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  1. Billie Crimson by Letterhend, $17.00
    Billie Crimson is a stylish serif font that exudes class and timelessness. Its sophisticated & classic looks make it perfect for a variety of design projects, especially in logo, and the other various formal forms such as invitations, labels, logos, magazines, books, greeting / wedding cards, packaging, fashion, make up, stationery, novels, labels or any type of advertising purpose.The font comes with several alternate characters that add even more versatility and uniqueness to your designs. Features : Uppercase & lowercase Numbers and punctuation Alternares Multilingual PUA encoded We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations.
  2. Garrigos by Underground, $-
    Set of ornaments based on the decorative motifs used by the first typographic workshop in Buenos Aires: “Imprenta de Niños Expósitos”, between 1780 and 1824. This set is the product of an extensive historical research that aims to identify the type that came from Europe to the City during colonial times, and during the first years of Argentina’s independence. This group has a lot of diversity, which fluctuates between organic baroque forms and geometric neoclassical. Its characters can be used in editorial design along with Roman typefaces, they work individually or grouped to form different figures, guards or frames. It was baptized in honor to the first printer who worked in the workshop: the Spanish Agustín Garrigós.
  3. Praysire by Letterhend, $19.00
    Praysire is a sophisticated sans serif with beautiful swashes. It has many alternates which you can play around to match your project, whether for a standout headline, or for a tagline, you name it. The unique letterform makes this font one of a kind! Perfectly to be applied to the other various formal forms such as invitations, labels, logos, magazines, books, greeting / wedding cards, packaging, fashion, make up, stationery, novels, labels or any type of advertising purpose. Features : uppercase & lowercase numbers and punctuation multilingual alternates & ligatures PUA encoded We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations.
  4. Schoolroom JNL by Jeff Levine, $29.00
    Based on the type style used for the Superior Sign and Chart Printer No. 929, this simple and clean sans serif font was perfectly suited for use by teachers in the classroom and for businesses and organizations that needed to make signs, price cards, charts and notices. Digitally redrawn as Schoolroom JNL, it is available in both regular and oblique versions. The Superior Marking Equipment Company [formerly of Chicago] was not only a major supplier of materials for the rubber stamp industry, but for most of its existence manufactured date and numbering stamps, sign and chart printers (such as the one used for this font), and a line of children’s printing toys (amongst other items).
  5. Figgins Sans by Shinntype, $79.00
    The first sans serif types were made in London in the early 19th century. They were severely modern, all caps and bold. The Figgins foundry, inventor of the term sans serif, showed a ?ne example in its specimen of 1836. The extra bold weight of Figgins Sans is a close revival of the original, with the addition of a lower case which retains its partly geometric, partly grotesque quality. The family is rounded out with other weights and an italic, and extended into Cyrillic and Greek, all executed in what is assumed to be as authentic a manner as possible, given the hypothetical nature of the exercise. Together with Scotch Modern, comprises The Modern Suite of matched fonts.
  6. Richello Same by Silverdav, $10.00
    Richello Same is a decorative sans font with a mix of vintage styles, carefully crafted and clean, with neatly arranged node dots, Richello Same is a great vintage inspired font. This font consists of 2 types with lines and without lines, so that it adds to the impression of luxury in designing your product, plus some alternative uppercase and lowercase letters to add to the luxurious impression, we also include very attractive ornaments for you to use for your design. Richello Same is perfect for branding, quotes, greeting cards, invitation cards, t-shirts, signatures, and many others, you can try it. whats include: – Richello Same Clean – Richello Same Line – Richello Same Ornament Multilingual support
  7. Anago by Positype, $16.00
    Anago shares the same DNA as its sibling Macha, but is a completely different species than the former or any of my other sans serifs (Aaux Next, Air, Akagi Pro or Wasabi). Soft, ample letterforms are casually constructed and the end result produces a typeface that changes color as it varies in size — allowing the type family to work well in both text and display settings as long as attention is given to size. Anago takes a little but gives a lot. The 10-style typeface features a fully-loaded character set that includes: Small Caps, Proportional Lining and Oldstyle Numerals, Tabular Lining and Oldstyle Numerals, Fractions, Ordinals, Inferiors, Superiors, Stylistic Alternates, Ligatures, Case-sensitive, and more.
