Over the past couple of years I received quite a number of unusual and surprising requests to modify my type designs to suit projects of personal nature, but none top the ones that asked me to typeset and modify tattoos using Burgues Script or Adios. At first the whole idea was amusing to me, kind of like an inside joke. I had worked in corporate branding for a few years before becoming a type designer, and suddenly I was being asked to get involved in personal branding, as literally “personal” and “branding” as the expression can get. After a few such requests I began pondering the whole thing from a professional perspective. It was typography, after all, no matter how unusual the method or medium. A very personal kind of typography, too. The messages being typeset were commemorating friends, family, births, deaths, loves, principles, and things that influenced people in a deep and direct way, so much so that they chose to etch that influence on their bodies and wear it forever. And when you decide to wear something forever, style is of the essence. After digging into the tattooing scene, I have a whole new respect for tattoo artists. Wielding that machine is not easy, and driving pigment into people’s skin is an enormous responsibility. Not to mention that they're some of the very few who still use a crafty, hands-on process that is all but obsolete in other ornamentation methods. Some artists go the extra mile and take the time to develop their own lettering for tattooing purposes, and some are inventive enough to create letters based on the tattoo’s concept. But they are not the norm. Generally speaking, most tattoo artists use generic type designs to typeset words. Even the popular blackletter designs have become quite generic over the past few decades. I still cringe when I see something like Bank Script embedded into people’s skin, turning them into breathing, walking shareholder invitations or government bonds. There’s been quite a few attempts at making fonts out of whatever original tattoo designer typefaces can be found out there - wavy pseudo-comical letters, or rough thick brush scripts, but as far as I could tell a stylish skin script was never attempted in the digital age. And that’s why I decided to design Piel Script. Piel is Spanish for skin. In a way, Piel Script is a removed cousin of Burgues Script. Although the initial sketches were infused with some 1930s showcard lettering ideas (particularly those of B. Boley, whose amazing work was shown in Sign of the Times magazine), most of the important decisions about letter shapes and connectivity were reached by observing whatever strengths and weaknesses can be seen in tattoos using Burgues. Tattoos using Adios also provided some minor input. In retrospect, I suppose Affair exercised some influence as well, albeit in a minor way. I guess what I'm trying to say is there is as much of me in Piel Script as there is in any of the other major scripts I designed, even though the driving vision for it is entirely different from anything else I have ever done. I hope you like Piel Script. If you decide it to use it on your skin, I'll be very flattered. If you decide to use it on your skateboard or book cover, I'll be just as happy. Scripts can't get any more personal than this. Piel Script received the Letter2 award, where they selected the best 53 typefaces of the last decade, organised by ATypI.

If Publication JNL looks very familiar, this is no accident of design. It is Jeff Levine’s rendering of De Vinne, a classic typeface designed in honor of T.L. De Vinne (circa 1890-91) and given the gentle nuance of emulating hand-set type.

A comprehensive and faithful rendition of one of the finest metal typefaces of the 20th century. Rudolf Koch designed Wilhelm Klingspor Schrift (initially conceived as “Missal Schrift”, and later referred to also as “Wilhelm Klingspor Gotisch”) between 1919 and 1925 for the Gebr. Klingspor Type Foundry in Offenbach am Main. It is an impressive textura typeface, being sharp, elegant, spiky, sensitive and noble at the same time. Some of its most notable features have to do with the delicate decorations, the thin but subtly swelling lines that parallel or bridge strokes in the capitals, the hairline endings that terminate each stroke in both the capitals and the lowercase letters, the subtle joining of hairlines to thicker strokes, and the tension of some of the transitional curves. Koch’s original design included two sets of capitals (normal and condensed); alternates for a, d, e, r, s and z, plus long s; short and long flourished finial forms for f and t; thirty-five ligatures; and eighteen decorative pieces (Zierstücke). All of these features, plus several additional ones for modern use (including the usual standard characters for typesetting in modern Western languages, additional alternates and ligatures, plus carefully coded Opentype features), have been thoroughly implemented to the highest and most lively level of detail in the present font, in the hope that the past greatness of Wilhelm Klingspor Schrift will finally step into the modern OpenType realm. The main sources used during the font design process were several pages from a specimen book issued by the Gebr. Klingspor Type Foundry in 1927. Other sources were as follows: Bain, P., and Shaw, P. (Eds.) (1998), Blackletter: Type and National Identity, New York: Princeton Architectural Press (p. 43); Hendlmeier, W. (1994), Kunstwerke der Schrift, Hannover: Bund für Deutsche Schrift und Sprache (pp. 56-7); Kapr, A. (1983), Schriftkunst, Dresden: VEB Verlag der Kunst (p. 453); Kapr, A. (1993), Fraktur - Form und Geschichte der gebrochenen Schriften, Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt (pp. 124-5); and Klingspor, K. (1949), Über Schönheit von Schrift und Druck, Frankfurt am Main: Georg Kurt Schauer (pp. 136-7). Some public and private comments by renowned designer and design historian Paul Shaw have also influenced both the design and the description of the present font. Specimen, detailed character map, OpenType features, and font samples available at Alter Littera’s The Oldtype “Wilhelm Klingspor Schrift” Font Page.

