After a few months my new typeface "Bankal" is here! To create it, I always tried to keep a 90 degree angle. In French when you say that something is "bancal" it means that it's not right. This is why I choose this as a name because despite the name she is right. And for the K it's just for the style here. Bankal is a sans-serif font with 3 variations (bold, regular, light) Check more on my website : https://www.hugokuder.com/ or my instagram : hugokuderdesign

In a World where no stories are small stories... In a Land where words need to be Bold, Meaningful and maybe even Italic... Comes a font worthy of telling Marvelous Tales some thought Too Tall, Too Astonishing to be told... And when those Untold Stories, those Astounding Tall Tales, are finally told... THAT WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN! From Visionary Font Director John Roshell and the Studio that brought you BlahBlahBlah, you must not miss TALL TALES! In theaters and Streaming now.

The astype series Accolades B offers the advanced designer a fine set of calligraphic swashes, swirls and figural ornaments. Accolades B and B2 share most of the base set of ornaments but differ in some of the major shapes. If you're looking for some good companion fonts, give Gracia and Adana a try. Every classic high contrast stroke design like Didot or Bodoni works well. Note: Each package comes with a technical documentation and an InDesign2 sample file with lots of ready made borders.

Introducing Moraco Display new generation Typeface created for building brand identity. Moraco Typeface created with the vision of to attract the audience to your brand. The finest details of this typeface are methodically and mathematically created. Moraco is created with all the tasks of a corporate font and also for the usage in a variety of projects, including branding, logos, titles, headlines, posters, screens, display, digital ads, and everything else. We are putting a lot of effort on this font as a long-term project.

In this modern era, sometimes being bold is not enough. Sometimes you need to go BOLDER! So here comes the Liquorstore Bolder font family, the long awaited sequel to the popular Liquorstore industrial, geometric display font. This new bolder font family features multiple styles that work on their own or as overlapping layers to create stunning multi-color typography. Chromatic layering effects are created with inline, outline, bi-line, and tri-line styles can be used together to create extra impactful words in your logos and headlines.

Vadelma is a script type family of four fonts. It is inspired by brush lettering and has soft and friendly looks. Vadelma can be used for branding, packaging and where ever you need a legible and smooth script font. Vadelma has lots of ligatures, swashes and alternative characters that will make your design unique and beautiful. You can also buy Vadelma as Variable Font and adjust the weight of Vadelma smoothly between Light and Bold weights. Notice that you need design software that supports Variable Fonts.

**Minthe Ligature Typeface** inspired by the famous minimalist logo perfect for the purposes of designing templates, brochures, videos, advertising branding, logos and more. **What's Included:** + Standard glyphs + Web Font + Ligatures + International Accent + Works on PC & Mac + Simple installations Accessible in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and even work on Microsoft Word. PUA Encoded Characters - Fully accessible without additional design software. Fonts include multilingual support **Image used**: All photographs/pictures/vectors used in the preview are not included, they are intended for illustration purposes only. **Thank You**

Proudly Introducing you my new font collection – The Pretender. This collection was born and inspired by American sign painting typography and vintage package design. Wide range of styles for a wide range of use. This collection gives you awesome vintage look effect, which one will add the hand-touch feeling for your project. Light, Regular, Medium and Bold widths goes as Sans and Serifs and Normal or Expanded! And, of course, vintage candy Script! But that's not all – Every font comes as a Clear and Pressed style!

In Dutch, a Mandarijn is a Tangerine. I found out that it is called a Mandarin in Australia as well! I really like Mandarins, so I thought I’d give them their well-deserved place in the spotlights by naming a font after them. The whispers part - well, that’s just because it sounded good. Mandarin Whispers is a very nice brush font, which was actually not made with a brush, but with a cheapie marker pen. It comes with all the bells & whistles, so have a ball!

Shallot is a serif font family with sharp and exquisite characteristic. The initial letterforms are made not completely based on calligraphic strokes, which make it more likely close to transitional serif style. The letterforms have high contrast strokes and sharp serif with curved brackets. The upright styles have a fairly wide proportion. The italic styles have 12 degree angle and redrawn lowercase letters. Shallot consist of 4 styles from regular to extrabold with each matching italics. It contains 462 glyphs that support broad latin languages.