  8. Oddity Script by Resistenza, $45.00
    Oddity is a calligraphic script font with reversed contrast with some exceptions in some letters, adding more legibility and rhythm. This new typeface has a nostalgic Lo-Fi vibe, a tribute to a past era. When experimenting we were finally breaking rules to create a really openminded letterset. Using ideas from English calligraphy and our own Nautica family as a starting point, we created this classy 70s flavour type design. Its modern concept transforms a vintage design trend into an absolutely contemporary typeface. Oddity is a perfect match for quote designs, it is simply outstanding when used at very large sizes. You will love to use this font for posters, branding, magazines, book covers, packaging, or products.
  9. Untold History by Arterfak Project, $15.00
    Lights up your past memory with Untold History font, a classic typewriting font designed in modern style. Comes in four available styles: regular, bold, underlined, and inky. Each style has its own unique touch, allowing you to create a variety of designs. The inky style adds a subtle ink bleed effect to the letters, giving it a more authentic vintage look. Inspired by classic typing machines, this font gives the taste of the past while still being versatile enough for modern designs. Untold History is suitable for a range of projects, such as editorial designs, vintage posters, books, branding, and quotes. Fonts featured : Uppercase Lowercase Numbers & symbols Punctuation Stylistic alternates Multilingual support Thank you for always supporting our work!
  10. Rieven by Delve Fonts, $29.00
    Designer Steven Skaggs wanted a versatile uncial typeface that was not simply decorative. Traditionally, a true uncial is a majuscule form, entirely lacking in ascenders and descenders. However, by designing Rieven Uncial, Skaggs found a way to use the true uncial as inspiration but retained a lowercase look and feel. Typically, uncials do not have italic forms but in order for Rieven to be a truly versatile face, it was imperative that it should be accompanied by an italic. The italic form owes much to the historical roots in the letra antigua cursiva of the 15th century humanist masters. Rieven Uncial was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design in the 2010 TDC2.
  11. Apnea by The Type Fetish, $25.00
    Apnea is a layerable type family consisting of fifty weights. It is an all caps font with a few lowercase alternatives (a, e, i, m, n, t, w, and y) thrown in for a more casual feel. The base letterforms are inspired by a painted sign I found in the garage of an old house I moved into years ago. All the hand-drawn elements were done directly in FontLab to keep them loose and playful without getting distorted or grungy. At its core Apnea consists of eight base weights (Base, Drop Shadow, Halftone, Inline Fill, Outline, Outline 3D, Shading and Shadow) that when combined, can make up the rest of the family. Have fun, experiment and play!
  12. Laviossa by Jehoo Creative, $17.00
    Laviossa is an elegant serif font that has a soft and modern character. Small letters have a distinctive accent that represents a flexible wind, their soft curves make for a bold impression and easily blend into your designs. so that your design looks beautiful and stands out Laviossa has an alternative binder that is perfect for a simple and minimalist style. The stunning details and versatility of this font make it an essential addition to any type of design, such as magazines, books, ui ux designs, posters and many more. Laviossa has 5 weights, which is more than 380 glyph at each weight including various opentype features in it. already supports many Latin languages.
  13. MB Vinatage by Ben Burford Fonts, $25.00
    MB Vinatage is a 6 weight font family with italics that has its roots based firmly in the type and font design of the early 20th Century. With some art deco touches in the standard caps like the N and the low bars on the E, F & H, by using the stylistic alternates these can be changed to give the font a more contemporary look. The same applies to the lower case letters, with an alternate a and g and a stylistic lowercase t. The family works great as a display font using the thin and heavy weights and just as well for smaller & bulk text. Stay traditional or go contemporary or mix it up.
  14. Gilway by Art Grootfontein, $20.00
    Gilway is a playful, rounded display with tons of personality. This versatile typeface is inspired by the earliest examples of rounded types from the 19th century, such as Caslon Rounded (1836) and Schmale Runde Grotesk (1885). Gilway has a distinctive hand-lettered feel because of its subtle variances, which make it powerful and impactful yet incredibly friendly. Layered options allow you to combine the various styles, and a unique Opentype feature makes your letters dance! To take full advantage of Gilway's features, please download this one-sheet pdf file. Please take a look at this video demo to see Gilway family in action ! Gilway’s design is suited for a wide range of uses, including headlines, displays, packaging and logotypes.
