A creative context 2003. Fontsmith was sharing a small, cold, whitewashed studio space in Northburgh Street, Clerkenwell. But things were on the up following prestigious custom type commissions for The Post Office and E4. “Slab serifs were on the brink of another revival, we could feel it,” says Jason Smith. “All we wanted to do was have a play with these slabs, go as far as we could within what was acceptable and readable.” “It wasn’t initially clear what was happening,” recalls Phil Garnham. “We were becoming very influenced by our surroundings, outside the studio space. We absorbed the essence and the designer grime of where we were.” Process Jason began by drawing stems on-screen. “The key aspect of the font is the upward bend of the leading shoulder serif, the way it kind of ramps up and then plummets back down the stem. “The regular and light characters are quite narrow – great for text but the bold is quite wide and chunky – better for headlines. I think ‘y’ is quite different for a slab design. We call it the Fontsmith ‘y’.” Promotion Fontsmith were determined to get FS Clerkenwell noticed. To launch the font, Ian Whalley, a designer friend of Fontsmith, captured words heard on the streets of Clerkenwell, set them in the new font and crafted a small book of typographic conversations. It was a first for Fontsmith. “I think that’s part of why this font has been so successful,” says Phil. “It really does embody the spirit of the area, as a special place for design, arts and crafts. And designers love that.” Contemporary twist FS Clerkenwell, based on influences in and around this part of London with a rich tradition of printing and design, mixes tradition with creation. Old-fashioned values meet new-school trends. Its quirky, contemporary character lends an edge to headlines, logotypes and any large-size text.

A big fat quirky face for big bold weird uses. Inspired by E. McKnight Kauffer and vintage travel posters, both styles have support for multiple languages.

Happily-lettered handwriting full of optimism. This handwriting was drawn with a chunky round marker and is bold enough for drawing attention yet still completely legible.

Safety Goggles is a bold, strong, masculine display font. This font is perfect for SVG design, sticker, home decoration, quotes, headings, blogs, logos, invitations and more!

Friskily is a soft bold script font with a retro and simple vibe. It will look great on headlines, magazines, logos, branding and so much more!

A modified remake of one of the popular wooden type fonts of the 19th century. This is an extra bold, shadowed, sans serif suitable for display.

Cap off your project with this all capital letter font. Bold and stylish with hand lettered appeal. Great for any paragraph or headline that demands attention.

A revival of one of the popular wooden type fonts of the 19th century, extremely condensed, bold, flat thick serifs, a very useful design for display.

Display Engraved JNL was inspired by the bold, engraved Sphinx Blanc from the Deberney & Peignot circa 1925, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Pipo is a minimalist rounded tubular and stencil font in 5 weights (Thin, Light, Regular, Medium & Bold) — many symbols and cleverly ligatured! language: all latin glyphs

AZ Claire was inspired by hand scripts, but with the necessity for a bolder look. This font was designed for use as a fun bold headline.

Ugaritica is an uppercase typeface. Blocky, sharp, and aggressive. Nice for headlines to catch the attention. Ugaritica is available in two styles - regular and bold. Enjoy!

Introducing Greywall, a bold stretch sans serif font. Greywall it perfect for posters, logos, magazines, covers, banners, t-shirts and headers, or even large-scale artwork.

bb-book A — breaking rules typeface Expressive book serif (triangular and curved) kicking up weight, width and contrast — in 4 styles: light, regular, medium and bold.

Fagies is a modern and bold sans serif typeface featuring characters that stand out from every background. Suitable for logos, posters, packaging, branding, invitations, notes, etc.

Flute was a font that was released in 2006 now, in 2022, it has been updated to increase the number of faces, including a bold version.d.

A characteristic feature of the Darbee Legend is its boxy forms and the angled (unpainted) terminals. Regular to bold plus italic and a variable font (upright).

Gengboy is a fun bold Sans Serif typeface featuring characters that stand out from every background. Suitable for logos, stickers, posters, packaging, branding, invitations, notes, etc.