4 Freedoms Plaza
[Sean Kleefeld]

Sean Kleefeld designed FantastiFont, a comics book font. Another URL. [Google]

A. Pat Hickson

Designer for ITF, most of whose fonts were published by Red Rooster. List (all ITF/Red Rooster unless otherwisec specified):

• Alghera (1996): informal.
• Alys (1995): Calligraphic.
• Appleyard (1992): based on an old Monotype design, Prumyslava.
• Badger (1992): comic book style.
• Basset, Basset Five, Basset Four, Basset One, Basset Six, Basset Three (1997): headline family.
• Bellini (1992): based on Progreso (1923, Richard Gans Foundry). See Veer, where the font is sold as "Bellini". Linotype sells Greco (DsgnHaus, 1996) which according to some typophiles really is Progreso.
• Byron (1992): calligraphic.
• Coliseum (1992), codesigned with Julie Hopwood.
• Dundee, Dundee Condensed (1993), inspired by the various headlines used in children's comic books in England, published by D.C. Thompson of Dundee, Scotland.
• Erasmus (1992): based on a design of Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos, 1923, Amsterdam Foundry.
• Forum Titling (1994): based on the Frederick Goudy design first shown in 1912, which was produced as a foundry face by Lanston Monotype in 1924.
• Gilmore Fahrenheit (1992): an ugly face based on Eric Gill designs.
• Grove Script (1992).
• Javelin (1994): a connected fifties diner face in the style of Continental Railway Magneto Bold, Parkway Hotel, Permanent Waves, and Raceway.
• ITC Mona Lisa (ITC, 1992), ITC Mona Lisa (Elsner & Flake, 1991), ITC Mona Lisa Recut (ITC, 1991): an interpretation of a 1930 modern type by Albert Auspurg for Ludwig & Mayer.
• Roller, Roller Shadow (1997): based on Iberica by Carlos Winkow for Fundicion Nacional, ca. 1942.
• Sinclair Script (1992).
• Stirling (1992).

Aah Yes

Southampton, UK-based foundry, est. 2006. Font families include Regalese (2008, 8 weights with stylish rounded serifs), Arrow Heaven (2007, 6 styles of fonts with 62 arrows in 40 orientations each), Lydiard (2007, sans cum comic book), Sanzettica (2007, 36 sans styles of the geometric kind), Demigrunge (2007), Nidex (2007, caps-only grunge), Rocksolid (2007), Perio (2007, a grungy didone), Havenbrook (2007, a 22-style family), Sudoku Blank (2007), Pikelet (2007, grunge headline face), Sanzettica (2007, a 40-style geometric sans family, but the x-weight is unacceptably large), Hunniwell (2007, felt tip style), Meriden (2007, display sans family), Saint Val (2007), Funkywarp (2006), Cheedo (2006, bi-lined), Old Forge (2006, roman style), Blank Manuscript (2006, music font), Disgrunged ABCD (2006), Disgrunged 1234 (2006), Beeble (2006), Choob Stripes (2006), Diffie (2006), Pixettish (2006), Caldicote (2006, a 13-style serif family), Starbell (2006), Tuzonie (2006, grunge), Cabragio (2006, free-flowing informal), Deltarbo (2006, sans), Write (2006, an almost architectural script), Dascari (2006, an informal headline sans), Smeethe (2006, comic strip face), Crockstomp (2006, grunge), Dorkihand (2006), Meltifex (2006, melting letters), Rappica (grunge), Blue Sugar (2007, grunge), Front Desk (2007), Powdermonkey (2007), Sideshadow (2007), Spiky (2007), Zebra Spots (2007), Amescote (2007, a 6-weight sans), Mivron (2007, outline sans), Puggu (2007, comic strip font), Luzaine (2007), Overlapper (2007), Satron (2007), Stubble (2008, grunge), Newsanse (2008, a 15-style large x-height disaster), Rysse (2008, an 11-style grunge family), Chelp (2008, grunge), Snather (2008: thin, rounded squarish), Keybies (2008, piano key font), Quickle (2008), Pevensey (2008: 21 styles, each with 1200 glyphs, transitional style), Spiraltwists (2008), Music Sheets (2009), Snazzy (2009). [Google]

Act Select (Segasonic)

Major Japanese free font foundry with techno, katakana, hiragana, comic book Latin, techno and game fonts. List: NiseAirTrix, NiseAlienFront, NiseAstroCity, NiseChuChu, NiseColumns, NiseEnduroRacer, NiseEswat, NiseGalaxyForce, NiseGameGear, NiseGenesis, NiseGreatestNine02, NiseGunstarHeroes, NiseHangOn, NiseHornet1994, NiseHornet1997, NiseIchidantRK, NiseIsao, NiseJSRF, NiseJoypolis, NiseKidChameleon, NiseKnuckles, NiseMarkIII, NiseMegaDriveEU, NiseMegaDriveK, NiseOverWorks, NisePico, NiseR360, NiseRoboPitcherK, NiseSG1000, NiseSGGG, NiseSega, NiseSegaK, NiseSegaKara, NiseSegaKn, NiseSegaNet, NiseSegaRosso, NiseSegaSaturn, NiseSegaSports, NiseSegaSports2k, NiseSegaSports2k1, NiseSegaSports2k2, NiseSegaSports2k3, NiseShiningD, NiseShinobi1987, NiseSonic, NiseSonicBattle, NiseSonicIcon, NiseSonicK, NiseSonicKb, NiseSonicShuffle, NiseSpaceHarrier, NiseSuperHangOn, NiseTantRK, NiseTera, NiseTheDead, NiseThunderBlade, NiseUfoCatcher, NiseVFkids, NiseWonderMega, NiseZaxxon, NiseZillion, NiseHotRod, NiseMajorLeague, NiseMegaDriveBR, NiseSegaSonic. [Google]

Active Images (or: Comic Book Fonts, or: Comicraft)
[Dave Lanphear]

Rita Simpson and Richard Starkings' company. Often used comic book fonts. The newest Tekton-lookalike font, Hellshock, was designed by Dave Lanphear. Costs 69USD though. Some faces: AchtungBaby, Adamantium, Chills, DivineRight, DoubleBack, DutchCourage Elsewhere, IncyWincySpider, RunningWithScissors, Spills StandBy4Action, Stormtrooper, TheStorySoFar, Thrills, ToBeContinued, Alchemite, Astro City, Bithead, Bronto Burger, CarryonScreaming, ClobberInTime, Comicrazy, Flameon, Frostbite, GrimlyFiendish, JimLee, JoeMad, Meltdown, MonsterMash, PhasesOnStun, PulpFictioon, ResistanceIs, SezWho/SezYou, SpookyTooth, Splashdown, TimSale, Wildwords (129 USD!), YuleTideLog, Zoinks. Most fonts by John Roshell. [Google]

AdamAnt VectorWorx (was: Toniofonts)
[Antonio Bucu]

Antonio Bucu [AdamAnt VectorWorx, The Philippines] designed EQUINOX, GraphicAttitudeMono (white on black lettering), INDIOSBRAVOSTITLING (great thick lettering), MachaCow, Maharlika (1998, elegant display type), Smokey, Tonio (comic book font), TONIO2, WaChaKa, WASTED. Working on Jetstream, Multo, Buchikick, Renaissance (an OCR font). [Google]

Adriprints
[Adriana E. Hernandez]

Adriana Hernandez (b. Miami, FL) established Adriprints in 2008. She is located in Munich, Germany. Her fonts include Fiddleshticks (2009), Sorbet and Sorbet Wide (2009, like architectural letters), Stitchin Crochet (2009, dingbats), Trellis (2009, handprinted), and Draft Punk (2009, comic book style). [Google]

akaType
[James Milligan]

akaType is James Milligan's outfit. Fonts made by him include akaPosse (2005), akaArcade (2003), akaDylan (2005, comic book style set of three faces), akaDora (2005, script), akaFrivolity (2002), akaHoggle (2002), akaIndic (2002), akaPotsley (2002). Some of these are also available in OpenType. Alternate URL. [Google]

Akubin

Original fonts for Mac and PC, mostly Latin letters, but also a few kana faces: AKAkubit12H, AKElephant3, AKMyPrince (2004), AKOsaruH, AKOsaruR, AK-Keroyon (2003, alphadings), Akubin (handwriting), AKAppriqueBlack, AKANGEL, AKAppliqueWhite, AKUNCIAL, AKCalligraphy, 09Keroyon (2004), AK Jelly Beans (2004), AK-Piyoko (2004, egg dingbats), AK woopaa, AK Roopaa, AK-Halloween (2004, dings), AK Sweet Prison (2004, Fraktur), AK-BlackCastle (blackletter, 2004), AK-WinterYawns (2004, winter dings). AK-Shanghai 1930 (2005), AK-Japonesque (2005), AK-My Baby (2005, child dingbats), KS Lovers (2007, handwritten Latin and kana). In 2008, they stopped offering free fonts. [Google]

All Star Krew
[Andrew Bargeron]

All Star Productions is a cartoon website run by Noir Amador out of Elk Grove, CA. If you click on Misc, you will find some original free fonts: Drewtype (1999, handscribbling, by Andrew Bargeron), U.F.P.O.L.T. or Uniforms for People of limited Taste (2001, comic book lettering by Phillip Cavette, inspired by the lettering of Dan Piraro), Gimetzcobats (2001, some letters made up from bricks, and some dingbats, by Andrew Bargeron, founder of Gimetzco.com, showing artwork from 1996-2001), NOIR (2001, handlettering), 4990810 (1999, Phillip Cavette, an erasure font), AIRBORNE (1999, Phillip Cavette, an erasure font), Ce208 (1999, Phillip Cavette, a primitive handwriting font), FOXYMORONV2 (2002, handlettering by Travis Fox), OneReceipt (1999, Phillip Cavette), RedCometFivetoMars (1999, Phillip Cavette), TwoReceipt (1999, Phillip Cavette). [Google]

Alphabet Design
[Boris Mahovac]

Boris Mahovac is a great Croatian designer. He founded Alphabet Design in Oakville, Ontario. One of his famous fonts is Kalendar. Other creations: Pixelina, Borek, Duckling, Fattrace, Kloi (now Kloi BT (2004)), Tabita BT (2005, an informal font), and the great patterns of the Symbols font, JechoTecho. From the web site: He started working with digital fonts back in the days of bitmap fonts, sometime in 1988. At that time the studio operated in Zagreb, (former) Yugoslavia, which later became the capital of independent Croatia, under the name PixelPrint. The name changed to Abeceda Dizajn in 1992 while establishing itself as a successful typographic studio that specialized in font localization and type consulting. Abeceda Dizajn studio was the official distributor and manufacturer for Bitstream Inc. for Croatia and Slovenia from 1995 until 1997, when it relocated to Canada. Today, Alphabet Design is again a Bitstream re-seller. In 2005, Bitstream published Kloi, Borhand Tabitha, Duckling, as well as JechoTecho1 (the latter face was made by Evzen Jecho). Alphabet Design is donating all its proceeds of January 2005 to tsunami aid. In 2005, cartoonist Branimir Zlamalik created Smiles (dingbats) and Ulixa (comic book family). [Google]

Alphabet Soup (or: Michael Doret)
[Michael Doret]

Commercial hand lettering artist in Hollywood, CA, but born in New York in 1946. A graduate of The Cooper Union. He designed Alkphabet Soup (2009, delicatessen signage font), Bank Gothic AS (2008; 4 styles, after Morris Fuller Benton's Bank Gothic), Deliscript (2009: an upright connected script for signage), Grafika (2009---a gorgeous 1930s art deco face originally designed for the credits of the movie Savages), Metroscript (2006, Alphabet Soup; a connected retro script), Power Station (2006, a 3-d athletic lettering family), Orion (2003, Umbrella Type, Veer), an upright, linear script, based on an enameled sign (probably of 1930s vintage) that designer Michael Doret picked up at a Paris flea market. Veer writes: A graduate of the Cooper Union, Michael has run his own design studio for many years - first in New York City - and currently in Hollywood. An eight-time winner of the New York Art Directors Club Silver Award, Michael is a specialist in logos and letterforms. His unique typographic vision blends elements of lettering, illustration and graphic design. The inspiration for his work has come from such diverse sources as matchbook covers, theater marquees, enamel signs, early and mid-20th century packaging, and various other artifacts of this great land of ours. Although for much of his career he executed his work in traditional media, he now works almost exclusively in a digital format. Fonts sold by Font Bros and MyFonts. FontShop link. [Google]

Andrea Wicklund

Illustrator in Seattle. At Dafont one can download the comic book family TF2 (2009). Her logo. [Google]

Andrew Hart

Andrew Hart is a Corona-based American digital photographer (b. 1988), who runs a small free font archive. His own fonts include Star Avenue (2009), Dirt2Stickler (2009), Hacjiuza.otf Ithornët (2009, grungy blackletter), NoXWay (2009, handprinted), Skulls and Splatters (2009), Hacjiuza (2009, hand-drawn blackletter; +Dirty), Popstar Autograph (2009, comic book style script), The Quickest Shift (2009, curly script), DuerTwoo (2009, bloody horror font), Malgecito (2009, grunge), Ithornët (2009, grungy medieval pirate font), Loyal Fame (2009, curly script), Angelic War (2009, grunge), Soulstalker (2009, grungy blackletter), Kings of Pacifica (2009, ransom note font), St. Andrew (2009, grunge), GanixApec (2009), GoodPeace (2009), KatyBerry (2009), OffTheDrugs (2009), ThinFranq (2009), WILDAFRICA (2009, African-theme multiline face), St. Andrew (2009, a spray type font), Hawaii Lover (2009, grunge calligraphic script), Aristotle Punk (2009, grunge), Juicy Hunt (2009, grunge), Dead Hardy (2009, Victorian), Kate Perry (2009, fifties script), Kate Berry (2009, fifties script), Vloderstone (2009, hairline slab serif), Good Peace, Off The Drugs, Thin Franq (2009, hairline), Ganix Apec (2009, sans), Jailbox1 (2009, grunge), Blast Beat (2008), Ghosttown-BC (2008, Western style), Dead Secretary (2008, grunge), DIRT2-DEATH (2008, grunge), Robot Head (2008), Alpaca 54 (2007, grunge), Hawaii Killer (2007, Coca Cola grunge), Splinter2 (2007, grunge based on Franklin Gothic), Everyday Ghost (2007, grunge), Plague Death (2006, grunge), SEXtalk69 (2007), Screamz1 (2007) and NOxWAY?-BY-ANDREW-HART (2007, graffiti grunge). Another archive of his. Dafont link. Another URL. Yet another URL. And still another one. And another one. And one more. [Google]

Andrew Morev

Moscow-based motion graphics designer. He created the comic book style face Fence Font (2009). Home page. Another URL. [Google]

Andrew P. Smith

London-based and Australia-born designer of Doodlebug (Letraset, a nice scratchy handwrioting face), Jokerman (1995, dingbats), Retro Bold (1992, with Colin Brignall), Scratch (1995), Smudger (1994), Chiller (1995), the frivolous curly font Laughin (FontHaus, since 2006 also at Group Type), DoublerScript (FontHaus), Chipper (1995), and Faxsimile (at 2Rebels, 1998). Goo Goo Gjoob (Letraset Fontek) was inspired by the hand-writing and drawings of John Lennon (see also John Lennon (2008, a free font by Analia Wainer). Potato Cut (Fontek) is a comic book face. Myfonts page. [Google]

Andrew Polhill

Web professional with six years of commercial experience. Polhill graduated from Brunel University with a degree in Product Design BSc, and lives in London. Creator of the free font Comic Andy (2009). Dafont link. Alternate URL. [Google]

Angel Koziupa

Argentinian lettering artist who worked for 35 years for McCann Erikson and has produced freelance works for other major agencies like Interbrand, Futurebrand, and others. Veer writes: The talented Angel Koziupa has been lettering, creating type and designing logos for the past 40 years. His handiwork is behind nearly every important packaging logotype in Argentina. He worked 35 years for McCann Erikson and has produced freelance works for other major agencies like Interbrand, Futurebrand, and others. His typefaces includeL Aqgafina Script (2009, Sudtipos), Primavera (2008, a signage face), Felipe (2009), Amarinda (2004, Sudtipos), Argenta (2004), Bravissima Script (2009), Brisa (2004), Cenizas (2008, with Alejandro Paul), Chocolate (2008, Sudtipos, with Alejandro Paul, a market sign family in weights called Amargo, Caliente and Dulce), Murga (2003, Sudtipos), Tiza (2003), Tanguera (2007, with Alejandro Paul: shaded signage lettering), Galgo Script (2007, rough-edged calligraphic script), Koziupack (2008), HabanoST (2003), Argenta (2003), Malbeck (2003), Alma (2005), MobleySans (2003), Malambo, Oxida (2005), Inoxida (2009), Pinguino (2005, condensed brush face), Romy (2007, graffiti script), Almond Script (2007), Candombe (2007, a script with an African theme), Amorinda (2007), Cafelatte (2006, signage face), Matogrosso Script (2009), Diplomatic (2009) and MobleySerif (2003) were created by Alejandro Paul based on his letters. They can be purchased as Umbrella Type at Veer. Also at Umbrella, Paul and Koziupa made the casual script face Brisa (2004), and the script faces Chocolate Caliente, Amargo and Dulce (2005), Felipe (2005), Cooked (2006, rough-edged), Chicle ST (2007, bubble gum wrapper type), Bellas Artes (2007, doubly-lined script), Lombriz (2005), Bakery Script (2006, for signs in stores), and the frizzy Cenizas (2005). [Google]

Anigma New Media (was: Abracadabra)

Designers in West Midlands, UK, of comics fonts such as BritComicsNormal, BurningRubberBlack, BananaSundaeBold, LithoComixItalic, PoopedEyesExtraBold, ChunkyComixSemiBold, LithoComixItalic, Chalkpat, Cheesey-Nibble, Fatkid, Irtusk-BoldItalic, Jellybean, Jilted-Medium, Leafmold-Leafmold, Squish, Swink, Uptight, ChunkyComixStretchItalicsItalic, ClassikComikNormal. Shareware and freeware PC truetype fonts. [Google]

Antonio González de Santiago

Spanish cartoonist de Santiago used to run Dir Dam Foundry, where he sold his comic book fonts Comic Pro, Comic Ignatz, and Comic Camelot. Comic Pro is also at Jack Yan (1999) and at Type Quarry. [Google]

Antraxja

Rafa Brzeziski's Polish archive with over 7000 fonts. It has subarchives for Polish fonts, comic book fonts and bitmap fonts. [Google]

Apollo 26
[Brian Jaramillo Harvey]

B.J. Harvey is the Californian designer at Chank's Store of the free "bj's Halloween Fontpak " (4 fonts, 2001). He is working on a ton of other fonts, like Apollo Sans, Motorpsycho, Geek Gothic (a comic book face), Apollo46, Zimmer, Nu Cairo, Sotoflame (2002), Japanasonic, Japanacea, Japanorama, Eurmama (oriental simulation font), Jawa (oriental simulation), SD Police (stencil, not for sale), Rigby, Neopolitik, Metis, Motorpsycho. Opened Apollo26 in July 2002, where you can buy Flame N Skull, DEFCON 1 through 5 (or: Billabong, Special effects, X-Games 23, Von Zipper and Machine). APOLLO26SumoX (2002) is free. [Google]

Apostrophic Laboratory
[Fredrick M. Nader]

One of the most dynamic foundries from 2000 until 2003. The "Lab" was run by Apostrophe (Fredrick Nader) and was based in Toronto. It has produced well over 1000 original free fonts, in all formats (type 1, truetype, and opentype, PC and Mac), and nearly all fonts have full character sets. Many have character sets for extended European languages and Cyrillic as well. It was for a few years the only active producer of multiple master fonts. Download site at Typoasis. Original URL, now being reworked. Highlights:

• Miltown (from the Matrix movie).
• Fluoxetine (old typewriter).
• Desyrel (handwriting, Dana Rice).
• PicaHole-1890Morse font.
• Ritalin has almost 500 glyphs, and is a family designed for Latin, Greek, Turkish, eastern European, Cyrillic and Baltic.
• The 3-axis multiple master ImpossibleMM (of Mission Impossible fame).
• Carbolith Trips (letters from cuneiforms).
• Diehl Deco (revival of 1940 lettering by Wooster Bard Field; with Marley Diehl).
• Textan (with Rich Parks or Richard D. Parker; inspired by the Chinese Tangram).
• Poultrygeist (horror comic font).
• Hard Talk (an R-rated font by Slovenian Marjan Bozic).
• Independant (with Phynette; a faithful revival of a 1930s font by Collette and Dufour for Maison Plantin in Belgium---a fantastic Art Deco font family).
• Metrolox ("Enemy of the State" font, with Karen Clemens; a Unicode font with 567 glyphs for over 20 Latin-based languages and some math symbols).
• Komikaze, Komikazba, Komikahuna and Komikazoom (comic book fonts: 1280 glyphs for Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Baltic, Turkish, East-European, with dingbats and Braille).
• Republika (a 300-font techno family; read about it here).
• ChizzlerMM (3-axis multiple master, a reworked version of Graham Meade's Chizzler).
• Street (a 87-font family by Graham Meade).
• Amerika (fantastic Armenian-look font series, with support for Greek, Cyrillic/Russian, Baltic, Turkish and Central European).
• The dingbats Eyecicles and Texticles, both with Graham Meade.
• Insula (2001, a Celtic/uncial font with Cybapee).
• Komika (2001, 50 comic book fonts designed with Vigilante).
• Labrit (a great Fraktur font, with Graham Meade).
• Frigate (a Roman-kana font by Melinda Windsor).
• Scriptina (an unbelievable calligraphic font by Apostrophe, 2000-2001).
• Freebooter Script (an equally unbelievable calligraphic font by Graham Meade, 2001).
• Choda (a display font like none you have seen before; Apostrophe and Meade, 2001).
• Endor (with Meade, a Gothic font; 2001).

• Apostrophe: Day Roman (2002, the first digitization of Fr. Guyot's "Two Line Double Pica Roman", designed in the early 1600s), Bombardier (2002), Propaganda (2002), PropagandaCyrillic (2002), PropagandaGreek (2002), Contra (2003), Ergonome (2002), Ergonomix (2002, techno dingbats), Alfabetix (2002), SoMM (2002, a multiple master font), Templo (2001, a pixelish font), Zoloft, Miltown, Witches Brew, Celexa, Labrat, Effexor, Fluoxetine, Tralfamadore, Halcion, RxMM, Paxil, Valium, Fight This, Ritalin, Xanax, Maskalin, PicaHole, ImposMM, MiltownII, Carbolith, Komikaze, Komikazoom, Komikahuna, Diogenes, Komikazba, MistressScript, Sledge, Mary Jane, Republika, StarBat, Merkin, Erectlorite, Halter, Estrogen, Steinem (based on Dalton Maag's British Steel typeface), Lab Mix, Mary Jane II, Amerika, Masque, Konfuciuz, Mastodon, Broad, Amerika Sans, Scriptina, Karnivore, Cholo, Sedillo and Reprobate (all three based on Mike Sedillo's handwriting, 2001), Templo (screen font family, 2001).
• Marjan Bozic and Apostrophe: Hard Talk.
• Karen Clemens and Apostrophe: Wellbutrin, Metrolox, Jagz.
• CybaPee and Apostrophe: Cyclin, Lady Ice, Insula.
• CybaPee, Graham Meade and Apostrophe: Yellowswamp, Lady Ice revisited.
• Steve Deffeyes: Loopy.
• Marley Diehl and Apostrophe: Diehl Deco.
• Fleisch and Apostrophe: Colwell, Hadley.
• Steve Graham: Hypnosis.
• Frank Guillemette and Apostrophe: Ankora.
• Jeri Ingalls and Apostrophe: Paxil.
• Neumat Ick and Apostrophe: Icklips, Powderfinger.
• Keya Kirkpatrick: Extasy
• Keya Kirkpatrick and Apostrophe: Kimono.
• Jeff Lan: Healthy Alternative, Haven Code.
• Su Lucas and Apostrophe: Barbarello.
• Brigido Maderal and Apostrophe: Lab Bats.
• Graham Meade: Quastic Kaps (8-weight family, 2003), Quixotte (2002), Mechanihan (2002), Kameleon (2002), Lady Ice Extra (2002), Gizmo (2002), Zillah Modern (2002), Wazoo (2002), JamesEightEleven (2002), Equine (2001), Street Corner (2001), Freebooter Script, Street (31 font sans and slab serif), Bipolar Control, Lane, Street, Street Slab, 2nd Street, Kronika, Thong, Whackadoo Upper, Charrington, Lady Copra, Zebra, Extra Meade Pack, Control Freak, Dekon, Asenine, Heidorn Hill (a Fraktur font), Castorgate, Troglodyte.
• Graham Meade and Apostrophe: Moondog (2001), Choda, Futurex, Duralith, Epyval, BooterMM, Pamelor, Sabril, Erinal, Karisma, Whackadoo, Bicicles, Drummon, Primary Elector, Youthanasia, Grunja, Prussian Brew, ChizMM, Luciferus, Labtop, Gilgongo, Labrit, Kandide, Brassiere (which became the commercial face Ipscus in 2009), Eskargot, Endor, Labag.
• Graham Meade and Rich Parks: Luteous, Luteous II.
• Link Olsson and Apostrophe: Librium, Severina, Poultrygeist, Extrano, Komikandy.
• Rich Parks and Apostrophe: Textan, Glaukous, Textan Round, TexSquareMM, TexRoundMM.
• Alejandro Paul and Apostrophe: Fontcop, Usenet, Cayetano, Elektora.
• Evelyne Pichler: Sindrome.
• Evelyne Pichler and Apostrophe: 1910 Vienna.
• Phynette and Apostrophe: Independant.
• Peter Ramsey and Apostrophe: Distro, Futurex Distro (2001).
• Dana Rice and Apostrophe: Desyrel, Lilly.
• Wayne Sharpe: Ovulution I and II.
• Jessica Slater: Wiggles.
• Jessica Slater and Apostrophe: McKloud.
• Derek Vogelpohl: Phosphorus, Florence sans, Plasmatica, Covington, Avondale, Phosphorus II.
• Melinda Windsor: Plastic, Frigate.
• Robby Woodard: Ashby (2001).
• WolfBainX and Apostrophe: Tribal, Komika.
• Yol: Traceroute.

April Macaraeg

New Jersey-based designer (b. 1990) of the scratchy handwriting font Ionkno (2007) and of Jaggy Fries (2007, outline French frie-shaped glyphs). Alternate URL. [Google]

Arno Drescher

Born in Auerbach, Germany, 1882. Died in Braunschweig in 1971. Worked mostly in Leipzig and Braunschweig. Drescher is most famous for his huge Super Grotesk family (Schriftguss, 1930, a geometric sans serif). At the foundry of Ludwig Wagner, he published Arabella (1936, a script face; for a revival, see Arabella Pro (2006) by Profonts), Arabella Favorit (1936 or 1939), Fundamental Grotesk (1938-1939, four weights), Manutius Antiqua (1935), Manutius Kursiv (1935). He designed Antiqua 505 (aka Manutius) in 1955, a strong bold face. The latter was published by J. Wagner. Other faces include Drescher Initials (Schriftguss, 1927, an open lineale titling face), Duplex (Typoart, 1930, a delicate double-stroke titling type), Energos (Schriftguss, 1932, almost a comic book type of script font) and Helion (Schriftguss, 1935, and Fonderie Française, 1935, a 3-d shaded outline font). His Super Grotesk family was revived at FontShop in 1999 by Svend Smital. [Google]

Arthur Vanson

British designer of Stratford, a blackletter font done at Letterhead Fonts in 2002. Also in 2002, he made the 6-weight Hindlewood fraktur family (in Sans, Soft, or Hard; and Regular or Groteque) and the 3-weight signage font Opening Night (2002). Other fonts include Red Sable Script (2006, photolettering age script), Senatus, Flash Script (signage), LHF Chesham Sans, Wade Grotesque (2003), Wade Dynamic (2008, bold sans), Cincinnati Poster (2003, signage), Tallington (2003, a great gas-pipe lettering font), Stevens Percepta (2003, inspired by showcard writer/designer Mike Stevens), Speedstyle (2004, comic book face), LHF Tideway Script (2004, connected fifties script), Essendine (roman), Stevens Percepta (flared headline sans), Tallington (strong sans), and American Sans. [Google]

ArtistMike.com

ArtistMike (real name unknown) designed Komica Halftone, Shaded Art Brush, Animal Letters, Gargoyle 11, YellowSub&Dings, Mickey Letters, Mickey Dings, Mickey Mouse Dings&Letters 3.0, Rooster Font, Scary Clowns, School Dings, PinUps, Scrolls Dings, MC Borders, MC Pinup, SandDaisy, ScaryClowns, Donald&Dings, ArtistMike.Orniments12, Sun Dingbats. Get the fonts by email. Logo to font and signature to font conversion service. [Google]

Asterix Archiv

From B&P Graphics, the fonts used in the Asterix comic strips: Leasterix-Regular, Leobelix-Regular (1993). See also here. [Google]

Asterix Interactif

Here you can pick up Comic Strip MN (Mecanorma, 1994). [Google]

Astigmatic One Eye
[Brian J. Bonislawsky]