  15. Sulatty by Attype Studio, $15.00
    Sullaty is a classy sans serif typeface that suitable for strong and modern looks on your works. Sulatty has two style and ending swashes for chracter j, g & y. Combine this alternate to make a gorgeous typeface for your design! Two style Font: Regular & Outlined Sulatty is perfect for sport product, branding, logo, invitation, stationery, product packaging, merchandise, monogram, blog design, game titles, cute style design, Book/Cover Title and more. Features : - Ligatures - Ending Swashes - Multilingual Support - Made it into separated file to make it easier to use by beginner & separated file user can use the font with software which doesn't accept open type features. --- Hope you enjoy with our font! Attype Studio
  16. Clavo by Dada Studio, $29.00
    Clavo was picked for the EXHIBITION CALL FOR TYPE - NEW TYPEFACES and is presented in the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany. Clavo is a multipurpose font family. Its warmth comes from subtle details, classical proportions and traditional forms, while harmonious structure prevents distraction while reading. This makes Clavo a universal typeface. In all sizes, from caption to display. The family consists of ten weights. They were not created in a linear way. The steps between the weights were adjusted carefully to avoid a mechanical graduation, in favor of optical harmony. Clavo covers all latin languages. It contains a wide set of numerals, small capitals, fractions and other OpenType goodies. And of course every weight comes with matching italics.
  17. 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! :)
  18. Lilith Script Pro by Monday Type, $15.00
    Lilith Script Pro is a family inspired from hand lettering and calligraphic typography that I've seen when in urban cities when I've travelled the world. Its strength is the magical mix of contextual alternates and 104 ligatures. Both open type enabled and completely automatic make sure that the flow of the writing will always be pleasant and perfect. The ligatures will always be substituted automatically through the "liga" feature, while the contextual alternates can be turned on and off through the "calt" feature. Lilith Script Pro is perfect for special logos and playful invitations or headlines. With its 574 glyphs per style there is really nothing you can't do with this family.
  19. Guillaume by George Tulloch, $21.00
    Guillaume is a small family of text fonts with its roots in the French sixteenth century. The roman is based on the types of Guillaume Le Bé (c.1525–1598), and the italic on those of Claude Garamont (Garamond) (d. 1561). Garamont’s romans have inspired countless modern interpretations, but his italics, despite their merit, have attracted much less attention. Guillaume offers extensive support for European languages, and is best suited for use in applications that support OpenType. Among its OpenType features are ligatures, small caps, several sets of numerals, contextual alternates, intelligent implementation of long ‘s’ and other period features, and fractions. For more detail, please see the pdf available in the Gallery.
  20. Bristol by GroupType, $19.00
    Bristol and Bristol Adornado (also known as Greco) was first released by Fundición Richard Gans of Madrid, Spain, in 1925. The Richard Gans Foundry is a defunct Spanish foundry which existed from 1888-1975. Throughout its existence, types were designed by a number of people including José Ausejo Matute (d. 1998), Antonio Bilbao (who created Escorial in 1960), the son Ricardo Gans, and Carl Winkow. GroupType's versions of this font pair have been with FontHaus since the mid 1990s. Bristol is a charming and strong period design. Its structure is masculine and vertical. A great poster font and the Adornado style is an excellent choice for an eye-catching large drop cap.
  21. Bolívar by César Puertas, $39.95
    Bolívar is a contemporary display typeface inspired in the handwriting of one of the most prominent personalities of the Latin American 19th century: Simón Bolívar, “the liberator". The typeface intends to capture the passion of handwritten letterforms and to translate it into type. Among the characteristics that best contribute to its strong personality, are the impressive length of ascenders and descenders as well as the more than 45 degrees of slant. Bolívar mimics certain aspects of handwriting such as the slightly different baseline for each letter and ink clogs in the counters of some letters. Use Bolívar whenever you need to add passion to a piece of text, from logos or single words to sentences and captions.
  22. Brix Sans by HVD Fonts, $40.00
    It took Hannes von Döhren and Livius Dietzel two years to develop and complete the Brix Sans family – the companion of the well-known Brix Slab . The approach was to design an independent type family following the rules of the “Sans-Serif” genre, harmonizing with its older sister Brix Slab from the “Slab-Serif” genre. The result is a family of 6 weights with matching italics, which works perfectly for corporate design & editorial design. Combined with Brix Slab, high and complex typographical challenges can be solved. The Brix Sans OpenType fonts feature small caps, five variations of numerals, arrows and an extended character set to support Central and Eastern European as well as Western European languages.
