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  1. Royale Italic by Resistenza, $39.00
    With Royale, Resistenza reinvented the bifurcated Tuscan genre in a contemporary, warm and playful form. Now our aim was to complete this decorative family with an italic version of the font. Rounded terminals, fabulous fancy fun spurs with elegant and extravagant flourishing - Royale italic comes in 8 weights which can also be layered to create polychromatic effects in another nod to the Victorian era these styles were popularised. While inspired by days gone past this Royale is far from a revival as unlike the classic Tuscans which inspired its structure Royale is monoline and sophisticated in its simplicity. Perfect for display and emphasis, Royale will command attention and leave a memorable impression wherever it is used. Check out also Royale
  2. Mestika Arabic by Boharat Cairo, $20.00
    Mestika is a resinous spice, in Arabic means gum, the name is Mestika cause the mestika has a mixture of sharp edges and cursive connections, that mixture gives the typeface an edge to stand out, a low contrast sharp design with 9 weights making it works well with text and headlines. The design is a collaboration with the Iranian designer Kamyab Jafari, The typeface is a modern design, and has a wide range of ligatures and features for better justifications. The typeface comes with 9 weights, and works in variable axes, the typeface now supports only Arabic-based languages, but in the near future, it would support Latin-based languages, the Typeface is based on Naskh calligraphy, something in between the Iranian and the Arabic styles.
  3. Aceituna by Hanoded, $15.00
    Aceituna means ‘olive’ in Spanish. It comes from the Arabic Al-Zeitoun. I am multi-tasking today: finishing this font and thinking about what to cook for my family tonight (yes, I am the one who cooks!). We normally eat Asian food, but I was toying with the idea of serving something Mediterranean and realised we had run out of olives. So there you have it: the super simple trick of naming a new font! But enough of cooking: Aceituna font was made with a Japanese brush pen. It is a very versatile font: tall and thin, elegant and a little messy. A hint of texture and, like olives, it goes with almost anything.
  4. Grandecort by Ingrimayne Type, $9.95
    Grandecort is derived from the OakPark family. It has lost the serifs, and has moved to a more traditional look. The upper case letters are a bit heavier than the lower case letters, but overall the letter shapes are fairly conventional for a bold, display face. In later 2018 the family was expanded to 9 fonts. GrancMitStripes was reworked to make four new faces: GrancAllStripes, GrancTopStripes, GrancBottomStripes, and GrancCaps. The last can be used as a background layer for the others. Also, The interior of GrandecortShadow was separated out to form GrandecortShadowInside. It has the same shapes as Grandecort-Regular but the spacing of GrandecortShadow and can be layered with the shadowed style to easily create bi-colored letters.
  5. Huskeseddel by Bogstav, $17.00
    Huskeseddel is to-do list or memo in English. If you not already guessed it, the font is based upon my own handwriting. Actually not my everyday handwriting, but the kind I use when I make my to-do lists. But it wouldn't look right with a simple font with the same letters repeating all the time, and that's why I added 12 different hastily written versions of each letter. These 12 different versions cycle as you type, making your text look...well, like hastily written letters...you'll have to take a real close look to find out that you are looking at a font, and not a genuine hastily written to-do list! :)
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  7. Spinwash by Hanoded, $15.00
    It is amazing how much laundry I have with 3 small kids! Sometimes it feels like I spend half the week sticking laundry in the machine, or hanging it out to dry. Spinwash is a nice brush font. It smells like ‘summer breeze’, is 100% environment friendly and will take the stains out of your designs.
  8. Gretta by ActiveSphere, $30.00
    ActiveSphere Fonts presents: Gretta. A font family ideal for flyers, label, logos, magazine, product branding, corporate branding, signage, posters and certainly in advertising. Check it out !