In the late 1930s, old Egyptiennes (or Italiennes) returned to the collective consciousness of European printers and type houses — perhaps because political news were front a centre, especially in France where Le Figaro newspaper was seeing record circulation numbers. In 1939 both Monotype and Lettergieterij Amsterdam thought of the same idea: Make a new typeface similar to the reverse stress slab shapes that make up the titles of newspapers like Le Figaro and Le Frondeur. Both foundries intended to call their new type Figaro. Monotype finished theirs first, so they ended up with the name, and their type was already published when Stefan Schlesinger finished his take for the Amsterdam foundry. Schlesinger’s type was renamed Hidalgo (Spanish for a lower nobleman, ‘son of something’) and published in 1940 as ‘a very happy variation on an old motif’. Although it wasn’t a commercial success at the time, it was well received and considered subtler and more refined than the similar types available, Figaro and Playbill. In the Second World War, the Germans banned the use of the type, and Hidalgo never really recovered. Upon closer inspection, Schlesinger’s work on Hidalgo was much more Euro-sophisticated and ahead of its time than the too-wooden cut of Figaro and the thick tightness of Playbill. It has a modern high contrast, a squarer skeleton, contour cuts that work similarly outside and inside, and airy and minimal solutions to the more complicated shapes like G, K, M, N, Q and W. It is also much more aware of, and more accommodating to, the picket-fence effect the thick top slabs create in setting. Basilio (named after the signing teacher in Mozart’s Figaro) is the digital revival and major expansion of Hidalgo. With nearly 600 glyphs, it boasts Pan-European language support (most Latin languages, as well as Cyrillic and Greek), and a few OpenType tricks that gel it all together to make a very useful design tool. Stefan Schlesigner was born in Vienna in 1896. He moved to the Netherlands in 1925, where he worked for Van Houten’s chocolate, Metz department store, printing firm Trio and many other clients. He died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz in 1944. Digital revivals and expansions of two of his other designs, Minuet and Serena, have also been published by Canada Type.

Savigny began as an offshoot of Le Havre. Le Havre met my design objective of a geometric sans serif with a strong art deco touch. Le Havre’s primary inspiration came from the art deco titling of the 1930’s, and the lower case was just icing. The art of the 1930’s is of particular interest to me, and I love the art deco era and its art, and the simplicity of geometric shapes. I am mostly interested in designing display typefaces. In many ways Le Havre was the exact opposite of another popular insigne offering, Aviano Sans. Le Havre has very high ascenders, a lower case and is very condensed. Aviano Sans has no lowercase and extremely extended capitals. With the rise of webfonts I began to see Le Havre being used frequently online. It’s short x-height and very tall ascenders made it difficult to read in on screen text settings as it was intended as display type. With this observation, I felt that there is more room for a geometric sans in the insigne catalog. So I set about to design a new geometric sans using the successful skeleton of the Le Havre family. Although I planned to extend the Le Havre line, the new family is so drastically different I decided on a new name: Savigny. The face evolved and began to take on a few humanist touches. Designed from the very beginning as a webfont, the design is open and pleasing to the eye, with a tall x-height. To optimize it for onscreen settings, the spacing is generous. In addition, it includes extended and condensed members, making it insigne’s first superfamily. The family includes over 100 OpenType alternate characters. These include several style sets. Some are stemless, others are purely geometric, and in a nod to Savigny’s origins, Art Deco titling alternates. Please see the informative .pdf brochure to see these features in action. OpenType capable applications such as Quark or the Adobe suite can take full advantage of the automatically replacing ligatures and alternates. This family also includes the glyphs to support a wide range of languages. Savigny is a great choice for a professional designer who wants a well rounded typeface family that is ready for the web.