The sheet music for the 1934 tune "Two in A Dream" had the title hand lettered in a bold type style that utilized some stencil and some solid lettering. Following through on the stencil portion of the design, Tuxedo Stencil JNL was created in both regular and oblique versions. The 1930s were the era of elegant supper clubs and night spots, and it was not unusual to find gentlemen all decked out in formal wear for an evening on the town, hence the font's name.

Introducing Anton Charlote - A Display Retro Script Font. In creating this font, I just wanted to combine classic style with modern retro style, so be this font. Hope you like it. Inspired by some retro fonts that I made before. Anton Charlote is perfect for vintage and retro design, badge, logos,t-shirt, poster, branding, packaging, signage, book coverand so much more! Come with Opentype feature with a lot of alternates, its help you to make great lettering. This font is also support multi language.

Some years ago we developed a monospaced 12 pitch sans serif for a client. We also created a 10 pitch version that was later discarded. PropTen is the 10 pitch version modified to proportional widths. The name PropTen refers to 'Proportional 10 Pitch'- which is a technical impossibility. It does have a slight 'its time to vote' twist to it. You know, after you pick your candidate you also need to vote yes or no on the following Propositions, don't forget Prop10, the team needs those uniforms.

Hi, Everyone! If you’re looking for a modern and artistic font to captivate your audiences or customers then we’ve got the font for you! Introducing Boomber Rockstar - A Grafiti Font This typeface with artistic style looks very interesting for loads of different projects and promotions. It is perfect to be used on your website, for your social media branding, Pinterest banners, printed products, and more! Features: Standart Ligatures Multilingual Support PUA Encoded Numerals and Punctuation Thank you for downloading premium fonts from Din Studio

To see the “auto-mix” effect, go to the Webfont page. This typeface has been designed to demonstrate a hypothesis: consistency in letter form and style is not essential to fluent reading. The Neology fonts also include both plain constituents, Neology Deco (1920s-style minimalist geometric) and Neology Grotesque (similar to Helvetica etc., but with a small x-height). All fonts have both three-quarter and full cap-height lining figures. The plain fonts have stylistic alternates (“a” for Deco and “g” and “l” for Grotesque).

Cartographer by Hipopotam Studio is a hand drawn serif typeface designed for our book Maps. Drawn with a 0.1 mm tip pen in a very small scale. It has only uppercase characters but each has alternate glyphs. It also has a lot of very useful features including multi-language support (with Cyrillic), discretionary ligatures, stylistic alternates, fractions, ordinals and contextual alternates that will automatically set alternate glyphs depending on frequency of appearance of the same character (even in web font but only in HTML5 browsers).

Flowing like warm honey, Mielle® CF is a playful cursive script perfect for logos, signage, and posters. Automatic ligatures and contextual letters flow across Mielle's six weights. Mielle® CF pairs well with simple, elegant typefaces that won’t compete for visual attention, such as Artifex CF and Artifex Hand CF. Please note that some contextual glyphs may not appear in the generated previews, but will work correctly in the full typeface. All typefaces from Connary Fagen include free updates, including new features, and free technical support.

Violant fonts are designed as a tribute to Queen Violant, wife of Jaume 1st, king of Aragon, a woman of strong character, who supported her husband in the conquest of Valencia in 1238. Probably, Violant read texts in Gothic letters, which at that time were subjected to a stylization process in Castile and Aragon. Violant family comes with 736 glyphs, with OpenType features, swashes for all glyphs, stylistics sets, stylistics alternates, a lot of ligatures and a generous set of ornaments to play with your texts.

The Revolancer Pro font was designed in addition to the unique Revolancer font, so this font looks more familiar. But this is only at first glance. This typeface combines the simplicity of classic grotesque typefaces with the freedom and independence of a Revolancer typeface. This font will give you freedom. The freedom to be unique, not like everyone else. Each character in Revolancer font knows its place, and it is impossible to achieve such a smooth and organic flow of words using a regular font.

DF Riga is a minimal bitmap typeface which works very well in small sizes both on your screen and on paper. But... if you want to express its deep beauty, use it in display sizes and the smell of ink is there. These typefaces (DF-A BIT, DF-Riga and DF-Dudok) owe their existence to the excellent letterpress printing of Hanneke Briër at the Grafisch Centrum Groningen. Beyond ‘the perfect’ there is a lot to get, it is made, you can see that.

The unmistakable brush of Angel Koziupa does its unique work again, this time with the elegant strokes made for branding or packaging projects that entail the use of many design elements, and so require clear and simple artistic alphabet to represent the brand elegantly, without clashing with the overall design. Methodical and disciplined, Sinfonieta accentuates the collage just enough to convey class and comfort, art and elegance. Sinfonieta includes alternates that come in handy to help with the precision usually required for logotypes and wordmarks.

