Rian Hughes’ 15th collection of fonts, “112 Hours”, is entirely dedicated to numbers. Culled from a myriad of sources – clock faces, tickets, watches house numbers – it is an eclectic and wide-ranging set. Each font contains only numerals and related punctuation – no letters. A new book has been designed by Hughes to show the collection, and includes sample settings, complete character sets, source material and an introduction. This is available print-to-order on Blurb in paperback and hardback: http://www.blurb.com/b/5539073-112-hours-hardback http://www.blurb.com/b/5539045-112-hours-paperback From the introduction: The idea for this, the fifteenth Device Fonts collection, began when I came across an online auction site dedicated to antique clocks. I was mesmerized by the inventive and bizarre numerals on their faces. Shorn of the need to extend the internal logic of a typeface through the entire alphabet, the designers of these treasures were free to explore interesting forms and shapes that would otherwise be denied them. Given this horological starting point, I decided to produce 12 fonts, each featuring just the numbers from 1 to 12 and, where appropriate, a small set of supporting characters — in most cases, the international currency symbols, a colon, full stop, hyphen, slash and the number sign. 10, 11 and 12 I opted to place in the capital A, B and C slots. Each font is shown in its entirety here. I soon passed 12, so the next logical finish line was 24. Like a typographic Jack Bauer, I soon passed that too -— the more I researched, the more I came across interesting and unique examples that insisted on digitization, or that inspired me to explore some new design direction. The sources broadened to include tickets, numbering machines, ecclesiastical brass plates and more. Though not derived from clock faces, I opted to keep the 1-12 conceit for consistency, which allowed me to design what are effectively numerical ligatures. I finally concluded one hundred fonts over my original estimate at 112. Even though it’s not strictly divisible by 12, the number has a certain symmetry, I reasoned, and was as good a place as any to round off the project. An overview reveals a broad range that nonetheless fall into several loose categories. There are fairly faithful revivals, only diverging from their source material to even out inconsistencies and regularize weighting or shape to make them more functional in a modern context; designs taken directly from the source material, preserving all the inky grit and character of the original; designs that are loosely based on a couple of numbers from the source material but diverge dramatically for reasons of improved aesthetics or mere whim; and entirely new designs with no historical precedent. As projects like this evolve (and, to be frank, get out of hand), they can take you in directions and to places you didn’t envisage when you first set out. Along the way, I corresponded with experts in railway livery, and now know about the history of cab side and smokebox plates; I travelled to the Musée de l’imprimerie in Nantes, France, to examine their numbering machines; I photographed house numbers in Paris, Florence, Venice, Amsterdam and here in the UK; I delved into my collection of tickets, passes and printed ephemera; I visited the Science Museum in London, the Royal Signals Museum in Dorset, and the Museum of London to source early adding machines, war-time telegraphs and post-war ration books. I photographed watches at Worthing Museum, weighing scales large enough to stand on in a Brick Lane pub, and digital station clocks at Baker Street tube station. I went to the London Under-ground archive at Acton Depot, where you can see all manner of vintage enamel signs and woodblock type; I photographed grocer’s stalls in East End street markets; I dug out old clocks I recalled from childhood at my parents’ place, examined old manual typewriters and cash tills, and crouched down with a torch to look at my electricity meter. I found out that Jane Fonda kicked a policeman, and unusually for someone with a lifelong aversion to sport, picked up some horse-racing jargon. I share some of that research here. In many cases I have not been slavish about staying close to the source material if I didn’t think it warranted it, so a close comparison will reveal differences. These changes could be made for aesthetic reasons, functional reasons (the originals didn’t need to be set in any combination, for example), or just reasons of personal taste. Where reference for the additional characters were not available — which was always the case with fonts derived from clock faces — I have endeavored to design them in a sympathetic style. I may even extend some of these to the full alphabet in the future. If I do, these number-only fonts could be considered as experimental design exercises: forays into form to probe interesting new graphic possibilities.