Astigmatic One Eye (AOE) has lots of nice original fonts by Brian J. Bonislawsky. Many are free, many are not. AOE joined Font Brothers Inc in 2006. A partial list: Horseplay AOE (2008, Western style), Cake and Sodomy AOE (2008), Good Eatin AOE (2008), Paradiso AOE (2008, inspired by logotype of the Paris Resort and Casino in Las Vegas), Montelago AOE (2007, a script inspired by the logotype of the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas), Jack Chain AOE (2007), Henhouse (2007), Schnitzle (2007), Luxurian AOE (2007, inspired by the logo of the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas), Digital Disco AOE (2007), Mighty Tuxedo AOE (2007), Makeshift AOE (2007), Clarity AOE (2007, slab serif headline), Red Pigtails AOE (2007), Run Tron 1983 (2002), Eyeliner AOE (2006, Tekton-like), Mother Hen (2007), Gloversville (2007, comic book style), Mighty Tuxedo AOE (2007, condensed sans), Quick Handle AOE (2007), Surfing Bird (2007), Hydrogen (2004), Hardliner (2004, fifties diner style), Big Ruckus (2004), SS Antique No. 5 (20040, Europa Twin (2003), EuroMachina (2003, techno), Lord Rat (2003), Love Anxiety (2003), BuzzSaw (2003), Skullbearer (2003, skull dingbats), Beatnick Blue (2002), Geisha Boy (2002), Mardi Party (2002), Midcrime (2002), Ocovilla (2002), Ruthless (2002), Saltie Doggie (2002), Whiskers (2002), Royal Gothic, Family, Eggit, Jericho, Wild Monkeys (2002), 5FingeredGothSW, AlienArgonautAOE, AlphaMackAOE, AmphibiPrint, AngiomaAOE, AntiChristSuperstar, AntiChristSuperstarSW, AstigmaSolid, BigLimboAOE, BigLimbodOutAOE, BoneRollAOE, BoneRollAOEBold, BoundAOE, BrailleAOE, BulletBallsAOE, ButterflyChromosome, ButterflyChromosomeAOE, ButtonButton, ButtonButtonAOE, CType, CTypeAOE, CelticLionAOE-Bold, CelticLionAOE-BoldItalic, CelticLionAOE-Italic, CelticLionAOE, CharailleAOE, ChickenScratch, ChickenScratchAOE, ClunkerAOE, ClunkerAOE-Bold, CropBats, CropBatsAOE, CropBatsIIAOE, DarkNightAOE, DeadGrit, DeliveryMatrixAOE, DetourAOE, DigitalDiscoAOE, DigitalDiscoAOEOblique, DingleBerries, DoggyPrintAOE, DraxLumaAOE, DungeonKeeperII, DungeonKeeperIIBold, DungeonKeeperIIItalic, EggItAOE, EggitAOE-Italic, EggitOutlineAOE, ElectricHermes, ElectricHermesAOE, ElectricHermesAOECharge, FearAOE, FilthAOE, FishyPrintAOEOne, FishyPrintOneAOE, FishyPrintTwoAOE, FutharkAOE, FutharkAOEInline, FutharkAOEInline, GateKeeperAOE, Ghoulish Fright AOE (2006), GlagoliticAOE, GorgonCocoonAOE, Gotik, GreyAlienSW, HAL9000AOE, HAL9000AOEBold, HAL9000AOEBoldItalic, HAL9000AOEItalic, HandageAOE, HandageAOEBold, HauntAOE, HybridLCDAOE, IDSupernovaSW, IslanderAOE, JokerWildAOE, KillMeCraig, KillMeCraigAOE, Kinderfeld, KittyPrint, KittyPrintAOE, Kornucopia, KornucopiaAOE, LinusFace, LinusFaceAOE, LinusPlayAOE, LinusPlaySW, Lochen, LovesickAOE, Manson, MasterPlan, Microbe, MooCowSW, MotherlodeLoadedAOE-Italic, MotherlodeLoadedAOE, MotherlodeStrippedAOE-Italic, MotherlodeStrippedAOE, MysterioSWTrial, NightmareAOE, OrnaMental, Pantera, PapaManoAOE, PenicillinAOE, PixelGantryAOE, PixelGantryAOEBold, PixelGantryAOEBoldItalic, PixelGantryAOEHeavy, PixelGantryAOEHeavyItalic, PixelGantryAOEItalic, PixelGantryHiliteAOE, PixelGantryHiliteAOEItalic, PoppyAOE, PoseidonAOE, Prick, QuiltedAOE, QuiltedAOEBlack, QuiltedTrial, RippleCrumb, RippleCrumbUltraCon, ROCKY, ROCKYAOE, RustedMachineSW, SSExpAntiqueAOE, Schizm, Schrill, SchrillAOE, SchrillAOEOblique, Scrawn, ScrawnAOE, ScrawnCyrAOE, ScrawnKOI8AOE, ScrewedAOE, ScrewedAOEOblique, ScrewedSW, SeaweedFireAOE, SenthAOE, ShampooSW, ShottyTransferTrial, SkinnerAOE, SlurCrumb, SpatCrumb, SpikeCrumbGeiger, SpikeCrumbSwizzle, SpikeCrumbSwollen, SteelcapRubbingTrial, StruckSW, StrutterAOE, SunspotsAOE, SurferComicTrial, TRANSHUMANALPHABET10, TRANSHUMANKATAKANA20, TannarinAOE, TannarinAOEOblique, TibetanBeefgardenAOE, TibetanBeefgardenAOE, TouristTrapAOE, TransponderAOE, TransponderGridAOE, UglyStickAOE, VanguardIIIAOE-Bold, VanguardIIIAOE-BoldOblique, VanguardIIIAOE-Oblique, VanguardIIIAOE, Ventilate, VentilateAOE, Y2KPopMuzikAOE, Y2KPopMuzikOutlineAOE, YoungItchAOE, ZeichensSW, ZenoPotionAOE, Zombie. Second list: BeatnikBlueAOE, BeatnikBlueFillAOE, GeishaBoyAOE, MardiPartyAOE, MindCrimeAOE, OcovillaAOE, PolynesianTouristAOE, RuthlessAOE, SaltyDoggieAOE, SpruceAOE, WhiskersAOE-Oblique, WhiskersAOE, WhiskersAltCapsAOE-Oblique, WhiskersAltCapsAOE (2002), Habitual, Automatic (techno), Bitrux, Filth, Cake&Sodomy, Gulag, Bad Comp, Detour, Alien Argonaut, Dark Night, GateKeeper, Gargamel Smurf, Invocation, Neuntotter, Geisha Boy, Saratoga Slim, Gobe, Stingwire, Lavatype, Tapehead, Islander, Clunker, Digelectric, Gargamel, Krulo-Tag, Krelesanta, SurferComic, Bound, Culture Vulture, Intruder, Cavalier, Anoxia, Synchrounous (IBM logo style lettering), Luna, Data Error, Lunokhod, Jericho. There are many techno and gothic fonts. Kill Me Craig is the first 26 death scene dingbat font (scenes by Craig Dowsett). KittyPrint takes the LinusFace font concept to more realistic cat head dingbats. Krelesanta (not free) is a funky font inspired by the band Kreamy Electric Santa. The free ButtonButton is useful for making buttons. Lovesick AOE is a scrawly, lovelorn typeface, i's dotted with hearts. Strutter AOE is based on the KISS logo. Senth AOR is a runic font. Charaille is one of the many dot matrix fonts. Cavalero ($$) is inspired by the logotype of the Chevy Cavalier. 50 USD handwriting font service. At Bitstream in 2001, AOE published Cavalero, Stingwire and Tannarin. And in 2002, he published the comic book font Big Limbo, Euro Machina BT and Islander there. Bio at Bitstream. MyFonts.com store. In 2005, Bonislawsky and Sandler realeased 500 fonts, via Bitstream and MyFonts, under the label Breaking The Norm. In 2006, Astigmatic published their typewriter collection, which includes Military Document, Bank Statement, State Evidence Small Caps, State Evidence, Urgent telegram, Library Report, Overdrawn Account, Customs Paperwork, Incoming Fax and Office Memorandum. From the bio and various pieces of information, one is led to believe that Brian was born in Poland, and now lives in Miami, but that may be wrong. Alternate URL. [Google]

Autodidakt
[Göran Söderström]

Göran Söderström (b. 1974) is the Stockholm-based creator of the beautiful understated modern Neptuna sans family, on which he has worked for 14 years. This font eventually became Exemplar Pro (1996-2008, PsyOps). Other fonts: Autostyler (2006, free comic book style face), Trentor (2006, octagonal and bi-lined), Trentor Script (2006, octagonal), Navelfluff (2006), Shabash (2008), Navelfluff (2008, grunge), Flieger (2007, a great grid-basede connected script at Fountain), Meadow (2009, a rounded sans family at Fountain). He worked at Gernandt and now runs Autodidakt. Fountain sells his connected fifties face Flieger (2008). The accompanying Flieger Dingbats were by Lotta Bruhn. In 2009, Göran Söderström and Peter Bruhn published Trailering Heroine, inspired by inspired by the typeface Windsor, designed by Eleisha Pechey in 1905. Windsor is the typeface used in the titles of many Woody Allen movies. [Google]

Autographis
[Gert Wiescher]

München-based foundry, est. 2008 by Gert Wiescher, whose main font foundry is Wiescher Design. Myfonts link. Specializing in handwritten scripts and rough fonts, they created English Lazy Bird (2009), Script Hand (2009), Angel Eyes (2009), Cheap Thrill (2009), Viva Maria (2009), True Love (2009), WildThing (2009), Doria (2009), Verena (2009), Astria (2009), Chloe (2009), Bea (2009, brush), Xan (2009, rough Japanese-style script), Fat Sally (2009, comic book face), Wally (2009, calligraphic), Ysadora (2009, calligraphic), Zoe (2009, calligraphic), Joyosa (2009), Ulissia (2009, hand-drawn slab serif), Querida (2009), Riana (2008), Quiana (2008), Quirina (2008, calligraphic), Naomi (2009, calligraphic; based on his Nana), Don Julio (2008, calligraphic), Donna Julia (2008, calligraphic), Novita (2008, calligraphic), Novido (2008), Flatpen (2008, a rounded sans face), Kato (2008), Leona (2008, brush script), Tina (2008, fat brush), Maeva (2008, calligraphic script), Oona (2008, like Maeva), the brush script Paula (2008), the upright cursive faces Grazia (2008) and Greta (2008), the brush script Juliana (2008), the comic book style faces Carina (2008), Isara (2008), Kiki (2008), and Fanny (2008), and the calligraphic script faces Dalia (2008), Elisara (2008), Simona (2008), Helenia (2008), Annabella (2008), Brigitta (2008) and Constanza (2008). Gert writes about himself: I went to Paris when I was very young, just for the sake of art. That caused many a sleepless night to my beloved mother, but she accepted my decision. Once I met Salvador Dalí, but he did not take me very seriously. To this day I dont know why! After some years I decided to start a serious life. I got married and studied graphic design at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. Making detours, once more to Paris, then to Barcelona, where I designed the OECD pavillion for the Osaka World Expo at the office of Harnden & Bombelli, I reached South Africa. Grey and Young advertising got to know me! I had to fiddle around with Agfa cameras and films, Epol dog-food, several kinds of toilet paper, unbelievable insurance companies and I-dont-know-what. Sometime on a holiday in Munich I stayed there. Someone made me an offer I did not want to refuse. DFS&R-Dorland bought me out of South African slavery! I now became an art-director for Paulaner, CMA, Phillip Morris, and Peugeot. Being a young adventurous man, I changed to the Herrwerth & Partner agency, which at that time was supposed to be the most creative outfit in town. Mister Herrwerth taught me to think simple. I was allowed to introduce IKEA into the German market. Afterwards I became Creative Partner with Lauenstein & Partner. That was OK, til someone discovered his love for horses! Thats when I rented my own office in 1982! Since then I design some typefaces per year, I guide a couple of nice young people (apprentices) along to designer stardom. I write a couple of books and newspaper articles about design, computers, food, drink and crime! As a graphic designer I have nothing but happy clients! I am open to every challenge! [Google]

BA Graphics
[Robert Alonso]

Bob Alonso (b. Bronx, NY, 1946, d.2007), the founder of BA Graphics in 1994, is an American typographer who designed Damage Control (1993, grunge), Mango Gothic (1991), Pimento (1998), Shooby (1992), Pink Mouse (1992, psychedelic), Tequila (1992, a bouncy play on Didot), Alex (1996, child's hand), Chicken Soup (1993), PC Gothic (2005), Rust Bucket (1994), ITC Aftershock (1996), ITC Outback (1997), ITC Serengetti (1996), ITC Ziggy (1997), Gusto Black (2003), Vinchenso (2003), Blog (2007, 1890's style display egyptian), Nine One One BA (2007, grunge). He also designed the clean handwriting face Zipty Do, Serendipity (2006), CEO Roman (2007), Paladium Gothic (2007, a sans), Snip Tuck (1994, a headline face), Rancho Grande (1995), Radiance Brush (1997, a casual brush script), and Sahara Bodoni (2005). 33 years of experience at NewYork's Photo Lettering, and specializing to some extentv in calligraphic script faces, but not exclusively so. BA Graphics was located in Chester, NY, and later in Toms River, NJ, and now sells its fonts through MyFonts. The complete list: ITC Aftershock, Alexandra Script (a formal script), Allure, Alons Antique, Alons Classic, Angular, Animated Gothic, Barnboard, Bedrock, Bodoni Roma (1993), Cabernet Sauvignon (2007, a take on Didot---I can't believe BA Graphics trademarked this name!), Cafe Aroma, California Sans, Calafragalistic (1992), Caslon Manuscript (1992), Champ Ultra (1995, Western billboard font), Chunky Monkey, Cookie Dough, Crackers, Crescent, Down Under, Elegante, Elephant Bells, Ellington Manor, Equate (1993), Extreme (chalk writing, 1996), Felicity Script, Flix, Freaky Friday Extreme, French Vanilla, Galactic, Geo (2000), Granny Smith, Gusto Black, Headline Gothic, High Intensity, Island Sans, Italian Didot, Kresson Black, Linear Gothic, Lorraine Script, Mardi Gras, Mega, Milano, Nightmare, ITC Outback, Pecos, Ravenwood, Red Dawg, Relaxed Fit, Richmond Hill, Road Gothic (1996), Robertson, Senegal, ITC Serengetti, Shazam, Sign Gothic Bold Condensed, Slam Dunk, Sleepy Hollow, Swank Gothic, Title Gothic Light, Torino Modern, Triumph Gothic, Vinchenso Regular, Wackado, Yakety Yak (1994), Zany, ITC Ziggy, Zipty Do, Queen of Hearts (1991, script), Steel Magnolias (1995, blackletter family), Steeplechase (1992, wild West saloon font), Waimea (1992, poster font), Black Rising (2006, a black military style face), Summer Nights (1993, script), Sugar Shack (1995, curly script), Beaches and Cream (1996, a sans turned into a connected script), Jr High (1994, sports lettering). Alonso Flair with its flared pants (2008) was started by Alonso, but finished after his death by John Bomparte, who wrote this obituary: Throughout his career at the legendary Photo-Lettering, Inc. (one that spanned four decades), Bob created original typefaces and tailored type by modifying, revising and filling out families, fashioning pieces of type for hand-lettered jobs, as well as being involved with the updating of a number of well-known logotypes. Bob was blessed with natural teaching abilities; and those in social and professional circles who had the good fortune to know him considered him not just a type designer but a mentor and a friend. As one such person close to him put it, he was a "graphic technician... back when computers were not even in site for graphic arts, he would take on any intricate & complex graphic project that others would shy away from and come up with a solution that achieved a masterpiece. I'll always remember someone saying 'this can't be done' and Bob saying let me see it and a short time later, there it was --done & perfect. I would like to think that attitude rubbed off on me. Along with this gift for teaching and explaining the complex, Bob exhibited a level of professionalism that was unsurpassed. A number of years ago when the need came to make the transition from the traditional to digital way of creating fonts, he rose to the challenge admirably. Towards the last few years of Photo-Lettering, Bob played a vital role in the conversion to digital, of many of the typefaces within the collection, notably those fonts that carry the prefix PL. More recently, Bob Alonso released several fonts through ITC, Adobe and his independent foundry, BA Graphics. Bob was on the cutting edge of his best work, and in the circumstance of his untimely passing, left a measure of unfinished designs. However, the spirit of his typographic talents and his fine sense of humor lives on through the many much-loved, and popular fonts he has left us: fonts such as Cookie Dough, Equate, Elephant Bells and Pink Mouse, to name a few. The final font listing at MyFonts: ITC Aftershock, Alex, Alexandra Script, Allure, Alons Antique, Alons Classic, Alonso Flair, Angular, Animated Gothic, Bad Boy, Barnboard, Bedrock, Bodoni Roma, Brawn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cafe Aroma, Calafragalistic, California Sans, Cedar Key, CEO Roman, Champ Ultra, Chardonnay, Chicken Feet, Chicken Soup, Chunky Monkey, Clearmont, Coffee Black, Cookie Dough, Crescent, Deco Inline, Deep Rising, Down Under, Elegante, Elephant Bells, Ellington Manor, Equate, Extreme, Fashion Didot, Felicity Script, Flix, Fraggle, Freaky Friday Extreme, French Vanilla, Galactic, Geo, Grandeur, Granny Smith, Gusto Black, Hatari, Headline Gothic, High Intensity, Island Sans, Italian Didot, Jr High, Ka Boink, Ker Pow, Key West, Klingon, Kresson Black, Linear Gothic, Lorraine Script, Malibu Heights, Manchester, Mardi Gras, Mega, Metro Gothic, Milano, Mission Hills, National Gothic, Nightmare, Oh Sweet Pea, ITC Out of the Fridge, ITC Outback, Paladium Gothic, PC Gothic, Pecos, Pink Mouse, Queen Of Hearts, Radiance Brush, Rancho Grande, Range Gothic, Ravenwood, Relaxed Fit, Road Gothic, Robertson, Rust Bucket, S&L Gothic, Sahara Bodoni, Senegal, Serendipity, ITC Serengetti, Shadow Gothic, Shangrala, Shazam, Shore Bodoni, Sign Gothic Bold Condensed, Slam Dunk, Sleepy Hollow, Sleezy, Snaggle, Snip Tuck, South Beach, Spice, Steel Magnolias, Steeplechase, Summer Nights, Swank Gothic, Tequila, Thats Amore, Title Gothic Light, Triple Condensed Gothic, Triumph Gothic, Vinchenso Regular, Wackado, Waimea, Wall Street Gothic, Wonka, Yakety Yak, Zany, ITC Ziggy, Zipty Do. [Google]

Bart Blubaugh

Type designer, letterer and calligrapher. Ex-student at the University of Reading (2003) who designed Owyhee (2003). In 2008, he created Cora, a 6-style corporate-look sans with a large x-height. MyFonts link. [Google]

Benfonter's Font Page

Ben Harris's small archive with categorized freeware fonts. Also, an archive with free erotic fonts mainly from Lion's Den International: ADULTDINGBATS1, BIGBREASTFONT, SEXFONT, ADULTDINGBATS2, CONDOMFONT, SPERMFONT, ADULTDINGBATS3, LEATHERFONT, WHIPFONT, ADULTDINGBATSALL, LUBEFONT, BALLSFONT, PENISFONT1, PENISFONT2, PenisFont 3. Other theme fonts: Cartoons, Food, Games (card font, chess font, Monopoly font, Scrabble font, etcetera), Military, Movies, Television, and Sodas. [Google]

Benjamin Eddy

Designer of the comic book headline face TheAquabats (2007). [Google]

Benjamin Gothic

This comic book style face can be picked up here. [Google]

Bill Watterson

A font designed by the creator of Calvin & Hobbes: HobbesFriend. See also here. [Google]

Bjorn Capens

Exclusive fonts by Bjorn Capens at Fontasia International: Blake, Suske en Wiske, Karolingisch, and Unciaal. Link disappeared. Alternate URL. [Google]

Black Mantis Operations
[Jim Kalogiratos]

Jim Kalogiratos (Black Mantis Operations) is the Australian designer of the comic book fonts THWACK!!! and THWACK!!!2 in 1998. Download site. [Google]

Blambot!
[Nate Piekos]

Blambot has a huge number of original free comics fonts and balloons by Nate Piekos (East Providence, RI, b. RI, 1975). Plus a comics font archive. Comic Lettering is an alternate URL, where you can also order logo designs, custom fonts, and custom lettering. The fonts: Two Fisted BB (2009), RedStateBlueState BB (2009), Scream Queen (2009), Fresh Meat BB (2009), Gone Fission BB (2009), Black Hole (2009), Life Form (2009), Crimewave BB (2009), Firepower BB (2009), Artists Alley BB (2009), Stronghold BB (2009), Village Idiot (2009), Raging Red Lotus (2009, oriental simulation), Dwarven Axe BB (2009), Silver Age BB (2009), Flyboy BB (2009, techno), Giant Sized Spectacular BB (2009), Snake Oil Salesman (2008, old typewriter face), Earthman and Earthman Extended (2008, a nice 12-style retro sans family), Clairvoyant BB (2008), KrakHead BB (2008), Blambot FXPro BB (2008), Sangre BB (2008), Dearly Departed BB (2008), Boogers (2008), Bada Boom BB (2008), Old Crone BB (2008, bewitched style), Fire Fight BB (2007), After Dark BB (2007), Post Mortem BB (2007), Fold and Staple BB (2007, with Brandon J. Carr), Dunce Cap BB (2007), DeathRattle BB (2007), Potty Mouth BB (20070, Dominatrix BB (2007, grunge), Shore Leave BB (2007, based on sailor tattoos), Cloudsplitter BB (2007), Drawing Board (2007, inspired by Tekton), Warhorse BB (2007), Warmonger BB, Duty Calls BB (2006), Hellfire BB (2006), AveAveBB (2006), Indie Star (2006), Blamblam BB (2006), Braaains BB (2006, dingbats), Musashi BB (2006), Atland Sketches (2006), Double Life BB (2006), SkinDeep BB (2006), SkinDeep Swashes BB (2006), Newsflash (2006), KeelhauledBBBold (2005), KeelhauledBB (2005), MainframeBBBold (2005), MainframeBB (2005), Alter Ego BB (2006), Entrails (2005), Mastermind (2005), Zooom BB (2005), Whitechapel BB (2005, handwriting), Sucker Punch (2005), Crimefighter (2005), 10c Soviet (2005), CyranoBB (2005), Praetorium (2005), Spectre Verde (2005), Hired Goons (2005), Afterlife BB (2005, tall ascendered face), Seven Monkey Fury (2005, oriental), Spectre Verde (2005), FeedbackBB (2005), Atland (2004), Creative Block (2004), Midnightsnack BB (2004), Bloody Murder BB (2004), Seven Swordsmen (2004), Webletterer (2004), Rackum Frackum (2004), Oh Crud (2004), CatholicSchoolGirlsBB (2004), Antihero (2004), Dark Arts (2004), Bearded Lady BB (2004), BottleRocket (2004), Streetcred (2004), Lowrider (2004), Extra pickles (2004), Square Jaw (2003), Shinobi (2003), Bar Brawl (2003), Holy Mackerel (2003, Craterface BB (2003), Zombie Guts (2003), Knuckle Sandwich (2003), Workingman (2003), Fat Stack BB (2003), Santa's Big Secret (2003), ArrMatey (2003), Tokyo Robot (2003), JackLanternBB (2003), Perils of Piekos (2003), Turntablz (2003), Wicked Queen (2003, free), Golden Oldie (2003), Badaboom (2003), OhCrap, Whoop Ass, Damn Noisy Kids, Paperboy (2003), Armor Piercing (2003), Radioactive Granny, Sidekick International, Digital Strip, Mighty Zeo, Arcanum, Zud Juice, Ale&Wenches (2003), Bar Brrawl (2003), AndroidNation, Lovecraft's Diary, Blambot-Custom, Blambot-Standard, Captain-Spandex, Casket-Breath, Concetta, Dupuy-Bold, Edible-Pet-II, Edible-Pet, Edible-PetInternational, Enchilada, Evil-Genius, Flat-Earth-Scribe, Gunhead-Chick, Lovecraft's-Diary, Mouth Breather (2003), Mighty-Tomato, MonkeyChunks, Monkeyboy, Mummy-Loves-You, Mutant-Supermodel, Nate's-Choice, PiranhaSexual, Red-Right-Hand, Roboshemp, Space-Pontiff, Squeezy-Cheez, Urinetoast, Voodoo-Doll, YellaBelly, Zartz!, TwelveTonFishstick, TwelveTonSushi, A.C.M.E.-Explosive!-Bold, A.C.M.E.-Explosive!, GrungeUpdate, Mothership, Twelve-Ton-Goldfish, Whoop-Ass, WickedQueen BB (2003), Winter-in-Gotham, 13 O Clock, ACMEInternational, ChroniclesofaHero, ChroniclesofaHeroBold, FanboyHardcore, KidKosmic, LetterOMatic, MangaTemple, GorillaMilkshake, Caeldera, Belizarius, Bottix, ChatteryTeeth, OrangeFizz, OrangeFizzItalic, Pythia, SpiritMedium. Direct access. Commercial fonts: Knuckle Sandwich, Utility Belt, Tentacle Jones, Rocketboy, Seargent Six-Pack, Secret Identity, Edible Pet 3, Piekostype, LintMcCree Mysteries, Doc Seismic, Mike Allred's AAA, AAARGH, Allred's Aliens Invade, Asteroids for Lunch, Action Away, Allred's Amazing Stupendous, ArmorPiercing, Radioactive Granny, Mars Police, Irezumi (2002), Holy Macxkerel, Hudson VC, CreepingEvil, BlambotPro (great), Creeping Evil, Rooftop Run, AAA Redmeat, Eurocomic, Comic Geek, Jack Armstrong (nice), Rivenshield (useful), Howard Bros (nice), Mighty Zeo, Cajun Boogie (2002), Betty Noir (2002), Sand Diego '02 (2002), Wrecking Ball (2002), Miskatonic (2002), Roswell Wreckage (2002), WizardSpeak (2002), VanHelsing (2002), Glass Jam (2002), BucketOBlood (2002), Three Arrows (2002), Damn Noisy Kids (2002), Humbucker (2002), Oh Crap (2002), Caveman (2002), Blambot Casual (2002), 10CentComics (2002), Bar Brawl (2003), Armored Science BB (2003), Blamdude (2003), Shinobi (2003), Man of Science (2003), Sidekick BB (2003), BettyNoir, BigBlokeBB, BlamDudeBB, BlamDudeBBItalic, CajunBoogie, DetectivesInc, Irezumi, IrezumiItalic, SpiritMedium, VanHelsing.

Over 1000 free fonts here: 10CentSoviet, 10CentSovietBold, ACMEExplosive, ACMEExplosiveBold, ACMESecretAgent, ACMESecretAgentBold, ACMESecretAgentItalic, AleandWenchesBB, AleandWenchesBBBold, AndroidNation, AndroidNationBold, AndroidNationItalic, AnimeAce, AnimeAceBold, AnimeAceItalic, Arcanum, ArcanumBold, ArcanumItalic, ArmorPiercing, ArmorPiercing20BB, ArmorPiercing20BBItalic, ArmorPiercingItalic, ArrrMateyBB, BadaBoomBB, BattleLines, BettyNoir, BigBlokeBB, BlamDudeBB, BlamDudeBBItalic, BlambotCustom, Bottix, BottleRocketBB, BottleRocketBBBold, Caeldera, CajunBoogie, CatholicSchoolGirlsBB, ChroniclesofaHero, ChroniclesofaHeroBold, CreativeBlockBB, CreativeBlockBBBold, CrimeFighterBB, CrimeFighterBBBold, DamnNoisyKids, DarkArtsBB, DetectivesInc, DigitalStrip, DigitalStripBold, DigitalStripItalic, DwarfSpiritsBB, EvilGeniusBB-Bold, EvilGeniusBB, FanboyHardcore, FanboyHardcoreBold, FanboyHardcoreItalic, FatStackBB, FeastofFleshBB, FeastofFleshBBItalic, FeedbackBB, FeedbackBBItalic, FlyboyBB, GorillaMilkshake, GorillaMilkshakeItalic, Irezumi, IrezumiItalic, JackLanternBB, KeelhauledBB, KeelhauledBBBold, KidKosmic, KidKosmicBold, KidKosmicItalic, LetterOMatic, LetterOMaticBold, LetterOMaticItalic, MainframeBB, MainframeBBBold, MangaTemple, MangaTempleBold, MangaTempleItalic, MarsPolice, MarsPoliceItalic, MightyZeo20, MightyZeo20Bold, MightyZeo20Italic, MightyZeoCaps20, MightyZeoCaps20Bold, MightyZeoCaps20Italic, Miskatonic, MouthBreatherBB, MouthBreatherBBBold, NewsflashBB, OhCrap, OhCrudBB, OrangeFizz, OrangeFizzItalic, PraetoriumBB, PsiphoonBB, Pythia, RadioactiveGranny, RagingRedLotusBB-Italic, RagingRedLotusBB, RoswellWreckage, SanitariumBB, SantasBigSecretBB, SergeantSixPack, SevenMonkeyFuryBB, SevenSwordsmenBB, ShockTherapyBB-Italic, ShockTherapyBB, SpectreVerdeBB, SpectreVerdeBBBold, SpiritMedium, SwingSetBB, TurntablzBB, TurntablzBBBold, TwelveTonFishstick, TwelveTonSushi, Umberto, Vampiress, VillageIdiotBB, WarmongerBB, WebLettererBB, WebLettererBBBold, WhoopAss, WickedQueenBB, WizardSpeak, WizardSpeakWorn, Yoshitoshi, YoshitoshiBold, YoshitoshiItalic, ZudJuice, ZudJuiceBold, ZudJuiceItalic. [Google]

BLP Fonts (or: Blue Line Pro Fonts)

Commercial cartoon fonts: BLComic, BLSFX font, DigitalCartoon, SacredBlue, and many balloons. Based in Florence, KY. [Google]

Blue Vinyl Free Fonts
[Jess Latham]

Blue Vinyl has free and commercial designs by Jess Latham: Giant Head (2008, ultra fat signage face), Synthetique (2008, thin dot matrix), Print Clealy, Dashed and Bold (2008, simple sans), Disko (2008, comic book style), Grumble (1999, grunge), MyScars (2005), My Bleeding Scars (2005), Azuki (2005, Japanese brush simulation), Shimmer (2004, connected cursive handwriting), Spin Cycle (2004), Rock Star 2.0 (2004, dings), Gros Marqueur (2004, marker pen typeface), Hot Fudge (2003), Dia De Los Muertos BV (2003, Halloween-style dingbats), Delorita BV (2003), Dance Craze (2002), Redford (2002, black display font), CharmsBV (2002, dingbats), LearningCurve BV (for children), HornyDevils, Princess (girls stuff dings), TurnTable (2001), Vinyl Smooth (2001), StereoLab, PrintClearly (children's orthographics), 60sChic, Airwave, Cafe Noire, Lucky Charms, Punk Rock, Chains, Slasher, Blue Melody, Sugar Coma (1999, junk food dingbats), Metal on Metal, Hearts, Crushed Out Girl, Nuwave, Deco Cafe, Screen, Rock Star (dingbats), Gothic Ultra Trendy, Film Star, Mary Jane, Turning Japanese, Lushus, Rockabilly, (my favorite thick display letters) Moma Grape, Modular 2000, Cyber Phonic, Comic Zine (3d), Grrlz Stuff, Retro Bats, Terrible Nervz, Pop Up, Moonbow, Tropicana (Luau dingbats), Tiki Tooka, That 70's Ding, Karaoke Superstar, Pippi, Pocket Calculator, Kool Ding, Kool Ding 2, LittleTroubleGirl, Grumble, SeeingStars, AllStarBV, Awesome80sBV, HellcatsBV, HotRodGangBV, Stereolab, SweetHeartsBV, BumbleBeeBV, CandyStoreBV, CHAINSColorFill, ComicZine, CHAINS, EeronautsBV, Charms, Film-Star, JimmyDoodles, LooseCruseBold, LooseCruse, MODULAR, MonkeyWrench, OneTrickPony, PubertyStrike, PUNKROCKColorFill, PUNKROCK, Plexifont (see-through letters), SeeingStars, SooperDooper, TerribleNerves, Pandamonium BV, TrickorTreatBV, WebstarBV. Sonic Reverb and Jacks (2003) at at Chank. Some retro fonts (50s, 60s). Direct access. Commercial fonts: Rodeo Girl BV (2003, handwriting), Jacks BV (2003, free), Majorette, Albedo, Retroclassics (two dingbat fonts), Westmore BV, KnockOut, Spellbound (2000), Speedway, Chocolate Mint Surprise, Pinky, Sparky, Glamorous, Bohemian Garden Party (1999), Fashionista, Pink Martini, ValentinesBV, Macrame BV One (2002, single, double and triple-lined commercial font), Macrame Super Triline (2002), Redford BV (2002), Charms, Wedding Wishes (2002, dingbats), BV Sans (2006), Bric A Brac BV (2002). At MyFonts, you can buy Meringue BV (2002, handprinting), Retro Classics 3BV (2002, dingbats), Roller Baby BV (2003), Swan Song (2004, calligraphic), Taroca (2005), Taroca Extras (2005), Save Her (2007, ecological dingbats), Confection (2007, fancy script), Lavender Script (2008), Parsley Script (2007), Pointed Brush (2007), Synthetique (2008, dot matrix), Lavender Script (2008, ormal calligraphic). Fontspace link. Font Squirrel link. [Google]

bluetoaster
[Bobby Nenadovic]

Bobby Nenadovic is the designer at bluetoaster of the free handwriting/comic book fonts Redhorse (2000) and Fuse (2000). Alternate URL. [Google]

BluHead Studio LLC
[Steve Zafarana]