Introducing of our new product the name is Rough Letterline Authentic Brush Font. Rough Letterline inspired by brush calligraphy style this font is a fun theme very good for display, tshirt design, craft, quote sign, logotype and etc FEATURES : Uppercase Lowercase Number Punctuation Multilingual PUA Encode Opentype

Hi this is Bigstyles our new handwritten font, maybe this playful font theme can suits your upcoming event, party, or your personal project. This font is free for personal use, If you need an extended license or corporate license you can contact me at gasforberas@gmail.com.

German type designers Johannes Erler and Henning Skibbe created this pi and symbols FontFont in 2009. The family has 12 weights and was one of the first symbol typeface for a new generation.It has one of the largest collections of contemporary symbols and icons for office communication.

Moood is a new modern grotesque typeface consisting of 5 styles. The glyph shape characterized by strong geometric outline with a little smooth rounded edges. Moood font suitable for various projects such as logos, brands, posters and many more. This font comes with alternate and ligature features.

Introducing of our new product the name is Romantic Heart Script Font. Romantic Heart inspired by bouncy script style this font is a fun theme very good for display, tshirt design, craft, quote sign, logotype and etc FEATURES : Uppercase Lowercase Number Punctuation Multilingual PUA Encode Opentype

Chateez is a new condense font that is elegant and has a luxury look. This unique font is perfect for creating beautiful logotypes, stunning magazine designs and more. This font can be your solution in completing projects that are equipped with various alternate and ligature collections.

Loving Days is a brand new handwritten font perfectly suited for stationery, logos, t-shirts, print design, website headers, photo frames, flyers, music album covers, posters, image sliders, and much more. Add this font to your favorite creative ideas, and notice how it makes them come alive!

Here's another old-timer that needed a lowercase, so we drew one. Originally issued as a caps-only type by The American Type Founders Company about 1898, this font found its way into Craftsman period design. It was the inspiration for Galadriel, a dry transfer sheet alphabet.

Hi this is Junlyne our new handwritten font, maybe this playful font theme can suits your upcoming event, party, or your personal project. This font is free for personal use, If you need an extended license or corporate license you can contact me at gasforberas@gmail.com.

A robust slab serif typeface that combines classic proportions with contemporary styling. These carefully crafted letterforms are best suited for use on book jackets, news headlines, packaging, posters and t-shirts. Details include four distinct styles, a full character set, manually edited kerning and Euro symbol.

Using examples of antique street signs from New York City, Stickball JNL recreates the iconic lettering in a digital typeface and is available in both regular and oblique versions. For a nostalgic touch, a blank street sign is located on either the solid or broken bar keystrokes.

Hydrella is a modern sans serif with sharp, unique features and moderately high contrast. Its easily distinguishable attributes provide just enough of a fresh new look without overpowering the overall design. Available in 9 weights, Hydrella works well as both a display typeface and in smaller sizes.

Introducing of our new product the name is Bondy Quirky Playful Font. Bondy Quirky inspired by Quirky Handwritten style this font is a fun theme very good for display, tshirt design, craft, quote sign, logotype and etc FEATURES : Uppercase Lowercase Number Punctuation Multilingual PUA Encode Opentype

Legendary lettering artist Alf Becker called his original offering “Aristocrat”; this version is a little less pretentious, but still suitably snooty. Graceful and elegant, but with a few amusing turns. Both versions of this font contain the complete Latin 1252 and Central European 1250 character sets.