Harald Geisler wants to make you as brilliant as Albert Einstein. Or at least let you write like him. Or at least write in his handwriting. — The Wall Street Journal Imagine you could write like Albert Einstein. The Albert Einstein font enables you to do exactly that. In an joined effort, creators Harald Geisler and Elizabeth Waterhouse, spend over 7 years on finalising the project. It was made possible with the help of the Albert Einstein Archive, the Albert Einstein Estate, and funding by a successful Kickstarter Campaign of 2, 334 backers. The outcome was worth the effort: a font unprecedented in aesthetic technique and a benchmark for handwriting fonts. To create a result that is true to the original, Harald Geisler developed a method to analyse the movement of the famous writer. Letter by letter, every glyph was digitally re-written to create a seamlessly working font. It is the only font that holds 5 variations for each lowercase and uppercase-letter, number, and punctuation sign. Each based on meticulous detail to the original samples of Albert Einstein’s handwriting. The OpenType contextual alternates feature dynamically arranges the letters automatically as you type to ensure that no repeated letter forms are placed next to each other. Stylistic variants can also be accessed through stylistic sets. The font has 10 fine-tuned weights ranging from extra-light to fine and extra bold to heavy. The result is a vivid handwritten text true to the original. A PDF documentation, showing step by step how the font was made and comparing numerous original samples, is included with the font and can be downloaded here. The work has been recognised internationally, by press, Einstein fans, and designers. Some quotes used in images: “The font is beautiful“ — Washington Post “If you could write like Einstein, would it help you to think like Einstein?” — The Times (London) “Finally, if your colleagues aren’t taking you seriously, then perhaps you could start sending e-mails in a new font that mimics the handwriting of Albert Einstein.” — Physics World “Geisler and Waterhouse are really asking deeper questions about the diminishing (or evolving) role of our flawed, variable penmanship as a conduit of thought in today’s pixel-perfect landscape.” — QUARTZ “Your writing will look imaginative — which is exactly what Einstein would've wanted." — Huffington Post Arts & Culture "Forget Myriad Pro, Helvetica or Futura. The only font you’ll ever need" — Gizmodo “Capture a piece of Einstein's genius in your own writing." — Mashable

Serico is a font family that rekindles the past. It supports 114 languages, features a total of 508 glyphs and includes an italicized version.

Otherslide Handwritten Script Font is a beautiful and stylish handwritten font. It looks stunning on a variety of designs that need a natural touch.

Stay Wild is a stylish script font. This smooth handwritten script font can be use for any design projects that require a charming appearance.

Ingriana is an informal, serifed typeface family with nine styles that is highly readable at small point sizes. Nothing else is quite like it.

Glitterati is Disko 2005. This font contains alternative versions that enable customisation of headlines and are intended to be freely mixed in one setting.

Odditype is a font that surely lives up to its name... Odd, quirky, techno...yet not. Its use is as broad as your imagination.

LD Little Buggy is an enjoyable, outlined font that is perfect in adorning invitations, digital projects or just adding some flavor to a page.

French Stencil JNL was inspired by images of a set of metal stencils from France that were offered for sale in an online auction.

Stripwriter is a comic style font that has a multitude of uses. While not an original idea, this style of font is always useful.

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Dephiana is an elegant and bold stylish script font. Great for logos, wordmarks & signboard. Has several stylistic alternates that can be used as needed.

Great Western is an engraved roman font that reminds you of the old railroad days when steam locomotives made their way across the countryside.

Fribble is a delightful, frolicking font that works equally well as text and titling. The open type extras provide additional ‘bounce’ for the font.

Happy Holidays! Okaycat's "Christmas Card" is a dingbat font that brings cheer to the season with a great selection of holiday greetings & Christmas symbols!

Introducing Manbokun – a typeface that has a unique letterform inspired by Japanese kanji typography. Suitable for headlines, titles, logos, logotypes, posters, brochures, and more!

Cyborg is a futuristic and stylish font, that fits perfectly in any modern design. Cyborg is available in Truetype, Opentype and Windows PostScript formats.

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Rugen is an urban all-caps sans serif that perfectly matches your branding project and more. FONT FEATURES Additional Accents 66 Languages Kerning Alternates

Framingham JNL is a widened version of Nostrand JNL that takes on a new look quite different from the original condensed wood type design.

Amanzinc Graffiti is an awesome display font that features the street art vibe. Take your designs to the next level with this stunning font!

WindSong is a beautiful elongated script with extensive OpenType programming that gives a powerful solution to the design needs of the graphic design professional.

North is an elegant Light Condensed that provides some interesting surprises to conventional condensed fonts. Ideal for fashion, cosmetics, editorials and premium packaging design.

Rice Bowl JNL is an Oriental-style typeface with a decidedly casual appearance - foregoing traditional structure for that of the look of hand-lettering.

Introducing Luxca, a font that epitomizes modern luxury within the serif category. This typeface seamlessly blends contemporary sophistication with timeless elegance, making it the perfect choice for designers seeking to infuse their projects with an air of opulence and refinement. With Luxca as your font of choice, you have at your fingertips a versatile tool that can elevate a wide range of design applications. Whether it's high-end branding, editorial layouts, invitations, or packaging.