  9. CA Capoli by Cape Arcona Type Foundry, $29.00
    CA Capoli is a fine script typeface with a vintage touch. Perfect for illustrative titles or logotypes. It comes in two styles, Regular and Stroke. The inspiration came during our trip to Italy, where we took a short rest in a bar during a hot day. We discovered a simple ceramic ashtray on the table. The word “Nido” was inscribed in a typeface that looked like it dated back to the 1950s. We made some investigations about the word, its meaning and origin but it still remains a big mystery. Was it the name of a hotel or a restaurant or some vintage Italian cigarettes? We don’t know. We were so amazed about the design of the logo that we decided to create a typeface out of it. A sophisticated endeavor because we just had four letters. How could the rest of the letters – if it ever existed – have looked like? Our hypothesis is CA Capoli. A typeface with a full Central European character set and some nice alternative letters to chose from. When we thought about “Nido” and its possible derivation of hotel business, we felt like creating a small side project for this typeface, a brand for a fictional hotel called Hotel Capoli with business cards, letterheads, a reception book, key fobs and embroidered patches for the service dress of the hotel service stuff. The Hotel Capoli is located at the wonderful beach of Cape Arcona on the fictional country of Arcona Islands where our type foundry is located.
  10. Line Art Eclectrice Aligned by DJ THINK, $95.00
    Thanks for checking out LineArt ECLECTRICE (pronounced EHCK-LEHCK-TREES) Light Aligned font by Rene Toussaint (otherwise known as DJ THINK) of LineArt Foundry and Brand. This font is designed in the vein of graffiti art with stylings of hip-hop and hieroglyphic appearance. Try it in a preview window and check out if it will meet your needs for something cool and hip for your next flyer design or other type of graphic art image. Keep in mind that this is a light design and may require extra thickening in your vector program of choice with outline thickness options.
  11. Hannah and Clay by loryn ipsum, $14.00
    HANNAH & CLAY | handwritten serif font After the love that MILK & CLAY received, I thought I would make a serif version for all you serif typeface lovers out there. It is the handwritten version of one of my favourite fonts 'hannah hannah'. I absolutely love how this turned out and the unpolished warm feeling this font has. It feels very high-end, but still approachable, inviting and grounded because of its soft edges and human feel. I hope you love it as much as I do xx
  12. Wintermint by Pink Broccoli, $16.00
    A funtastic and playful typestyle, Wintermint started as a digitization of a film typeface called Lori by LetterGraphics. This font is filled with bounce and liveliness taken from its original limited character set and fleshed out to a fully functional typeface. Flare serifs along with the occasional weird and wonderful curl gives this typeface a festive holiday vibe, but it could easily blend into a psychedelic design space, or just an all out wacky groove. Give it a spin, and see where Wintermint takes you.
  13. The Sun And Flower by Tigade Std, $15.00
    The Sun and Flower is a precise display font yet a good looking crafting font. It is created by precise and combined building blocks that form a unique shape for each characters. The font is suitable for Crafting of course but as well for widely creative ideas. Add this beautiful display font to each of your creative ideas and notice how it makes them stand out! Whether it’s for web, print, moving images or anything else – The Sun and Flower will give a spectacular look to your design. Below what’s included in this product: The Sun and Flower • A unique crafting font. It contains upper & lowercase characters, all punctuation and numerals. Language Support; It does support basic International Characters That's a wrap! I do really hope you like this font, and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Also, drop by to our instagram! Tigadestd | Doli Harahap
  14. Hero Sandwich Ingredients by Comicraft, $19.00
    As comic book readers know all too well, team ups are every super hero’s bread and butter... when the brave and the bold are in a pickle, and super villains are running onion rings around them, here’s how they roll: They Meat! They Team-Up with your taste buds! They Fight Hunger! Yes, some hero combos may get along better than others, but they are always more powerful together. So take a footlong bite out of crime, and make the subways safe again with our mouthwatering HERO SANDWICH! Prepared with plastic gloves on by those awfully nice chaps at the Comicraft deli. Anyway you slice it, these five Ingredients can be layered to generate a Hero Sandwich with the carbs and protein you need to deliver a knuckle sandwich to the bulking agents of your deadliest foes! See these families related to Hero Sandwich Ingredients: Hero Sandwich Combos Hero Sandwich Pro