Type design studio located in Norwood, MA, est. 2005. Fonts can be bought at MyFonts. BluHead Studio LLC was founded in 2005 by a group of type designers, including Steve Zafarana, who founded Tail Spin Studio in 1999, also in Norwood, MA. The company is currently filling out the character sets and digitizing the font designs of New Zealand designer Joseph Churchward. These include the psychedelic Ta Tiki CW (2006), Conserif CW, Design CW (2006, geometric). Creations by Tallulah Bluhead include Soylent Blu BH (2006). Roy Preston published the Prenton RP humanist sans family in 2006 and the comic book style families Comixed RP and Roy Hand RP in 2007. In 2007, BluHead also started publishing fonts by Joseph Churchward: Churchward Asia, Churchward Brush, Churchward Heading, Churchward Maori, Churchward Maricia, Churchward Ta Tiki, Churchward Conserif, Churchward Design Lines, Churchward Freedom, Churchward Marianna, Churchward Newstype (2008), Churchward Samoa, Churchward Supascript. Barbara Script BH (2007) is a script after the hand of Barbara Bemiss. Sparkle Bluff BH (2007) is a ball and stick font for children. Notebook BH (2008) is a block letter face. Ciof Script BH (2008) is a felttip font. [Google]

Bob Baranick

Designer at SignDNA who made the comic and signpainting faces ChicagoStyle, NewCity, SantaFe, KedzieLite, Heading Script, Pravda Casual, Pulaski Script, Archer. In some places, we find a reference to Bob Behounek---a bit confusing. Behounek's bio states: Bob Behounek is a journeyman sign artist from Chicago, Illinois, plying his trade for 35 years. He has been a contributing editor for SignCraft Magazine since 1982. "I created these alphabets basically as a foundation to intermix, stretch, enlarge or do just about anything a signpainter would use to handletter the most fun-action words with readability as a priority! Do not limit yourself to what you see... but what you can create." [Google]

Bogusky2
[Bill Bogusky]

Bill Bogusky runs the design studio Bogusky 2 in Miami, together with his brother. He created Gonzo Bruno, Gonzo Monza and Gonzo Grosso (2007), Sundial (2006, Trajan lettering), Condo (2006, condensed), Ar Deco 1, 2, 3 and Deep (2006), Technia 1 and 2 (2006, athletic lettering or MICR applications), Sport (2006, dingbats), Macarena (2005: art deco), Zanzibar (2006: decorative), 42nd Street (2005: Broadway style lettering), Boffo (2005), Bronco Rose (2005, Wild West style), Decora (2005), Switchback (2005, a computerish face), Capzule (2005, a condensed black face), Tulip (2005, a decorated stencil face), Kondor (2005), Mah Jongg (2005, with many ornaments), Metro (2005, LCD face), Squircle (2005), Zeke (2005, artsy display font), Baby Blox (2005), Kurly (2005), Pipeline (2005), Dealer's Choice (2005), Stencille (2005), Terra, GogoBig and GogoSquat (were free at FontFreak site), Nouville (2006, art deco sans), Back Fence (2005, comic book face), Gogo Latin (2005, condensed), Zandakas (2006), Ameche Pisa (2005), Gogo Serif (2005), Bolo (2005), Hyline (2005), Compado (2005), Ameche Padua (2005), Tera (2005), Xtera (2005), Tudor New (2005), Boffo (2005), Byline (2005), Decora (2005), Quazar (2005), Grafo Graffiti (2005), Acid Bath (2005), Benz (2005), Hulk (2005). These fonts are now commercial and can be obtained at MyFonts.com. A graduate of the School of Industrial Arts in New York City, he worked as an industrial designer in New York before moving to Miami, FL, where he opened Studio Bogusky 2. Dixie Bogusky designed Esquimaux Graphics (2006). [Google]

BOLT Graphics
[Martijn Rijven]

Martijn Rijven (BOLT Graphics) is a Den Haag-based Dutch type designer who started out at Kombinat Typefounders. His fonts include Kwadra (octagonal), Berlina (a take on blackletter), Bastard (based on type used in "Bastard", a Thai manga comic book), Frigidaire (fifties display face), Bitscream, and "Dense Dumb and Dirty". [Google]

Bomparte's Fonts
[John Bomparte]

Bomparte's Fonts is John Bomparte's (b. Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1959) foundry in Wake Forest, NC. A graphic and type designer, John Bomparte was the assistant to, and a protege of renowned type designer Ed Benguiat, at the legendary Photo-Lettering Inc. It was there that John was surrounded by other great type designers such as Tony Stan, Vic Caruso, Vincent Pacella and Bob Alonso. John designed the art deco sans face Hamptons BF, and another art deco headline face, Take Two BF. In 2006, he published the 12-style family Blackletter Sans and the exquisite poster semi-Greek simulation art deco face Abstrak BF. In 2007, he surprises with the 1920s poster font Michelle BF, the handprinted Brandy BF, its follow-up Johnny Script BF (2008), the quirky Freaky Frog BF, the dot matrix experimental font Subliminal BF, the frizzy Glow Gothic BF (2007), and the gorgeous swashy 3-style blackletter family Black Swan BF (2007). His 2008 faces: Jacky Sue BF (based on the hand of Jackie Geerlings), SoHo Nights BF, Hamburger Font BF (a rounded fat face), and the art deco sans serif faces Sidewalk Cafe BF (2008) and Hamptons BF (2 weights). Emerge BF (2009) is a flare serif inspired by Admiral, c.1900, from the Keystone Type Foundry. Freedom Writer BF (2009) is a connected handwriting script face. [Google]

Brandon J. Carr

Codesigner with Nate Piekos of the comic book style face Fold and Staple (2007, Blambot). [Google]

Branimir Zlamalik

Cartoonist in Canada who created Smiles (2005, smiling faces) and Ulixa (2005, a comic book face) at Alphabet Design. [Google]

Brian Bolland

Comic book artist born in Butterwick. At Comicraft, John Roshell and Brian Bolland codesigned comic book and script faces like Brian Bolland (2009), Brian Bolland Journal (2009) and Mr. Mamoulian (2008, with John Roshell at Comicraft). [Google]

Camile Yoh

Designer of Bubblii (2007), Spiiikey (2007), Striiikerr (2007). The fonts also have the copyright "Ursuline". [Google]

Carlos Fabián Camargo Guerrero

Venezuelan graphic and type designer (b. San Cristóbal, Estado Táchira, Venezuela, 1977). He studied Graphic Design between 1995 and 1998 in the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Antonio José de Sucre (IUTAJS) Extensión Mérida, Venezuela. He runs the design studio Andinistas in Bogotá, Colombia, which he set up in 1998 with a few others. Creator of the beautiful typeface Cazon (1999-2007, a grunge script in 7 styles that includes Gris, Negra, Uno, Dos, Tres, Dingbats A and B) and of Escuadra (2003), Biologia (2003), Denedo (2003; the discussion by typophiles centers around how interesting this 3d font is experimentally---a bit like the type version of M.C. Escher's drawings, full of impossibilities), Modelia (2006), Nikona and Nikona Dual (2006, octagonal, with Rafael Rincón), Avecedario, Btamax (1999-2008, comic book style and grunge), Día D, Nativa, Codiga Icons (dingbats), Codiga (1999-2007, an 8-style octagonal family including Codiga Stencil and Codiga Dingbats), Codiga Pura (octagonal face), Pepelepu, Gancho petare, Guerrilla, and Hirofórmica (grunge). His calligraphic script family Panamericana (2007) comes in many grungy and experimental flavors: Blanca, Gris, Negra, Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro, Cinco, Seis and Dingbats. With María Angélica Estrada Cano, he designed the handdrawn font families Makika (2007) and Lita (2007; in five styles---Gris, Negra, Humo, Molis, and Dingbats). His blog. In the area of combat-ready explosion-inspired letters and dingbats, check his eight-weight family Hiroformica (2007, Andinistas; for a free version, see DaFont). In 2007, he created the calligraphic grunge family Rosadelia, and the grunge lettering and crow dingbats family Gancho Petare. In 2008, he published Heleodora (beautiful scratchy hand), Magola (Negra, Supra Negra and Stencil), Navaja 1 through 4 (a collection of grunge fonts with grungy dingbats), Lucrecia 1 through 3 (a fat connected script family ranging from clean to splattered), Pomarosa (irregular hand) and Pomarosa Dingbats, Bochalema (+Dingbats, a comic book family), and Alcira 1 through 3 (nice scribbly grunge scripts). Alternate URL. [Google]

Carol Kemp

Freelance lettering designer from Sussex, UK, b. 1965 Rustington, Sussex. In 1987, she graduated in typography and hand lettering at the Exeter College of Art and Design. Since 1987, Carol has worked as a freelance lettering designer, producing hand drawn and digital lettering, calligraphy and type designs for hundreds of companies worldwide. She created these fonts:

• The clean food dingbat font Delectables (1994).
• Party (1993, a dingbat font for ITC).
• Gastropub (a blackboard face done for Marks and Spencer).
• ITC Jiggery Pokery (1998).
• ITC Zinjaro (1994, Mexican-style letters).
• WacWakOoops (comic book face, Agfa Creative Alliance).

Carousel Rose

50-font archive. Mainly WSI fonts such as Comix Heavy. [Google]

Casey Burns

Designer of Squa Tront and Spa Fon, both comic book style fonts that are based on the Leroy lettering used in the EC Comics of the 1950s. Free but defective downloads. [Google]

CBdO Fonts Foundry
[Charles Borges de Oliveira]

The CBdO Fonts Foundry is headed by Charles Borges de Oliveira (b. New Orleans, 1971) and is located in Arlington, WA. Borges was the designer at Letterhead of the sign/comic book fonts Alpine Script (brush), Sadey Ann (2009, signage), Sadey Pants (2009), Sarah Script (2003), Chicago Script (2007), Bounce Script (2004, a fifties style script), Shocard Rodeo (2009), Enchanted (2007, informal script), and Avalanche (2004). Gloria (Letterhead) is pure art deco. MyFonts page. He also sells through Font Bros. Louisiana (2008) is a handprinted font based on the hand of Melanie Snedeker. [Google]

Cha

Mexican designer of the comic book face Chismógrafo, the kafkesque Primero Be, and the hairy Puas, mentioned here. [Google]

Chicken
[Tim Barnes]

British outfit located in London. MyFonts sells the double-stroked and African-themed comic book style family Picklepie (2008), the playful Message of the Birds (2009), No Liming (2009), Out Back (2009) and Pigeonpie (2009), made jointly by Tim Barnes (b. 1967, London) and his six-year old daughter Lydia Barnes (b. 2001, London). [Google]

Chiho Aoshima

Chiho Aoshima's fonts are sold through Font Pavilion: Kodomo-Manju (Marshmallow) would make a nice Japanese comics book font. [Google]

Chris Chapman

Chris Chapman made a nice comic book style font with Fontifier, called CLC SmallCaps V5 (2004). [Google]

Chuck Crews

Designer of Gadzoox (with Mary Robinson?). Alternate URL. [Google]

Churchward Type
[Joseph Churchward]

Joseph Churchward (b. Apia, Samoa, 1933) grew up in Samoa, and moved to New Zealand, where he founded a design studio in Wellington. His early type designs were released as photolettering through Berthold. In 2000, in partnership with Chank, his fonts are finally being converted to the standard electronic formats. Chank sells ChurchwardHeading, ChurchwardSamoa, Churchward Maori, ChurchwardDesign5Line, ChurchwardBrush. See also Churchward Roundsquare (2002), which reminds me of Apostrophe's Toolego. In 1984, he won a Silver Prize at the Morisawa Awards competition. At Berthold, he published Churchward 69 (1969, a fat face), Blackbeauty (1972; this psychedelic type inspired Nick Curtis's 2009 font, Strollin NF), and Churchward 70 (1970, a Bauhaus-style sans family). MyFonts writes: "Churchward Type started in 1962 as Joseph Churchward's freelance lettering service. Within six months he had generated enough work to move from his job as Senior Artist into setting up Churchward International Typefaces, which became one of the largest typesetting companies in New Zealand. In 1969 Joseph was asked to submit alphabet designs to Berthold Fototypes and saw immediate success. He later went on to sign distribution agreements with D.Stempel AG, Dr Böger Photosatz GmbH/Linotype, Mecanorma-Polyvroom B.V and Zipatone. He self-published a handful of original fonts in 1978 becoming the first and only company in New Zealand to publish original photo-lettering. Churchward International Typefaces was forced to close in June 1988 but Churchward Type lives on with a fresh set of independent releases. David Buck has taken on the role of digitisation. Joseph continues to draw alphabets and now has a stockpile of over 300 unique alphabets to his name." MyFonts sells Churchward Maori (2004, frilly), Churchward Marianna (1969, a comic book face), Churchward Ta Tiki (2003), Churchward Asia (2003), Churchward Samoa (2003, 6-weight sans family), Churchward Maricia (a Western-style face), Churchward Brush (2006), Conserif CW (2006, BluHead Studio), Churchward Heading (2007), Churchward Supascript (2007), Design CW (2006, BluHead Studio), Freedom CW (2006, BluHead Studio), Ta Tiki CW (2006, BluHead Studio), Churchward Newstype (2008, 8 styles, BluHead Studio), Churchward Chinatype (2008, 5 styles of oriental simulation glyphs), Churchward Brush (2009, BluHead Studio), and Churchward Design Lines (1970, a multiline face). [Google]

CMYK Lab

The zip file is an archive of comic book fonts by Nate Piekos: AndroidNation, AndroidNationBold, AndroidNationItalic, AnimeAce, AnimeAceBold, AnimeAceItalic, ArmorPiercing, ArmorPiercingItalic, BattleLines, BettyNoir, Bottix, ChroniclesofaHero, ChroniclesofaHeroBold, DamnNoisyKids, GorillaMilkshake, GorillaMilkshakeItalic, Irezumi, IrezumiItalic, MarsPolice, MarsPoliceItalic, MightyZeo, MightyZeoBold, MightyZeoCaps, MightyZeoCapsBold, MightyZeoCapsItalic, MightyZeoItalic, Miskatonic, Monkeyboy, Mothership, OrangeFizz, OrangeFizzItalic, Pythia, RadioactiveGranny, RoswellWreckage, SergeantSixPack, Space-Pontiff, SpiritMedium, Twelve-Ton-Goldfish, TwelveTonFishstick, TwelveTonSushi, Umberto, Vampiress, Winter-in-Gotham, WizardSpeak, WizardSpeakWorn, Yoshitoshi, YoshitoshiBold, YoshitoshiItalic. [Google]

Colin Crose

Illustrator from Poughkeepsie, NY, aka Zenand Groove. He made the free comic book font Strange Worlds (2009). [Google]

Colin Kahn

From Buffalo, NY, the designer of the great display/comic book font Ebin (and Ebin Outline). Working on Internship (2003). P22 states: St. G Schrift (2005, P22) is a font based on the type designs of German poet Stefan George. This sans-serif face features a few variations found in books published by George in Berlin. Includes P22 St. G Schrift One, P22 St. G Schrift Two and P22 St. G Italic (an art nouveau version of the roman, newly designed). The original font was cast in 1907 by a small foundry in Germany and was used primarily for the works of George as well as other books including a monumental edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. This may or may not contradict the fact that Marcus Behmer designed Stefan George-Schrift in 1904. He also made P22 Curwen: P22 Curwen Poster is a digitized version of a rare wood type used by the Curwen Press in England in the early 20th Century for poster work. P22 Curwen Maxima is a new hyper-stylized re-interpretation of Curwen Poster. In 2006, he created the P22 Gauguin font family (Regular, Alternate, Brush and Extras), a script font set based on the writings and sketches of post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. P22 Tuscan Expanded is a digitization of the mid-19th century wood type font Antique Tuscan Expanded - Wells & Webb 1854. Glamour (2006, P22/Lanston) is based on the 1948 design by the same name done at Lanston Monotype, which in turn is based on Imre Reiner's Corvinus. Goudy Sans (2006, P22/Lanston, 6 styles): Goudy Sans Bold was originally designed by Frederic Goudy in 1922 as a less formal gothic and finished in 1929. The Light was designed in 1930 and the Light Italic in 1931. Colin Kahn digitized them in 2006 to make a 6-style Goudy Sans family, which includes a Goudy Sans Hairline. P22 Vale (2007, in Roamn and Kings Fount styles) are based on types by Charles Ricketts that were used by the Vale Press (which in turn were based on Jenson). The Kings Fount is originally dated 1903. In 2007 still, he revived Zebra (P22), a font originally designed in 1963-1965 by Karlgeorg Hoefer. In 2008, he revived and extended Cigno, a 1950s script face by Aldo Novarese, and called it P22 Cigno. In 2008, he revisited Richard Kegler's P22 Platten, which was based on lettering found in German fountain pen practice books from the 1920s, and created the extended face P22 Platten Neu. He also made LTC Circled Caps. [Google]

Comic Book Fonts

"Fonts / typefaces ideal for lettering comic strips, comics, superhero books and graphic storytelling." Download free comic book fonts Chunkycomix, Britcomics (with Italics), Classic Comix. [Google]

Comic Strip Volume

Monotype markets a 6-font Comic Strip volume at 226 USD: Comic Strip Regular, Comic Strip Italic, Comic Strip Classic Regular, Comic Strip Classic Italic, Comic Strip Poster, Comic Strip Exclaim Regular. Their Andy volume also has comic book fonts. [Google]

Comicraft (or: Active Images)
[Richard Starkings]

Comicraft was founded by Richard Starkings and John Roshell in 1992. Located in Santa Monica and Los Angeles, they do lettering and design for the comic book industry and make comic book fonts. At one point they were also called Comic Book Fonts. The current presidents are Rita Simpson and Richard Starkings. Alternate URL. T-26 link. Some fonts: Sanctum Sanctorum (2003), Grandguignol (2003), MagicalMysticalFour (2003), Smash (2003), Aztech, Joe Kubert, Gobbledygook, Meanwhile, Matinee Idol [Nick Curtis has a much nicer script font by the same name, sold by MyFonts], Manganese (Asian-lookalike by Richard Starkings), Altogether OOky (by John Roshell), AbsolutelyFabulous, AchtungBaby, Adamantium, Alchemite, AstroCity, AstroCity International, Bithead, BrontoBurger, CarryOnScreaming, Chills, ClobberinTime, Comicrazy, Destroyer, DivineRight, DoubleBack, DutchCourage (is this really original?), Elsewhere, Flameon, Framistat (2000, JG), Frostbite, GrimlyFiendish, Hooky, Hellshock, IncyWincySpider, JimLee, JoeMad, KissAndTell, KissAndTell International (2000, JG), Meltdown, MonsterMash, PhasesOnStun, PulpFiction, ResistanceIs..., RunningWithScissors, SchoolsOut (1999, John Roshell), SezWho/SezYou, SpookyTooth, Spills, Splashdown, StandBy4Action, Stormtrooper, TheStorySoFar, ToBeContinued, Thrills, WildWords, WildWords International, YuleTideLog, Zoinks, ZAP Pack, Digital Delivery, Jeff Campbell (2000, by JG), Los Vampiros, DeadMansChest, Cutthroat International (2000), Rigor Mortis (2000, John Roshell), DangerGirl, Thingamajig, Red Star, Red Square, Drop Case, Too Much Coffee Man, NearMyth, Stonehenge, Golem and SwordsAndSorcerers (medieval or runes fonts). Their monster fonts collection includes MonsterMash, CarryOnScreaming, Chills, GooseBumps, CreepyCrawly, Grimly Fiendish, IncyWincySpider, SpookyTooth, Meltdown and TrickorTreat dingbats. In 2005, MyFonts started selling their collection. Fonts by Starkings include Achtung Baby, Carry On Screaming, Clobberin Time, Flame On, Goosebumps, Grimly Fiendish, Sez, Splashdown. The full font list: Absolutely Fabulous (1999), Achtung Baby (1997), Adam Kubert (2005), Adamantium (1999), Alchemite (1997), Altogether Ooky (1999), Area51 (2005), Astro City (2005), Astronauts In Trouble (2005), Atomic Wedgie (2005), Aztech (2005), Battle Cry (2005), Battle Scarred (2005), Belly Laugh (2005), Biff Bam Boom (2005), Bithead (1997), Blah Blah Blah (2005), Bronto Burger (1996), Carry On Screaming (1996), Chatterbox (2005), Cheeky Monkey (2005), Cheese And Crackers (2005), Chills (1997), Clobberin Time (1995), Comicrazy (1995), Creepy Crawly (2005), Cutthroat (2005), Danger Girl (2005), Dave Gibbons (2005), Dead Mans (2005), Dear Diary (2005), Designer Genes (2005), Destroyer (1999), Digital Delivery (2005), Divine Right (1998), Doohickey (2005), Double Back (1998), Dreamland (2005), Drop Case (2005), Dutch Courage (1995), Elsewhere (1998), Euphoria (2005), Exterminate (1999), Face Front (2005), Flame On (1997), Forked Tongue (2005), Framistat (2005), Frostbite (1997), Girls Girls Girls (2005), Gobbledygook (2005), Golem (2005), Goosebumps (2005), Grande Guignol (2005), Grimly Fiendish (1998), Hedge Backwards (2005), Hellshock (1997), Hooky (1999), Hush Hush (2005), Hyperdrive (2005), Incy Wincy Spider (1996), Jeff Campbell (2005), Jeff Campbell Sketchbook (2005), Jim Lee (1998), Joe Kubert (2005), Joe Mad (1999), Kiss And Tell (1999), Ladronn (2005), Los Vampiros (1999), Manganese (1999), Matinee Idol (2005), Meanwhile (2005), Meltdown (1997), Mike Wieringo (2005), Monster Mash (1997), Near Myth (2005, a grunge face, since 2007 also at T26), Nuff Said (2005), Overbyte (2005), Paranoid Android (2005), Pascual Ferry (2005), Pass The Port (2005), Phases On Stun (1995), Primal Scream (2005), Pulp Fiction (1996), Red Square (2005), Red Star (2005), Resistance Is (1997), Rigor Mortis (2005), Rumble (1994), Running With Scissors (1997), Sanctum Sanctorum (1998), Santas Little Helpers (2005), Schools Out (1999), Sean Phillips (2005), Sentinel (2005), Sez (1998), Shannon Wheeler (2005), Shannon Wheeler (2005), Smash (2005), Snowmany Snowmen (2005), Soothsayer (2005), Spellcaster (2005), Spills (1997), Splashdown (1997), Spookytooth (2005), Stand By4 Action (1997), Stonehenge (2005), Stormtrooper (1997), Thats All Folks (2005), The Story So Far (1998), Thingamajig (2005), Thrills (1997), Tim Sale (1999), Tim Sale Brush (2005), Tim Sale Lower (2005), Timelord (2005), To Be Continued (2005), Too Much (2005), Tough Talk (2005), Treacherous (2005), Trick Or Treat (2005), Wall Scrawler (2005), Wiccan Sans (1999), Wiccan Serif (1999), Wiccan Special (1999, see also T-26), Wild And Crazy (1997), Wild Words (1995), Yada Yada Yada (2005), Yeah Baby (2005), Yuletide Log (1996), Zoinks (2005), Phil Yeh (2006), Zzzap (2006), Battle Damaged (2007), Speeding Bullet (2006), Foom (2007), Letterbot (2007), Timsale (2007), Cutthroat (2007), Framistat (2007), Area 51 (2007, techno, octagonal), CC Comicraft (2007), Ratatat (2008), Mad Scientist (2008), Monologous (2008, T-26), HolierThanThou (2008, T26), Elephantmen (2008, grunge face at T26), Storyline (2008, T-26), Primal Scream (2009, T-26), CCRugged Rock (2009), Spillproof (2009, T-26), Sign Language (2008), Moritat (2009, T-26), Pass The Port (2009, T-26), Credit Crunch (2009), Elsewhere (2009, art nouveau). [Google]

ComicStrip

Free comic strip font ComicStrip (truetype). Mac and PC. [Google]

Connare.com
[Vincent Connare]

Vincent Connare (b. 1960, Boston) is an ex-painter turned type designer, who at Microsoft designed Trebuchet and Comic Sans (1995). At Connare.com (Seattle), he designed the transitional book text face Magpie in 2000. He designed WildStyle for the Agfa Creative Alliance. He created Fabula (a font for children's texts in Basque, Catalan, Dutch, English, French, Frisian, Irish, Spanish and Welsh), Amaze (for mazes), and Vixar ASCII (1995, for Microsoft). And he is an expert TrueType font hinter! Agfa's page on him. Note that there is a movement by Isaac Stanfield to ban Comic Sans, discussed at Typographica and Typophile. Interview by Karen Huang. Piece by Emily Steel. [Google]

Copanda Varelser

Original Mac fonts: CPD-Orgel (screen font), Lego (dingbats), Tokyo-1 byte (pixel font), Comic, Invader, Illum (pixel font). [Google]

Corien's Handwritingfonts
[Corien Bennink]

Corien Bennink (Corien's Handwritingfonts) is a Dutch portrait photographer and pencil artist, b. 1980. She lives in Diever. Creator of the comic book / chalk board font Whiteboard (2007). She is the designer of Heroes Font (2006, handprinted, made based on screenshots of the Heroes TV series; see also here) and House Whiteboard Font (2006). Commercial fonts include Spidery Elegance (2008). She also offers a commercial handwriting font service (40 USD), and has some free handwriting demo fonts from 2005-2006: Angela, Bob-H., Escribiente, Heroes-font, Kendall-j, Krusoe, Nongtung, R.-Bruce, Whiteboard, richie. Alternate URL. Yet another URL. [Google]

Corradine Fonts
[Manuel Eduardo Corradine]

Corradine Fonts is Manuel Corradine's outfit in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2006. They designed Helga (2009, flowing script), Mussica (2009, +Swash, a delicate Victorian face), Guarapo (2009, handprinted), Toxic (2009, futuristic stencil), Emotion (2009, comic book face), Bloque 3D (2009), Rock and Cola (2009), Betco's Hand (2009), Telefante (2009, comic book family), Nancy's Hand (2009, more comic book hand-printing), Alambre (2009, multiline/paperclip), Sensual (2009, calligraphic hand), Zape (2009, in the style of Tekton), Antrax Tech (2009, grunge), Masato (2009, handwriting), Hu Kou (2009, oriental simulation), Mucura (2008, handwriting), Prissa (2008, handwriting), Salpicon (2008, a script), Cuento Serif (2008, a bouncy handprinted family), Memoria (2008, brush script), Charco (2008), Happy Day (2008, comic book family with Happy Day Dingbats), Espectro (2008, a swinging script with swashes and a Dingbats style), Furia (2008, handwriting), Candelaria (2008, based on house signs in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá), Old Village (2008, 1600's style), Old Village Ornaments (2008), Rapidda (2008, a successful simulation of quick handwriting), Hueca (2008, an outline children's script), Antigua (2008, an old swashbuckler family), Colegial (2008, a great-looking hand script), Pincel (2008, a fantastic paint brush family with accompanying splatter dingbats), Trazo (2008, Corradine's handwriting), Arcos (2008, a techno family), Caveman (2008, a primitive stone-look type family), Rumba (2008, two styles; an elegant flowing brush script), Parche (2008, graffiti family), Elegance Monoline (2008, a greeting card script face that won an award at Tipos Latinos 2008), Abuelito (2008, script), Kidwriting (2007, a family which includes Kidwriting Dingbats 1 and 2), Garabata (2007, a fantastic handwriting face), Garabata Dingbats (2007), Hexagona Digital (2007), Quadrat (2007, grunge), Quadrat Old (2007, grunge), Quadrat Dirty (2007, grunge), Quadrat Broken (2007), Quadrat Ugly (2007), Neogot (2007, experimental, 8 styles). Corradine was born in Bogotá in 1973. He graduated from the School of Graphic Design of the National University of Colombia in 1996, and became a graphic designer. He started by custom-designing fonts and by making typefaces for his own company, Casa Papelera El Cedro (The Cedar Papermaking House), for printing invitation cards. With other designers like Carlos Fabián Camargo, John Vargas and César Puertas he formed Tipográfico in 2007 to strengthen the type discipline in Colombia. [Google]

Cowan Design Associates
[Gene Cowan]

In the early nineties, Gene Cowan at Cowan Design Associates created some interesting fonts, such as the "Simpson's" font Groening based on the handwriting of Matt Groening, as well as CableDingbats, Crillee, and Krupper. Akbar (1996-2000) is a later adaptation by Jon Bernhardt of Groening (1991). No fonts on Gene's web page, but Google will locate them for you. [Google]

Craig Duffney

American designer with David Buck at Sparky type of the comic book font Tarnation (2000). [Google]

Creating Comics
[James Kochalka]

Dave A. Law's links on comics fonts. The page includes a free Mac comic font by James Kochalka. [Google]

Cumberland Fontworks
[S. John Ross]

Fonts for gamers by S. John Ross from Austin, TX, and dingbats such as Unity Dances (2009), Knits and Scraps (2008), Heirany Slight (2007), Merchant Copy (2006), Hexpaper (commercial: font for printing out hex paper (for puzzles and such)), HultogSnowdrift (2006), Hultog Engraved (2006), Temphis Spidersilk (2005), Ten Ton Ballyhoo (2005, grunge), Vermin Magic (2005), Uneasy, Tombs of Rivulax, Almanac of the Apprentice (2005), Yemite Snow Letters (2005), Seven Miles to Heirany (2005), Bold Marker (2005), Apostate Cancer (2005), Bydee Man (2005, based on the handwriting of Austinite Brian Joseph), Uresia (2005, runes), Dragon Harbour (2005), A Kringle in Time (2004, Christmas dingbats), Vanthian Ragnarok (2004), Regal Demise (2004), Nobody Small (2004), Earwax Wit (2004), Always Joking (2004), Hill Country (2004), Barrel House (2004), Iron Lung (2004), Art Greco (2004, a stone cutter face), Powell and Geary (2004), Wolves Engraven (2003), Homespun (2003), Cup and Talon (2003), Glyphs of Hax (2003), Invader Candy (2003), Temphis Runes (2003, commercial), Temphis Brick (2003), Temphis Knotwork (2003), Temphis Dirty (2005), Struck Dead (2003), Double Slug (2003), Oddbats (2003), Phaeton John (2003), Scrawlings (2003, a gothic font), FountainAvenue (2002), Pokethullu (2002), AtlasoftheMagi (2002), Skuntch (2001), Prison Walls (2002), Downtown Auto (2002), Arvigo (2002), Beccaria (2002, very old typewriter font), Cheap Seven Inches (2002), Nicotine Stains (2002), Apple Butter (2002), Merchant Copy (2006), Mexlar (2002), Eye Socket (2002), Spacedock Stencil (2001), Rutherford (2001), SPARKSScrapbook2001 (2001), Sparks ("from skeletal necromancers to doughty Dwarf warriors to Bigass Ogres to chicks with guns - and now an entire science-fiction set!"), Skull Salad (2001), The Temphis Runes (commercial rune font set), Cock Boat (2001, codesigned with Amy Miles), Marshmallow (2001, by his wife Sandra Ross), Yank (2001, handwriting, by Sandra Ross), Focal Deviance (2001), Darn Ya (2001, faces), Punkinhead (jack-o-lantern shaped letters), Rocket Yo-Ho (2001), Thunder Thighs (2001), Dirty Headline (2001), Ninja Bootleg (2001), Dirty Headline, Face Front, Nameless Harbor, Martian Hull Markings (1999), ProtoRooftops (2001), Zarking (2001), Graalek, High Fiber (2001), LastUniform, Wolves&Ravens (2000), Wolves&Ruin (2003), Pigeon Street (2001), Gravel (2001), TheAlchemist (2001), Deco Freehand (2001), Archipelago (2001), Flagstones (commercial), Newfie (handwriting, by Sandra Ross), Hultog (2000), Sparks (dingbats), and Lunatic Regular (handwriting, 1999). 15 USD fontmaking service. At Apostrophic Lab in 2001, he designed FuturexApocalypse. The Temphis Runes font set is commercial. Another URL. [Google]

Cuttlefish Fonts
[Jason Pagura]