  23. Parfumerie Script by Typesenses, $64.00
    Parfumerie Script is a sophisticated calligraphic font defined by its smooth curves, clean lines and the finest of fine strokes. Graceful and refined in its most basic script form, a range of Swash and Decorative alternates (including a unique local style called Filete Porteño, an ornamental form native to Buenos Aires) allows users to elevate their designs to higher levels of aesthetic beauty and elegance. Parfumerie Script Pro contains over 2500 glyphs, among which are swashes, ornaments and decorative alternates. Some alternatives are offered separately too. Use professional software that widely support Open Type features. Otherwise, you may not have access to some glyphs. For further information about features and alternates, see the User Guide
  24. Kigali by Monotype, $50.99
    Designed by Arthur Baker in 1994 for URW, Kigali is a wide-bodied display type with bold, uneven, pen-drawn strokes that taper dramatically downward. This unusual theme creates a unique, recognizable look. Furthering the effect, the Kigali typeface family contains additional decorative design fonts, one with a zigzag pattern filling the spacious strokes, and another with the letters in black squares for use as ornamental initials. The regular and italic versions include two alternate faces: one with long, tall ascenders and regular-length descenders, and one with shortened ascenders and descenders that allow it to fit where its companion might not. Use Kigali sparingly in display advertising, labels, flyers, and other incidental work.
  25. Takeaway by Fenotype, $35.00
    Takeaway is a hand drawn script family of three weights and ornament set. Takeaway is sketchy but due to its clean features it retains legibility even in small sizes - especially the Light version. Takeaway is packed with OpenType features: Keep Contextual Alternates and Standard ligatures on for smooth flow and for more expressive character try Swash or Titling Alternates in any OpenType savvy program. Takeaway caps work as ALL CAPS - yet there’s also Swash and Titling caps that are more expressive initials. Takeaway is a great organic display type for any project from branding to packaging and from websites to greeting cards. Combine Takeaway Script with Takeaway Extras which is a set of sketchy ornaments, icons and swashes.
  26. Emily Bonza Script by madjack.font, $20.00
    Emily Bonza Script is a sweet calligraphy writing while maintaining its elegance. This will increase your design stand out! Emily Bonza Script is the perfect typeface for all your types of projects, such as advertising, branding, graphic design, quotes, wedding designs, logos for online or offline businesses, photography, and more. Make your business more beautiful! Emily Bonza Script: - Multilingual - Alternative - PUA encoded - Ligature - Very easy to use in any software (Include Hints) - Does not require special software installation. Compatible with Windows and Mac OS. Supported by Microsoft Word, Paint, Adobe, Corel draw, Cricut and other applications. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me via email. Thank you so much for finding and enjoying it!
  27. King Melody by Say Studio, $15.00
    King Melody is a vintage blackletter font that gives focus on contemporary display type. This vintage-made new typeface is unmistakably blackletter, However, it is accessible enough to be used across many projects, and stylistic alternates to make you design looks more attractives and italic version included King Melody Font is ideal for headings , flyers, greeting cards, product packaging, book covers, printed quotes, logotype, apparel design, and album covers, branding, Instagram, print posters, magazines, Fashion, whatever. FEATURES : - Uppercase and Lowercase letters - Numbering and Punctuations - Multilingual Support - Works on PC or Mac - Simple Installation - Support Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, also - works on Microsoft Word Hope you Like it. Thanks. Say Studio
  28. Apricosa by SG Type, $19.00
    Apricosa – A beautiful bold serif with vintage swashes, alternate letters and ligatures. Apricosa is a delightful, modern take on a vintage font. Packed with plenty of alternates and ligatures to really bring it to life! Create stunning designs that are truly unique to your brand. Vary between a light and heavy vintage look based on how many letters you alter. Due to its large selection of alternate letters and ligatures, Apricosa is very versatile, covering a wide range of project types, from unique branding, to bold magazine design, to vintage wedding invitations, and so much more. FEATURES Uppercase alphabet Lowercase alphabet 41 alternate glyphs 36 ligatures big range of numbers, symbols & punctuation comprehensive language support
  29. Novalion by Letterhend, $17.00
    Novalion s a condensed variable sans serif font with with many weight you can choose. It has 8 weight styles which you can play around to match your project, whether for a standout headline, or for a tagline, you name it. Perfect to be applied to the other various formal forms such as invitations, labels, logos, magazines, books, greeting / wedding cards, packaging, fashion, make up, stationery, novels, labels or any type of advertising purpose. Features : variable font with 8 weight style uppercase & lowercase numbers and punctuation multilingual PUA encoded We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations.