النبض - the Pulse Pulse JP ME is a constructivist text and display font that differs from comparable fonts due to its special sharpness and harmonious balance. Its technical and constructed form creates a somewhat artificial impression of particular appeal. It is ideal for display on the screen and can be used in many projects. Pulse JP ME is a super family consisting of 48 fonts from compressed to expanded in six weights each. This opens up a wide designspace with the possibility of combining typefaces of the same character in a wide variety of variants and being able to adapt them to very different conditions. The details of the individual fonts are coordinated with each other with great precision and perfectly implemented in terms of craftsmanship. In all variants, this leads to a very balanced design with particular sharpness. The very extensive character set supports 120 Latin + 7 Arabic languages + Hebrew. The Arabic characters were designed in close collaboration with the Iranian designer Prof. Raafat Negarandeh. Here the constructivist approach is repeated within Arabic proportions. This leads to a very reduced and clear design with high legibility. Additional typographical adjustments can be made in the variable font, which is also available. There all variants are stored in a single font and can be continuously fine-tuned between them.

Bolyar Pro type family is the ancestor of our successful font Bolyar . We decided to develop it to a new higher level - making it more sophisticated, detailed and useful at the same time. The new improved Bolyar is able to satisfy every typographic taste and meet the ever growing design requirements for high quality typefaces. If you are addicted to classic vintage style, then you could easily use Bolyar Pro for almost anything - from letterhead, logos and catchy headlines to elegant packaging, book covers and wine labels. Alternates, Swashes and Ligatures will help you customize almost every single letter and fit perfectly to your artwork. Bolyar Pro type family is showing an abundance of many new useful features and options like: - Five weights each sold as separate font - Over 1200 glyphs per weight - Full multilingual support of all European languages as well Greek and Cyrillic - Brand new Alternates and Swashes fully supported in all languages (even with accented characters) - Many useful ligatures - Full Open Type and True Type support for Mac and Win Platforms - New Bolyar Ornaments - a new complimentary font exclusively designed to fit the new Bolyar Pro, containig decorative shields, frames, ornaments and borders. Bolyar Pro font family is great for any kind of labels - in this link you could see some amazing examples how to use it alone or in combination with our Bolyar Ornate Pro font family.

Add some old fashioned charm to your designs with the distressed alphabets in the new BLINCtype Letterpress Fontpak, a brand new font collection containing 8 letterpress-inspired fonts from the creative minds at Blinc Publishing in St. Paul, MN. The BLINCtype Letterpress Fontpak contains a handy concise assortment of old-school display fonts. From the old Western "WANTED" poster look of Prospect Modern, to the no-nonsense all-caps classic Goshen and its lowercase companion Gideon, these fonts are inspired by wooden letterpress blocks and other archaic technologies. It's like having your own letterpress print studio! Except it's all instantly downloadable right now as easy-to-use fonts! Designers love working with the Cheltenham-esque Gomorrah and its grittier, grungier counterpart, Sodom. The bouncy Golgotha has a rough and tumble readiness that exudes a hand-made charm, while Hamilton Offset has a cryptic, experimental look and feel that gives the impression of double-vision. You also get the newest member of the Blinc font family, Player Piano, which was based on punch-cut stencil letters on an old player piano paper song roll. Purchase the BLINCtype Letterpress Fontpak today and you'll be able to download and start using these 8 great fonts right away! The BLINCtype Letterpress Fontpak contains the fonts: Gideon, Golgotha, Gomorrah, Goshen, Hamilton Offset, Player Piano, Prospect Modern and Sodom.

Who says Werewolves don't exist? Well, they do here! LD Werewolf looks like it was clawed and scratched into the very paper it's printed on. Adds a nice touch to a spooky Halloween Party invitation or accompanying fun memories!

This is Solotype's alternative sans serif version of the once popular caps-only font Atlanta issued by the Central Type Foundry in St. Louis in 1885. As we often do, we have created a lowercase, adding to its versatility.

Gallard is a two weights family that contains the display type of the great cartoonist and illustrator Miguel Gallardo. In addition, as we usually do for this kind of author fonts, there is a collection of drawings called Victims.