Cuttlefish Fonts offers free original fonts by Cupertino, CA-based graphic designer Jason Pagura, such as Rutaban (2001), Bernur (sans), Gemelli (handwriting), Gohan (comic book lettering, updated into ShinGohanSix in 2007), Bolonewt (2003), Antherton Cloister (2003, insect antenna influences! Discussed here) and Rutager, all made in 2001. See also here. Working on Palormak (2006, futuristic). Alternate URL, Cartmeign (2006) and Agamemnon (2006, wood influences). Yet another URL. [Google]

Cyrus Highsmith

Senior designer at Font Bureau since 1997, after graduating that year from the Rhode Island School of Design. Born in Milwaukeew, WI, he now is a faculty member at RISD, where he teaches typography in the department of Graphic Design. He regularly offers a summer course on Digital Type Design, Summer Institute of Graphic Design, Rhode Island School of Design. His sketchbooks are now on line. Cyrus created wonderful typefaces such as Loupot, Eggwhite (2001, for comics), Relay (2002, a somewhat art deco sans serif family that will be in vogue for years to come!), Benton Sans (1995-2003, with Tobias Frere-Jones, a revival of Benton's 1903 family, News Gothic), OccupantGothic (2000), Prensa (2003, a simple 24-style serif family), Dispatch (1999-2000), the 12-weight Stainless family (2001), and Daleys Gothic (1998). The Wall Street Journal uses his D4ScotchD4Scotch family (2001). He made a modified Palatino for the newspaper El Mercurio, and designed Zocalo or El Universal for the newspaper El Universal. He won Bukvaraz 2001 awards for Prensa and Relay. His Amira (Font Bureau) and (Spanish-feeling) Zocalo (Font Bureau) won awards at TDC2 2004. At ATypI 2004 in Prague, he spoke about the wealth of typefaces. In 2006, Escrow (Font Bureau) was published, an out-of-this-world 44-style subdued Scotch family that is used by The Wall Street Journal. In 2007, still at Font Bureau, he created Antenna, a 56-style sans family, as well as Biscotti, a delicate connected (wedding) script commissioned in 2004 by Gretchen Smelter and Donna Agajanian for Brides magazine. His calligraphic script Novia (2007, Font Bureau) was commissioned to grace the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings. Still in 2007, he won an award for his newspaper type family Quiosco (Font Bureau). In 2008, he designed Scout for Geraldine Hessler's redesign of Entertainment Weekly, under the influence of DIN, Venus and Cairoli. [Google]

D. Schneider

Designer (also called D-Ko, b. 1974) in Miami, FL. She created the Squeako Comic Book Font (2004). [Google]

DaFONT
[Rodolphe Milan]

Useful French archive with nice categories such as Cartoons, Horror, Tech, Fantasy, Script, Symbols, Famous fonts, pixel fonts, typewriter, Gothic. It has the orthographic fonts by Douteau and Verchery, many Larabie and Scriptorium fonts, and so on. All designers are clearly identified. Links. About 6000 fonts now, with monthly additions. Newest stuff. Links to all designers. Run by Rodolphe Milan. [Google]

Dan Cotton

Signpainter and letterer who works for Hallmark in Kansas City. [Google]

Dan Piraro

Comic book lettering artist. At the All Star Productions is a cartoon website (click on Artwerk and then on Misc), you will find an original free fonts U.F.P.O.L.T. or Uniforms for People of limited Taste (2001) made by Phillip Cavette, which was inspired by the lettering of Dan Piraro. [Google]

Dan Savalas

Designer of the Tintin truetype font. Well, it's a bit unclear who the designer really is. [Google]

Dan Sawatzky

Designer of the comic book faces Wild Boyz Skateboardz and Spaz (2006), digitized by Letterhead Fonts. [Google]

Dania Schneider

Miami, Fl-based programmer who designed the comic book face DFeeko Comic regular (2005). [Google]

Daniel Poeira

Daniel Poeira was Daniel Leal Werneck. Researcher at midia@rte - Multimedia Lab at the School of Fine Arts / UFMG (Brazil). Visual artist who lives in Belo Horizonte, b. 1979. Designer of the handwriting face Dwerneck (2005), of Papercuts (2007), of Sonic Comics (2009, comic book face), of Monteiro Lobato (2007, grunge), of Glagolitsa (2008, runic), of Brecht (2008, squarish), and of Psicopatologia de la Vida Cotidiana (2005). Alternate URL. Alternate URL. Alternate URL. FADU-UBA link. [Google]

Darkopal

Designer in 2009 of the comic book style faces Arrow-Head-Italic, Arrow-Head, Arrow-Head-Bold, Buy-or-Sale, Buy-or-Sale-Lower-Int.-Regular, John-Doe-Bold-Bold, John-Doe-Bold-Italic, John-Doe-Italic, John-Doe-Regular, Spooky-Boogey-Bold, Spooky-Boogey-Bold-Italic, Spooky-Boogey-Italic, Spooky-Boogey-Regular, The-Mighty-Thor, Ultimate-Marvel, 25-Cent-Comics. [Google]

Darren Raven

Darren Raven and John Critchley designed the FF Bokka dingbat cum comic book letters family (116USD per family; all of FF Bokka for 464USD). Phil's Fonts link. [Google]

Dave Correll

Designer of LHF Orchard (2007), LHF Divine (2007, blackletter), Marie Script (2006, Letterhead), Mister Muster (2006, Letterhead, art deco), Brushwork, Divine (blackletter), Signkit Script, Signmaker, Spirit Script, Stonecutter, Lakeside (2006, Letterhead), Anna Banana (2004, Letterhead), Samster Script (2004, Letterhead), a signboard face, and Basher (2004, brush style). [Google]

Dave's Autorun Page

Designer at Drexel University who created the comic book face Daves Goiter (2001). [Google]

David Cohen

Aka Squid, Cohen is an artist specializing in "Tiki Art". Related link. With Stuart Sandler, he created the wooden plank look font Bamboozle (2008, Sideshow), the whacky comic book typefaces Goofball (2008), Weird Bill (2008, with Stuart Sandler), Weirdbats (2008, with Stuart Sandler), Doinky, Doinky Inline (multiline version of Doinky) and Doinkbats (2008). [Google]

David Gibbons

British comic book artist. Codesigner with John Roshell at Comicraft of some comic book style typefaces such as Belly Laugh (2001), Dave Gibbons (2001), Dave Gibbons Journal (2009), Gibbons Gazette (2009). [Google]

David Lloyd

Co-designer with John Roshell at Comicraft of Kickback (2007). David is a comics artist best known as the illustrator of the graphic novel V FOR VENDETTA. [Google]

David Teich

Designer of LightsOut and Pig Nose. [Google]

Dear Alison
[Alison Argento]

Travel writer based in Cherry Hill, NJ. Designer (b. Augusta, ME, 1977) of the children's scribble font Urly Lurnin (2008), and of Smiley (2008, comic book face), and of the informal handwriting fonts Pickled Sans (2008), Slim Pickens (2008), Smokehouse (2008) and Gladly Mailed (2008). Bender Script (2008) is a brush script developed from an incomplete script drawn by Charles Chas Bluemlein. [Google]

Deema Merdad

Saudi designer who obtained an MA in typeface design from The University of Reading (2009), based on her monoline comic book script face Squiggly. It was designed in several styles for children's story books. [Google]

deFaced fonts (was Synergistic Designs)
[Stanley Roland Frantz]

Free and commercial original fonts in all formats by Stanley Roland Frantz from Santa Barbara, CA: Smelted, Sketched Out, Marko, LousyMarker, Pointy, Caligula, Penmanship Bminus, DingleBerries, Marky Marker, Stan'sHand, Kartoone, Sketchy (nice), Princess Lulu, Flak Jacket, Marked Up, Dreadlox, Alphamouse, Big Bottoms, Kartoone Solid, deFaced, Dingaling, Dirty Deco, BigTime, Sinead O'Connor, I Dunno, GetThePoint, LousyMarker, TheBlob, DreadLox, DreadLox CongoBongo I (1998), DreadLox Extra (1998), DreadLox Natty Dread (1998), DreadLox Rasta (1998), Blob. Does custom font design work. Alternate URL. [Google]

Denenchofu Design
[Shuichi Ono]

Original kana and Latin fonts by Shuichi Ono, often of the comic book type. Fonts: Paranoia (2003), DD PARANOiA-MAX (2003, kana), November, DDDynamiteRave-N (2001), Poppers, Miracle Moon, Allnight, PetitCapsule, Dynamite Rave, Boys, DDboomboomkana, DDboomboom, DDbwonderland, DDheroBold, DDheroItalic, DDheroNormal, DDMiracleHiragana, DDMiracleNormal, DDwonderful, DDwWonderland, DDmerrowBold, DDmerrow, DDboomboomkadakana, DDMiracleKadakana, SacchiHiragana, Paranoia, Brilliant2U (circled letters), Lucky Love (pixel font), PetitLove (pixel font for kana), Kaorin (irregular handprinting). The latter fonts are not free. [Google]

Dhendi Poseidon

Solo-based Indonesian designer, b. 1991. Creator of Cat Basah Kental (2009, paint drip font), zigzagzeg (2009, angular, as in an angry comic book style), Lines Of Life (2009), Balok-Balok (2009, 3d face), the paper cutout font Antidotes (2008) and the splashy Mad Bubbles (2008). [Google]

Digital Dog Graphics

Billy O. James made Thwack (1996), a comic book font, and Karloff (1991), a blood-dripping font. Alternate URL. [Google]

Digital Empires
[Stephen Tune]

Original display fonts by Orlando-based ex-Montrealer and ex-McGiller Stephen Tune: Men In Blue (1998), IronCladBolted (1997), IronClad (1997), Odishi (oriental simulation) (1997), Fantique Four (1997), Seafaring (1997), Spawned (1997) and Draft Gothic (1997). Type based on the logos of popular comic books and movies. Free demo samples only. Dead link. The web site closed its doors in 2003. [Google]

Digram Studios

Designers of the comic book font Happy Tree Friends (2008). [Google]

Dilbert
[Scott Adams]

Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, created a font for his lettering, which is not generally distributed. However, the free font Filbert (2004) does a good job imitating the lettering in Dilbert. [Google]

Dilworth Typographics Inc
[Silas Dilworth]

Type designer (b. New York, 1975) who used to be on the staff at T-26 in Chicago from 2001-2004. He codesigned Iskola (2002, T-26) with Amondó Szegi. In 2005, he set up Dilworth Typographics Inc, where his own creations include Bridge (his version of Bank Gothic), Cooter, Dilworth (a sans family), Everafter, Lump, Midinote (futuristic), Oberon (heavy Bank Gothic-style face with great body), Soren, Trauen, Vandermark and Yesterday. His collaborative typefaces are Diego, Fatty (stencil/headline family, designed together with Chris May), Rickety (outline face, done with Chris May), Alphaben (comic book style), Elidel, Majestos Wide, and Sansarah (commissioned handwriting for Columbia College Chicago, based on the hand of Sarah Faust). At The Type Trust, which he helped set up in 2005 with Neil Summerour, we find Diego, Fatty, Cooter, Cooter Deuce (stylish art deco pair of faces, Regular and Plugged), Cooter Slim (like the other Cooters, this makes me think of Pacman), Facebuster (2008, fat slab serif, typeTrust), Vandermark, Everafter, Reservation Wide (2006), Lump, and Rickety. In 2007, he added Breuer Text, Condensed and Breuer Headline (corporate geometric sans families) to The Type Trust. This was followed in 2008 by the 16 weight sans family Heroic Condensed. Silas has produced custom type for such clients as The Food Network, Converse, Cartoon Network, Caterpillar, Aon Corporation, Time Out Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago. In 2007 he joined VSA Partners in Chicago, producing exclusive type for the design firm's private use. One such project, an expansive sans-serif text family, was chosen to anchor IBM's new identity system. [Google]

Dirty Sanchez

Upstart designer of the dingbat font BeestingsBats, posted on abf on June 27, 2002. He also made Mushybees Cartoon (2005). [Google]

DJ Inkers (or Fontastic!)
[Dianne J. Hook]

Not to be confused with another Fontastic site, this is a vendor of original fonts created by Dianne J. Hook. Has comics fonts and balloon fonts. Part of DJ Inkers Software. Fonts: DJBalloons, DJBang, DJBassoon, DJBigStick, DJBlocks, DJCalli, DJCandyCane, DJClassic, DJCrayon, DJCrazed, DJCrossStitch, DJCurl, DJDash, DJDesert, DJDoodlers, DJDoubleTick, DJEasterEgg, DJEightBall, DJFancy, DJFatChat, DJFiddleSticksBold, DJFrilly, DJGoo, DJHardball, DJHeartArt, DJHollyDays, DJHomeMade, DJJennPen, DJKnobbish, DJKoolSkool, DJLights, DJNeedles, DJPicket, DJPopstick, DJSalsa, DJScrapWood, DJScript, DJSignpost, DJSketched, DJSpeckle, DJSquared, DJSquiggle, DJStitch, DJTeeTime, DJTracks, DJTwirl, DJWeb. [Google]

DogStar fonts
[Gavin Lawson]

DogStar offers shareware handwritten and comic book fonts of superior quality: Fennario, Chinacat, McGannahan, Dupree, Hooteroll. Mac and Windows. British designer Gavin Lawson. See also here. [Google]

Douglas Vitkauskas

Brazilian resident who in 2009 created VTKS Distress (grunge), VTKS Deja Vu, VTKS Giz, VTKS Sunny Day, VTKS Mercearia, VTKSRASURADA (grunge), VTKSSABONETE (grunge), Vtksespinhuda (grungy), and vtkssbadodechuva (grungy). In 2008, he created VTKSSKULLS, VTKS Focus (curly letters), vtksRascunhoErrado (handprinted), vtksanimal2 (brush/paint), VTKSFLOWERSINOURSOUL, VtksRelaxingBlaze (double script), Quadrada e Gordinha, VTKS Velhos Tempos (great scratchy script face), Squizita, Mural, VTKS Revolt, VTCBadVision-Regular, VTKS General Use, VTKS Good Luck For You, VTKS-BEAUTY, VTKS-CHIP-SET, VTKS-CHOICE, VTKS-CORE, VTKS-No-Name, VTKS-SKULLZ-ME, VTKS-SummerLAnd, Vtks-Blank, Vtks-FININHA, Vtks-Hardness, Vtks-Noba, vtks-Broadband, vtks-alcalina, vtks-caveirada, vtks-squares, vtks-syndicate, VtksCapsLoco (all caps), VtksEntulho (grunge), VtksSonho (elegant scratchy script), vtksalcalina, vtkscaveirada (grunge), vtkstrutagem (grunge), VTKS Encantar (grunge). In 2007, he designed VTKS Untitled (grunge), VTKS-News-Label, VTKS-ROCK-GARAGE-BAND, VTKS-SCRUBBED, vtks-REPORT-erRoR, VTKS Clean, VTKS Easy Way (informal outline lettering), VTKS Hardness (grunge), VTKS Mural (scratchy script), VTKS Alpes, VTKS No Name (ornamental caps), VTKS Beauty (ornamental caps), VTKS Refused (grunge), VTKS Gore, VTKS Estilosa, VTKS Bandana, VITKS Furious, VITK Colagem, VTKS36, VTKSDearLove (curly lettering), vtks38 (double-lined hand), vtksLemonDrop (comic book face). Alternate URL. Earlier creations (2005) include D_OLD_MODERN, D_OLD_MODERN2, Stretch, Busseta, D Old Miner, Assign (handwriting), Fail (grunge) and Minus (scratchy face). Fontspace link. Pay fonts include Beautiful Dreams, Black, Black Label, Bronze Age, Desgaste, Design Pencil, Embroidery, Funny Lines, Good Vibrations, Keep Your Mind Clean, Low Rider, Mixed Job, Natural Style, Number Zero, power Age, Sexy Lines, Shadow, Urban art, Victory, VTKS V2, Warrior, Wine Label, Xtra. FADU-UBA link. [Google]

Dreamer Design
[Robin Spehar]

Robin Spehar at Dreamer Design (Topanga Canyon, CA) is the winner of an award at the TDC2 Type Directors Club's Type Design Competition 2002, with Dreamer DD, a comic book font. Their commercial fonts include balloon fonts (Optimus, Roman Star, Prime, Lance a Lot), dead poet fonts (Keats, Whitman, Blake, Thoreau), historical fonts (Pike Hand, Zeus, Plate, Emperor), futuristic fonts (Hal, Omega, Didg), character fonts (It's Evil, Raven, Talon, Visigoth), and comic book fonts (Staccata, Shrapnel, Topple, Quagmire). [Google]

DTPTypes Limited
[Malcolm Wooden]

DTP Types Ltd was started in 1989 by Malcolm Wooden (b. London, 1956) from Crawley, West Sussex, England. Wooden worked at Monotype for over 20 years just before that. DTP Types does custom font work, and sells hundreds of retail fonts. In the Headline Font Collection (50 fonts), we find reworked and extended designs (Apollo, New Bodoni Black, Camile, Engravers, and so forth), as well as fresh faces (Hellene handwriting, Finalia Condensed, Birac, Delargo Black, Delargo DT Rounded (comic book family), Dawn Calligraphy). In the Elite Typeface Library, there are type 1 and truetype faces for Western and East-European languages. For example, Elisar DT (1996, see also elisar DT Infant) is a humanist sans family made by Malcolm and Lisa Wooden. Fuller Sans DT (1996) is a grotesk family by Malcolm Wooden. Greek and Cyrillic included. New typefaces: Rustikalis (2007, after a lively display film type family), Garamond 96, Pen Tip (Tekton-like). Fonts distributed by ITF and MyFonts.com: Berstrom DT, Beverley Sans DT (2007, comic book style face), Birac DT, Century Schoolbook DT, Convex DT, Delargo DTInformal, Delargo DT Infant, Engravers DT, Finalia DT Condensed, Garamond DT, Garamond Nine Six DT, Goudy Old Style DT, Graphicus DT (1992, a 24-style sans family), Kabel DTCondensed, Leiden DT, Macarena DT, Modus DT (2007), New Bodoni DT, Newhouse DT, Office Script DT, Pelham DT, Pen Tip DT, Pen Tip DT Infant, Pretorian DT (a revival of an old Letraset font by Ron Carpenter and Malcolm Wooden in 1992; for a free version, see Vivian by Dieter Steffman), Solaire DT, Triest DT, Vigor DT. Something I don't get: Vecta DT (2006) is based on Vecta (2005, Wilton Foundry)---same name, same sans family, what gives? Duet DT (2006, a calligraphic script) is by Robbie de Villiers of Wilton, based on his own Duet (2004). MyFonts page. The typophiles reserve harsh judgment: I recognize these designs by their original names. Slightly manipulating Times Roman, Optima, Icone, Franklin Gothic, Sabon, Tekton, does not make them new or original. Many of the designs are identical to the originals they're derived from (Carl Crossgrove), The DTP Types outfit sells the usual rip-off fonts under new and old names (e.g. Century Schoolbook DT, Engravers DT, Goudy Old Style DT, Kabel DT, etc.) (Uli Stiehl). 2007 "creations": Appeal DT, Fatbrush DT, Kardanal DT, Pamela DT. In 2008, DTP announced a new newspaper and magazine text family, Arbesco DT (PDF), based on a 1980s photolettering family (see also here), and a simple 24-style architectural sans family called Sentico Sans DT. They also published the marker family Pen Tip DT Lefty in 2008. In 2009, the calligraphic Trissino DT was published: it was named after Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478-1550) the Italian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat and grammarian who was the first to explicitly distinguish I and J as seperate letter sounds. [Google]

Edgar Jeronimo Navarrete Ureña

Originally from Mexico City (b. 1983), Edgar seems to be based in Dubai now. He designed the futuristic face Neutronium (2009). He created the experimental faces Kooler o Normal (2009), Naujoks Love (2009) and Edgarpiramide (2009) and the comic book face Jeronimo Cartoon (2009). Alternate URL. Additional link. [Google]

Edson & Eliane

Designers of the thick marker face Anja & Eliane (2005). [Google]

Elph

Edinburgh, Scotland-based designer of Elph Chubba (2005, fat comic book face). Alternate URL. [Google]

Eric Eng Wong

Codesigner with JG at Comicraft of CCTimelordOutline and CCTimelordSolid (2001). He also made Overbyte (2000, Comicraft). [Google]

Essqué Productions
[Stephen Knouse]

Stephen Knouse (Essqué Productions) is the Alaskan designer (b. 1976) in 2007-2008 of the free avant garde or geometric fonts Petal Glyph, Avante Go and Avante Return. Dafont link. He also created the free comic book fonts Happy Sans (2009) and Happy Serif (2009). [Google]

Exclamations (or: The Boutons)
[Gary David Bouton]

SympolsTT (1998, charityware dingbat font) by Gary David Bouton and Barbara Bouton. Alternate site. Also, the comic book font Whimsy. Other creations: GreekDiner Inline, GeotypeTT (1997), WebKnobsTT (1997). [Google]

eyecue design (was: Chris Brown's Visual Designs)
[Chris Brown]

From North Freemantle in Australia, Chris Brown's exquisite shareware fonts: Keyster, Mandalay, Badgery, Changstein (oriental simulation), Vertigirl, Buddy Jim, Monopolybats, Aboriginebats 1 and 2, NorthPoint, Splinky, Lite, To_Box, Pot Roaster, South Point, West Point, Skippy Greeny, Skooz Now, Curved, Cloaked, Warp, SkoozMo, and Sea Monkey. Check Etcetera and many other fonts at the FontFreak site. About half the fonts are free. Download site. Acidio Amore. Recent additions: Pepto, Dabble, Hypernium, HooperDooper, Hoola Boola, PsyberCircus, Zebbadee, Inkling, West Point, Galaxative, RegalBox, SouthPoint, SP-Rocket, Doggstar, CurvedAir, Mookie, Toybox, Psyberdeli, Acidio (1999), Plastacine, DeVille, Royal Box, Monarchbats, Radbats 1 through 4, Rudebats, Jeet, Starbuck, Dynamo. Several of his fonts would do fine in comic strips. You need to request fonts by email. Alternate URL for Radbats. [Google]

Fabiane Lima

Brazilian designer of the comic book faces Comiquita Sans (2008), Three Hours (2008), and of the pixelish face Bugged Bit (2008). She also made the TV dingbat face Bonohadavision (2008) and the dingbat face The Beetles (2009). She runs Megalopolis, a Portuguese language blog. [Google]

Faygoluvers Heaven

Designers of the hookish comic book style FLH-Font (2002) and the dingbat face Psychopathic Font V2.0 (2002). Dafont link. Additional link. [Google]

Feliciano Type Foundry
[Mário Feliciano]

Mário Feliciano (b. 1969, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal) is the principal of Lisbon-based Feliciano Type Foundry, founded in 2001. For a while, he was associated with Enschedé. He began work as a graphic designer for Surf Portugal magazine in 1993. In 1994 he founded his own design studio in Lisbon, Secretonix. He has been heavily involved in type design since. In 2005, he joined the type coop Village. John Berry reviews Mario's oeuvre. MyFonts page. His gorgeous creations include the following:

• Escrita ([T-26], a great calligraphic font), Gazz, MexSans (1997, [T-26]), AureaUltra (1997, [T-26]), Bronz (1997, [T-26]), Cepo, Tpac family (1996, [T-26], under the name Mariachi Fontexperience), Strumpf (1994, comic book font family at Adobe), Caligrafia Debula (1997, PsyOps).
• He is working on Espinosa, Geronimo Gil, Merlo, and Eudaldo (a face in the style of and apparently predating the successful Pradell by Andreu Balius Planelles).
• MyFonts sells BsLandscope, BsMonofaked (octagonal), BsKombat, BsLooper (stencil), BsArchae, BsRetchnov (constructivist), BsMandrax (octagonal).
• Stella (2001, a humanist sans family with 26 weights). FTF Stella 2 is a 2005 upgrade of this family.
• The 14-weight Rongel serif family (2001, updated in 2005 as FTF Rongel V2) is his best work. Feliciano states: "an interpretation of the types showed in eighteenth century's Spanish catalogue: "Muestras de los Punzones y Matrices de Letra que se funde en el Obrador de la Imprenta Real, Madrid, Ano de 1799", and titled with the name Rongel, whom I suppose, cut them. Another example of these types can be found in "Las Eroticas, y Traduccion de Boecio" by Villegas and printed by António de Sancha in Madrid, 1774."
• In 2003, he won an award for the extensive FTF Morgan family at the TDC2 2003 competition (subfamilies have suffixes Avec, Sans, Sans Condensed, Big, Poster, Poster Avec and Tower). Morgan Sans was originally developed in 2001 with 44 weights. Each version of Morgan has multiple weights as well---for example, Morgan Big (2001) is a 12-weight titling family. Avec denotes Slab Serif.
• FTF Grotzec Headline Condensed (1998, created for Surf Portugal magazine).
• FTF Merlo (2004): an interpretation of the 18th century Spanish types cut by Ismal Merlo.
• FTF Flama (2002, a neutral sans). Flama is used, along with Greta Text and Sunday Times Modern, by the Sunday Times.
• FTF Garda Titling (1998): an exceptional caps only family with both serifed and sans inscriptional letters.

Felipe Todesco

Brazilian designer from Sorocaba (b. 1987) who created the comic book face Imagine in 2006. No downloads though. Behance link. [Google]

Fernando PJ

Brazilian designer of Bonoco 2.0 (2003, comic book style) and Suburbana (2003, graffiti or market lettering). These fonts were inspired by street lettering in Salvador. [Google]

Festive Fonts

Five cartoon/kids fonts for 29USD by Mountain Lake Software. [Google]

ff1

The free comic book outline font ff1, by ff1 (1999). [Google]

Figma.com

Small comic book font archive and jump page. [Google]

Fisher Studio
[Molly Fisher]

Free fonts by Molly Fisher: the fun bouncy font Conti Street (1998), and the more serious comic book font MollySquare. Truetype for PC, type 1 for Mac. Alternate site for Conti Street. [Google]

Flat-It
[Ryoichi Tsunekawa]

Japanese foundry in Nagoya that offers these free and commercial Latin fonts made by Ryoichi Tsunekawa (Nagoya, Japan), who also runs Bagel & Co and HolidayType and Prop-A-Ganda: Concrete Stencil (2009, a stencil calligaphic script), Perfect Magic (2009), HT Maison (2009, signage face), HT Farmacia (2009, connected school script), HT Espresso (2008, upright script), HT Cartoleria (2008, connected script), HT Cafe (2009), Sneaker Script (2009), Bistro Mono (2007, an awkward monoline face), Balaghat (2008), Garash Script (2008, a Halloween face), Woodstamp (2008), Banana (2008, brush script), Rebel Train Goes (2008, a piano key font), Rouge (2007, an elegant lipstick-on-the-bathroom-mirror pair of faces), Yasashii (2007, a great art deco Briadway-style family), Lily Wang (2006, calligraphic script), Nothing (2007), Garash (2007, Arab simulation), Moon Star Soul (2007, Western saloon font), Grandes Vacances (+ Une, Deux) (2007), Pansy Bo (2006, calligraphic), Dremie (2007, an art deco headline face with Open and Fill weights), Grandes Vacances (2007, based on 19th century billboard letters), Xesy (2007, a fantastic "ronde" high-contrast upright connected script), Deluta Black (2007), Cigarette (2007, Bauhais/Peignot-style), Cotoris (2007, a 4-style family that takes inspiration from Koch Antiqua and the art nouveau movement), Daisy Lau (2006, calligraphic), Agedage Luxeuil (2006, based on a monasteric script from the 8th century), Amsterdam Modern (2006, art nouveau influences), Flat10 [Holly, Holy, Stencil, Fraktur] (2006, a set of pixel faces), Machiarge (2006, a heavy brush script), Chic Hand (2006, connected script), Double Dagger (2006, geometric stencil family), Fault (2006, an art deco striped lettering face), Killernuts (2006, headline serif face with brush stroke endings), Underconstructionism! (2006, a rectangular look family with associated dingbats), Machia (2006, decorative script), Kiwi (geometric hairline), Bagel (roundish comic book face), Jaguarundi (2006, distressed), Boycott (2006, distressed), Tokyotrail (2006, futuristic techno family), Coconut (noisy outline face), Coconut Split, Fresh Tomato (LED simulation), Dried Tomato (LED simulation), Dutch Style, Mocha Harrar (great stencil face), 103 (experimental, Bank Gothic style), Airhead, ArealBlack, Awkward, BagelNew, BagelOld, Banbino, Bebas, Berlin89, Blackout, Boycott (grunge), Built-1970, Bunyan, Busted, Camera (2007), Canstop, Chiangmai (Thai simulation face), DBLline, Dijkstra, Dutchstyle, Fling, Graphite, Harcomaso, Hiexplosive, Hitech, Honeycomb, Junkmix, Kanatypo, KemikalHi, Machia (2006, a calligraphic family), Meegoreng, Mikrob, Natsupopy, Overwork, Palsu, Plamo, Plasitico, REC001, REC002, REC003, Resistance, SQRT, STdigi (LED font), Shandy, Superstar, Tembaga, Tenaga, Tomodachi, Tragedia, Trucker, VRdigital, VRembroidery, Welcome2M, Workaholic, Zeebraa, plot-A, plot-K, Appendix 3, Gesso, Pusab, Sushitaro, Typewrong, Celtics Modern (2006, a Celtic family of fonts). Alternate URL. At T-26, he published CRZ (2006), Guppy, Ohana (2006, octagonal), Picnica (2006), and Wearetrippin. MyFonts link. [Google]

Flavor

Japanese outfit. Designed the commercial katakana comic book font Comic. [Google]

FLOP Design
[Kato Masashi]

Japanese site with original fonts by Kato Masashi (b. 1973), who lives in Takasaki (Gunma prefecture, Japan): Parismatch (2004), SAKUalp (2000, handwriting), Steeltype, Broadband, Hivision, Cinematime, Ultracomic, Ice Cream, Be Happy, Summer Beauty, Flyermix, Cheerscript, Breakstyle, Breakfont, Round, H-Five, Natsucomi, Long Vacation, Lovers, Breakfont (2003, graffiti style), Pokkaman, BeHappy, Natsucomi, Momolcan, Seasons Dings, Electron, Round, Lovers, FlyerMix (fifties style), CheerScript (comic book style), Hi-Five (pixel font), Summer Beauty, SummerDrive, White Day, Long Vacation, Amayadori (high contrast kana font), Fuyucomi, Icecream, Pickett, 321, Pingpong, Frontline, Ginza, Yago (nice free dings), Polaris, 321eng, 321kana, APPLE, CLIQUE, Clover (kitchen tile font, 1998), DIGI, Eneneng, Enenhira, FDalp, FDwhie, Hnoodle, Hanko (free black on white stamp font, 1998, see also here), MKCuer, MOOGIRLALP, MOOMILKKANA, Noodle, Origami, Pers, SA0kmh, SA100kmh, SA50kmh, SK0kmh, SK100kmh, SK50kmh, Template6, Tenten, Ami Font, Speedfont, Supercar, Sakura, Regoty, Shopping Famiry, Ticket, Yohic, Recording, Akachan, Wafont, Frontbit7, MusicNetwork, Yakitori (free handwriting font), Ticket, Folkdance (pixelized people), Human Building (dings of famous buildings), Bunny (free), Frontline0, Side5 (pixel font), Side6, Side7. Some pixel fonts, many techno fonts, some kana fonts, and the Japanese kids dingbat font, Folkdance. Some fonts, such as his Latin/Japano font ShoppingFamily (1998), are sold by Font Pavilion. Major Japanese free font links. In 1999, he published the AMI screen pixel font series in Digitalogue's DPI72 package. Other commercial fonts: Pine Apple, the WM family, Cutie Girl, Astratic, PictPlasma, Minivan, Frontbit 7, Ginza, Zoological. Most downloadable fonts are either demos or rather incomplete. Direct access. Alternate URL for free stuff. And another URL. Free fonts in 2005: 321Alphabet, 321Katakana, APPLE, BITNEON, Border7alp, Border7Kat, BroadbandRegular, Broadbandoblique, BunnyAlphabet, CheerScriptEdgeBold, CheerScriptROUNDRegular, CinemaTimehiragana, CLIQUE, CLIQUEBold, DIGIT, FlyermixOblique, Flyermix, Folkdancealpalp, FolkDancewhite, Folkwhite, Hanko, HiFive, ICHIGOCharacter, ICHIGORegular, KEYmodeAlphabet, KEYmodeKatakana, Noodleh, Noodle, OkonomiAlphabet, OkonomiHiragana, OkonomiKatakana, Origami, ParismatchBright, ParismatchRegular, Pers, Popstarregular, Popstarpop, REGO, SA0kmh, SA100kmh, SA50kmh, SK0kmh, SK100kmh, SK50kmh, SAKURAalp, SAKURAHiragana, SummerBeautyAlbum, SummerBeautyRegular, SUPERCARAlp, SUPERCARKana, Tentenalphabet, Tentenhiragana, TwinkleLine, UltraComicalphabet, UltraComickatakana, YAGO, Yothic. Free in 2007: Aiko, a 4-weight rounded sans with support for Latin and kana (see also here). Fonts made in 2007-2008: MobileDisco, AbbeyRoad-Alternative, HighwayStar, Kompakt, AbbeyRoad, Prefuse, Readymade (didone inspired by Corvinus and Giorgio). Additions in 2009: Kanna W4, Sweet Doughnuts (rounded sans). [Google]