  30. Gertrud by T4 Foundry, $21.00
    First place in a spelling-bee competition, a Harvard University diploma or the Nobel Peace Prize? You can't go wrong with this classic Swedish calligraphy font, created by veteran designer Bo Berndal. He named Gertrud after his better half, but was also inspired by old handwritten documents: "Gertrud is a calligraphic letter design from the 16th century. I used it when I engrossed diplomas with a flat-nibbed pen in the 1980's. When I got my Mac I generated the typeface in Fontographer." Gertrud (the typeface) comes in three weights, with roman and italic. It is an OpenType creation, for both PC and Mac. Swedish type foundry T4 premieres new fonts every month. Gertrud is our sixth introduction.
  31. Linotype Sicula by Linotype, $29.99
    Linotype Sicula, from German designer Roberto Manella, is part of the TakeType Library, chosen from the entries of the Linotype-sponsored International Digital Type Design Contest 1999 for inclusion on the TakeType 3 CD. It is available in two weights, regular and oblique. Linotype Sicula will quickly win over any nostalgic spirits. Ornamental and sweeping, the figures line up on the paper, their contrasting strokes and playfully irregular forms giving them an exuberant, decorative character. The careful details of each figure come to light best when used in larger point sizes. Linotype Sicula is therefore best for headlines and can easily inspire typographic experiments and its capitals can serve as initials combined with other typefaces, especially sans serif.
  32. Florida Rose by Yahya Type, $16.00
    Florida Rose is a Sharped version of "Peroba Rosa" Font. It is a modern sans serif type family featuring a blend of modern, classical, and playful characteristics. The simple, clean forms and classically inspired proportions give it a timeless quality and interesting visual rhythm. Florida Rosa is perfect for logo design, magazine headers, product packaging, branding projects, clothing or simply as a stylish text overlay to any images or websites. WHAT’S INCLUDED? • Comes with regular, thin, light, italic, bold, thin italic, light italic, bold italic and bold italic font styles. • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation Ligature & Huge Stylistic alternate, Multilingual support. Still got a question? Send me a message and I’ll be happy to answer! qura.yahya@gmail.com
  33. Kazuwa by Scratch Design, $9.00
    It introduces a cute display font "Kazuwa". This font is complete with all punctuation and multi-languages support. Kazuwa also has a unique casual shape and looks like a natural kid handwritten, so this font will be perfect when applied to the fun concept design. This font will be useful for posters, name cards, books, comics, presentations, or packaging designs. Enjoy this font, it also supports multi-languages. In some features like stylistic alternates, we put some cute illustrations to make your design more cheerful. Features: Stylistic Alternates & Ligatures Numerals & Punctuation Accented characters Multiple Languages Supported HOW TO ACCESS ALTERNATE CHARACTERS Open glyphs panel: In Adobe Photoshop go to Window - glyphs In Adobe Illustrator go to Type - glyphs
  34. Pontina by KaiserType, $30.00
    Pontina is the name of a multilingual didone typeface. Its elegant character is built up of playful and lively strokes combined with high ascenders and high capital letters, that gives the classical forms a modern individual touch. It combines both: legibility and an ornamental curvy look for display purposes. The typeface provides true italic fonts for each weight, which fit harmoniously to the regular fonts. Pontina can be used for headlines and also works well in smaller text sizes. The text styles have slightly lower capitals and ascenders for better legibility. Also the font comes along with a set of different ligatures as well as swash letters and all necessary open-type features.
  35. Magville by Letterhend, $16.00
    Magville Display offers versatile simplicity in its clean and elegance typeface adds a sophisticated twist to your typographic looks. Making it a perfect choice for projects seeking an element of artistic expressiveness. This font perfectly made to be applied especially in logo, and the other various formal forms such as invitations, labels, logos, magazines, books, greeting / wedding cards, packaging, fashion, make up, stationery, novels, labels or any type of advertising purpose. Features : Uppercase & lowercase Numbers and punctuation Alternates/Ligatures Multilingual PUA encoded We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations.