  15. Baskerville Neo by Storm Type Foundry, $69.00
    One of the most widely used typefaces in the world is actually a legacy of 18th century aesthetics, representing the spirit of late Baroque design, architecture, fashion and society. It has been created and printed for millions of readers around the world for more than two and a half centuries. It influenced many modern typographers. It shaped culture, education, entertainment and science, but also the development of typography itself. As a calligrapher and technical innovator, Baskerville invented new design, papermaking and printing methods, and his typography is very natural and legible to this day. Graphic design today calls for clean and minimalistic solutions, where the use of historical typefaces can achieve a vivid contrast with contemporary elements on the page or screen. Baskerville is undoubtedly the best choice for any kind of publishing house. In keeping with the original inventor’s spirit of excellence, we hereby offer its most advanced digital version. This is not a precise remake of rare Baskerville prints or a restoration of the original punches cut by John Handy, but rather our ideal essence of transitional typography. The old masters were limited by the technology of the time, but today we can dare to have very fine lines, unlimited ligatures, size variations and sophisticated OpenType functions. Drawing, programming, proofing and testing took us many years of development and brought thousands of new letters and dozens of language options. We are convinced that your readers will enjoy this font mainly for reading extensive works, but also for creating corporate identity, orientation systems and cultural posters. Baskerville is perfectly modern in its antiquity, striking in its modesty and timeless in its transiency.
  16. Spaclar by Ditatype, $29.00
    Spaclar is a captivating display font with a game-themed design, featuring uppercase letters with consistent proportions and rectangular shapes with sharp corners. This font shows uppercase letters with uniform proportions, ensuring a clean and balanced visual experience. Each character maintains the same size and shape, resulting in a cohesive and harmonious composition. This design choice creates a sense of order and precision, reflecting the strategic nature of gaming. The rectangular shapes with sharp corners in Spaclar add a modern and futuristic touch to the font. The clean lines and defined angles exude a sense of sleekness and sophistication, reminiscent of advanced technology and sci-fi aesthetics. This unique feature adds an element of visual intrigue, making this font the perfect choice for game-related designs that embrace a cutting-edge atmosphere. For the best legibility you can use it in the bigger text. Enjoy the available features here. Features: Alternates Ligatures Multilingual Supports PUA Encoded Numerals and Punctuations Spaclar fits in headlines, logos, posters, titles, branding materials, print media, editorial layouts, website headers, and any other game-themed projects. Find out more ways to use this font by taking a look at the font preview. Thanks for purchasing our fonts. Hopefully, you have a great time using our font. Feel free to contact us anytime for further information or when you have trouble with the font. Thanks a lot and happy designing.
  17. Gibbons Gazette by Comicraft, $39.00
    HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! STOP THE PRESSES! We have a new Headline for our Cover Story! DAVE GIBBONS is all over the tabloids, the trades AND the quality papers today. Yes, it's the opening of the WATCHMEN movie, but we have a much BIGGER story; the REAL scoop -- and we're announcing it in 72 point type... yes, there's a new addition to the Dave Gibbons family, and our editorial staff have the baby's name and our paparazzi have the pictures! Dave's new little sprog is called... GAZETTE. Man, that kid is gonna get teased at school, Dave.
  18. KR Beautiful Flowers 3, crafted by the talented Kat Rakos, is an enchanting font that captures the essence of a meticulously tended floral garden. At its core, this font represents a harmonious blend...
  19. Thingamajig by Comicraft, $19.00
    Okay, ya finally wangled yer widget out from between the framistat and the whatchamacallit, ya assembled yer Avengers and ya hooked up yer hoojamajigger to the doohickey. But ya still ain't gonna get yer contraption to work until ya plug the widget into the thingamajig! Sheesh! Wotta Revoltin' development!