FM: FontMaker
[Dieter Schumacher]

"Free fonts for free people" by Dieter Schumacher. Interesting designs: Darkskin (textured letters), Movieboard, Zacken (in sacks), Storm, Stripesstars, and Triangle. All fonts are in TrueType and PostScript formats for Windows. List of 84 fonts thus far: 309Italic, 309, AnasthesiaItalic, Anasthesia, AtoZ, BALLbold, Baumarkt, BaumarktBoldItalic, BaumarktBold, BaumarktItalic, BIGARIALUltraBold, BIGARIALLEFT, BizarreBlack, Bizarre, Brialpointed, Bulgari, Certified, CertifiedItalic, CIRCLINEcrazyjumpedBold, CIRCLINEHeavy, CIRCLINEItalic, CIRCLINE2Light, CIRCLINE, Coffeebeans, Competent, Danceclub, DarSkin, Datacut, DatacutItalic, DomoAregatoItalic (oriental simulation), DomoAregatoNormal, Eniltuo, FatmarkerItalic, Fatmarker, FontmakersChoiceItalic, FontmakersChoiceThinItalic, FontmakersChoice (octagonal), FontmakerSlash, Fracksausen, Gawain, HOLE, HOLE2cursive, HOLE3cursiveoutline, HOUSEPIPESItalic, HOUSEPIPESNormal, KingArthurSpecialNormal, LateNite, LoveParade, LoveParadeoutlineBold, LoveParadeitalian, LoveParadewidebold, Mage1999 (pixel), Magehunter, Mage, Mayday, MaydayItalic, MovieTimes, Movieboard, OneworldonefutureExtraBold, OneworldonefutureLight, OpenMindItalic, OpenMind, Palms, Parts, Perlenkette, Rave, Serifonwide, SerifonwideItalic, SerifonNormal, Shreddedforyou, SquareUniqueExtraBold, SquareUniqueNormal, SquareUniqueThin, Starbats, StormExtraBold, STRIPESSTARSNormal, TriangleNormal, University (athletic lettering), Whereistherest, WhereistherestItalic, WoodCut, WoodCutItalic, ZackenNormal, ZoltanKiss, Dornen, FM College (athletic lettering), Beach House Stars, Fontovision, 37 Kilobyte, Grave Digger, Nails and remake Of Fabulous, Milkdrops, Platsch (comic book) and Slimania. This site disappeared and was revived by CybaPee at Moorstation. Also by Jami, and FontNThings and Fontspace. [Google]

Font Island

1000+ font archive. Regularly updated with new fonts. Categories include 3D - Beveled, 3D - Contour, 3D - Perspective, 3D Drop Shadow, 50's, Angular Fonts, Art Deco, Asian Fonts, Balloon Fonts, Blackletter, Blackletter - Initials, Block Thick, Brush, Calligraphic Pen, Circular Letters, Comic Book, Comic Book. Computer - Digital, Computer - Dot, Computer - Monitor, Computer - Pixelated, Curly, Dingbats, Eroded, Famous Famous, Felt Marker, Fire and Ice Fonts, Futuristic Fonts, Fuzzy Fonts, Graffiti, Grunge, Hand - Kids, Hand - Printing. Hand - Sketched, Hand - Writing, Holiday Fonts. Initials, Letterbats (alphadings), Medieval, Metallic, Microsoft, Mirror, Monospaced, Morse, Braille, Movie, Music Album Covers, Outlined, Scary, School Teaching, Script-Cursive, Script-Separate, Stamped, Stencil, Striped, Texture, With Holes, Thin, TV shows, Videi games, Wavy, Western, Wood Grain. [Google]

Fontalicious
[Ben Balvanz]

Original fonts by Ben Balvanz from Cedar Rapids, Iowa (b. Cedar Rapids, 1975), who now lives in South California. His original Fontalicious domain ceased in 2005 but was repurchased in 2007 with the help of Font Bros. Some fonts can be downloaded here and here. The list: Coney Island (2002), Cheeseburger (2002), Tabletron (2002, LCD font), Senor Pooglins, Plush (2001), Slide, Discotech, Galaxy, Pacfont, Rusty, PinniePoker, Geeves (tall letters--great), Moonpie Cadet, Fidelle, FontTwelve, Mister Easy, Mister Dope, Frosty, Chankenstein, Discotech, VintageVacation, Dazzler, Joinks!, Cyberwhiz, Swinkydad, Sonic Superpowers, Mikey Jax, Klink-o-mite, Caveman, Gloo Gun, Skylab 600, Cyberpop, Cyberjimmy, Smartie Capos, Jenkins, Earwax, Pimpbot 5000, Dreamy, Quinkie, Milkfresh, DateRape (great), SpaceAce, GirlieLeslie, Groovalicious Tweak, Porky's, International Chunkfunk, SuperTrooper, Chachie, Zodiastic, Great Head (dingbats), Chick (sassy!), the Eight Track family, Speedfreek, the Odyssey family, AlphaStep, Alpha Clown, dopenakedfoul, Lounge Bait, SpaceBeach, Jubie, Bean Town, Funkotronic, UndieCrust, and Poppycock, Pornhut, Robokid, Kinkie (Valentine's Day font), BorderMon (dingbat), Technicolor, Moloky, JabbieJunior, Rave Queen, Alpha Niner, Croobie, Wednesday, Populuxe, the nice BoozeBats, Geekbats, Garage Sale, Arcade, Glamocon Retrobats, Fontalicious Thingbats, Good Head, Baby Kruffy, Kruffy, Fine-O-Mite, Disco Inferno, Jokewood, Toggle, Swinger, SurfSafari, OmegaMax, Pogo, Elvis, Trendy University (stencil), Hoedown, Fat, Atomic, Rocket, 12 Good, Moonpie Cadet Good, Dynomite, Superstar DJ (dingbat), Kravitz, Kravitz Thermal, hungrumlaut, Sporto, Sabadoo, Snappy, Chickabiddies (geek dingbats), Mandingo (1999, buncy handprinted style), Heartbreaker, Smilage, 52 Pickup, Return of the Retrobats (wow!), Wunderland, Omega, Great Head, Air, Blackjack, BlackjackRollin, Borneo, CharlesAtlas, Cheri, CheriLiney (2001, Valentine's Day theme), DeejaySupreme, DigitCube, DigitLoFiShift, DigitLoFi, Digit, DimitriSwank, Dimitri, DiscoInferno, DunebugAlternates45MPH, DunebugAlternates, Dunebug, Dunebug45MPH, Freestyle, Garanimals, Gas, GleeClub, Jenkinsv20, Jenkinsv20Thik, JenkinsKeepinitReal (1998), KravitzExtraThermal, Moderna, MoogSchmoog, Moog, PussycatSassy, PussycatSnickers, Queer, Redensek, Sanka, Schmotto, SchmottoPlotto, Squarodynamic01 through 10 (pixel fonts), Stretch, SupervixenHoneyedOut, Digit, Digit Cube, Supervixen, TheKids (1999), TrendyUniversity, UltraSupervixenHoneyedOut, UltraSupervixen, WeLoveCorey, Manchester (great), Weltron (stencil font), Weltron Power, Mullet, Rolloglide, Planet, Gravity, Alba, BilloDream (2001), Stretch, Pasteris (based on the handwriting of Matthew Pasteris), PornStarAcademy (sports shirt lettering), Mullet, SuperStars (stars), Krupke (2002), Fresh Bionik, Stoney Billy (2001, not free), Hustle (2001, not free), Rustler (2001, Western font, not free). At T-26: Marshmallow (2001), Superfly (2002, a Western font), Thursdoo (2002), Pacfont Good (2002), Thug (2002), Dokyo (2002, a free competitor of Futura Extra Black and Folio Extra Bold), Supreme (2002), Fresh (2002, at Chank's place), Juice (2002), Pinball (2002, not free), RunTron1983 (2002), Pixel Pirate (2002), Odysseus (2002). Rascal Miniatures, Wonderkid, Smilage Regular, Milk with Peanut Butter and barnaby Candy machine are 2009 comic book style creations. Other 2009 fonts include Gringo Enchilada, Brute Strength, Blonk and Sparkle, Cheri Liney, Metroflex, Weltron (techno family), Sanka, Rolloglide (multiline), Pussycat, Poppycock, Pasteris, Moog Schmoog, Moog Synthesizer, Magnum, Krupke, Joinks, Jabbie, Hustle, Hungrumlat, Gravity, Fresh, FineOMite, Dunebug 45mph, Coney Island, Blackjack, Atomic, Air Regular, Shatner, Pixel Pirate, Munkeyshine, Thursdoo, Swinkydad, Surf Safari, Supreme, Stoney Billy, Speed Freaks, Bike Riding Chopper (Tuscan), Popcorn Loaded (ultra fat), Malibu Oceanside, Snafurter (Sinaloa?), Der Weiner Stentzel (stencil), Wordworth Byte, Blingo Diamond and Tiger Roams Jungle (art deco chic). Interview. Alternate URL. Yet another URL. Yet another URL. And another one. Many fonts sold since 2007 by Font Bros (see here for the announcement). URL from 2005-2007. [Google]

Fontazilla (Was: Psychographers)
[Kou Nakamura]

Fontazilla (was: Psychographers) is a Japanese foundry that offers free and commercial comic book fonts made by Kou Nakamura. Free fonts: Bradlies (2006, athletic lettering), Garbage (2002), GIANtX (2001, octagonal athletic letters), GORG (2001), KICKS (2001, comic book style), Losers (2007), Monomen (2007), QUICKONE (2004), Saucerama, SAUCERAMA2, Sparkle (2007), Wheels (2007). Commercial fonts: Saucerama (athletic lettering), Laserboy, and Birdish (2002, FRONTLINE01), A-Bop (Frontline 02). [Google]

Fontgrube AH
[Andreas Höfeld]

Site may have died. At Fontgrube AH, Andreas Höfeld, a protestant pastor from Erbach/odenwald, designed Slimfast (2002), Auptimagh, MojacaloAH (2002), Brinkmann (Fraktur font, 2000), CD Numbers, the A Charming Font family, Invisible, HermanDecanusAH (medieval handwriting based on the kanzleischrift of Dekan Hermann zu Soest, 1269), PaternosterAH, SlotMachine (no longer there, only put here for historical reasons), Adam's Family (based on Addams by John Roshell), Jorvik Informal, Paternoster (uncial), Brubeck (2001), SeferAH (2001, Hebrew simulation), Gapstown (2002, to replace Comic Sans, he says), Fanjofey and Fanjofey Leoda (2002, Tolkien-like fonts). He improved Jörgen Gedeon's Vurt and calls it Tusch FG (2002). Annifont FG (2002) is an improvement of Annie de la Vega's Annifont (1997). [Google]

FontHead Design
[Ethan Paul Dunham]

FontHead Design (Wilmington, DE) sells cool fonts designed by Ethan Dunham (b. 1972, Glens Falls, NY). A partial list: Mother Goose (2008), Allise, GoodDogCool, Fontheads (dingbats), Randisious, Greyhound, Rochester, Samurai, AsimovSans, Gurnsey20, Scrawl, BadDog, Holstein, SlackScript, Bessie, SloppyJoe (gone?), Blearex, HandSkriptOne, SmithPremier, BlueMoon, HolyCow, SororityHack, Bonkers, HotCoffeeFont, SpillMilk, BraveWorld, Isepik, Sputnik, Brolga, TekStencil, Carnation, Mekanek, Teknobe, Merlin, Toucan Grunge (gone?), Tycho, TypewriterOldstyle, MotherGoose, Croissant, Democratika (now Americratika--I think Emigre forced FontHead to change the name), Noel, LillaFunk (gone?), Margo Gothic (gone?), Toddler (gone?), NoelBlack, WashMe, Diesel, Orion, Gritzpop, Pesto, BattleStation, CircusDog, Dandelion, DraftHand, Flowerpot, Navel, ShoeString, Stiltskin, ZipSonik. Plus JohnDoe, and old typewriter font. Free fonts: Font Heads (dings), Smith Premier, Vladimir, Tycho, Typewriter Oldstyle, ScareCrow, Millennia, SpillMilk, GoodDog, Holstein, Red Five. All formats, Mac and PC. In the comic font series, look for Stan Lee (now Comic Talk), FH Excelsior (now Titlex), Grimmy (now Flim Flam), and Kirby (now Grit). Fonts created in 1999: AppleSeed, Caterpillar, Chinchilla, ChinchillaBlack, ChinchillaDots, CrowBeak, CrowBeakLight, CyberMonkey, DanceParty, DingleHopper, FourScore, FourScoreTitling, Hopscotch, HopscotchPlain, Ladybug, Leaflet-Regular, LeafletBold, LeafletLight, ReadOut, ReadOutSuper, Smoothie, Swizzle, TwoByFour, VeryMerry. Made in 2001: ButterFinger, ButterFingerSerif, CatScratch, Catnip, FighterPilot, FrenchRoast, Handheld, HandheldItalic, HandheldRaised, HandheldRaisedItalic, HandheldRound, HandheldRoundItalic, Kingdom, OldGlory, Quadric, QuadricSlant. MyFonts page. In 2006, several dingbats fonts were added, such as the ClickBits Arrow series and the ClickBits Icon series. In 2008, he created InfoBits Things and InfoBits Symbols, Abigail, Assembler, Click Clack, Drawzing (children's font), El Franco (grunge), Good Dog New (handprinted), Helion (futuristic), Lead Paint (brush), Schema (architectural lettering), Skizzers (handprinted), Tachyon (techno, futuristic). Free font download. This place has Allise, Americratika, AppleSeed, AsimovSans, Asterix-Blink-Italic, Asterix-Blink, Asterix-Italic, Asterix-Light-Italic, Asterix-Light, Asterix, BadDog, BattleStation, Beckett, Bessie, BlackBeard, Blearex, BlueMoon, Bonkers, BraveWorld, Brolga, BrownCow, Carnation, CatScratch, Caterpillar, Chinchilla, ChinchillaBlack, ChinchillaDots, CircusDog, CornDog, Croissant, CrowBeak, CrowBeakLight, CyberMonkey, DanceParty, Dandelion, Dannette-Outline, Dannette, DayDream, Democratika, Diesel, DingleHopper, DoomsDay, DraftHand, Flowerpot, Font-Heads, FourScore, FourScoreTitling, FunkyWestern, Goliath, GoodDog-Bones, GoodDog-Cool, GoodKitty, Greyhound, Grimmy, Gritzpop, GritzpopGrunge, Gurnsey20, HandskriptOne, Holstein-Bold, Holstein, HolyCow, Hopscotch, HopscotchPlain, HotCoffeeFont, HotTamale, Isepik, JohnDoe, JollyJack, Keener, Klondike-Bold, Klondike, Ladybug, Leaflet-Regular, LeafletBold, LeafletLight, LillaFunk, LogJam-Inline, LogJam, MargoGothic, MarvelScript, MatrixDot-Condensed, MatrixDot, Mekanek, Merlin, Millennia, Mondo-Loose, MotherGoose, Navel, Network, Noel, NoelBlack, Oatmeal, Orion, Pesto, Randisious, ReadOut, ReadOutSuper, RedFive, Rochester, Samurai, Scarecrow, Scrawl, ShoeString, ShoeStringRound, SlackScript, SloppyJoe, SmithPremier, Smock, Smoothie, SororityHack, SpaceCowboy, SpillMilk, Sputnikk, StanLee-Bold, StanLee-BoldItalic, StanLee-Regular, Stiltskin, Submarine, Swizzle, TekStencil, Teknobe, Torcho, ToucanGrunge, TwoByFour, Tycho, Typewriter2, TypewriterOldstyle, VeryMerry, Vladimir, WashMe, Watertown-Alternate, Watertown-Black, Watertown-Bold, Watertown, ZipSonik-Italic, ZipSonik, ZipSonikSketch-Italic, ZipSonikSketch. Font Squirrel carries ElliotSix (simple handwriting), GoodDog (children's hand) and Millennia (squarish). [Google]

Fontmunkások
[Gábor Kóthay]

Gábor Kóthay (Fontmunkások) is a Hungarian type designer (b. 1962) who lives in Szeged. His fonts include:

• At T-26: Alphabet2, Alphabet4, Archetype, Axis No 1, Bacchus, and Tyrnavia in 2000, and the Roman inscription inspired family Minerva Modern, Minerva Display (a Roman family) in 2002. Also, Betabet sans, Betabet web, Gnosis (hairline italic), Oceanus (2004, hairline sans), Pelso (2004, hairline), Laureate (2004, hairline art deco), Picaresque (2004, irregular handwriting).
• At FONTana: LaDanse, Y2K, Domino, QwertyRegular and Luxury, all in 1999-2000.
• At P22: Driade (2005, Regular, Linea and Aged: calligraphic futuristic experiments), Zephyr (2001, curly), Schwarzkopf (2003, a Schwabacher face), La Danse (2001), Ambient (2001), the Schwabacher Fraktur font SchwarzKopf (2002), a href="GaborKothay-P22Caffe2009.gif">Caffe (2009: originally designed for the Artz Gallery Cafe in Budapest Hungary. The design is a contemporary handwriting style adapted from examples in lettering exercise books. It has been redrawn and expanded into six styles. The four weights were created by drawing the style using different mediums: Cappuccino in pen, Pastry in felt-tip, Lemonade in brush and Tobacco, the original, in pencil, and Poster and Poster Inline are additional styles).
• At PsyOps: the formal script Anglia (2001), Berill (2001), SchwarzKopf (2002, Fraktur) and Plexo (2001).
• At Job Art Studio (his own studio in Szeged, which he founded): Cats (free dingbats), Disasters (dingbats), Bubble (comic book font), 103 kék.
• At Fountain: Zanzibar (2003, nice script face), Incognito (a typical old map typeface), Dessau (2007-2008, a collection of eleven Bauhaus and stencil styles).

Fontological Foundry
[Graham Meade]

Graham Meade's outfit, which designed MetaSynthal (2003), Riptof Dredd (1998) and Where U @ (2002, a comic book style font). [Google]

Fontosaurus
[Dan Bailey]

Fontosaurus has about 75 original ``giftware'' fonts by Dan Bailey (b. Minnesota, 1972) from Eagan, MN (PC, Mac; type 1 and TTF): Blowfish (2001), Negotiated (2006), GhettoBooty (2003), Laika (2003), Amerinese, Heptathalon, Riffic (2002), XMR (2002), Amerikatakana (2002), Experimenta (2002), Tapdance (2002, a great ultra-high contrast Broadway face), Casual Roman (2002, not free), Casual Roman Capitals (2002, not free), Heater (2001), Crank (2001), Halloweenies (2001), GaramOrbital (2001), Microbial (2001, pixelized), Inception (20USD), Fallen Thyme, Candycorn Overdose (2001), Statebats (2001), Whackbats (2001), 5by (bitmap font for the Mac), Deadwrong (2001), Alien Artifact (2001), Hoodoo Two (2001), Noonan (2001), YChrome (2001), Martini (2001), DresdenFirestorm (2001), Backlash, Brainwave, Whiplash, BlockheadInsecure, Blockhead, BlockheadSpeedy, CancunSiesta, CitizenDick (double writing), CSDAnorexic, CSDMegabold, CSDNormal, CSDPhattie, Danwriting, Eagan, Ebola Jones (2001), FallenDirty, Fallen, KaffeinePsychosisHeavy, KaffeinePsychosis, LucidityNormal, LuciditySlasher, MankatoHalfwit (outlines), MarsColony, MyFriendPoopa, OralExpulsive, Preternatural, Psychoactives (great!), RadiationBurn, Soviet2002, Starvetica, 989MaxProtect, Ablative (2001), Crackaddict, Harleysville, Juggernaut, LoveBot (a mashed Times Condensed), Packer, Sexypants (rework of Calligraphic 421), Shadowboxer, Skylab (2000), Arduous, Bewbz, BungholioSurprise, Crotchrot, Numatrix, Oddziab, RonnieRaygun, Rusch (2006), Runningback, 1978NYC, Erg, Exclaim, Gigaton, Grackle, Kiloton, MashedPotatoes, Megaton, Moonbase, Mullet, Pornstar, PornStarAcademy, Scumbucket, SnowCrash, Speeddealer, SpringBreak, Statebats. Gumbo (2001) and Tirade (2001) are commercial. Most fonts have no punctuation. Does also custom work. At some point, it was part of the Chank Army, where Fontosaurus had the commercial pixel font Noonan (2002). MyFonts page. Interview. Creator of Jantze (2003), a comic book font based on the cartoon The Norm by Michael Jantze, and whose profits will go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. [Google]

Fontry West
[James L. Stirling]

Fontry West is located in Tulsa, OK. At MyFonts, these Fontry West fonts can be bought: Iron, Toxcons (2008, skulls), WILD1 Firstvision, WILD1 Larra, WILD1 Nobody, WILD1 Ruts, WILD1 Toxia, WILD2 Ghixm, WILD2 Keetoowah (2008). Its type designer is James L. Stirling, who cofounded the Watts, Oklahoma-based design and lettering studio The Fontry in 1992 with Michael Gene Adkins. Born in 1964 in Oklahoma, Stirling codesigned WILD1 Firstvision (1997, techno) and Ironrider and Ironhorse (2008, blackletter faces based on wood types) with Adkins. In 2000, he co-designed the fonts Modern Poster and Modern Roman, based on the lettering of Alf R. Becker, a sign painter from 1932 to 1957. These fonts were published by Agfa-Monotype. Later fonts there include Steel Narrow, Steel Moderne, Chicago Modern. At The Fontry in the early 1990s, he made Klash (comic books style), Peppermint and Peppermint Openface (Southwest influences), Marbles&Strings, and Keetowah. He also made some Greek fonts at The Fontry. In 2009, James Stirling started a serious digitization program of the art deco fonts of Alf R. Becker (based mostly on his Signs of the Times series), and made ARB 70 Modern Poster, ARB 93 Steel Moderne, ARB 44 Chicago Modern, and ARB 67 Modern Roman. FontShop link. Dafont link, where Stirling's grunge face JLS OverKill Grunge (2009) can be downloaded, as well as the great didone display face ARB-187 Moderne Caps AUG-47 CAS (2009). [Google]

fontsmov

Movie, dingbat and comic font archive at Sharkshock. [Google]

Fonts.tk (was: Blam Design)

Hans Presto's site about Lettering, Comics, Handwriting, Vintage Steel pen nibs and Calligraphy. Based in Stockholm. It has a subpage about stencil fonts, and includes a small stencil font archive. [Google]

Frank Bruder

Computer science student at the University of Hamburg, and supporter of open source code software. Creator of the Open Font Library fonts Tomson Talks (2008, comic lettering), Block Stencil (2008), Far Side (2008, sci-fi) and Futhaark hnias (2008, runes). Aka Skotan. Dark End is a hand-coded SVG font---check the source code to see what can be done with so little! [Google]

Frank Spinatra

Manchester, UK-based designer of a a comic book face (2004). [Google]

FUKU-SUKE
[Shusuke Fukuzaki]

FUKU-SUKE's designer, Shusuke Fukuzaki made Fukidash-Air (balloons and Japanese comics faces), sold at Font Pavilion. [Google]

Funny Garbage
[Peter Girardi/Chris Capuozzo]

New York City foundry, making mostly grungy or cartoony typefaces and dingbats. Partners Peter Girardi and Chris Capuozzo designed current fonts: 291, Alvin, Bild, Diary..., DirtDevil (1995, a T-26 font), Infidel, and KennelDistrict (1995). Cartoon fonts by Gary Panter to be added. [Google]

Garon Rossignol

Garon Rossignol (aka DarkAngelX) (b. 1985) is the MA-based designer of the Final Fantasy Script collection (2005), Triforce (2005), Arwing (2004), Kirby Classic (2004), Super Plumber Bros (Super Mario logo font made in 2004), Diskun (2004), Humanoid Typhoon (2003), the game face Pretendo (2004), and the comic book face Pocket Monsters (2004). In 2005 he created the Pokemon Script Collection (pixel fonts): PokemonFRLG, PokemonPinballGBPartB, PokemonPinballRSPartA, PokemonPinballRSPartB, PokemonPinballRSPartC, PokemonPinballGBPartA, PokemonPuzzleChallengePartB, PokemonPuzzleChallengePartA, PokemonRSPartB, PokemonGB, PokemonRS, PokemonTCGGBPartB, PokemonTCGGBPartA, PokemonUnownGB. [Google]

Gasoligne Typofonderie
[Yves Patinec]

(Dead link.) Foundry est. 2008 in Brest, France, by two brothers, one of them being Yves Patinec (Roubaix). Their fonts: Urqinoa (2008, sans), Roundabats (2008), Neborg Sans (2008, organic and techno), Oxea (2008, organic), Abalys (organic sans family), Korsen (techno), Consortium (Roman all caps titling family), Veeko, Veeko Wide (informal and organic), Bellila (mini-serifed) and Luvtoner (sales sign script). Barobats and Practicitymap were in the works. MyFonts link. Very soon after the start, we read this allegation of cloning: Urqinoa is identical to Logotypia Pro (by Ralf Herrmann), and Korsen seems like a clone of Aura (by E-lan Ronen, T26, 1998). About a week after the typophiles discussed the cloning case, Gasoligne disappared from the radar. [Google]

GautFonts
[J.F.Y. Daniel Gauthier]

J.F.Y. Daniel Gauthier (GautFonts) was born in Montreal in 1964, and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. His fonts from 2005, many of them reworked versions of earlier fonts by him: BarrelOfMonkeys, Beethoven, Burris, BurrisBlack, BurrisBlackShootout, BurrisShootout, ChainFontBlack, ChainFontOpen, ChangChang, ChangChangWoodcut, DirtyDarren, FireStarter, FrootStand, GriffinDucks, Jenna Myles, LollipopLettering, Lymphnodes, Moscoso, PooCorny, PooSmooth, Quake3ArenaBats (scanbats), SapphireSativa, Shock, ShockThick, StartlingFont, StartlingFontOpen, ZappaBats, From 2004 and before: Judas Priest (2004), Caviar Rancid (2004), BackPage (2003), BatFont (2003), MagicCatalog (2003), Samdan (2003), The One Ring (2003), The 3 Stooges (2003), Yahoo Font (2003), BikerBones, CBGBFont, Cortesia, DryGulchBlack, DryGulchOpen, FlyLegs, Frank, MissingLink, PotLand, Punk, SheCreature, SweetLeaf, ThaiPedicure, TypoNegative, VectorBlack, VoodooDollLetters, VoodooDolls, VoodooDollsPinned, ZappaBats, Griffin (2002), GriffinBold (2002), HeadHunter (2002), Montezuma (2002), MontezumaAncient (2002), MrBubbleFont (2002), PhoenixOne (2002), PhoenixTwo (2002), Spliffs (2002), SteelTown (2002), TattooLetteringBlack (2002), TattooLetteringOpen (2002), VladDraculBats (2002), Beatnik Hayseed (2002), ChangChang (2002, oriental lookalike), Crumb (2002), GearBox (2002), Happening (2002), LogFont (2002), Piranha (2002), Sardines (2002), Tilt-A-Whirl (2002), ChineseWatchShop (2002), DickVanDyke (2002), Göt (2002), KamikazeBats (2002), Springfield Tablets, AlphabetFridgeMagnets, Beethoven, BeethovenRough, BeethovenRougher, Bicycle (outlined), BicycleFancy, BoobToob, Burris (Old West font), BurrisGhostTown, BurrisShootOut, CBGB (pearly letters), Chain Font Black, CheapSign, ChickenFarm, CornFed, CrappyDan, CrappyDanLowercase, DimWitGauche, DimWitRight, Eastwood, FantasticFont, Fear, FearlessVampireKillers, FeltCrappyDan, FrootStand, GassyGaut, GauFontExposition (trilined), Gauts, GautsMotelLowerLeft, GautsMotelLowerRight, GautsMotelUpperLeft, GautsMotelUpperRight, Gearbox (geary alphading face), Göt (blackletter), HoaryGaut, Houdini, IncantationOne, IncantationTwo, IrwinAllen, JackOLantern, Jagged, JoeJack, KathleenLowercase, KathleenUppercase, KentuckyFriedFont, LeadType, LeadTypeBoldInked, MadScience, Moscoso (morphed Western titling font), OogieBoogie, OrganDonorGuts, OrganDonorSkin, PinkCandyPopcornFont, PooCorny, PooSmooth, Potland (marihuana alphadings), Punk, RapaNuiLetters, RapaNuiMoaiBats, RapaNuiMoaiFont, RedStar (2004, pretty handwriting based on the pen of Linda Cappel), RedStarBold, RockFont (Flintsones font?), Sasquatch, Sea Creature, Shaman, ShermlockMadstyle, ShermlockSolid, Shock, ShockThick, SpookyMagic, StagTickets, StartlingFont, TattooParlour (2004, scanbats), ToOsamaLoveGeorge, TypewriterKeys, Vector, WebPress, WebPressBold, Weird, WereWolf, ZootAllures. He has some comic book fonts, some dingbats, and several fonts around the theme of magic. Interview. Fontspace link. [Google]

Gérard Mariscalchi

Montrealer who designed ITC Redonda (1998), Baylac (at Agfa) and the Comic Strip family. Planned are the calligraphic font Herald (for Font Bureau), the protest font Infamy, and Robin Hood. Made also the following Agfa Creative Alliance fonts: Evita, Baylac, Link, Lineale, Iona, Marnie and Toots (1997, based on calligraphy by Villu Toots). Alternate link. Designed the great calligraphic font Scrivener in 2000 (I guess the Herald project at Font Bureau must be dead then). Agfa's page on him. [Google]

Geoffroy Tobé

French designer of these fonts (no downloads): NSBC (stencil), Opening (octagonal), 2/3 (experimental), Didi, Chatsworth Road (comic book face). [Google]

German Donaldist Society (D.O.N.A.L.D.)
[Thomas Pryds Lauritsen]

The free Carl Barks Script (1998), an all caps bold comic book font that covers Greek as well, was originally made by the German Donaldist Society. In 1998, it was extended by Thomas Pryds Lauritsen of the Danish Donaldist Society. [Google]

Gigant Downloads
[Edvin Sandberg]