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Homeward Bound is a fat, grungy slab serif font - all handmade and inspired by a well known 1934 font. Together with sidekick Homeward Bound II, this baby will lighten up your day, bring you your newspaper and do your dishes to boot. Well, that may not be an accurate description of Homeward Bound’s abilities, but I am sure it will make your work stand out, giving it that ‘handmade eroded vintage’ look.

Introducing, Burgundy - Curly Sans Serif with a bunch of alternates! Burgundy is a sans serif based typeface that have curly and elegant looks with a bunch of alternates that will make your presentation or logo even more stunning and stand out! This font is so fit for wedding invitation or celebrations. Burgundy also support Multi Language and already PUA Encoded! Features Uppercase & Lowercase Number & Symbol Multi language Alternates for each characters PUA Encoded

Is it modern, is it retro? Is it flowing, is it angular? It's all of these and more. Elegant and sophisticated, Joyeux© Script is a multilingual typeface in two weights that is perfect for any project that requires a touch of refinement, from invitations, labels, greeting and wedding cards, packaging, fashion, and logos to book covers and magazines. Includes: uppercase & lowercase regular and bold numbers and punctuation multilingual characters alternates ©2023

Arrear is a modern sans-serif font family. It includes three weights: regular, medium and bold. Has cut corners for lowercase letters. This is a versatile font that suits any project and is modern and easy to read. With it, you can create websites, logos, use in advertising, packaging, magazines and much more. This font will inspire you to create impressive designs that will amaze everyone! Multilingual support: extended latin and cyrillic.

Rashford is a brush font that fulfils all your needs, made with a brush pen with a real brush tip that gives result of a rough and distorted font. It contains uppercase, lowercase, punctuation and symbols. Rashford is suitable for posters, graphics designs, quotes, greeting cards, invitation cards, logos, packaging, branding, magazines, titles, advertising, business cards, signs, greeting cards, flyers, kids t-shirts, logos, and every other design which needs a rough look.

Experience the classic feel with Humble Nostalgia! A classy and elegant serif font that will bring you to the 80s era. Specially crafted with a modern touch, designed with tight kerning and spacing to achieve a more aesthetic appearance. An amazing combination of regular and italic styles that looks great in both large and small sizes, making it the perfect choice for your special designs. A perfectly versatile font pair suitable for lifestyle!

Thank you for opening this Velove font. The elegant font script is a lot of fun. You can finish your handwriting fast and interesting. With fun curves and twists. Velove is for creating greeting text, invitations, logos, cards, product packaging, headers, t-shirts, certificates, What's really amazing is that Velove comes with a complete set of uppercase alternatives, and several lowercase alternative options, as well as ligatures that let you create original custom.

Jukotha is a casual retro from the san serif font family that carries a vintage theme, this font is designed with care so that it can produce a blend of letters and become a sweet and elegant word but still natural. by using this font, your work will become stronger and more extraordinary. This font is suitable for various graphic promotion media, banners, posters, logos, typography, hand lettering, packaging, t-shirts, labels, and much more.

Melville Family is a meticulously crafted font collection that falls under the transitional serif classification. It offers a variety of font styles, including italic and serif old style, with a total of 16 unique styles to choose from Melville is a versatile and flexible solution that can be used in various industries such as stationary office, newspaper, cover book, web design, and text. Discover how Neville can enhance your projects and meet your specific needs.

Howlett combines great character with extreme legibility. It's a simple display face that offers a sense of coziness and order, that speaks of all being well with the world. It is a modern design which pays due Acknowledgment to the past. An extensive range of Opentype features, including old-style numerals, terminal forms, ligatures and stylistic alternatives are included. Use it for headings and titles as well as eye catching poster work.

This typeface encapsulates a rhythm that is symmetrical and balanced due to a unique mix of different sources of inspiration. Proportions are precisely adjusted with subtle contours and subtle contrasts. These shapes give the font an attractive look without compromising on elegance and minimalism, ensuring that any glyph will work well in any graphic design purpose such as brochures, videos, advertising branding, logos, magazines, layout designs, posters, post templates, games and others

This typeface encapsulates a rhythm that is symmetrical and balanced due to a unique mix of different sources of inspiration. Proportions are precisely adjusted with subtle contours and subtle contrasts. These shapes give the font an attractive look without compromising on elegance and minimalism, ensuring that any glyph will work well in any graphic design purpose such as brochures, videos, advertising branding, logos, magazines, layout designs, posters, post templates, games and others