  20. Fontazia Motyl by Deniart Systems, $24.00
    Fontazia Motyl features 52 unique fantasy butterflies motifs. These whimsical glyphs are great for backgrounds, accents, greetings, and even tattoos. Add one or add them all - these dingbats are a sure thing for all your inspirations! For more butterfly fun, check out our butterfly inspired florals: Fontazia Papilio .
  21. Cargi by Studio Principle Type, $12.00
    A condensed neo-grotesque typeface with a quirky personality. Cargi contains 9 weights, obliques and a variable version. Low contrast and clean forms create legibility at small sizes, but display uses are where the real character of Cargi comes out to play. 319 glyphs to support 100+ languages.
  22. Bordonaro Script by Estudio Calderon, $35.00
    Bordonaro Script - Bordonaro Spur’s partner - is an interpretation of the “English Roundhand” style with a strong influence by the logos of American basketball and baseball teams. It is designed from simple shapes ideal to be used in long titles and fits perfectly into the branding design. Psss...Check out the NEW Bordonaro Script with Rounded corners , same version but soft! Bordonaro has a complete set of special and original characters: Stylistic Ligatures, Discretionary Ligatures, Swashes, Contextual Alternates, Titling, ss01,ss02, ss03 & apostrophes' ligatures that work as complements to enrich the text composition. Bordonaro Script and Bordonaro Spur are two typographic styles that were designed under the same characteristic features with the idea of combining them to obtain better results, for that reason, we recommend merging them in a creative way and you will realize everything you can design with them. The banners designs are based on old brands of beer labels, coffee packaging, sports logos and in some cases we use Copperplate Gothic but only as a complementary font in order to harmonize the layout of the elements in each banner.
  23. Sticky Written by Yumna Type, $16.00
    Sticky Written is a round, soft display font expressing funny, cute, fun nuances in every design. The letters look like soap bubbles flying around in the air in flowing shapes and balanced proportions. The Sticky Written font will live up and charm your designs in order to suggest positive and cute vibes to your target audience. You can apply this font, which provides a clipart as a bonus, for big text sizes to make it more legible and attractive. In addition, you can make use of some available features here. Features: Multilingual Supports PUA Encoded Numerals and Punctuations Sticky Written fits best for various design projects, such as brandings, headings, magazine covers, quotes, printed products, merchandise, social media, etc. Find out more ways to use this font by taking a look at the font preview. Thanks for purchasing our fonts. Hopefully, you have a great time using our font. Feel free to contact us anytime for further information or when you have trouble with the font. Thanks a lot and happy designing.
  24. Sasparillo Fizz by Greater Albion Typefounders, $16.00
    Sasparillo is an "extreme" Tuscan face, with reversed emphasis, by which we mean the horizontals are far heavier than the verticals. Saspirillo Fizz has been put through our (not quite) patented "fizzing" process, in order to give it that weathered look of heavily used type. Recreate the spirit of the "Wild West" with a sense of fun!
  25. Century Old Style by URW Type Foundry, $35.99
    The Century Old Style font family was modeled on Century Expanded which had been cut in 1900. Similar weights and proportions were maintained but the letter shapes were made more elegant by the introduction of a number of old style characteristics. The Century Old Style font family is a useful text design that offers good legibility and economy.
  26. Monotype Century Old Style by Monotype, $29.99
    The Century Old Style family was modeled on Century Expanded, which had been cut in 1900. Similar weights and proportions were maintained, but the letter shapes were made more elegant by the introduction of a number of old style characteristics. The Century Old Style family is a useful text design that offers good legibility and economy.