Gigant is a comic strip. The Gigant Logos font was created in 2000 by Edvin Sandberg. [Google]

GLC --- Gilles Le Corre
[Gilles Le Corre]

French painter born in Nantes in 1950, who lives in Talmont St Hilaire. His fonts include 2009 Handymade (comic book style), 2009 Lollipop (chancery style), 2009 GLC Plantin, 2009 Primitive (2009, a rough-edged roman script), 2008 Script 2 (2008), GLC Ornaments One (2008) and 2008 Xmas Fantasy (2008: blackletter). In 2008, he started GLC -- Gilles Le Corre and became commercial. He is best known for his historic revivals:

• 825 Karolus (2009), and 825 Lettrines Karolus (2009).
• 1420 Gothic Script (2008).
• 1456 Gutenberg (2008, based on a scan of an old text).
• 1462 Bamberg (2008).
• 1467 Pannartz Latin (2009): inspired by the edition De Civitate Dei (by Sanctus Augustinus) printed in 1467 in Subiaco by Konrad Sweynheym and Arnold Pannartz, who was the punchcutter.
• 1470 Jenson-SemiBold (2008).
• 1475 BastardeManual (2008, inspired by the type called Bastarde Flamande, a book entitled Histoire Romaine (by Titus Livius), translated in French by Pierre Bersuire ca. 1475, was the main source for drawing the lower case characters).
• 1479 Caxton (2009): inspired by the two blackletter fonts used by the famous William Caxton in Westminster (UK) in the late 1400s.
• 1484 Bastarda Loudeac (2008).
• 1470 Jenson Latin (2009), inspired by the pure Jenson set of fonts used in Venice to print De preparatio evangelica in 1470.
• 1491 Cancellarasca Normal and Formata (2009): inspired by the very well known humanistic script called Cancellaresca. This variant, Formata, was used by many calligraphers in the late 1400s, especially by Tagliente, whose work was mainly used for this font.
• 1492 Quadrata (2008).
• 1495 Lombardes (2008): a redrawn set of Lombardic types, which were used in Lyon by printers such as Mathias Huss, Martin Havard or Jean Real, from the end of 14OOs to the middle of 1500s.
• 1495 Bastarda Lyon (2008, based on the font used in the "Conte de Griseldis" by Petrarque).
• 1509 Leyden (2008; inspired by the type used in Leyden by Jan Seversz to print Breviores elegantioresque epistolae).
• 1510 Nancy (2008, decorated initial letters was inspired by those used in 1510 in Nancy (France, Lorraine) for printing of Recueil ou croniques des hystoires des royaulmes d'Austrasie ou France orientale[...] by Symphorien Champion; unknown printer).
• 1512 Initials.
• 1514 Paris Verand (based on initial caps that Barthélémy Verand employed for the printing of Triumphus translatez de langage Tuscan en François.
• 1532 Bastarde Lyon (2008, based on work by an anonymous printer in Lyon (France) to print the French popular novel Les Grandes et inestimables Chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua).
• 1534 Fraktur (2009; inspired by the early Fraktur style font used circa 1530 by Jacob Otther, printer in Strasbourg (Alsace-France) for German language printed books).
• 1538 Schwabacher (2008, based on a font used by Georg Rhan in Wittemberg (Germany) to print Des Babsts Hercules [...], a German pamphlet against roman catholicism written by Johannes Kymeus).
• 1543 German Deluxe (2009): a Schwabacher inspired by the sets of fonts used in 1543 by Michael Isengrin, printer in Basel, to print New Kreüterbuch, which is a book with numerous nice pictures, the masterpiece of Leonhart Fuchs, father of the modern botany.
• 1543 HumaneJenson-Bold (2008, after the face used in Vesalius' 1543 book De humani corporis fabrica).
• 1543 HumaneJenson-Normal (2008, same source).
• 1550 Arabesques (2008, caps).
• 1557 Italique (2008, based on Italic type used by Jean de Tournes in Lyon to print La métamorphose d'Ovide figurée).
• 1565 Venetian Normal (2008, initial decorated letters that are entirely original, but were inspired by Italian renaissance engraver Vespasiano Amphiareo's patterns published in Venice ca. 1568).
• 1584 Rinceau (2008, a set of initial letters is an entirely original creation, inspired by French renaissance patterns used by Bordeaux printers circa 1580-1590).
• 1589 Humane Bordeaux (2008, inspired by the Garamond fonts used by S. Millanges (imprimeur ordinaire du Roy) in Bordeaux ca. 1580-1590. The alphabets were used to reprint L'instruction des curés by Jean Gerson).
• 1590 Humane Warszawa is a rough-edged garalde face inspired by a font carved circa 1590 for a Polish editor.
• 1592 GLC Garamond (2008, inspired by the pure Garamond set of fonts used by Egenolff and Berner, German printers in Frankfurt, at the end of sixteen century. Considered the best and most complete set at the time. The italic style is Granjon's).
• 1610 Cancellaresca (2008, inspired by the Cancellaresca moderna type of 1610 by Francesco Periccioli who published it in Sienna).
• 1689 Almanach (2009): inspired by the eroded and tired fonts used by printers from the sixteenth century to the early years of twentieth for cheap or fleeting works, like almanacs, adverts, gazettes or popular novels.
• 16th Arabesques (2008, an exquisite ornamental caps scanfont).
• 1741 Financiere (2009): inspired by the Fournier's font Financière. While it appears handwritten, it was in fact carved in 1741 by Pierre Simon Fournier le jeune and published in his Manuel Typographique in Paris (1764-1766).
• 1742 Frenchcivilite (2008).
• 1751 GLC Copperplate (2009), a 6-style family about which Gilles says: This family was inspired by an engraved plate from Diderot & Dalembert's Encyclopedia (1751), illustrating the chapter devoted to letter engraving techniques. The plate bears two engravers names: "Aubin" (may be one of the four St Aubin brothers?) and "Benard" (whose name is present below all plates of the Encyclopedia printed in Geneva). It seems to be a transitional type, but different from Fournier or Grandjean.
• 1776 Independence (inspired mainly from the font used by John Dunlap in the night of 1776 July 4th in Philadelphia to print the first 200 sheets of the Congress' Declaration of Independence establishing the United States of America).
• 1786 GLC Fournier, based on several books printed in Paris just before the Didot era set in. The Titling characters are based on hymns printed by Nicolas Chapart.
• 1790 Royal Printing (2009): inspired by various variants of Romain du Roy.
• 1815 Waterloo (2008, a hand from Napoleon's government).
• 1820 Modern (2009) was inspired by a didone font used in Rennes by Cousin-Danelle, printers, for a Brittany travel guide.
• 1848 Barricades Italic, a quill pen italic.
• 1859 Solferino (2009).
• 1863 Gettysburg (2008; inspired by a lot of autographs, notes and drafts, written by President Abraham Lincoln, mainly the Gettysburg address).
• 1871 Whitman Script (2008) and 1871 Dreamer Script (2008): inspired by manuscripts by American poet Walt Whitman.
• 1883 Fraktur (2009): inspired by fonts used by J. H. Geiger, printer in Lahr, Germany.
• 1885 Germinal: based on notes and drafts written by Émile Zola (1840-1902).
• 1890 Registers Script (2008): inspired by the French "ronde".
• 1902 Loïe Fuller (art nouveau face).
• 1906 French News: a weathered Clarendon-like family based on the fonts used by Le Petit Journal, a French newspaper that ran from 1863 until 1937.
• 1906 Titrage (2009): a didone headline face from the same newspaper.
• Underwood 1913 (2007, an old typewriter font, whose commercial version is Typewriter 1913), and 1913 Typewriter Carbon (2008).
• 1968 GLC Graffiti (2009).
• 1917 Stencil (2009; with rough outlines).

Gloria Pike

Pencil artist from Norman, OK (b. 1984) who designed the curly face GloriaNumberOne (2004), the handprinted face March Nouveau (2006), Descenders (2006, art nouveau face), April Nouveau (2006), Jaws of Life (2006, artsy billboard face), Konnectors (2006), Rebubbled (2006), Eggheadz (2006), Untitled Comic Font (2006, contains Cyrillic characters), Hexangular (2006), Gloriental (2006, oriental simulation), ApplePear (2009) and Gloria's Hand 1 (2005). Alternate URL. [Google]

Graham Meade

Prolific Australian type designer who originally created many freeware/shareware typefaces, but has recently begun asking money for some of his fonts. He lives in Clayton, South Melbourne. He has been associated with all of these labels:

• GemFonts98: Here he published most of his early work, listed at the link. The 2003 faces include Czaristite, Zyphyte, Gosmick Sans, West Test, Aunchanted, Worstveld, Quastic Kaps and Quadlateral. In 2004, he added Tall Films.
• Tomcat Type: WhyDamnIt (2002), Deedaceous, and Cortilic.
• Three Mile Island: Rave Party Poster, ChocolatFromHelvetica (2002), HeilVertica, Nightmare in Blend Mode, Bush Toad, and the Feldicouth family (2002).
• Fontological Foundry: Where U @ (a comic book style).
• F.O.N.Type/Typotheticals (see also here to buy the font packs, or here): Hulbert, Fron Town, Akkord, Eutheric, GM Hightop, ItalicanOblique (2004), Jagged Dreams, Rigellite, Struckta, Metasyntal, TN Caluminy, Hardnsharp, Dreamspiked (2004), Tsudoman, Tsudotin, Tsudomed, Tsudovac, Delechol, Etched Fractals, Binary Snafu, Meichic, McFoodPoisoning1 through 6 (2003), Czaristane, Phollic, Phollic Duo, Quoral, Neu Phollick, Neu Aged Phollick, Stripwriter, Debased Material (2004), Freekenfont (2004), Gurnee (2004).
• Futurex: Dropshaft, FuturexParts, FuturexVariationAlpha, Futurex-AlternatLC, Futurex-AlternateTC, Futurex-Bold, Futurex-BoldOblique, Futurex, FuturexNarrow.
• Apostrophic Labs: Quixotte (2002), Mechanihan (2002), Kameleon (2002), Lady Ice Extra (2002), Gizmo (2002), Zillah Modern (2002), Wazoo (2002), JamesEightEleven (2002), Equine (2001), Street Corner (2001), Freebooter Script, Street (31 font sans and slab serif), Bipolar Control, Lane, Street, Street Slab, 2nd Street, Kronika, Thong, WhackadooUpper, Charrington, Lady Copra, Zebra, Extra Meade Pack, Control Freak, Dekon, Asenine, Heidorn Hill (a Fraktur font), Castorgate, Troglodyte. With Apostrophe, he made Moondog (2001), Choda, Futurex, Duralith, Epyval, BooterMM, Pamelor, Sabril, Erinal, Karisma, Whackadoo, Bicicles, Drummon, Primary Elector, Youthanasia, Grunja, Prussian Brew, ChizMM, Luciferus, Labtop, Gilgongo, Labrit, Kandide, Brassiere (which became the commercial face Ipscus in 2009), Eskargot, Endor, Labag.

Gray Graphics
[Kotaro Hatano]

Free Latin fonts: Nationalyze-ALP, Snow Dream, Lumine Sign, Pollyanna, Quick Express and Milky Well, designed by Kotaro Hatano. Find also the katakana fonts Orange Ade, Happy Frame, Panda Chang Bold, Technopolish, Fancy Balloons, CandyStore, LivingToys, Nekoyanagi, Commercial Break, Citrus Fruits, Nationalyze, NatsuMikan, and Lovely Capsules. Font Pavilion also sells his Fancy Balloons (romaji, katakana for comics). [Google]

Haäfe & Haph
[Kyle Jones]

Foundry, est. 2006, by Kyle Jones, a graphic designer from Brentwood, TN. Their first font is Milkman (2006, comic book lettering). He also created a perky all-caps sans display face with comic book overtones, discussed here (2006). Another comic face is here. And even his fifties-style connected script face (2006) has comic book written all over it. Still in the same style is this connected script face (2007) and this advertising face called WIP (2007). Alternate URL. Working on WIP (2007, a hookish script face). [Google]

Hackberry Font Foundry (Was: NuevoDeco Typography (or: Bergsland Design)
[David Bergsland]

In 2009, Hackberry Font Foundry grew out of NuevoDeco Typography, which in turn was a commercial foundry that formed part of Bergsland Design located in Las Lunas, NM and run by David Bergsland (b. 1944, Buffalo, NY). The newest address is in Mankato, MN. The fonts: Amico (2008, a sans family), Ardone Book (2007, garalde, a close relative of his own Diaconia Old Style), Brinar (2006, a Koch-inspired slightly playful sans text family), Sturdy (2006, heavy sans), Aargh!- Light and Heavy; Abiquiu Black; Ablati (2009), Abrect; Abwyn; Adieu (1998); Adieu Two (2006, an almost balckletter script); Akme Pro, Albe Sans- Light, Regular, Italic, Heavy; AllSpeed- Regular and Italic; Altra- Light, Regular, Italic, Heavy, Heavy Italic, and Black; Amitale; Attend; Auntie Pat; Aramus; Arturo; Bergsland Engravers Pro (2005); Bergsland Fashion (2005); Bergsland Display (2005); Bilbo Black; Bilbo Pro Fiesta; Bjorgi Pro (2004); Diaconia Old Style- Regular, Italic, Small Caps, Heavy, Heavy Italic, Black (1994-2001); Nordstrom- Light, Roman, Bold, Black; NuevoLitho; Allektra (2002, David Bergsland); Avenue (2002), Aero Script (2001), Caesar and Chivalry. They used to have Beatz (Seamus Mills), Akme (2002, an industrial sans family), AmeriDistort (old typewriter, Seamus Mills) and Artz (David Bergsland). About Astaire Pro (2004), he writes: "This is a deco-style text OpenType Pro font loosely based on Koch's Locarno as seen in KochAltschrift a recent free German tribute to Koch's work. I was familiar with Meeks' Letraset presstype version called Locarno, but I never liked the proportions used by either Meeks or Koch. So I radically revised ascender, descender, and x-height to make them more usable." In 2005, he createdBergsland Fashion and Bergsland Round. In 2006, he added Fiscal, a squarish sans face. In 2007, Bergsland created Ardone Book (+ Italic), a garalde related to his own Diaconia Old Style, which in turn was influenced by the 19th century Dutch bible font, Minister (Linotype). The accompanying sans is called Arinar, and the slab serif is Alexandrya. He also made Artichoke that year, a calligraphic printed script face with rough outlines, which according to the typophiles is a shameful clone of Chris Costello's Papyrus. Finally, we have Brinar, a humanist sans family. In 2008, he made Amitale (eight styles in each of AmitaleBook and AmitaleWide), Aramus (an old style text face), Arturo (a falred sans serif based on an alphabet found in Dan Solo book), and Auntie Pat (decorative script face). In 2009, he created the high-ascendered and bouncy ans face Aerle, as well as Bling. Out of Aramus grew Artimas (2009), a "book" family. And out of Nuevo Litho (1993) appeared Abrect (2009). [Google]

Haiko Günther

Born in 1980 in Saarbrücken, and a recent graduate at HBK Saar. Working as a designer for the town of Saarbrücken. Somehow associated with Kiosk Type in Berlin, where she created these typefaces: Drückerei (2008, grunge), Rex Mundi (2008), Ghana Signpainters Divine Healer (2008), Wüste Fraktale (2008, a pixel blackletter), Ghana Signpainters Safari (2008), Ghana Signpainters Cocktail (2008, comic book and ad style), Black Frituur (2008, blackletter), Steelcut (2008, slab serif based on Woodcut). [Google]

Haiku Monkey
[Alec Julien]

Commercial foundry, est. 2007 in Burlington, VT, by Alec Julien (b. 1965). Fonts sold through MyFonts include Doctor Cyclops (2009), Grundlagen (2009, retro display sans), I Am A Bird (2009), Yacht (2009, a 1930s movie poster style family), Predicate (+Rounded) (2008, sans), Steel Sedan (2008, a condensed slab serif family), Monumint (2008, comic book style), Aerohop (2008, a sans family), Chittenden (2008, an artsy blackboard math style face), Rany (2008, handprinted), Ashbery (2008, Asian jungle look stick font), Banyan (2007, brush face with a jungle look), Loge (2007, a high-contrast sans), Joules (2007, handprinted family, whose development is described here), Tara (2007, a jungle-look face), Sinn (2007), Set Theory (2007), Bad Marker (2007), Counterfact (2007), Sharp Nine (2007), Groovin Up Slowly (2007), Fractal Caps (2007), Classy Diner (2007), Anthem (2007), Zooey (2007), Imagination Theory (2007), 89 (2007), Skrawl (2007), Zerega (2007), AJ Hand (2007), Scandal (2008), Zone 52 (2008, techno), Gno (2008, techno), Gno Serif (2008), Abbott (2008, a cool handprinted script). Most of these fonts resulted from drawing or doodling experiments. MyFonts link. Free fonts: Lavoisier (2009, sans), Skritch (2008, handwriting), Geekium (2008, a math symbols font based on Gentium), 36 Dots (dot matrix face), Teacher Sez (2007, blackboard script). Deviant Art carries these free fonts/demos: Skritch, Rany, Teacher Sez, Steel Jalopy (2008, based on Steel Sedan), Insolent (2009), I Am A Bird (2009, slab serif family), Myrna (2009). Lavoisier (2009) is a free minoline font, later cyrillicized by Sergey Tkachenko. Working on Modus (2009). [Google]

Haile Dredd

Designer of the handwriting/comic book fonts Bandelero, Fright, Letterer. Also did Haile Dredd. [Google]

Hans Presto

Comic book font links by Stockholm's Hans Presto. Has many other useful links too. [Google]

Harold's Fonts
[Harold Lohner]

Visually pleasing, original mostly free/shareware Mac and PC fonts by Harold Lohner. Some fonts are shareware, some freeware, some payware.

• Famous fonts: Auteur (2007, after the handwriting in the opening titles of Jean Cocteau's The Beauty and the Beast, 1946), 12 to the Moon (2000, runes based on the Columbia Pictures movie "12 to the Moon"), Aardvark Café (2000, extrapolated from the famous Hard Rock Café logo), BENSFOLK (2000, adapted from the work of Ben Shahn, in turn adapted from "folk or amateur" alphabets. Font originally developed for The Arts Center of the Capital Region.), BENSFOLK CONDENSED (2000), Bensgothic (1998), BensgothicLigatures (1998), CALAVERAS (2002, a take on Daisyland), Comet Negative (2000, based on the logo of Country Music Television (CMT)), Comet Positive (2000), HonestJohns (2000, based on the lettering in the classic Howard Johnson's restaurants logo), METRODF (2000, based on the Mexico City subway's lettering), Radio (2002, derived from the old NPR (National Public Radio) logo).
• Handlettering: Rudland Hand (2007, inspired by the work of the British artist and designer Peter Rudland), Gamera (2006), Directors Script (2006, based on a film credits script from the 1940s), National Archive (2005, based on the lettering of Timothy Matlack, who wrote the Declaration of Independence), Frank the Architect (2004, based on Frank Ching's lettering, which also gave rise to the Tekton family), Imitation (2003, inspired by the handlettered titles of the film Imitation of Life (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk and artdirected by Richard H. Riedel), Imitation Two (2004), antiestablishment (2000), Christmas Card (2000, based on the handlettered opening titles of the film "It's a Wonderful Life", Art Director: Jack Okey. This font was retired and replaced in 2006 by Testimonial), Espangle (2002, as the lettering for El Corte Ingles), Dad's Recipe (2000, based on his dad's handwriting), Greg's Hand (2001, Greg Smith's writing), Greg's Other Hand (2002), Kaela (1998, reshaped and extended in 2006), Marker Man (1999), Synch (2000, with Phil Campbell, inspired by the work of the artist Stuart Davis), Synchronous (2000, based on Syncopated Script, again made with Phil Campbell), Syncopated Script (1999).
• Blackletter: Rude Goth (2007, grunge blackletter), Alsace-Lorraine, Benighted, Chinese Gothic, Christmas Card II, Kombine Regular, Kombine Kursiv (2000), Olde Chicago.
• Woodtype: Blacktops (caps, 1999), Blacktop Small Caps (1999), Cinderella (1998). The Western font Cattle Annie (2006) is an unauthorized digital interpretation of the analog font "Les Catalanes." According to ABZ: More alphabets and other signs by Rothenstein and Gooding, it was designed in 1952 by Enric Crous-Vidal (1908-1987) but was never produced.
• Stencil fonts: JJ Stencil, JJStencilLight (2000, inspired by the work of Jasper Johns), JJStencil Wet, JJStencilMedium, Sideshow (2000, based on the stencilled lettering on a vintage Ouija board), JJStencilSolid (2003), StencilFour (2001, inspired by the logo of Channel 4 (UK); reworked in 2006 into Oaktag), StencilFourReversed (2001).
• Western: Oklahoma (2006, based on the title of the film by that name), Captain Howdy (1999, 2000, Western font based on the lettering on a Ouija board).
• Fraktur fonts: Benighted (2002), AlsaceLorraine (2000), Chinese Gothic (2000), Kombine Regular (2000), Kombine Kursiv (2000).
• Revived Letraset fonts: BLOCK UP family (2000, based on the font family by the same name by Sally Ann Grover (1974) for Letraset), Good Vibes (2001, based on the analog font "Good Vibrations" by Trevor Hatchett for Letraset, 1973), GoodVibesBackbeat (2001), ObliqueTextBold (2000, based on a Letraset font called Obliq, 1984), ObliqueTextLight (2000), ObliqueTextMedium (2000), Wireframe (2000, based on the Letraset font Bombere designed by Carla Bombere (or Carla Ward)).
• Art Nouveau fonts: Cartel (2005, simply gorgeous), based on the lettering of trhe 1936 movie by that name), Onion (2003), Roberta (2003, based on a font of Bob Trogman, 1962), Roberta Raised Shadow (2003), Atlas (tri-line Art Deco style, 2001), Atlas Solid (2001), Boomerang family (1998-2000), LeFilmClassic family (2000, based on the classic Art Deco font of the same name, originally designed by Marcel Jacno and released by Deberny & Peignot, 1927), LeFilmLetters (2000), LeFilmShadow (2000), PopUps (1998, a 3-d art deco font for signboards), Tapeworm (1998, based on the work of artist Ed Ruscha) Farouk (2001, tri-line font, based on an analog font of the same name, as illustrated in Paul E. Kennedy's "Modern Display Alphabets").
• MICR fonts: CMC7 (1998).
• Dingbats: Essene Dingbats (2005), Chapeau (2005, inspired by the 1902 Sears Catalog), Corset (2005, inspired by the 1902 Sears Catalog), Harold's Pips (2004), Alpha Bravo (2003), Rebus, AmericanCheese (1999), Candide Dingbats (1999, a reclinming women dingbat face based on decorations designed by Rockwell Kent for "Candide," circa 1928), Maritime Flags (2000), New Year Dingbats (1999: Japanese patterns).
• Monospace fonts: Chica Mono (2000, based on Apple's Chicago; not really monospaced, by the way), Queer Theory Black, Bold, Regular and Light (1999).
• Arab simulation faces: Alhambra (2006), Alhambra Deep (2006).
• Oriental simulation fonts: Pad Thai (2006), Mystic Prophet (2002, inspired by Ouija boards), Chow Fun (2001), Quasi (1998).
• Cartoon fonts: Laughtrack (2009, based on the work of the cartoonist Jerry Robinson), CokerOne (2000, based on the work of cartoonist Paul Coker Jr), Coker Two (2000) (note: therse fonts were erroneously named. They were renamed to Denney because of this: "The lettering in the fonts you have was developed by Alan Denney at Hallmark in the late 1950s. He also worked for American Greetings Hi Brows from 1960 - 1966 and then returned to Hallmark.... And he later went to a different lettering style when Shoe Box cards became Hallmark's funny card line replacing Contemporary Cards. Alan retired from Hallmark in 1993 and died two years later."), ZITZ (2000, based on the hand lettering in the King Features daily strip "Zits" by Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott), Ohmigosh (2007: 12 styles of comic book lettering).
• Dot matrix fonts: Fortuna Dot (2001).
• Pixel fonts: Larcher (based on a modular font designed by Jean Larcher).
• Medieval script fonts: Galathea (2000, based on a classic analog font of the same name, "Originalerzeugnis von J. S. Schelter & Giesecke, Leipzig").
• Fonts made in 2009: Sonnet (based on the printed text of Shakespeare, 1609), Fashion Brush, Fashion Script, Initation One, Two, and Three, Generation B (all at Font Bros).
• Fonts from 2009: Comfy (FontBros: inspired by an example of "Pinselschrift" (brush lettering) by Wilhelm Dechert), Sirena (FontBros: inspired by the hand-lettered opening titles of the film I Married a Witch).
• Fonts made in 2008: Alumino (inspired by Saul Bass's design for the aluminum company Alcoa), République (four fonts inspired by Paris Metro signs---not the familiar Art Nouveau "Metropolitain" signs, but the later Art Deco design by Adolphe Dervaux), Handbill (based on rubber stamps), Flash Mob, Pen Script Monograms, Royal Wedding (commercial set at Font Bros), 2 Clover Monograms, 4 Heart Monograms, Silverliner (based on the opening titles of the 1951 Hitchcock movie Strangers on a Train), Tricot (lettering as done on a sweater, after a design by Nancy Stahl), Silverliner (based on the opening titles of the 1951 Hitchcock movie Strangers on a Train), Tricot (lettering as done on a sweater, after a design by Nancy Stahl), Carbon Copy, Bracelet Mongrams.
• Fonts made in 2007: Aeolian, Pub Bites, Barril and Barril Doble (a digital interpretation of the 1970s Neufville font Barrio), Circle Monograms, XOXO (grunge), Safety Pin (inspired by the cover of the June 1946 Ladies Home Journal), Swizzle Script (a script based on Stylescript, 1940, Sol Hess: compare with Coronet and Trafton), New England (script), Madfont (after MAD magazine's logo), Quince (a brush version of Klumpp's Murray hill), Plumber's Gothic, Gamera.
• Fonts made in 2006: Humdinger (comic book lettering), Stella Dallas (a Koch Antiqua style face based on he hand-lettered titles of the film Stella Dallas), Foam Light, Mean 26 Sans, Mean 26 Serif, Gaudi, Lapis Lazuli (3 calligraphic fonts based on Dan X. Solo's Papyrus), Garden, Boston Line and Philadelphia Line (inspired by Boston Line Type, developed in the 1830s by Samuel Gridley Howe for use in raised-letter printing for the blind; the Philadelphia Line fonts were inspired by another raised-print font, this one developed by Julius Friedlander and adopted in 1837 by his Philadelphia school, now the Overbrook School for the Blind), Honeymoon (a script based on the Holiday Inn lettering)i, Blooper and Bloop Script (after Cooper Black and Brush Script), Roman monograms.
• Fonts made in 2005: Don Semiformal, Fabulous Prizes, Valentin (inspired by the work of Valentin Haüy, creator of the first books for the blind), Chelt Press (a grungy Cheltenham), National Debt, Pub Smooth (followed in 2007 by Pub Bites), Baronial Monograms, Vine Monograms, Thaleia (revival of Thalia), Harold's Monograms Bold, Blockograms, CarmenMonograms, Profiler, Goya, Jest, Chaser, Rebus (dingbats), Dilemma, The Birds, CVelestial Alphabet.
• Fonts made in 2004: Snowflake Monograms, Upbeat Demi, Pessima, White Birch, Artistamp, Entwined Monograms, Project, Dirty Finger, Koch Dingbats, Yard Sale, Shield Monograms, Gainsborough (inspired by the hand-lettered titles of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Lady Vanishes", 1938), Jim Dandy (an interpretation of the 19th century face Jim Crow), Gaumont (based on the hand-lettered titles of the film The 39 Steps (1935), a Gaumont-British Picture, directed by Alfred Hitchcock), Imitation2, Sunset, Bend It, Pretz, Cantabile, Echo, Skidz, Columbia Stamp, Trudeau Sans (a companion of his architectural face Trudeau), Frank the Architect (a Frank Ching-inspired face not unlike Tekton).
• Fonts made in 2003: Card Characters, Pieces, Harlequin, Hexagrams & Octograms, Popstars, Level, Peace, Collegiate Monograms, Bead Chain, Marquee.
• Fonts made in 2002: Level, Backhand Brush, Joggle, Script Monograms, Brickletter, Font Shui (oriental simulation), Heartland (for Valentine's day), Melodymaker (for music), Antiestablishment, Penmanship, RingTV, Cabaletta (now called Roosevelt), Graceful Ghost (caps based on an 18th century French design by Pouget&fils), the Ixat family (erasure fonts), PalimpsestBlack (erasure font), PalimpsestDark, PalimpsestLight, PalimpsestRegular, Pearlie, Repent (based on the work of American folk artist Jesse Howard), WillingRace (upper and lower case together).
• Fonts made in 2001: Carmen Caps, Crazy Harold (2001, based on a font of the same name, as illustrated in Paul E. Kennedy's "Modern Display Alphabets"; extended to 8 weights in 2006), Easter Parade (brush script), Famous Label (pen lettering), FLORES (based on a florist's sign in Valencia, Spain), FONT ERROR, Guadalupe, GuadalupeDos, HMBlackDiamondThree, HMBlackDiamondTwo, HMBlackOvalThree, HMBlackOvalTwo, HMWhiteDiamondThree, HMWhiteDiamondTwo, HMWhiteOvalThree, HMWhiteOvalTwo, Handmedown, Hymn, KaffeehausNeon (based on Kaufmann), PubSmooth (a variant of the classic font Publicity Gothic), Roselyn (a script font based on a font in "Lettering and Alphabets" by John Albert Cavanagh), RubaiyatDoubleLine, RubaiyatEngraved, RubaiyatInline, RubaiyatOutline, RubaiyatShadow, RubaiyatSolid, SanitaryBoldCaps, SanitaryDemi, SanitaryRegular, Shazi, ShaziGhost, Subtext (erasure font).
• Fonts made in 2000: Arrobatherapy, Barbeque, Black Oval Monogram, Bruce Mikita (oriental simulation), Bruce Mikita2, Cantabile, CantabileAlternate, Celestial Alphabet, the Goya family (extrapolated from the logo of the GOYA food products company), King Harold (inspired by the lettering on the Bayeux Tapestry), KingXmas, KingXmasStars, KochQuadratFill, KochQuadrat, KochQuadratGuides, KochQuadratInline, KochQuadratOutlines, Koch Rivoli, Lab Rat, Law School (based on the architectural lettering at Albany Law School, Albany, NY, now named Trudeau, after a design by architect Robert Louis Trudeau), Milky Way (based on a style of hand lettering by Ross F. George included in 1930s Speedball lettering books), MilkyWayTwo (2001), Neurotoxin, Pharmacy, Punchhappy (holes in letters, influenced by Apostrophe's Toolego?), Punchhappy Shadow, Quarterround, Quarterround Tile (a kitchen tile font), RedCircle (based on the lettering on Eight O'Clock brand coffees), Ringpin, ScarletRibbons, Screwball (font in memory of Madeline Kahn), Solemnity (an uncial font modeled on the analog font SOLEMNIS by Günter Gerhard Lange, 1952), ThreePartySystemA, ThreePartySystemB, ThreePartySystemC, Vasarely (named in honor of Op artist Victor Vasarely; based on a modular font by Jean Larcher).
• Fonts made in 1999: BrideOfTheMonsterStencil, Bubble Gum Rock A and B, CheltPressDark, CheltPressDarkVariegated, CheltPressLigh, CheltPressLightVariegated, CheltPress, Esquivel, EsquivelEngraved, Fulton Artistamp, MADFONT, Smellvetica, SmellveticaOutline, Vedette Blanche (movie roll font), VedetteNoire.
• Fonts made in 1998: BrideOfTheMonster (caps and numbers are based on Rudolph Koch's Neuland), Cheapskate family, Dominican (coffee bean bag font), Landmark, OldeChicago (based on the Apple Chicago font), Ricecakes, SavingsBond extended in 2006 to National Debt, National Debt Hilite and National Debt 3D), StampAct, StampActJumbled, Thanksgiving, Virile Open, Virile Solid.

