 21st century, sans serif font, that contains an eclectic mix of elements from the 20th century. It combines gentle curves with base and caps-line transgressions but is substantially more rounded...
Tabwa
The design of the Tabwa font was inspired by the font Neuland designed by Rudolf Koch in 1923. Rather than attempting to re-create his font in a digital form as so many others have...
Zulu-Ndebele Pattern
Zulu-Ndebele Pattern is the first ever font to be based solely on the traditional decorative patterns of the Zulu and Ndebele tribes of Southern Africa. The designer has lived in KwaZulu (Place of the...
Collette
Collette was named in honor of an art deco font called “Independent” designed in the 1930s by Collette and Dufour. Collette is influenced by the design of the original font, however, there are substantial...
Hard Rain
Hard Rain is named after the torrential thunderstorms that occur in the subtropical regions on the east coast of southern Africa — the land of the Zulu. During the two-month long rainy season the...
African Jungle
Dominated by a vigorous, african-inspired, jungle-like pattern, this contemporary, 21st century, sans serif font – African Jungle – contains an eclectic mix of elements from the 20th century. It combines gentle curves with base...
Nordika
Nordika is an understated, elegant, sans serif face with that clean legible corporate look. Its simple, trendy design makes it distinctive enough for display work. It makes a bold statement and is highly readable....
Tshikona
Tshikona is casual and vigorous font with a taste of African spice. Although creating an impression of handwritten informality, Tshikona is a carefully crafted font, making it easy to use in any display setting,...
Carve
Carve is an African font that was inspired by fonts such as Othello and Neuland designed in the mid-1920s. Rather than attempting to re-create these fonts in a digital form as so many others...