  36. Daily Sweety by Objectype, $19.00
    Daily Sweety is a carefully crafted script monoline font by Objectype Studio. This font features Ligature and Alternative features, allowing you to customize your designs with unique and attractive character variations. This font is specifically designed for a market seeking feminine, minimalist, beautiful, and unique designs. With its smooth lines and elegant shapes, Daily Sweety can bring a touch of elegance and beauty to any of your designs. Daily Sweety is perfect for various types of designs such as logos, invitations, greeting cards, branding products, posters, and much more. With its wide adaptability, this font can help you create standout and memorable designs. Get Daily Sweety today and start creating amazing designs!
  37. Maleo by Tokotype, $39.00
    Maleo is a contemporary display sans with grotesque roots, taking cues from typefaces such as Benton’s Franklin Gothic & Alternate Gothic and contemporaries such as Obviously & Mars Condensed. Designed by Aditya Wiraatmaja as his debut retail typeface, Maleo is primarily designed with large-size usage in mind. Its tiny flare and angled cut terminal lends itself a friendly and approachable presence. With a family of 14 styles that range from thin to black with matching italics, it is a versatile display type that stands out in headlines, yet one that emits a charming personality. Maleo support various languages and is equipped with many Opentype features including; Old Style Figures, Ligature, Fractions, Numerators and Denominators, and Stylistic Alternates.
  38. Just Lovely by Nicky Laatz, $15.00
    Say hello to Just Lovely!—a flirty and sleek dry-brushed font family, with a big personality and a multitude of letter variations to make your design look uniquely hand-lettered. Just Lovely comes with a stylistic set of uppercase letters, 3 sets of lowercase stylistic alternates, and realistically created standard ligatures to ensure you get the look you are after. To top it all off, Just Lovely comes with a complimentary dingbat font with a set of 62 swashes, catchwords, and doodles to bring your type designs to life! Just Lovely comes in various styles—Regular, Slanted, and Wide Slanted—each with its own unique personality to suit the style you need for your design.
  39. Albollón by Salsipuedes, $16.00
    In the last years our society has change a lot. Nowadays cities and countries are no longer static territories with well-drawn borders and a population perfectly defined. Globalization is a fact and the best consequence of it is the mixture of races, ideas and cultures, and this is exactly what this typography aims to show. Albollón is at once a semi-serif and a semi-sans serif typeface; it is a mixture made with the best parts from both sides. This way is how I understand a healthy society and a healthy design too. Albollón is designed to work in all types of text, both long and shorts, big and small ones.
  40. Lubaline by Lián Types, $39.00
    Who haven't heard the phrase that ‘any past time was better’?. Although I sometimes find this phrase a little too pessimistic (because I try to think that the best is yet to come), it may be true regarding my passion, typography. I'm too young (29) unfortunately, and this means I did not have the pleasure of being contemporary with maybe the man who has influenced my work the most (1). The man that showed that letters are more than just letters to be read. Herb Lubalin (1918-1981), also called sometimes as ‘the rule basher’ (2), smashed the taboos and sacred rules of type design and gave it personality. He rejected the functionalist philosophy of europeans in favor of an eclectic and exuberant style. To him, letters were not merely vessels of form, they were objects of meaning. (3). Nowadays, when looking at his portfolio, who dares to deny that the term ‘typography’ and ‘beauty’ may go hand-in-hand without any problem? Ed Benguiat, one of Herb’s partners, still likes making jokes with the phrase “screw legibility, type should be beautiful” and what I understand of this is not to forget the rules, but to know and break them carefully. In an era of pure eclecticism, we, the lovers of flourishes and swashes, can't do nothing but admire all the legacy that Lubalin, this wonderful type-guru, left. My font Lubaline read as “the line of Lubalin” is my humble tribute to him. Those who know his work, may see the influences easily like in his ‘Beards’ (1976) and ‘The Sound of Music’ (1965) posters; the art-deco forms in many of his amazing logos and practically in all his creations where letters seem to be alive just like you and me. I really hope that the future finds me still learning more and more about type-design and letterforms, and like him, always willing to make innovations in my field: Because letters are not just letters to be read. NOTES (1) These are some of my fonts in which some of Lubalin’s influences can be seen (in order of creation): Reina, Aire, Erotica, String, Beatle, Heroe, Selfie, Model, Seventies, and many others that are still in progress. (2) (3) Steven Heller. Herb Lubalin: Rule Basher. U&lc (1998) http://www.printmag.com/imprint/my-favorite-lubalin/
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