Havana Street
[A.J. Garces]

Original 1940's style clipart and fonts by A.J. Garces and Emery Wang. The In the Mood Font Pack contains Freeze, Eerie, Ooze, Stubby, Toon, Woody. [Google]

Head:Line Typedesign
[Thomas Oldfield]

UK's Tom Oldfield (b. Yorkshire) designed some free fonts and a few commercial ones: Bokken, Creole, Dimbaza, Extrema, Gasoline, Quorn, Litany, Whiplash, Hombre BT (2004, Bitstream), Jerk Chicken BT (2007, blotty handwriting), and Nostromo. He also published Reaper BT and Chicken BT. 150 UK pound custom font making service. MyFonts site. In 2005, he reorganized things, and his catalog is as follows. Freeware fonts include Blotto, Incised, Chunk, JustFiveMins, all destructionist faces. Shareware faces: Shrivel, Shrapnel, Mello (stencil), Rabid. Commercial faces:

• Antique style: Bootham, Rufford, Treasurer, Devizes, Sedbergh, Incognito.
• Distressed: Peizli Claemaks, Litany, Bokken, USCSS Nostromo, USCSS Sulacco, Extema, Gasoline.
• Cartoony: Creole, Snoogle, Mouse, Krattius, Lightyear, Disjoint.
• Bizarre: Sifting, Moist Bendy, Invertebrate, Semoline, Clearly A Madman, Moist Moist Moist Moist.

Honey and Death
[Mitsutoshi Nobusawa]

Honey and Death offers free Mac fonts designed by Mitsutoshi Nobusawa: Spacy has letters made out of bubbles, Layerface is a comic book font, Blindfaith (2001) is a striped font family, Constellation and Dotline are dots and lines fonts, Sparkling is a graph theorist's font, Saigi and Tansen are kana versions of this, and Ryousan is a script kana font. Also, Lovedrops (2004), Tapefont (2004), Strongcil (2004, stencil), Connectline (fifties face), Zigzag, Blackoron, Galaxyface, Judaslike, Fatfont, Griffinize, Paddleface, Cooper Black in kana (2004), Makestencil (2004), Honeycomb (2004), Keymaps (2004, a dot font), Fatfont (2004), BlackoronAlp, BlackoronKat, CooberBlackKat, CooberBlackOblKat, DotlineKat, GalaxyfaceHirAno, GalaxyfaceHirReg, GalaxyfaceKatAno, GalaxyfaceKatReg, HoneycombOut, HoneycombReg, HoneycombSol, Ironbeadsfont, KnitfontA, KnitfontB, Lightningvolt, Lovedrops, MakestencilAlp, MechamaruAlp (2006), MechamaruKat, TapefontAlp, TapefontAlt, TapefontKat, Westerner (2006). Direct download of the type 1 fonts and the truetype fonts. [Google]

Howard Cruse

Howard Cruse designed the comic book font family Loose Cruse at Blue Vinyl. [Google]

Hubert Jocham

German type designer (b. 1965, Memmingen) who studied graphic design in Augsburg (Germany) and Preston (England). His degree project dealt with the history of the italic type of the renaissance and the relationship between roman and italic. In 1998 he moved to London to work for Henrion, Ludlow and Schmidt in corporate branding. Today Hubert Jocham is a freelance designer located once again in Memmingen, Germany. He develops brandmarks and logotypes for leading brand agencies like Interbrand, Landor, Enterprise and Futurbrand. He designes text and headlinesystems for international magazines like GQ London, Vogue Moscow, L'Officiel Paris, Details New York and German publishers like Milchstraße and Gruner & Jahr. He is responsible for the corporate Type of Bally in Switzerland, the Kunsthaus Graz and Agfa Photo. His typefaces include Fernseher, Fire, Weekend, Spring (2008), Dolce, Element, Magazine, Other Sans, other Oldstyle, Libris, Adonis, September, Oktober, June, New June and New June Serif (2008, after the large x-heighted June, used in W-magazine and Harvey Nichols magazine), Softedge, Venturio (50s diner face), Teleneue, LTA Identity, Bally Libris. Does corporate typefaces, and works for Frank Magazine in London. Mostly sans serif faces. At Elsner&Flake, he made EF Havanna, EH Herbert, EF Panther, EF Sahara, EF Keule and EF Tabard. Working on this serif face (2005). In 2005, he published the Hubert Jocham Type Voice Edge family (sans), the Hubert Jocham Type Voice Sholder family (sans) and the Hubert Jocham Type Voice Sans family, each in 18 weights, at URW. Free font: Xmas Rudolph (2006, a display serif face). In 2007, Voice was removed from URW and is solely available at Hubert Jocham Type & Design. The family was extended and now includes many styles, subdivided in Voice (sans), VoiceEdge, VoiceShoulder, VoiceSerif, and TeleVoice. He created the ecccentric serif families Alida Text and Display (2007) and the *very* interesting asymmetrically rounded Volt (2007), a sans family he claims improves on similar faces such as Bernhard Gothic, Barmeno, Dax, Prokyon, Voice Shoulder, and Phoenica. Mommie (2006) was originally designed as a display typeface for L'Officiel magazine in Paris in 2003. It won a display face award at TDC2 2008, and was followed in 2008 by MommieBrush. Boris Bencic, the art-director asked Jocham to design a script with high contrast in the stroke, in the tradition of Spencerian Hand. Verve Sans and Serif (2006-2007) are a pair of fun birds, especially the frivolous serif originally planned for a women's psychology magazine called Emotion. A few days after their publication, they were renamed VerseSans and VerseSerif, probably because the name Verve clashed with Adobe's VerveMM font made in 1998 by Brian Sooy (by the way, there is also a Verve type family by Dieter Steffmann, dated 2000). Around the same time, the sans family LegauSans (2007) saw the light. In 2005, he made the brush script headline faces Schoko and Drop, and the comic book family Tasty. In 2008, he added the brush signage families Schwung and Milk, the signage brush script face Flavour (also dated 2004), the serif family Leaf, the display serif face Mighty, New Libris Sans [a multi-weight extension of Libris, the cororate face of Bally, Switzerland, designed by Jocham in 1999], New Libris Serif, the TV-screen-curved Fernseher family, the industrial sans family Konsens (with related Konsens Stencil), the Contra Sans and Contra Serif families, Flow (sans), Bent (sans family), the wide basic sans family Monday, and the pointed serif face Rudolph. Perfetto (2008) is a new classic serif family based on a typeface penned by Giovanni Francesco Cresci with an x-height of 8 mm, and published in his book Il perfetto Scrittore in 1570 (also seen in Tschichold's Meisterbuch der Schrift). New in 2009: Glenda (script), Keks (broken angular type), Susa (connected script), Narziss (a high contrast ornamental headline face), Safran (solid 18-style sans family), Granat (a 14-style rounded sans family related to Jocham's own Teleplu and Teleneue), Vivid. MyFonts link. FontShop link. [Google]

Hung Lan Art Design
[Nguyen Hung Lan]

Free fonts by Vietnamese cartoon artist Nguyen Hung Lan include the brush and handwriting typefaces VNI-Comicbook, VNI-Matisse, VNI-BriquetNormal, VNI-Disney-Normal, VNI-Diudang, VNI-Nhatban, VNI-Baybuom-Normal, VNI-Truck, VNI-Yahoo, VNI-Thanhcao, VNI-Thufap2-Normal, VNI-Thufap3, VNI-Thufapfan-Normal, VNI-Viettay-Normal, VNI-Butlong, VNI-HLThuphap, VNI-Netbut, VNI-Thufap1, VNI-Whimsy, VNI-OngDoHL. These faces include some real beauties, such as VNI-HLThuphap, VNI-OngDoHL, VNI-Thufap1, VNI-Thufap2-Normal, and VNI-Thufapfan-Normal. At the end of 2004, I found these downloadable faces: HLButlatre, HLButlong, HLBrush1BK, HLBrush2BK, HLBrush3BK, HLComicBoom, HLComic2, HLFantasy1, HLFantasy2, HLFantasy3, HLFreewrite, HLGiotmuc, HLHoamy, HLNhenhang, HLSlapstickComic, HLDongian, HLThanhcao, HLThuphap1BK, HLThuphap2BK, HLThuphap3BK, HLVungchac. Many are extensions and Vietnamizations of existing faces. His fonts are for dual use in Latin and Vietnamese. [Google]

HVD Fonts
[Hannes von Döhren]

Hannes von\0Döhren (b. 1979, Berlin) is the Berlin-based designer (b. 1979) of free handwriting and grunge fonts such as HVD Comic Serif Pro (2009, an alternative to Comic Sans, according to HVD), The Subway Types (2009, a graffiti family: Shik (New York), Deon (Paris) and Etan (Berlin) came together to show the typical tag styles of their respective metropolitan areas. The fonts were digitized, spaced, kerned and programmed by Hannes von Döhren), Shelton (2008, T-26), HVD Peace (2008, an army stencil font), HVD Comic Serif (2007, a serifed spoof on Comic Sans), HVD Rowdy (2007), HVDSpencils-Block (2007, stencil), HVDSpencils (2007, stencil), HVD Steinzeit (2005), HVD Edding 780, HVD Rawcut (2005), HVD Age 11 (2006), HVD Shelton (2008, T-26: wood type grunge), HVD Bodedo (2009, potato-Bodoni lettering), Quench Pro (2008, Linotype), HVD Peace (2008), and HVD Poster (2006, grunge). In 2009, he created Grandma (great handprinted style---move over, Comic Sans), Christmas Dingbats, ITC Chino (a soft-edged signage and sans family, done with Livius Dietzel), Klint (2009, sans family), Brevia (a soft sans in seven styles), Cowboyslang (a Western slab serif family), Embryo (superblack), Embryo Open (2009), and Opal, a classy old style text family with tall ascenders. Alternate URL. URL at T-26. Another URL. Behance link. Alternate URL. MyFonts link. . [Google]

Hyatt Art
[David Hyatt]

Free comic book fonts HyattArtDotCom10 and SpawnFont, created by David Hyatt. PC and Mac, type 1 and truetype. Free to mailing list members: Darkspawn, RebirthMania, Eazy Comix, Klomics, KungFuComic (2001), Backarackattack, SpangledMast (2001, patriotic font), Nanu-Nanu (2002). [Google]

I am Mint Condition
[Travis Stearns]

Travis Stearns (I am Mint Condition) is a graphic and type designer in Minneapolisa, MN. He created the hand-drawn Hugo typeface in 2008 at YouWorkForThem. Other fonts there: Magoo (comic book style), Pineapple (2009), Morricone (2009, a great ultra slab serif with Italian features), Enigmatic Hand, Seaweed, Wellsworth Script (neurotic), Grosskopf (great), Thinaire Unicase, Pierre (handdrawn), Absent Grotesque Bold, Basel Black (2009, a cross of Spartan and Optima), Neighborhood, Alexios, Odon, BLKMTL (runes), Garnier (child's hand), Fridge (hand-drawn outline face), Hannah (2009, three version of different widths; hand-set), Michel (2009), Valley (2009, a balla and stick-themed font), Skute (2009, free at You Work For Them, patterned after Cassandre's Bifur). His blog. Behance link. [Google]

I Fonts dei Simpson

Archive with three Simpson's fonts, Akbar, Cartoonist Simple, Groening Plain. [Google]

I2f

Original fonts, mostly katakana and hiragana, but also some Latin alphabets. Some pixel and manga fonts, but overwhelmingly, this collection is techno. The font names: ArabiaConsole (2002), ArtificialSatellite, AstroN, AstroT, BiscuitBank, Cocoon, ComBattler, CyborgClassic, DanceMixN, DanceMixR, Discotic, DragonBird, EosE, EosK, FatManLite, FirstGundam, FuwafuwaFururuHS, FuwafuwaFururuHW, FuwafuwaFururuKS, FuwafuwaFururuKW, GalaxyI, GalaxyN (2002, pixel font), HappyChicken, Hearts (parts one and two), HyperLalabellEI, HyperLalabellEN, HyperLalabellJI, HyperLalabellJN, Ideon, JointBump, Jojomix, KoukakuE (2002, pixel font), KoukakuJ, MacrossE (2002, pixel font), MacrossJ, MechaPlate, MobileSuit, Potted, PrePrePretty, Raideen, Robodatch, ShortPart, SpaceResortLite, Sunplaza, SuperLovelyI, SuperLovelyN, TechBonR, TechBonS, TechnoBrush, Thoroughbred, TrigunMaximumE, TrigunMaximumJ, TumblinDiceE (dice: note that there are errors in the dice!), TumblinDiceJ, Vifam, VitaminTabletE, VitaminTabletJ, Xanadu (2000, pixel font), Zambot J Lite. [Google]

Iconian Fonts
[Dan M. Zadorozny]

Born in Philadelphia and a resident of Texas, Dan Zadorozny's creations at Iconian. His pre-2005 fonts in alphabetical order: #44 font (2002), 00Starmap (2001, pixel font), 1st Cav (2008), 2-Tech, 2nd Amendment (2007, guns), 2nd Amendment 2050 (2009, more gun silhouettes), 2Toon, 300 Trojans (2008, comic book family), 4114 Blaster (2008, futuristic), 5th Agent (2008, techno), 7th Service (2002), 911Porscha, Achilles, ActionMan, Action Women (2008, female outlines), Aetherfox, AirCobra (2002), AirForce (planes and copters), Airstrip One (2003), Aldo's Moon, Aldo's Nova, Alexis (2001), Alien League, Alpha Sentry, Alpha Taurus (2007, octagonal, athletic lettering), Amalgam, Anitlles (2009, sans family), Argosy, Arilon (2008), Astropolis (2009), Avenger (2008, futuristic), Babes & Bond (2009, erotic silhouettes), Babe-alicious (2002, erotic outlines), Bad Robot (2007, computer game look), Bal-Astaral, Bamf, Battlefield, Beam Rider, Ben Zion (2008, Hebrew simulation), Berserker (2008, grunge), Beta Block, Bio-disc, Bio-discSolid, Bio-discThin, Bionic Comic (2002), Bionic Type (2002), Birds of a Feather (2007, dingbats), Blood Crow (2009), Blue July (2009), Brin Athyn (2008, uncial/Celtric), Bronic (2004), Bummer (2007, octagonal), Bushido (2008, oriental simulation), Buttons the Bear (2008, children's hand), Byte Police, CasperComics, Chardin Doihle (2008), a useful informal handprinting family), Charlemagne, Charlie's-Angles, Cheyenne Hand (2008), Christendom, ComicBookCommando, ComicFX, Commonwealth, Concielian, Corinthian, Coyote Deco (2007, art deco), Crappity-Crap-Crap (2007), Cro-Magnum (2003), CryUncial, Cyberia (like Soviet: neat Russian imitation letters), DS Man, Dan Stargate (2008), Dan'sHand, Dark Horse (nice brush font), Darkwind, Delta Ray, Department-K, DepartmentH, Detonator, DiegoCon (2004), Ding-o-saurs (2007), Direktor (2008, Cyrillic simulation techno), Disco-Dork, Disco Deck (2005), Disco Duck, Dodger, Dotcom (2002), Drafting Table (2008), Dragon Order (oriental simulation), Drid Herder (2002), Droid-Lover, Drosselmeyer (my favorite), Eagleclaw (2009), Eaglemania, Earth's Mightiest (2002), Eco-files, Elder Magic (2009), Election Day (2009), Enduro, Ensign Flandry, Ephesian (2007), Erin Go Bragh (2009, Celtic/uncial), EscapeArtist, EverettSteele'sHand, Excelerate, Excelsior, Extechchop (2005), Factor, Falconhead, Famous Spaceships (2007), FantasticCreatures, Fantazian (2003), Fantom (2009, bad handwriting), Federapolis (2008, octagonal techno face), Fedyral, Fedyral-II, Feldercarb (2003, octagonal font), First Order (2001), Flight Corps (2008, techno/pixelish), FlyingLetaherneck (2002), Force Majeure, FunnyPages, Futurex Grunge (2005), Galant, Galga (2008, futuristic), Gamma Sentry, Generation Nth, GeoBats (2007), Goalie (2008, hockey mask alphading), Gods of War, Governor, Grendel's Mother, Grimlord (2009), Gunship, Gunship V2 (2002), Gyrfalcon, Hadriatic (2008, roman lettering), Hall of Heroes (2007), Halo, Han Solo, Harrier (2002), Heorot (2009, stone age fonts), Highrise Heaven (2007, city skyline dingbats), HolyEmpire, Homemade-Robot, Homeworld (2003), Homeworld Translator (2003), Hulkbusters, Hypno Agent, IWantMyTTR!, Iconian (2002), Iconified, Illuminati, Imaginary Forces (2008, mythical dingbats), Imperial Code (2003, Startrek style face), Imperium, Infinity Formula (2003, super techno), Infobubble, International Super Hero (2002), Intrepid, Jackson, Jannisaries, Jerusalem (1999, Hebrew font simulation)[see also here], Jetta, JettaTech, Judge, Judge Hard, Justice (2009), Jumptroops (2003), Justinian, Kahless, KameraDings (2009), KarateChop (2009), Katana, Keystone (pixel font), Kid Cobalt (2008, comic book face), Kinex, King's Ransom, KnightsTemplar, Knock Furious (2003, dingbats), Kobold (2008, futuristic), Kountry Kodes (2008, international license plate lettering), Kovacs-Spot, Kovacs, Kreeture (2002), LandShark (2001), LandWhale (2001), Laserian, Law and Order (2005, dingbats), LegalTender, Legion, Lincoln Lode, Lionel (2009), Low Gun Screen (2008, a totally square screen type family), Lincoln Chain, Lionheart, Lord of the Sith, Loveladies, Low Gun Screen (2008, screen face), Machiavelli, Mad Marker, Magic Beans (2007), Marathon-II, Marathon, Masked Marvel (2002), Masterdom (2004), Metal Storm 3D (2008), Metroplex, MetroplexLaser, MetroplexShadow, Michaelmas, Micronian (2009, pixelish headline family), Milk Bar (2003), Micronian (2008, extensive pixel-based family), Missile Man (2002, futuristic), Miss Amanda Jones (2004, brush style), Mobile Infantry, Moon Dart (2008), Morse Kode, MorseNK, Movie Gallery (2008, dingbats), Mystic Singler (2008, rough brush face), National Express (2003), Native Alien, Neo-Geo (like the letters on the Neon cars), Neuralnomicon, Nick Turbo (2001), NifeFite, NifeFiter, NifeFites, Nightrunner (2008, sci-fi), Ninjas (2002), NoloContendre, Nostromo, Nyet (2002, Soviet letter simulation), Oberon, Oberon-Deux, Obsidiscs (2003, dingbats), Odinson (2007, runes), Olympicons (2003), Omega Sentry, OmniGirl, Oramac (2004), Outlands-Truetype (2001), Ozymandias, Pandemonious Puffery (2002), Parker's Hand (2002, handwriting), Perdition, Peregrine, Phaser Bank (2008, techno), Philadelphia, Philly Dings (2003), Piper Pie (2007), Planet N, Planet S, Planet X, Postmaster, Presley-Press, Presley-Press-3D, Presley-Press-Bold, Presley-Press-CondItal, Presley-Press-Condensed, Presley-Press-ExtraBold, Presley-Press-ExtraBold-Ital, Presley-Press-Italic (2007), Procyon, Prokofiev (2009, rounded and squarish), Protoplasm, Pseudo Saudi (1999, Arab simulation), PuffAngel, Pulse Rifle (2009), Pyrabet, Quake-&-Shake, Quartermain (2002), Quasitron (2009, futuristic), Quatl (2002, an Inca font), Queen & Country (2009), Quest Knight (2009), Questlok, QuickGear, Quickmark (2004), QuickQuick, QuickStrike, QuickTech, RCMP, RadZad, Radio-Space, Realpolitik, Rebecca, Redcoat (2008, blackletter), Regulators, Replicant, Righteous Kill (2009), Robotaur (2008), Rocket Junk, Rocket Type (2002), Rogue-Hero, Roid Rage (2003), Rosicrucian (2009, stone age font), Sable Lion (2002), Sagan (2008, futuristic), Scarab, ScarabScript, Sci-Fi (2008), Sea-Dog, Sever, SisterEurope, Snubfighter (2009, sci-fi), Sound FX (2003), Soviet, Space Cruiser, Space Junker, SPQR (2008, grunge roman), Spy Lord (2001), Starfighter, Stuntman, SuperUltra911, Superago (2002), Talkies (2008, dingbats), Tele-Marines, Terra Firma, Texas, Texas2, TheRifleman, The Shire (2009), Thundergod, Time Warriors (2007), Toon Town Industrial (2005, comic book font), Tracer, Trajia (2008, a techno/stencil/athletic lettering family), Travelicons (2009), Travesty (2003, scrawly handwriting), Trek Treooper (2008, Startrek font), Tristram (2008, uncial), Trueheart (2009, Celtic), Tussle (2002), Typeecanoe, Uberholme, Uberholme Lazar (2001), UFO Hunter (2009), Ultra 911, Unisol, UniversalJack, Uno Estado (2009, constructivist), U.S.A., USArmy, US Navy (2007), U.S.S. Dallas (2008), Usuzi, Valerius (2009, uncial), Valley Forge (2008), Vampire Games (2001), VariShapes (2001), VideoStar, Vigilante Notes (2003), Vilmos Magyar, voxBOX, Voortrekker Pro (2009: octagonal and athletic lettering family), Vyper (2008, futuristic stencil), War Eagle (2009), War Machine, Wars of Asgard (2009), Weaponeer (2008, military lettering), Whatafont, Ensign Flandry (2003), Whiskey Bravo (2003), Wimp Out (2004), Wolf's Bane, Worldnet (great wordly O), Write Off, Writer's-Block, WyldStallyns, Xaphan (2003), XCryption, XPED, Xcelsion (2002), Xenophobia, Xephyr, Xeppelin (2005, zeppelin dingbats), Xiphos (2007), Xoxoxa, Yahren, Yama Moto (2009: oriental simulation), Year 2000, Year3000 (2001), Yellow Jacket (2002), Yiroglyphics (2004), Yorstat (oriental simulation), Youngtechs (2008, futuristic), Yukon Tech, Za's Vid (2001, pixel font), Zado (2002, dot-matrix font), Zamboni Joe (2002), Zee Lance, Zen Masters (2002), Zone Rider, Zyborgs, Zymbols. His production slowed down to almost nil in 2005 but picked up again in 2007. Creations dated 2008: Action-Men, Biergärten, Bummer, Daedalus, Deranian, Exedore, Free-Agent, Galaxy-1, Galaxy-1-Condensed, Galaxy-1-Condensed-Italic, Galaxy-1-Italic, Guardian, Guardian-Condensed, Guardian-Condensed-Italic, Guardian-Expanded, Guardian-Expanded-Italic, Guardian-Italic, Guardian-Laser, Guardian-Laser-Italic, Guardian-Leftalic, Guardian-Pro, Guardian-Pro-Italic, Guardian-Shadow, Guardian-Shadow-Italic, Incubus, Incubus-Italic, Incubus-Shadow, Interceptor, Iron-Cobra, Kartoons, Kubrick, Lobo-Tommy, Military-RPG, Promethean, Ro'Ki'Kier, Taskforce, Trajia, Traveler, Valkyrie, Were-Beast, Dan-Stargate, Droid-Lover, Moon-Dart, Searider-Falcon, Star Navy (2009: dingbats), Travelcons (2009: dingbats), Trek-Trooper, Weaponeer, X-Grid, Zealot, Zeta Sentry (2009, techno/futuristic), Zoologic (2009, animal dingbats). Alternate URL. [Google]

Ideal Fonts
[Samuel Park]

Samuel Park's (mainly handwriting) fonts at Ideal Fonts: Bauer, ChiquitaNormal, ChiquitaOutlined, CoverseAllstars, CoverseAllstars, DieHundNormal, FeuerfesteNormal, FeuerfesteOutlineNormal, FreakoutGobananasNormal, Grungerocker, HyundaiNormal, LinasHandbold, LunchtimeNormal, MyPuma, MyPumaOblique, MyPumaObliqueOutlined, MyPumaOutlined, ParkNormal, PingPong, RubbedNormal, RussianQualityNormal, Samuelshandbold, SnickersNormal, SnickersStraightNormal, SomesStyleBold, SomesStyleStraightoutofSweden, Superfly2001Heavy, Superfly2001Normal, Supreme, Swatchit, SwedenFunkisOutlined, SwedenFunkisOutlined, SwedenFunkisRegular, SwedenFunkisRegularOblique, SwedenFunkisStraight, SwedenFunkisStraightOblique, SwedenFunkisStraightOutlined, Whattimeisit. Not for downloading: Arne Rough, Fighte Clubmember, Scream, Idas Hand, Boeing, Corel, Disney Toontalk, Looptroop, Nesticle, Party's International, PlayStation, Pluto, Supersciengraffiticult. The graffiti fonts SomesStyleBold and SomesStyleStraightoutofSweden (2000) are based on letters designed by Micke Stenius (Leksand, Sweden). [Google]

idfont (was: Inoue Design)
[Inoue Masaru]

Inoue Design (idfont) is Inoue Masaru's Japanese foundry: there are about 30 original kana fonts, often of the comic book style. They are named Kaiseki (2003), Kaifu2 (2003) and Kaifu3 (2003). Other fonts: Kairyu (full kanji font), Kai (kanji font), Kaiseki (kanji font). Kairyua and the kanji fonts have a good representation of Latin, Cyrillic and other characters. The full list of font names: Kaifu2 (2003, thin Latin letters), Kaifu3 (2003, thin Latin letters), kairyu1 (2003, thick roman letters, full kana and kanji set), kairyu3 (2003, thick roman letters, full kana and kanji set), kaiseki, kana001, kana001p, kana002, kana002p, kana003, kana003p, kana004, kana004p, kana005, kana005p, kana006, kana006p, kana007, kana007p, kana008, kana008p, kana009, kana009p, kana010, kana010p, kana011, kana011p, kana012, kana012p, kana013, kana013p, kana014, kana014p, kana015, kana015p, kana016, kana016p, kana017, kana018, kana018p, kana019, kana019p, kana020, kana020p, kana021, kana021p, kana022, kana022p, kana023, kana023p, kana024, kana024p, kana025, kana025p, kana026, kana026p, kana027, kana027p, kana028, kana028p, kana029, kana029P. Alternate URL. People are saying good things about his hairline sans id-Kaze2OT-Light. [Google]

Igor Armiach

Israeli designer (b. 1986) of Kitbiya Amerikaya (2006), an organic grunge jungle face created for the Sterna 2395 comic book series, and Chronicles of Arkmar (2008) and Hebrew Chronicles (2008). Alternate URL. [Google]

Igor Pancaldi

Designer in the UK, b. 1974. He created the outline face Cartoonia 3D (2009) and the black all caps sans face Anonim Round (2009). [Google]

Ingo Krepinsky

Ingo Krepinsky (b. 1976, Eschwege) graduated in 2000 from Fachhochschule Hannover, and in 20903 from Hochschule für Künste Bremen, where he specialized in typography. He is a cofounder and type designer at Typonauten, a Bremen-based commercial font foundry started in 1998. MyFonts sells these fonts: Freakshow (2005, grunge), Nautilo Font System (2002, a futuristic font family), Oklahoma (2003, Wild West, handpainted look), Toon Town (2005, a comic book face done with Stefan Kroemer), B-Movie Retro (2007 a brush font series with Florian Schick and Stefan Kroemer), B-Movie Splatter (2007, a grunge version of that family). Newsletter (2007) is an extensive no-frills sans family influenced by fonts like OCR-B and DIN. Newsletter Stencil was published at Volcano Type. [Google]

Insanitytype!
[Adam Nerland]

Free handwriting fonts BradyBunch (1998), Brady Bunch Remastered (1998, a cartoon font), ShoeStore (2001), Kool Beans, InterNut, InterNutRound, by Adam Nerland. Recent additions Infinite Justice and Insaniburger. [Google]

Insigne Type Design Studio (was: Dooley Type)
[Jeremy Dooley]

Insigne Type Design Studio (est. 2006) is run by Jeremy Dooley, b. Columbia, SC, 1981, who received a masters in graphic design at Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005. He lived in Atlanta, GA, and is now in Knoxville, TN. From 2004-2006, he ran Dooley Type in Greenville, SC. He published Biortec (2004), Yevida and Yevida Potens (2006, scripts), Jon Cary (2004, the handwriting of John Kerry), Orewelia (2004, erasure face), Shrike2003 (2003), Promethian (2005, futuristic), Ript Cure (2005), Obline (2004, sans), Qurillian (2006, legible sans), Valfieris (2006), RendtPhysic (2006) and Coupe (2003). Blue Goblet (2005) is a Treefrog-style script developed for the pending illustrated childrens book from Portland Studios, The Blue Goblet. It was codesigned by Cory Godbey of Portland Studios and Jeremy Dooley. Majidah and Majidah Potens (2006) are medieval scripts. Avaloc (2006) is an expanded sans. Beastias, Aberlyth and Fizgiger (2006) are informal script faces. Lorelei (2007, Insigne) is a bouncy script family. Lourdes (2007) is an informal script. Arendahl (2007) is a connected but irregular handwriting font. Chennai and Chennai Rounded (2007) are playful display sans faces, later followed by Montag (2007) in the same rounded sans style, Chennai Slab (2009) and Dienstag (2008, 8 styles). Aviano Titling (2007) is inspired by Trajan. Aviano Slab (2007) follows a bit later, in 2008 came Aviano Serif, and in 2009 Aviano Didone. Valfieris Aged (2007) imitates medieval printing. Insigne Abstractions (2007) and Insigne Fleurons (2008) are dingbats. Nanumunga (2007) is a comic book style face. Madeleine (2007) is a basic handwriting face. Carta Marina is a family of medieval map text faces and dingbats (2007), while Stratham (2007) is a medium to black family of legible sans faces. Questal (2007) is a unicase serif face. Kairengu (2007) is a comic book family. Montag (2007) is a casual rounded sans family in six styles. Natalya (2007) is a connected calligraphic script, but Youngblood (2008) is non-connected. Brigette (2007) is an ink-splattered calligraphic script. Antigen (2007) is futuristic, and so is, to some extent, the sans family Sommet (2008; see also Sommet Rounded, 2008). Stefania (2007) has two calligraphic/chancery styles. Its aged version is called Stefania Antique (2008). Terfens (2007) is an informal and quite rounded sans serif with inspiration from chancery scripts like Stefania. Kidela (2007) is a sassy scrapbookfamily. Savory Paste (2007) and Xalapa (2008) are grunge families. Florencia (2007) is a vintage script. Massif (2008) is an aggressive sans family. Pauline (2008) is a monolinear retro script. Kasuga (2008) and Kasuga Brush (2009) are fresh new scripts with oriental undertones. Mahalia (2008) is a retro script. Newcomen (2008) is a 4-style roman titling face. Biscuit Boodle (2008) is a fun and crazy script from Portland Studios illustrator Justin Gerard. Olidia (2008) is calligraphic. Le Havre (2008) is a gorgeous 8-style geometric sans with tall ascenders. Fonts from 2009: Sovba (upright italic), 44th President (based on Obama's handwriting), Enzia (an elegant sans family), Natalya Swashes (calligraphic), Biscuit Boodle Ornaments (dingbats), Le Have Rounded, Kidela Sketch, Mittwoch (organic serif), Natalya Monoline. Behance link. Font squirrel link. [Google]