  27. AT Move Frutta by André Toet Design, $39.95
    FRUTTA (Fruit) is a new typeface made with the ever expanding food industry in mind. But don’t let that deter you from using our font on the cover of the forthcoming cd of the Black Keys or Beady Eye or Damon Albarn or Paul Weller or Daft Punk or Whatever... Concept/Art Direction/Design: André Toet © 2017
  28. 2009 GLC Plantin by GLC, $38.00
    We created this family in an attempt to submit a Plantin's font pattern overview. So it is not a real historical font, but a "looking like". We have added the special East European diacritics (Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorbian ) and some other features. Our Italic style is resulting from a choice through the numerous possibilities.
  29. Notes by Resistenza, $39.00
    Notes Is a handwritten-Italic font style, casual and fresh. Our recipe for this project is a perfect blend of typography and handwriting. Works well in small sizes and has several ligatures. Notes Family has many cuts, Pen, Pencil, Marker and Felt Tip. This font family can be used for many purposes like publishing, quick notes, adding captions, signage.
  30. Despeinada by EdyType, $60.00
    Despeinada, which means "uncombed" in Spanish, is a loose script, perfect for when you want to convey informality. It'll look good in a long text, or when a few rough and spontaneous word are needed... Being a packaging designer, my faces are mostly oriented toward that sector, although they won't look in any way out of place in the editorial world or in advertising, for example. This face was generated in the University of Barcelona Master of Typography, in 2010, where I dictated the “Practicum” It's a very versatile design that can be used in small sizes or enlarged as needed. It won't deceive you! I think that this particular face is halfway between Mistral and Zapfino: rough but clean at the same time. None of its glyphs follow any order, nor do their weights... In short, if you start writing with Despeinada you won't want to stop.
  31. Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded by Monday Type, $19.00
    Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded is a sophisticated and robust modern Slab Serif Typeface that works in a variety of design scenarios. It is designed to work in big attention grabbing headlines as well as in smaller text and even body text. The recognition value of Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded is its biggest asset in world of uniformity. Ranging from “100 Thin” all the way to “900 Black” makes Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded such an amazing and versatile font family that stands out. Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded doesn’t only work great in lifestyle and fashion related contexts but will also look amazing for restaurants, coffee shops or and other use cases that ask for character and identity. To fill all the gaps of a designer’s needs, Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded comes with an italic style with every weight. Those italics are equipped with unique and real italic characters and will make you love it. Being a Slab Serif Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded manages to remind you of a classic Font Family with a modern and timeless approach that will make you happy for decades. Monday Type can’t wait to see the beautiful designs you are going to create with our Kate Slab Pro Ultra Expanded.
  32. Kate Slab Pro Expanded by Monday Type, $19.00
    Kate Slab Pro Expanded is a sophisticated and robust modern Slab Serif Typeface that works in a variety of design scenarios. It is designed to work in big attention grabbing headlines as well as in smaller text and even body text. The recognition value of Kate Slab Pro Expanded is its biggest asset in world of uniformity. Ranging from “100 Thin” all the way to “900 Black” makes Kate Slab Pro Expanded such an amazing and versatile font family that stands out. Kate Slab Pro Expanded doesn’t only work great in lifestyle and fashion related contexts but will also look amazing for restaurants, coffee shops or and other use cases that ask for character and identity. To fill all the gaps of a designer’s needs, Kate Slab Pro Expanded comes with an italic style with every weight. Those italics are equipped with unique and real italic characters and will make you love it. Being a Slab Serif Kate Slab Pro Expanded manages to remind you of a classic Font Family with a modern and timeless approach that will make you happy for decades. Monday Type can’t wait to see the beautiful designs you are going to create with our Kate Slab Pro Expanded.
  33. School Type by STARSsoft, $10.90
    The decorative font "SchoolType" came straight from our school notebooks. We painted these letters in our notebooks, but now they can be printed on a computer. All uppercase Latin letters have the same width, which is ideal for designers. As always, we offer you a font with support for many languages. Standard and Latin Extended support such languages - English, Danish, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swedish. Standard and extended Cyrillic are supported by languages - Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz.