Monicallisa Feminine Logo Script Font Monicallisa Feminine Logo Script Font is handwritten modern stylish fonts, combines from classic to modern typeface with a elegant baseline. Can be used for various purposes, such as headings, signature, logos, wedding invitation, t-shirt, letterhead, signage, lable, news, posters, badges etc.

El Maestro - a new fresh unique font. Very suitable for greeting cards, branding materials, business cards, quotes, posters, and more!This font are perfect for wedding postcard. Or you can create perfect and unique design of your logo, blog, stationery, marketing, magazines and more :) Multilingual OK!!!

Craptoy is a grunge Open Type font - full of different auto ligatures! That means you can write words like beer, letter, bubble, success (just to name a few) without having the double letter repeating itself! (You will need to use OpenType supporting applications to use the autoligatures).

A new take on the classic typeface used at Oxford University Press. Carefully crafted from original sources and updated for the modern times. Size specific weights and meant to act as a work horse for longer texts. A joint venture between Stefan Hattenbach and Johan Ström.

Introducing a lovingly handmade new typeface, Hugehito Brush, a fun and imperfect modern brushed script font with a tough of uniqueness driven. Design like a professional with this typeface that fits perfectly for your wedding invitations, street ads, Instagram posts, t-shirt design, branding, and much more.

Introducing a new unique and cute font. You can apply this font in projects such as packaging products, crafts, video previews, food products, logos, and much more to explore. For a view see some of the preview examples above. Features: -Uppercase -Lowercase -Numeral -Punctuation -Multilingual Thanks.

Shining Glory is a new modern & fresh calligraphy script with natural script style. This font will make your design look elegant, natural and stylish. Shining Glory calligraphy script font is great for quote design, branding, wedding, photography, simply design with stylish text overlay to any background image.

Norline™ is a new bold sans-serif typeface created to be used for bold titles with 3 shapes into a display fonts way to make it legible for contemporary use. This type features a Latin Pro character set, covering multiple languages written with the Latin script.

Rosestone is new signature script. This will give your text a unique and natural look. It is ideal for signatures, postcards, greetings, websites, blogs, and more. Includes: Uppercase and lowercase Numbers and punctuation Foreign language support Ligatures Check out my blog: https://www.instagram.com/zloillev pinterest.com/dmitriychirkov7 Enjoy

This delightful new design has a friendly, open face and will be useful for many display purposes. Due to the modular nature of this design there may be a very slight lack of smoothness to the curves at extremely large point sizes (around 200 pt and above).

Eduardo Manso has brought new meaning to the word distressed. The contours of Rina have been randomly inverted, spiked and split to create this agitated look. Surprisingly, Rina remains legible. And just to turn the screw a little more, Manso created an outline version, Rina Linea.

Greedy Goose is a fresh new font that's full of character and unexpected surprises. Its thin, condensed strokes are ideal for elegant presentations that include Invitations, Brochures and Menus. So next time you need a fun, creative font with ATTITUDE, stick your neck out with Greedy Goose!

Techno Retro JNL looks like a design straight out of the 1980s, but it actually appeared as hand lettering on a sheet music cover for the circa-1940s edition of the song "To You Sweetheart, Aloha", proving the old saying that "everything old is new again".

Introducing a new layered bold script called Brayles. It is inspired by hand-lettering, bold script logotype and kids fonts. Brayles comes with OpenType features such stylistic alternates, contextual alternates, swash, ligatures good for logotype, poster, badge, book cover, t-shirt design, packaging and any more.

Belton is a unique handwritten font. It includes elegant swashes which can be used to give a luxurious look to your designs. It can be used for various purposes such as logos, wedding invitations, headings, t-shirts, letterhead, signage, labels, news, posters, badges and so much more.

Bear Claw is a handwritten script font. A new fresh handmade font with rough edges. This font is support multi language and available in OTF file. This font will perfect for many different project ex: quotes, logo, blog header, poster, branding, fashion, apparel, letter, invitation, stationery, etc….

Introducing of our new product the name is Ageoline a Bouncy Script Font. Ageoline inspired by bouncy lettering style this font is a fun theme very good for display, tshirt design, craft, quote sign, logotype and etc FEATURES : Uppercase Lowercase Number Punctuation Multilingual PUA Encode Opentype