Designing SoftTimes has been easy on my nerves after the strain of HardTimes. The harder the Times are the more do we need some soft typefaces, this one is the soft counterpart for HardTimes. -Your softspoken typedesigner, Gert Wiescher

Retorica, by Enric Jardí. With its simple geometry, Retorica stands out as our Art Déco typeface. Retorica has two styles: one solid version and one hollowed. In addition, each one has a Small Caps set, available by OT features.

Welcome to the world of Galderglynn Esquire. This typeface is a celebration of the sans-serif types from the 1800s, with a unique twist that sets it apart from the rest. Galderglynn Esquire is not just a simple revival of a specific typeface, but rather, it’s a concoction of them all. With a bold personality and a distinct voice, Galderglynn Esquire is full of inconsistencies that make it stand out. It’s as if the letters have a mind of their own, dancing and shifting on the page. This typeface is perfect for those who want to add a touch of whimsy to their designs. And speaking of designs, Galderglynn Esquire has a variety of numerals to choose from. Whether you need standard, monospaced, old-style, inferior, or superior numerals, Galderglynn Esquire has got you covered. It’s a typeface that’s as versatile as it is unique. But don’t take our word for it, try it out for yourself. Galderglynn Esquire comes in seven weights and italics, giving you even more options to play with. And if you prefer a more well-behaved version of this typeface, check out Galderglynn 1884. With Galderglynn Esquire, you’re not just getting a typeface, you’re getting a piece of history. This typeface pays homage to the sans-serif types of the past. It’s a typeface that’s as timeless as it is modern, perfect for designers who want to create something truly unique. So why settle for the ordinary when you can have the extraordinary with Galderglynn Esquire. Most Latin-based European, and some Cyrillic-based writing systems are supported, including the following languages. A Afaan Oromo, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Aromanian, Aymara, Bashkir (Latin), Basque, Belarusian (Latin), Bemba, Bikol, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Cape Verdean, Creole, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chichewa, Crimean Tatar (Latin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dawan, Dholuo, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Frisian, Friulian, Gagauz (Latin), Galician, Ganda, Genoese, German, Greenlandic, Guadeloupean Creole, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ilocano, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Kaqchikel, Karakalpak (Latin), Kashubian, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Komi-Permyak, Kurdish (Latin), Latvian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, Maasai, Macedonian, Makhuwa, Malay, Maltese, Māori, Moldovan, Montenegrin, Ndebele, Neapolitan, Norwegian, Novial, Occitan, Ossetian, Ossetian (Latin), Papiamento, Piedmontese, Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Rarotongan, Romanian, Romansh, Russian, Sami, Sango, Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Sorbian, Sotho, Spanish, Swahili, Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tetum, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen (Latin), Tuvaluan, Uzbek (Latin), Venetian, Vepsian, Võro, Walloon, Waray-Waray, Wayuu, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Yapese, Zapotec Zulu and Zuni.

Introducing Ornatique: Where Elegance Meets Grace Discover the beauty of Ornatique, a stunning and feminine calligraphy typeface designed to add a touch of sophistication to any project. With its clean lines and delicate curves, Ornatique captures the essence of graceful handwriting. This versatile typeface offers four scripts to choose from: the classic Regular script for a timeless look, the Italic script for added flair and elegance, and the Alternate versions that provide even more variety and creative possibilities. But that's not all! Ornatique is truly a global communicator, supporting a staggering 87 languages. Whether you're designing for English, Spanish, French, or countless others, this typeface has got you covered. Embrace the power of seamless multilingual design. What sets Ornatique apart is its collection of 58 swash endings, crafted as ligatures. These intricate and decorative elements bring an extra layer of beauty and charm to your designs. From elegant flourishes to delicate swirls, each swash ending adds a touch of enchantment, making your typography truly remarkable. Whether you're creating wedding invitations, branding materials, or simply adding a touch of elegance to your personal projects, Ornatique is the perfect choice. It combines clean lines with feminine grace, ensuring that your designs will captivate and inspire. Let your creativity soar with Ornatique and discover the magic of calligraphy that transcends language and culture. Elevate your designs and leave a lasting impression with this exquisite typeface. Embrace the beauty of Ornatique today and let your imagination flow! Language Support : Afrikaans, Albanian, Asu, Basque, Bemba, Bena, Breton, Chiga, Colognian, Cornish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Embu, English, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, German, Gusi,i Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Jola-Fonyi, Kabuverdianu, Kalenjin, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lower Sorbian, Luo, Luxembourgish, Luyia, Machame, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Malagasy, Maltese, Manx, Meru, Morisyen, North Ndebele, Norwegian, Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Nyankole, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rombo, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Sango, Sangu, Scottish, Gaelic, Sena, Shambala, Shona, Slovak, Soga, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss, German, Taita, Teso, Turkish, Upper, Sorbian, Uzbek (Latin), Volapük, Vunjo, Walser, Welsh, Western Frisian, Zulu How to access flourish ending? Just type from ""aa01"" to ""aa58"" at the end of your word :) How to access alternate glyphs? To access alternate glyphs in Adobe InDesign or Illustrator, choose Window Type & Tables Glyphs In Photoshop, choose Window Glyphs. In the panel that opens, click the Show menu and choose Alternates for Selection. Double-click an alternate's thumbnail to swap them out. Mock ups and backgrounds used are not included. Thank you! Enjoy!

