Designed by Douglas C. McMurtrie. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Based on the original Ludlow drawings, circa 1928.

Sets of Art Deco capitals shot full of holes for display effect by by J. Looney at VGC.

The Sidestream is Handwritten Display font inspired by the urban lifestyle which is inspired by the graffiti style.

St Lorie is inspired by handmade lettering in logos, but it was drawn completely by the digital method.

Hero Fire is a dynamic and bold typeface that embodies the essence of a powerful superhero. The characters are meticulously crafted with strong serifs, exuding strength and resilience. The design seamlessly blends classic typography with iconic superhero elements, making it a distinctive and impactful choice for display purposes. Illustrations: The typeface is adorned with illustrations inspired by the superhero universe. Each character is meticulously detailed, featuring elements such as: Fire: Flame motifs gracefully intertwine with certain characters, adding a touch of intensity and energy. Swords: Sharp and sleek sword illustrations are incorporated into select characters, symbolizing heroism and the strength to overcome challenges. Skulls: Subtle skull designs enhance the edginess of the typeface, capturing the essence of a fearless and bold superhero. Shields: Protective shields are cleverly integrated into specific characters, emphasizing the font's ability to safeguard and endure. Wings: Majestic wing illustrations accompany certain characters, representing the freedom and soaring spirit of a superhero. Characteristics: Bold and Strong: Hero Fire commands attention with its bold and robust characters, making it perfect for headlines and attention-grabbing text. Serif Display: The typeface features classic serifs that add a touch of sophistication, making it suitable for both modern and traditional designs. Versatile Usage: Hero Fire is designed for versatility, lending itself well to various design applications such as posters, comic books, branding, and more. Usage Recommendations: Hero Fire is particularly well-suited for projects that require a strong and impactful display font. Its superhero-themed illustrations make it a perfect choice for comic book titles, movie posters, gaming graphics, and any design where a bold and dynamic aesthetic is desired. Embrace the power of Hero Fire to infuse your designs with a heroic and captivating spirit!

❧ Useful links: Luther’s Manuscripts at the UNESCO Memory of the World at Google Arts and Culture Martin Luther font on Kickstarter (with Film about the creation) Each letter of the Martin Luther font is strictly based on original samples found in Martin Luther’s 500 year old handwritten manuscripts. Letters that occur more often for example vowels have two or more different versions stored in the font. (➶ Figure 4) These alternative forms are exchanged automatically by the font as you type, and create a vivid look that comes close to actual handwriting. The font avoids that two identical letters are placed next to each other like, for example the two “o” in the word “look”. ➸ What Historic Sources is the Font based on? Two historic documents were used to base the font on. The notes Luther took before giving his speech in Worms in 1521 and a 6 page letter he wrote immediately after to Emperor Charles V., summarising his speech (➶ Figure 2). Both documents have been added to the UNESCO “Memory of the World” and can be seen at the Google Arts and Culture website. ➸ The Creation of a Handwriting Font The creation of a handwriting font is very different from the creation of a regular font. Harald Geisler has specialised in recreating handwriting in preceding projects with Albert Einstein’s, Sigmund Freud’s and his own handwriting. His experience working with Archives and Museums has gone into this project. First Geisler analyses the movement in the writing to understand how each letter is drawn. This involves partially learning how to write like a person. In this process not the outlines of the sample are reproduced but the original movement path of the handwriting (➶ Figure 3). In a second step width and contrast is added to reproduce Martin Luther’s characteristic impetus and the writing tools used at the time. (Link: Youtube Playlist showcasing the creation of individual letters) How about signs that can’t be found in archives? Some Glyphs can not be found in 500 year old manuscripts, for example the @-sign. Towards the end of the creation one collects a profund amount of details about how a writer moves on paper and addresses certain tasks moving the pen. Keeping this knowledge in mind an improvisation can be based on similar letter forms. For example the @ sign is based on of the movement of a lowercase a and parenthesis. ➸ Features of the Martin Luther font ❶ Extensive Documentation of the creation of the font, including high quality reproduction of the used manuscripts. ❷ Additional texts from Historian Dr. Henning Jürgens and Palaeographer (and Luther handwriting expert) Prof. Ulrich Bubenheimer ❸ Alternating Letters - in handwriting every word looks a bit different. To avoid that two identical letterforms are placed next to each other (for example in the word look) the font actively changes between different versions of letters as you type. ❹ Ligatures - characteristic writing forms when two letters are combined (for example “ct”) (➶ Figure 5) ❺ Terminal Letterforms - renders a special letterform when letter is at the end of a word. (➶ Figure 8) ❻ ‘’’Initial and Medial Letterforms''' - some letterforms are different when placed in the beginning or middle of a word, for example the lowercase s. ❼ Luther Rose - is a seal Luther used to authorise his correspondence. Today it is a widely recognized symbol for Luther. When you enter the numbers of Luthers year of birth and death 14831546 using the Martin Luther PRO font, it will render a stylised version of the Luther Rose. (➶ Figure 7) ❽ Historic letter-forms - letter-forms that are specific to medieval writing around 1500. For example the long-s or h with a loop at the bottom. (➶ Figure 6) ⚑ Multi language support - see the technical information tab for a full list of supported languages. (➶ Figure 11) ➸ The different Styles explained ❋ Martin Luther PRO - this includes all features listed above and is geared towards writing texts that are more readable today. It features alternating letters to create a natural handwriting look as well as two stylistic sets accessible through the OpenType menu. Historic forms are available through the glyph picker. ❋ Martin Luther Historic - this font creates a historically correct reproduction (i.e. with long-s) of Luther’s medieval latin handwriting. It features alternating letters to create a natural handwriting look as well as two stylistic sets accessible through the OpenType menu. ❋ Martin Luther Expert-1 - Dedicated access to the first set of letters only. ❋ Martin Luther Expert-2 - Dedicated access to the second set of letters only. ❈❈❈ Family Pack - recieve all fonts at a discounted price. ❈❈❈ ➸ Kickstarter The creation and development of the Martin Luther font was financed by 500 supporters on ➸Kickstarter.