  34. Neonrec by Ditatype, $29.00
    Neonrec is an innovative display font that merges futuristic aesthetics with the mesmerizing allure of neon lights. With its bold uppercase letterforms and a luminous neon backlight, this typeface commands attention, creating a visually stunning and forward-thinking experience. The special characteristic of this font lies in the sleek and cutting-edge design, embodying the essence of a futuristic world. Each letter is meticulously crafted with precision and sharp lines, exuding a sense of technological advancement and modernity. The neon backlight adds a striking visual element that elevates the font to new heights. Inspired by the captivating glow of neon lights, Neonrec infuses a sense of energy and innovation into each character. The luminous backlight creates a radiant glow that casts a captivating hue, reminiscent of the neon signs that adorn the streets of a futuristic metropolis. This futuristic neon effect adds depth and dimension to the font, creating an eye-catching visual impact. Features: Ligatures Multilingual Supports PUA Encoded Numerals and Punctuations Neonrec is perfect for attention-grabbing headlines, logos, and sleek branding applications that require a touch of futuristic sophistication. It is thrives in designs that embrace a forward-thinking and cutting-edge style. Whether you're creating posters, digital interfaces, sci-fi themed artwork, or anything in between, this font will add a captivating futuristic element that sets your project apart. It shines particularly bright in applications related to technology, gaming, science, and futuristic-themed designs. Find out more ways to use this font by taking a look at the font preview. Thanks for purchasing our fonts. Hopefully, you have a great time using our font. Feel free to contact us anytime for further information or when you have trouble with the font. Thanks a lot and happy designing.
  35. Credit Extension by Comicraft, $19.00
    At Comicraft we're always looking for new ways to help our loyal customers get more bang for their buck. There are times when when the big financial institutions turn their backs on the average working Joe, but that’s why we want to help you restructure your finances, renegotiate your commitment to font purchases... We're here to help you stretch your dollars a little further. With that in mind, our latest release is twice as wide as our usual fare and will help you make it to the end of the month in ways other fonts won't! It’s not so much a bailout or a refi... It’s more of a credit extension. I wonder what we should call it? See the families related to Credit Extension: Credit Crunch.
  36. Galano Grotesque by René Bieder, $30.00
    Galano Grotesque is a geometric sans in the tradition of Futura, Avant Garde, Avenir and the like. It has a modern streak which is the result of a harmonization of width and height especially in the lowercase letters to support legibility. Galano Grotesque aims to be a universal weapon not only because it works great in headlines, short and long copies but also because of its subtle neutrality. It comes in 10 different weights with matching italics and is equipped with a set of powerful opentype features including alternative glyphs, fraction, arrows, ligatures and many more. An extended character set, supporting Central, Western and Eastern European languages, rounds up the family. During the design process of the alternative glyph shapes of Galano Grotesque, the interest of creating a standalone version emerged rapidly. This was the birth of Galano Grotesque Alt. Not only because of the legible and unique character created by the alternatives, but also because this could be the small copy embracing stylistic companion to Galano Grotesque. In addition to the alternative glyphs, the height of descender and ascender was increased, supporting structure and rhythm. When finishing Galano Grotesque Alt, it turned out to not only work great in small and long copies but also to be a great performer in headlines and short copies. I'm proud to introduce: Galano Grotesque and Galano Grotesque Alt.
  37. Mind Boggle by Hanoded, $15.00
    Mind Boggle was made during the renovation of our fixer upper farm house. We had to demolish an old annexe (because it was unsafe) and it caused us some stress, as one wrong movement of the excavator would mean at least a partial collapse of our home… Luckily the driver was a pro and it was mind boggling to see what he could do with a huge machine like that. Mind Boggling? Ah! Check! Mind Boggle is a handmade, all caps, headline font. It is a bit wobbly in places, but it comes with loads of character. The dotty style comes with thousands of hand made dots. They’re not perfect, they’re not even round, but they are unique!