Liliana is a geometrical typeface, born throughout comprehensive formal studies while testing new ways of displaying certain words and sentences. The essential structure of Liliana is very conservative: It can look similar to other geometrical typographies, however, it has unique features that make this project very special. Liliana is a typeface that will work perfectly while setting short texts, words, and phrases as well. It shall perform greatly even when the paragraph is too short. Thanks to the versatility of its alternate characters, Liliana is perfect to achieve eye-catching texts. The spirit of this typography is focused on its “s” character, which originates from manuscript writings and provides a very special identity. If the text does not contain the letter "s", the intended personality can still be achieved by using alternate characters such as "f", "l", “r” and “L”, which are aligned with the same concept. On top of that, may all this still not be enough, you can furthermore use its ligatures and swashes. It is actually hard not to set a spectacular text with Liliana! Liliana is a typeface optimal for being used in marketing assets, packaging design, magazines, branding, film captions, headlines, editorial, quotes, logos, corporate identity, and motion graphics. The italic version has a 10-degree slant. This feature is intended to convey a gorgeous feeling of tension, power, and agility. It’s very interesting to realize how the dynamism in the italic characters works when compared with the regular ones. The typeface has 9 weights, ranging from “thin” to “heavy”, and two versions: "regular" and "italic". Its 18 files contain 642 characters with ligatures, alternates, and swashes. It supports 219 Latin-based languages, spanning through 212 different countries. Liliana supports this languages: Abenaki, Afaan Oromo, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Amis, Anuta, Aragonese, Aranese, Aromanian, Arrernte, Arvanitic (Latin), Asturian, Atayal, Aymara, Bashkir (Latin), Basque, Bemba, Bikol, Bislama, Bosnian, Breton, Cape Verdean Creole, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chichewa, Chickasaw, Cimbrian, Cofán, Corsican Creek,Crimean Tatar (Latin),Croatian, Czech, Dawan, Delaware, Dholuo, Drehu, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian Filipino, Finnish, Folkspraak, French, Frisian, Friulian, Gagauz (Latin), Galician, Ganda, Genoese, German, Gikuyu, Gooniyandi, Greenlandic (Kalaallisut)Guadeloupean, Creole, Gwich’in, Haitian, Creole, Hän, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hopi, Hotcąk (Latin), Hungarian, Icelandic, Ido, IgboI, locano, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua, Irish, Istro-Romanian, Italian, Jamaican, Javanese (Latin), Jèrriais, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kapampangan (Latin), Kaqchikel, Karakalpak (Latin), Karelian (Latin), Kashubian, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kiribati, Kirundi, Klingon, Ladin, Latin, Latino sine Flexione, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lojban, Lombard, Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, Maasai, Makhuwa, Malay, Maltese, Manx, Māori, Marquesan, Megleno-Romanian, Meriam Mir, Mirandese, Mohawk, Moldovan, Montagnais, Montenegrin, Murrinh-Patha, Nagamese Creole, Ndebele, Neapolitan, Ngiyambaa, Niuean, Noongar, Norwegian, Novial, Occidental, Occitan, Old Icelandic, Old Norse, Oshiwambo, Ossetian (Latin), Palauan, Papiamento, Piedmontese, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Q’eqchi’, Quechua, Rarotongan, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Sami (Inari Sami), Sami (Lule Sami), Sami (Northern Sami), Sami (Southern Sami), Samoan, Sango, Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian (Latin), Seri, Seychellois Creole, Shawnee, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Slovio (Latin), Somali, Sorbian (Lower Sorbian), Sorbian (Upper Sorbian), Sotho (Northern), Sotho (Southern), Spanish, Sranan, Sundanese (Latin), Swahili, Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tetum, Tok Pisin, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen (Latin), Tuvaluan, Tzotzil, Uzbek (Latin), Venetian, Vepsian, Volapük, Võro, Wallisian, Walloon, Waray-Waray, Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xavante, Xhosa, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Zapotec, Zulu, Zuni.