Designed by Les Usherwood. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Originally designed by Frederick Goudy for the original Life magazine, circa 1908. Because of delays in production, the face was never used by the magazine. However, Gimbel Brothers, the famous New York department store, opened in 1910, around the time of the release of the typeface, which was used almost exclusively for its advertising and was often known as Goudy Gimbel, but the typeface was better known by the Monotype series number Goudy 38.

High Tide is inspired by the lettering made by the fisherman of Cornwall. Shapes made by hand that are created to be functional with a geometric precision, yet appear hand-drawn and human for an honest and sincere quality.

An original volume decorative typeface that imitates broken stones. It was inspired by graffiti letterforms. Solid and inverted styles are available. Designed by Fedor Saveliev and Olga Ryabihina in 2003 and licensed by ParaType. For use in display typography.

Selopaty Campble is a beautiful and cool handwritten signature font. Looks amazing on branding, quotes, business cards and other designs. The font includes multiple language support. Happy Designing!

Eerie House is a creepy and dark-looking display font. It is perfectly suitable for any Halloween-related project or crafty idea! The only limit is your imagination.

Dreary Home is a casual and creepy-looking display font. It is perfectly suitable for any Halloween-related project or crafty idea! The only limit is your imagination.

Lesham fonts include uppercase, lowercase, numbers, alternative, and puch. This modern look typeface is made for posters, web design, branding, illustrations, badges, shirt designs and several other works.

Willow Pumpkin is a creepy and dark-looking display font. It is perfectly suitable for any Halloween-related project or crafty idea! The only limit is your imagination.

Ghost Flames is a bold and spooky decorative font. Add it to your Halloween crafts, horror movie posters, t-shirts and anything else that requires a spectacular look.

The design approach from this humanist sans-serif is much more simple and neutral than Lisboa Tamil (lacks the hook-head terminals). Latin transliteration characters were also included.

Scary Envision is a casual and creepy-looking display font. It is perfectly suitable for any Halloween-related project or crafty idea! The only limit is your imagination.

Fun bunting style lettering. Best when used with multiple layers to create a stacked, dimensional look. Use () {} [] to create end pieces and _ (underscore) to connect the end pieces.

Rolsting Script is a beautiful and cool handwritten signature font. Looks amazing on branding, quotes, business cards and other designs. The font includes multiple language support. Happy Designing!

All Over Again is a messy, scratchy script that looks like someone wrote a lengthy letter, realized he had screwed up and had to start all over again.

Space 51 is a font with modern, clean and minimalist looks. If you want to write something related to technology or digital things, Space 51 is perfectly suitable.

Christmas Weekday is a lovely, cute, and fun display font. This original look will appeal to a wide range of crafty ideas, from letterheads and titles to stationery.

Schlub is just plain weird. It looks like it was drawn with the left hand of a right-handed person using a gloppy pen yet remains very legible.

Feeling Scared is a casual and creepy-looking display font. It is perfectly suitable for any Halloween-related project or crafty idea! The only limit is your imagination.

Curlz is designed to look like bent, twisted metal. The Curlz font is best used for impudent, carefree titles. Curlz is appropriate for menus, signage and greetings cards.

Xova Rounded is a geometric rounded typeface. The use of perfect round shapes and quite a low ascender height makes it a very stable, yet playful looking typeface.

Kaila is a bold but elegant serif font. Its elegance and simplicity make this font look absolutely stunning on a variety of design ideas, both formal and informal.

North Blue is a new, stylish and quirky script. It was created to look as close to a readable script as possible, and includes great swash characters too.

Moonshire is a script font with an authentic, handwritten look! This font is perfect for logos, branding, shirts, invitations, signs, home decor, wedding decor and more! Thank you!

Generous is painted with a somewhat dry brush. That's why it looks so authentic! Comes with contextual alternates (7 different versions of each letter!) and multiple language support!

Ruby Red is a playful font, made with ink and a brush. Ruby Red would look great in ads and packaging. Comes with a treasure trove of diacritics.

Rotunde is a very bold contemporary sans serif font. It is ideal for headlines, titles, branding, small blocks of text or wherever a fresh new look is desired.

Take the tri-line font Trilium JNL, remove the middle lines, close off the openings and you now have Duonor JNL, and interesting sans with a sectional look.