  38. Bordonaro Spur by Estudio Calderon, $35.00
    Bordonaro Spur - Bordonaro Script’s partner - is a typography strongly influenced by old beer labels and includes some serifs based on Frederic W. Goudy’s Copperplate, but with some softened spurs adding an elegant and soft texture to the text. It is ideal to be used on large bodies and has a set of special ligatures ideal to be used in branding. Psss...Check out the NEW Bordonaro Spur with Rounded corners , same version but soft! FEATURES Co = company1 Co = company2 Estd = established Inc = incorporated Ltd = limited Mc = mac Rd = Road St = street And also from Adobe CC you can activate Style Sets (SS) and get ideal ligatures for ordinal numbers: 1st = st 2nd = nd 3rd = rd 4th = th Bordonaro Script and Bordonaro Spur are two typographic styles that were designed under the same characteristic features with the idea of combining them to obtain better results, for that reason, we recommend merging them in a creative way and you will realize everything you can design with them. The banners designs are based on old brands of beer labels, coffee packaging, sports logos and in some cases we use Copperplate Gothic but only as a complementary font in order to harmonize the layout of the elements in each banner.
  39. Richard Miller by Miller Type Foundry, $19.00
    Richard Miller started out as just a logo for a website/business card. It is a modular sans that works well in both print and web design.
  40. Semilla by Sudtipos, $79.00
    I spend a lot of time following two obsessions: packaging and hand lettering. Alongside a few other minor obsessions, those two have been my major ones for so many years now, I've finally reached the point where I can actually claim them as “obsessions” without getting a dramatic reaction from the little voice in the back of my head. When you spend so much time researching and studying a subject, you become very focused, directionally and objectively. But of course some of the research material you run into turns out to be tangential to whatever your focus happens to be at the time, so you absorb what you can from it, then shelf it — like the celebrity bobblehead that amused you for a while, but is now an almost invisible ornament eating dust and feathers somewhere in your environment. And just like the bobblehead may fall off the shelf one day to remind you of its existence, some of my lettering research material unveiled itself in my head one day for no particular reason. Hand lettering is now mostly perceived as an American art. Someone with my historical knowledge about lettering may be snooty enough to go as far as pointing out the British origins of almost everything American, including lettering — but for the most part, the contemporary perspective associates great lettering with America. The same perspective also associates blackletter, gothics and sans serifs with Germany. So you can imagine my simultaneous surprise and impatience when, in my research for one of my American lettering-based fonts, I ran into a German lettering book from 1953, by an artist called Bentele. It was no use for me because it didn't propel my focus at that particular time, but a few months ago I was marveling at what we take for granted — the sky is blue, blackletter is German, lettering is American — and found myself flipping through the pages of that book again. The lettering in that book is upbeat and casual sign making stuff, but it has a slightly strange and youthful experimentation at its heart. I suppose I find it strange because it deviates a lot from the American stuff I'm used to working with for so long now. To make a long story short, what’s inside that German book served as the semilla, which is Spanish for seed, for the typeface you see all over these pages. With Semilla, my normal routine went out the window. My life for a while was all Bezier all the time. No special analog or digital brushes or pens were used in drawing these forms. They're the product of a true Bezier process, all starting with a point creating a curve to another point, which draws a curve to another point, and so on. It’s a very time-consuming process, but at the end I am satisfied that it can get to pretty much the same results easier and more traditional methods accomplish. And as usual with my fonts, the OpenType is plenty and a lot of fun. Experimenting with substitution and automation is still a great pleasure for me. It is the OpenType that always saves me from the seemingly endless work hours every type designer must inevitably have to face at one point in his career. The artful photos used in this booklet are by French photographer and designer Stéphane Giner. He is very deserving of your patronage, so please keep an eye out for his marvelous work. I hope you like Semilla and enjoy using it. I have a feeling that it marks a transition to a more curious and flexible period in my career, but only time will tell.
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