Compendium is a sequel to my Burgues font from 2007. Actually it is more like a prequel to Burgues. Before Louis Madarasz awed the American Southeast with his disciplined corners and wild hairlines, Platt Rogers Spencer, up in Ohio, had laid down a style all his own, a style that would eventually become the groundwork for the veering calligraphic method that was later defined and developed by Madarasz. After I wrote the above paragraph, I was so surprised by it, particularly by the first two sentences, that I stopped and had to think about it for a week. Why a sequel/prequel? Am I subconsciously joining the ranks of typeface-as-brand designers? Are the tools I build finally taking control of me? Am I having to resort to “milking it” now? Not exactly. Even though the current trend of extending older popular typefaces can play tricks with a type designer’s mind, and maybe even send him into strange directions of planning, my purpose is not the extension of something popular. My purpose is presenting a more comprehensive picture as I keep coming to terms with my obsession with 19th century American penmanship. Those who already know my work probably have an idea about how obsessive I can be about presenting a complete and detailed image of the past through today’s eyes. So it is not hard to understand my need to expand on the Burgues concept in order to reach a fuller picture of how American calligraphy evolved in the 19th century. Burgues was really all about Madarasz, so much so that it bypasses the genius of those who came before him. Compendium seeks to put Madarasz’s work in a better chronological perspective, to show the rounds that led to the sharps, so to speak. And it is nearly criminal to ignore Spencer’s work, simply because it had a much wider influence on the scope of calligraphy in general. While Madarasz’s work managed to survive only through a handful of his students, Spencer’s work was disseminated throughout America by his children after he died in 1867. The Spencer sons were taught by their father and were great calligraphers themselves. They would pass the elegant Spencerian method on to thousands of American penmen and sign painters. Though Compendium has a naturally more normalized, Spencerian flow, its elegance, expressiveness, movement and precision are no less adventurous than Burgues. Nearing 700 glyphs, its character set contains plenty of variation in each letter, and many ornaments for letter beginnings, endings, and some that can even serve to envelope entire words with swashy calligraphic wonder. Those who love to explore typefaces in detail will be rewarded, thanks to OpenType. I am so in love with the technology now that it’s becoming harder for me to let go of a typeface and call it finished. You probably have noticed by now that my fascination with old calligraphy has not excluded my being influenced by modern design trends. This booklet is an example of this fusion of influences. I am living 150 years after the Spencers, so different contextualization and usage perspectives are inevitable. Here the photography of Gonzalo Aguilar join the digital branchings of Compendium to form visuals that dance and wave like the arms of humanity have been doing since time eternal. I hope you like Compendium and find it useful. I'm all Spencered out for now, but at one point, for history’s sake, I will make this a trilogy. When the hairline-and-swash bug visits me again, you will be the first to know. The PDF specimen was designed with the wonderful photography of Gonzalo Aguilar from Mexico. Please download it here http://new.myfonts.com/artwork?id=47049&subdir=original

Venice Initials are my redesign of a 15th century venetian original by an unknown calligrapher. Unfortunately only parts of the letters existed, so I had to design about half of them myself. Of course I enjoyed doing that. Yours Gert Wiescher

Dortmunder Ecke ("Dortmund Corner") is a clean, all caps font inspired by Cubism. It really has nothing to do with the city in Germany, but the name stuck and I kept it that way. Comes with a square amount of diacritics.

I had a cramp in my hand doing this font! Contains authentic scribbling! :) Comes with more than 80 different ligatures, to make it look more like real scribbling! You will need to use OpenType supporting applications to use the autoligatures.

Misty - a two weight wild west style serif with numerous alternatives, swashes and irregular alternatives for numerous characters in SC style. Interchanging regular characters with alternatives and vice versa, it allow you to do slightly strange inscriptions. Plus deco style.

Brian Strysko, a graphic design student at California Polytechnic State University, came up with an idea for a typeface crafted from everyday gadgets and tools. After much poking around in do-it-yourself" books and friends' garages, Brian created Toolbox."