Ipanema Gráfica

Brazilian photoblog site, where original fonts such as Comic Arousa (2007), Nantronte (2005), Velvet Illusions (2005), Vila Morena (2006), Johnyokonysm (2005), As pedras da Belle Otero (2006, an artsy pixel font) and Marela (2005) may be found. Alternate URL. [Google]

Isis Fonts (or: Shrine of Isis)
[John Cosgriff]

Egyptian hieroglyphics and related fonts, all original designs by Australian John Cosgriff: Adelita, Alcoholica, Biabia Layout, Brunnhilde One, Creature, Crusades, Dekald, Magician, LuciferPensionRoman, BlazingItalic, Bones2, CreationItalic, Darkenstone, Deities, Eyesis, Garfield, IsisDings, Jetson, KingdomCome, LostWorld, Raven, Spaceracer, Stargate, Tecnojap, TokyoSoft, Wizardry, ZetaGrey. The original fonts Tokyo Soft and TecnoJap simulate Japanese. The fonts are also here. [Google]

J. Joveneaux

Author of La Lettre dans la Peinture et la publicité (Paris, Editions Charles Massin). This book shows many signage and advertising alphabets. [Google]

J. P. Thaulez

Designer of the comic book font Comic Strip at Mecanorma. [Google]

Jack Wills

His bio states: Jack Wills has been involved in the sign trade since 1956, starting as an apprentice and moving on to journeyman signpainter. Jack is also an inventor and has worked as a toolmaker for RCA Home Instruments/ Boeing Airplane Experimental Department. He created "Rapid Tac" for our trade, and is a well-known pinstriper. Jack has been a design consultant for many west coast shops and businesses and finds adventure in bringing some of his favorite letterstyles to us. He says there is more in his bag of tricks for the future. He also admits to still being "CRAZY" after all these lead paint years. Designer at SignDNA who made Nitro, Whoa, Brougham, Kreem, Buzz, Daffy Script, Hot Rod, Matilda, Jules Shado, Jules, Brave Heart (2000), Monterey Script, Mr. Charles, Newmann, Nitro, Woah. These are mainly comic book/ shopping center sign faces. [Google]

James Johnson

Designer of the erasure family Aurora (at T26), Anagram Caps, the 2-font family Comix, Skeletons (letters made from people), Magic Squares (pixel font), Spankie, and the graffiti font Stresdt. Only Magic Squares is downloadable (Mac only). [Google]

James Martinez

American designer in Glendale, AZ, of the handprinted Southpawcomic (2009, FontCapture). [Google]

Jan van Dijk

Dutch designer of Demian (1984) and Van Dijk (1982). URW listing. Another view of Van Dijk EF (1982), a handprinted face. Demian EF is slightly more Tekton-like. Mecanorma Squash (available today from URW) is a comic book lettering family. [Google]

Jason L. Arthur

American designer (b. 1975) located in St. Albans, VT. Home page. Creator of Rough Typewriter (2008) in three styles. He also made Shake And Bake (2008, a hookish comic book style face), Jibbajabba (2008, a comic book style family) and Fatcat (2008, virile Bank Gothic style family). [Google]

Jason Stancombe

Barwon Heads, Victoria (Australia)-based designer of a bubblicious font called Hail Bubble (2006). It was pointed out that Gusto (Device Type) is an alternative face in this style. He also made Hail Grotesque (2006) and Hail Bubble (2006, like Rian Hughes' Gusto). [Google]

Jaws Laffayette

Designer of the free comic book face Laffayette Comic Pro (2006). [Google]

Jeff Levine: Comic book and cartoon faces
[Jeff Levine]

Comic book or cartoon letters by Jeff Levine: Doowop JNL (2006), Greatest Hits JNL (2008), Opportoonity JNL (2009), Sock Hop (2009). [Google]

Jeff Levine: Signage
[Jeff Levine]

Signage typography has also attracted the attention of Jeff Levine. Here are some typefaces in that category: Haute Couture JNL (2009; see Signboard JNL for similar lettering), Koehler Sans (2006, a grotesk inspired by a set of cardboard sign kit letters made by the Koehler Sign Company of Missouri in the late 1940 or early 1950s), Sheldrake JNL (2006, condensed; the outline version is Sign Decal JNL, 2009), Sign Artist (2006), Sign Crafter JNL (2009), Sign Kit (2006, based on the Webway Font Cabinet sign lettering system), Sign Maker JNL (2009), Signboard JNL (2008, based on die-cut cardboard display lettering once made by the Duro Decal Company (now Duro Art Industries) of Chicago), Signed JNL (2005). [Google]

Jeff Levine: The Echhardt Series
[Jeff Levine]

Between 2006 and 2009, Jeff Levine published the Eckhardt Series, named after his friend Albert Eckhardt, Jr. (1929-2005) who had owned Allied Signs in Miami, Florida from 1959 until his passing. Several fonts were based on lettering found in an old sign painting book:

• Eckhardt Block JNL (2008).
• Eckhardt Broad Sans JNL (2008).
• Eckhardt Embellishments JNL (2009).
• Eckhardt Freehand JNL (2008, brush script).
• Eckhardt Headline JNL (2009).
• Eckhardt Inline JNL (2008).
• Eckhardt Poster Block JNL (2009).
• Eckhardt Poster Brush JNL (2009).
• Eckhardt Sans JNL (2008).
• Eckhardt Showcard JNL (2008).
• Eckhardt Signwork JNL (2009).
• Eckhardt Signwriter JNL (2008, a Neuland style face).
• Eckhardt Speedletter (2006).
• Eckhardt Titling JNL (2009, slightly art deco).

Jeff's Fonts
[Jeff Levine]

Prolific type designer in Florida, b. 1952. His fonts were originally free and consisted largely of dingbats. Around 2005 he went commercial, and now sells his work (over 350 fonts as of 2009) via MyFonts. He has branched out into several font styles, with a soft spot for stencil fonts, fonts for signage, and fonts for advertising. Born in New York, his family moved to Florida in 1963, where he has been ever since. An interview. Alternate URL. Yet another URL with his early free fonts. My pages on him. [Google]

Jelly

Jelly (b. 1984) lives in New South Wales, Australia. At Devian Tart, he designed the toon font Rough House (2001). [Google]

Jens Kutilek

Jens Kutilek (Berlin) had a small typology page proving that Arial is not Helvetica, Courier is not Courier New, and Times-Roman is not Times-New Roman. His page disppeared. Later, I found Jens again as the creator of the free font Comic Jens (2007-2009). [Google]

Jesse M. Ragan

American designer (b. North Carolina, 1979) who won an award at Bukvaraz 2001 for Gotham, co-designed with Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones. He designed type at the Hoefler Type Foundry. MyFonts page on him. He started his own lettering and custom font design outfit. His typefaces: Epiphany (2001, a hookish face), Mercury (a text family doene with Hoefler and Frere-Jones), Omnes (a monowidth rounded sans desiogned by Joshua Darden; Ragan only assisted in the production and design process), Smirnoff (2003, a custom face commissioned by J. Walter Thompson for Smirnoff), Archer (a type family done for Martha Stewart Living and designed with Hoefler and Frere-Jones), Gotham (2001, codesigned with Hoefler and Frere-Jones), The Bruins (an athletic lettering typeface commissioned by Reebok for The Boston Bruins in 2007-2008), Showcard Stunt (lower case of a comic book/signage face originally drawn by Ken Barber, House Industries; inspiration from Dom Casual). [Google]

Joaquim Massana

Designer of the comic book style font Lafuente at T-26 in 2001. [Google]

Job Art Studio
[Gábor Kóthay]

Job Art Studio in Szeged (Hungary) is Gábor Kóthay's foundry. Site under construction. For now, we find these fonts: Cats (free dingbats), Disasters (dingbats), Bubble (comic book font), 103 kék. Specimen sheet (PDF showing other fonts: Alphabet2 (with dingbats), Ambient, Axis, Bacchus (medieval writing), Betabet, Cappuccino, Pastry, Lemonade, Tobacco, Poster (the latter five all formal script or print faces), Linea, Loop, Incognito, Terra Incognita (world dingbats), Marker Pack1, Marker Pack2, Totem One, Totem Two, Totem Three, Archetype Tyrnavia, Surf No.1 (dingbats), Incognito (Regular, Italic, Small Caps, Occidens, Oriens, Meridies, Septentrio, Regular Ligatures, Italic Ligatures). [Google]

Joe Buckingham

North-London based creator (b. 1994) of the comic book fonts ComickBookCaps (2009) and ComickBookSimple (2009). Home page. [Google]

JOEBOB Graphics
[Jeroen J.W. Van Der Ham]

Dutchman Jeroen Van Der Ham ("joebob"), who is based in s'Hertogenbosch, designed mostly handwriting fonts: Crossword Belle (2009), BrushtipTerrence (2009), OnetrickTony (2009), Christel Line (2009, +Black), Etch A Sketch (2009, grunge), DearJoe 5 Casual (2008), PencilPete (2008, handwriting), FlutSaus (2006, handprinted; done with Hilde Rikken), Amorrisline (2006), Sinister Sam (2007, calligraphic), VincHand (2007, handwriting of Vincent Haenen), DearJoe5 (2007), BillieBarred (multiple-lined handwriting), BillieBob, BillieBoldHand, BillieKid (nice stencil font), BobTag, CalamityJoe, CrappyJoe, CurlyJoe (2007), DearJoeItalic, DearJoe II, DearJoe IV (antique handwriting, 2005), DoctorBob, FruscianteHand, FuturexBob, Hilde Caps (2006, based on the handwriting of 9-year old Hilde Rikken), JoeBobstraight, JoeHand, MarkerMoeII, MonaLisa (2001), OnepunchJimoutline, Detour Dork (2002). Alternate URL. Yet another URL. Still another URL. A href="http://www.abstractfonts.com/designer/375/JOEBOB%20graphics">And another one. Fonts added in 2006: C rial, Hildinia Donut, BrunoBook, BuffaloStance, Stam Pete (grunge), CrosswordBill, DearJoe 1, DearJoe 2, DearJoe 4, JoeHand, JoeHand 2, Kali Graff, Billie Barred, Bearer Fond. Fonts added in 2007: Moan Hand, FancyPens (a calligraphic pen). His fonts are available from MyFonts. Fontspace link. [Google]

John K. Barrow

Designer of the Peanuts font, 1999. [Google]

John Roshell
[John Roshell]

Designer (b. 1970, Mountain View, CA) of many (most) fonts at Comicraft, a comic book font outfit in Los Angeles, CA, a company he cofounded with Richard Starkings in 1992. Some fonts: Altogether OOky, Addams-AltogetherOoky, Addams-Capitals, Addams-Regular, CCBithead-Bark, CCBithead-Byte, CC Bryan Talbot (2008, created for Bryan Talbot's Alice in Sunderland), CCHooky-Open, CCHooky-Solid, CCAlchemite, CCChills, CCDigitalDelivery, CCDivineRight-Regular, CCDoubleBack-Future, CCDoubleBack-Past, CCElsewhere-Regular, CCFlameOn, CCFrostbite, CCGrimlyFiendish-Regular, CCJimLee, CCJoeMadInt, CCLosVampiros, CCMeanwhile, CCMeltdown, CCMonsterMash, CCSpills, CCSplashdown, CCStormtrooper, CCTheStorySoFar-Regular, CCThrills, CCToBeContinued, WildAndCrazySFX. With Richard Starkings, he designed Achtung Baby, Adamantium and DoubleBack in 2001 for Agfa/Monotype. Other designs: Dave Gibbons (2006), UpUpAndAway (2005), Forked Tongue (2005), Paranoid Android (2005), Snowmany Snowmen (2005), Gibbous (2006), Astronauts in Trouble, Chatterbox, Red Star, Tough Talk, Sean Phillips, Atomic Wedgie, Pass The Port, Divine Right, Shoutout, Battle Scarred, Danger Girl, Primal Scream, PhaseSonStun, Yeah Baby, Nuff Said, Trick Or Treat, MonsterMash, CarryOnScreaming, Chills, Goosebumps, CreepyCrawly, GrimlyFiendish, IncyWincySpider, Spookytooth, Meltdown and TrickOrTreat dingbats, BiffBamBoom, Spellcaster, Cheese And Crackers, FaceFont, Hedge, Meanwhile, Wildwords International, Comicrazy, Storyline (2006), Happy Holidays (2007), Foom (2007). MyFonts sells these fonts by him: Adamantium, Alchemite, Altogether Ooky, Area51, Aztech, Battle Cry, Bithead, Chills, Dave Gibbons, Dead Mans, Destroyer, Digital Delivery, Divine Right, Drop Case, Elsewhere, Euphoria, CC Fairy Tale (2007), Face Front, Fighting Words, Flame On, Foom, Frostbite, Gobbledygook, Golem, Grimly Fiendish, Happy Holidays, Hellshock, Hip Flask, Holier Than Thou, Hooky, Hyperdrive, Joe Kubert, Meanwhile, CCMild Mannered (2007), Monologous, Near Myth, Overbyte, Phat Boi, PhilYeh, Rough Tongue, Sanctum Sanctorum, Scott McCloud, Smash, Speeding Bullet, Spills, Splashdown, Spookytooth, Stonehenge, Stormtrooper, Storyline, Thats All Folks, The Story So Far, Thingamajig, Thrills, Tim Sale, Tim Sale Brush, Timelord, Treacherous, Treasure Trove (2007), Up Up And Away, Wild And Crazy, Zzzap, Deadline (2007), Kickback (2007, with David Lloyd), Sticky Fingers (2007, scary), Ratatatat (2008), CC Mad Scientist (2008), HammerHorror (2008), EnemyLines (2008, based on WWII lettering used by the nazis), Elephantmen (2008, a squarish and grungy family), Cutthroat Lower (2008), Philyeh (2008), Doohickey Lower (2008), CC Sign Language (2008, fruit vendor lettering), SpillProof (2009), Slaphappy (2009), Hooky (2009, spraycan style), Long Underwear (2009), Digital Delivery (2009), Grande Guignol (2009, art nouveau), Bronto Burger (2009), Elsewhere (2009, art nouveau), Exterminate (2009, stone carving face). FontShop link. [Google]

John Stracke

Describing himself as a techno-geek, John stracke made the 805-character medieval script typeface Isabella (2003), based on the calligraphic hand used in the Isabella Breviary, made around 1497, in Holland, for Isabella of Castille, the first queen of united Spain. Available under general GNU license here. He also created StayPuft (2003), a comic book face, Rockets (2006, grunge), Engadget (2005) and Essays 1743, another medieval font. Alternate URL. Alternate URL. Alternate download. Alternate URL. [Google]

Jon Bernhardt

From the author, Jon Bernhardt: "Springbats Deluxe combines Springbats with Mugshots along with my own Binky, Akbar & Jeffs." His Akbar font is a 1996-2000 adaptation of the 1991 font by Cowan Design Associates, which in turn was based on the famous handwriting of Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons and the comic Life in Hell. In 1996, he created SimpsonFont (from The Simpsons). [Google]

Joost Swarte

Dutch poster and comic book lettering artist. Joost a Millionaire (2007, Nick Curtis) is based on his lettering for Millionaire (1976). Boeuf au Joost (2003, Nick Curtis) is an art deco face based on Swarte's record cover TangoCuatro from 1990. Title lettering for "Imago Moderna", an episode of the comic-strip series "Jopo de Pojo" (1974) led to Nick Curtis's Joost A Gigolo NF. This logotype of the comic-strip series "Katoen + Pinbal" (1975) was at the basis of Curtis's PinballWhizNF. The title lettering for "Modern Art", an episode of the comic-strip series "Anton Makassar" (1978) provided inspiration for Nick Curtis's ModernArtNF. Finally, Nick Curtis mimicked the lettering on this poster entitled "De wereldtentoonstelling van Joost Swarte" (1987) to design AmsterdamTangramNF. [Google]

Jordi Fosch

Tarragona-based Catalan designer of the typewriter font called Let32,2, and of the comic book font Love Gun. He also made Escher Desigual and FoschWords 1. In 2000, he created the poster stencil face called Cartolina (2000). In 2001, he designed the grunge face Surface (Garcia Fonts), the Kafkaesque all-caps face Jroña (Garcia Fonts) and the all-caps kids face Funny (Garcia Fonts). [Google]

José Alberto "Big Beraka" Lobos

Chilean designer (b. 1985) in 2008 of the graffiti fonts BerakaFont, GhettoStreetz, IWrite, Krash!!, Ozone, SadocWild, SkoolKrash, Soulsimplez, Sprayerz, Stylin'BRK, TMS-One. In 2009, he added eX02 (nice grungy letters), Mojah Sans (signage), Beraka 2, Beraka 3, Crawn Fat, AbeceDroh (graffiti), Droh, Tag Attack, Urban Riot, Akareb, Kosquilla (comic book face), Sadoc Wild, Soul Simplez, and Scratched Junk. He lives in Temuco. Home page. Dafont link. [Google]

Joseph Spicer

Owensville and/or Vincennes, IN-based art student (b. 1985) and designer of the Courier-like Shavian font Shaw Mono (2004), Bee Skep (2004, for Deseret), Seftos Nandor (2004, for an artificial language called Lower Geldorian), Sëftos Parathenia (2005, also in the Seftos script), this decorative serif (2006, experimental), Alberne Handlung (2007, a narrow all-caps latin and Cyrillic face), Swartsbok> (2007, a nice gothic font), Lumaro (2007, in the style of Times-Roman), Duck Hunt (2004, fat display face, based on the lettering of the title of the game), Anquietas (2004, "the Ancient alphabet from Stargate"), Gothic Book (2005), and Dadh Ath (2004, containing the Ath characters used to write Baronh created by Morioka Hiroyuki and used in Sekai no Monshou). Spicer now lives in Terre Haute, IN. Another web page. [Google]

Josh Bingham

Josh Bingham (b. 1982) lives in California. At Devian Tart, he designed Point Blank and Featherweight in 1999. I am confused, because what is in the font does not correspond to the web page, which says that he is Arthur Shotwell. Other fonts by him: Rollover (2007), 20th Century Woodcut (2004), the postal series (2004, consists of Parcel Post, Media Mail, First Class, and Air Mail), Halftone (2004), Unprofesional, Tron, Scrawl, Platform Shoe, Maps, Kaboom, Federal Reserve, Faces, Curvature, Bitmap, Bellbottom, Ballpoint, Quill, No Smoking, Perfectly Cromulent, Chronicle (2004, modeled after the lettering in the San Francisco Chronicle), 20th Century Woodcut (2004). Alternate URL. [Google]

Juan Antonio Zamarripa Esqueda

Designer (b. Los Angeles, 1968, aka "Dibujado") of KLONP (2003), ProdottoInCina (2005), Lethality (2003), Cullit (2003), Cmon Near (2003), Smite (2003), Ciao (2003), WOH (2003), Yeh (2003), Unocide (2003), Pizarron (2003), Peels (2003), daBoss (2003), TheShaker (2003), Nusaliver (2003), Arbust (2003), RobustA (2003), Mousey (2001), Faces Plain (2003), OilBats-Basic (2003), 5x5-Basic (2003, pixel font), Peacechild (2003), PeaceNow-Basic (2003), blunt (2003), PineLintGerm Mousey 2.0 (2003), ClubDia (2003, erasure font), ARashNaziBlurb 1.0 (2003, erasure font), Blunter (2003, handwriting). Alternate URL. Yet another URL. Yet another URL. [Google]

Juan Pablo de Gregorio

Designer of Chucara Serif (2003), Los Niches (2007, playful hairline sans, about which Anna Malsberger writes: The lowercase f puffs out its chest with exaggerated aplomb, and t splits into a script stem reminiscent of a table grab a cocktail and pull up a chair to watch the show), Comalle (2008, Umbrella type; an organic roman with a comic book mind), Romeral (2004, slab serif), a custom typeface for the University of Chile (2007) and Curico (2004). Juan lives in Santiago, Chile. Home page of Sabia Usted. Blog with entries on themes such as legibility. [Google]

Jukebox Type (was: JAW Arts Fonts)
[Jason Anthony Walcott]

JAW Arts Fonts was created by Jason Walcott (b. Trenton, MI, 1971). It features many elegant calligraphic fonts, many comic book style faces. Acroterion JF (2002, formal script), Adage Script JF (2002, formal script), Alpengeist, Andantino (2003), AnnabelleJF (2002, a formal script), Baileywick Curly, Baileywick Festive, Baileywick Gothic, Baileywick Happy Grams (star dingbats), Baroque Text JF (2003, a great Fraktur font based on a hand-lettered alphabet drawn by Ross George), Boxer Script, Bronson Gothic, Buena Park, Cavetto, CharadeJF (2001, informal script), Debonair, Fairy Tale, Fanfare (2004, a bouncy serif family), Fenway Park, Friki Tiki, Geometric Soul (2004, an art deco all caps face), Gypsy Switch, Holiday Times, Jeffriana, John Andrew, KonTiki (a family published in 2002 containing Aloha, Enchantment, Hula, Kona, Lanai, Lounge and Trader), Manual Script JF (2002), Martini (2004, a brush script), Mary Helen, Opulence JF (2002, formal script font), Peregroy, Periwinkle (2006), Cabernet (2006, frilly didone), Polynesian (2004, Hawaiian-look face that could also pass for an oriental simulation face), Primrose JF (2002, formal script), Rambler Script, Randolph, Retro Repro (2002, based on a script by Jerry Mullen from 1953), Saharan, Scriptorama (Hostess, Markdown and Tradeshow), Shirley Script JF (2003), Southland, Spaulding Sans, Stanzie, Stella Ann (2005), Stephanie Marie JF (2003), Tamarillo (2005), TwisterJF (2003), Valentina Joy, Varsity Script, Viceroy, Walcott Gothic (Fountain, Hollywood and Sunset), Groovin (2005, Umbrella Type), Wonderboy. The fonts of this West Hollywood, CA-based foundry can be bought at MyFonts.com. In 2003, he started Jukebox Type and started offering his fonts at Veer. In October 2003, Veer acquired Jukebox Type outright. In 2005, they added Rootin Tootin (Western style), Dulcimer (soft script), Block Party, Dandelion, Marmalade (idyllic script). In 2006, he created Jukebox Bookman, a 6-weight family, and the brush script face Stephanie Marie. In 2007, he added Hellenic Wide (after a 19th century ATF font), GiggleScript JF, Savoir Faire (after a handlettered slogan in 1940 for Chesterfield cigarettes), Lollipop. 2008 additions: Hogwash (paintbrush face), Antiquities. 2009 additions: Cynthia June (calligraphic). [Google]

Julius Kirn

Born in 1909 in Stuttgart. In 1938, he designed Oleander at Genzsch & Heyse (which was digitized and expanded as Rostrum (2005, Rebecca Alaccari, Canada Type)). In 1935-1938, he created the brush script / comic book face Bison at Johannes Wagner [see also at C.E. Weber in 1939]. Bison is also known as B731-Deco-Regular (SoftMaker), Blizzard Standard (URW), Fontbank Sprite, Bitstream Brush 738, WSI Handybrush, Berthold Bison and Softmaker Bluff. [Google]

Just Another Foundry
[Tim Ahrens]

Just Another Foundry was established in 2005 by Tim Ahrens (b. Heidelberg (Germany), 1976). He studied architecture at the University of Kasrlsruhe and type design at the University of Reading (2007). He now lives in Oxford, where he works as a type designer and architect. In 2005 he established Just Another Foundry, which distributes his display face Mashine, the sans serif Facit and Lapture, a revival and redesign of Albert Kapr's Leipziger Antiqua. Tim Ahrens designed the sans serif family Linotype Aroma (1999). Home page. Faces at Just Another Foundry: Facit (2005, sans family), Zalamander (2006, a comic book family), Lapture (2005, a redesign of Albert Kapr's Leipziger Antiqua of 1971) and Mashine (2005, an octagonal family). His MA project in Reading was based on Herb (2007), a hookish display face. MyFonts page. FontShop link. Linotype page. At ATypI 2008 in St. Petersburg, he spoke about Font Remix Tools and on Optical Sizes. [Google]

Just in Type (was: Tipomovel)
[Tony de Marco]

Just in Type (ex-Tipomovel) is a Brazilian foundry run by Tony de Marco in Sao Paulo. Tony de Marco was an illustrator for Folha de S. Paulo, 1987-1994. He co-edits Tupigrafia with Claudio Rocha Franco. As a type designer, he created over 50 faces for the newspaper Noticias Populares, for America Online, and the magazines Moderna, Saraiva, FTD and Atica. Free fonts at the Tipomovel site included Ariana, Beabá, Bloco, CyberComix, Cyber Rounded, Cyber-Zinha, Digital Typewriter, Egly (my favorite--a Bodoni with curly serifs), Futura Vítima, Futura Vítima Bold, Futura Vítima Extra Bold, Games, Genoveva, Helvetica Backlight, Illinoise, Macmania Bold, Neurastenic, Notícias Populares, Oficina Bold, Pin ups, Pixel, Pravda, Sequestro, Simbolo, Splash, Stalin, Sumô, Super Braille (created for the Dorina Nowill Foundation), Times Change, Tipografia, Toxic Bodoni, Web Power, Zine. Samba LT (2003, Linotype, designed with Caio de Marco; this art deco face was inspired by the lettering art of J. Carlos, a Brazilian illustrator during the early 20th century) won an award at the Linotype International Type Design Contest 2003. Tony de Marco was at one point illustrator for the Folha de Sao Paulo. In 2005, Tony and Caio de Marco set up Just in Type and started selling their fonts via MyFonts. Offerings there include HallowHell Dingbats (2006, Halloween dingbats), Drop It (2005, dot matrix), Illinoise (2005, techno-grunge, by Tony and Caio de Marco), Pixel Zoo (2008, dingbats), Inferno Dingbats (2008), Brazil Pixo Retro (2007, rune simulation). [Google]

JW Type
[Johan Widegren]

Johan Widegren (JW Type) is the designer of the comic book faces MR FUGLESANG REMIX, MR FUGLESANG CLEAN and MR FUGLESANG OUTLINE (2006). He also made the handwriting faces aaaiight (2006) and aaaiight fat (2006). [Google]

Károly Barta

Hungarian creator of the useful (and free) DTP Dingbats (2008), which has fists and arrows, among other things. He also made Model (2009, a comic book face). Dafont link. See also here. [Google]

Kaare Andrews

Kaare Andrews is the designer of the comics book font GNATFONT. Alternate URL. [Google]

Kajika
[Donna M. Stewart]

Japanese art site run by Donna M. Stewart ("Kajika") (b. 1985), who lives in Scotland. Alternate URL. She created Urbain and his pigs organ (2005, comic book script) and Perry's Magic Hat (2005). [Google]

Kevin Richey

American designer (b. 1975) of the handwriting fonts Rihter (2009), Rudiment (2009), Otto (2009), Little Boxes (2009), Scrawler (2009), Jean Sun Ho (2008), khand (2008), Charlie (2008), Toony (2008, comic book style), Like Cockatoos (2008, curly shaky hand, straight from an Agatha Christie murder novel), Negative Space (2008), Oh My Goth (2008), Sable (2008), Skinny Drip (2008), Spitter (2008), which can be found at Acidfonts. Is his real name Logan Kruger? Fontspace link, where one can download BrownBagLunch, Charlie, Daubmark, Diskontented, JeanSunHo, JeanSunHoBold, LikeCockatoos, LikeCockatoosBold, LikeCockatoosCondensed, LikeCockatoosItalic, Mostly Mono, NegativeSpace, OhMyGoth, RattyTatty, Righter, RobGraves, Sable, Scrawler, Snake, Spitter, Toony, TypeO, ZippitteyBold, ZippitteyItalic, ZippitteyRegular, khand. Another URL. [Google]

Kezhound

American comic artist, b. 1986. Based in New York, she made the comic book face Kez (2009). [Google]

Kim Hyndman

Designer of the dingbat font KimsToons (Omega Font Labs, 1998) and the handwriting font Kims Handwriting (Omega Font Labs, 1998). [Google]

Kingdom of Awesome
[Haley Fiege]

Toronto-based graphic designer and art director, who graduated from Otis College of Art and Design. Creator of the gorgeous fat rounded display faces Sniglet (2008; see also here) and Teaspoon (2007, published at Canada Type in 2008, shown on the right), Mahalo, Ass Cape (2008), TBFM Billboard (2008: letters cpmposed of veggies), Soft&Bouncy (2008, rounded sans), Renard (2008), Antarctica, Metaphor, Patagonia (2007, rounded sans), Belshaw Donut Robot (2007, sans), Soft Serve (2008, comic book or ice cream cone ad typeface designed by Haley Fiege and James Arboghast at Sentinel Type), Patagaonia (2009, a free softly rounded sans), and Metaphor (2007, a reverse italic). MyFonts sells Advice Dog, Soft Serve, Teaspoon. Alternate URL. Photos of her designs at Flickr. Behance link. [Google]

Kiosk Fonts
[Frank Grießhammer]

Berlin-based type foundry, est. 2008 by Frank Grießhammer after his graduation from HBK Saar. His alphabets: Fleischwurst Fett (2008, blackletter), Drückerei (2008, grunge by Haiko Günther), Sommerfest (2008), Rex Mundi (2008, by Haiko Günther), PX Barok (2008, a stitching and needle typeface), Ghana Signpainters Divine Healer (2008, by Haiko Günther), Pappe (2008, randomized cut-out face), Wüste Fraktale (2008, a pixel blackletter by Haiko Günther), A4 (2008), Ghana Signpainters Safari (2008, by Haiko Günther), Ghana Signpainters Cocktail (2008, comic book and ad style by Haiko Günther), Format (2008), Black Frituur (2008, blackletter by Haiko Günther), Monaural (2008, geometric), Steelcut (2008, based on Woodcut; by Haiko Günther), Coswig (2008), Roundenau (2008, very rounded). [Google]

KOSTON.TYPE.DESIGN
[Andrzej Koston]

Painter-artist-type designer Andrzej Koston offers a wonderful collection of free fonts in truetype format for Mac and PC: Block, Brandy, Cartoon, Caligari, NussCrips, Gully, Chroma (3D effect), Kundrum (erasure), Kamil (handwriting), Gongo Pongo, Petersilie, Takatuka, and Hot.Pot. In June 2001, these fonts were published: Crumb (old typewriter), Furma, Glass, Harmless, Papua, Poppy, Quarry (ransom note font), Reaktor-B, Reaktor-C, Robinson, Splinter, Taboo. [Google]

Kristian Larsen

California-based designer, illustrator and programmer. Creator of the free comic book fonts Big Sky (2004) and Fast Action (2004). [Google]

K-Type
[Keith Bates]

K-Type is Keith Bates' (b. 1951, Liverpool) foundry in Manchester, UK, est. 2003. They custom design type, and sell some of their own creations, such as English, Excite, Pentangle (2008, based on album lettering from 1967), Waverly, Chock, Circa (geometric sans), Anna (2002-2007), Alex (2002-2004), Greetings, Ivan Zemtsov (2009), Serifina, Max, Nowa (2004, a play on Futura), Club, Openline (2008, an art deco pair), Alright (2004, cursive script), Alan Hand (2005, based on some blobby lettering, handwritten by printer and mail artist, Alan Brignull), Designer, Helvetiquette, Roundel (2009, white on black), Chock (2009), Flyer (2009, techno), Gill New Antique (2003), Transport New (2009: a redrawing of the typeface designed for British road signs. In addition to the familiar Heavy and Medium weights, Transport New extrapolates and adds a previously unreleased Light weight font originally planned for back-lit signage but never actually applied. Originally designed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert beginning in 1957, the original Transport font has subtle eccentricities which add to its distinctiveness, and drawing the New version has involved walking a tightrope between impertinently eliminating awkwardness and maintaining idiosyncrasy.), Modernist Stencil (2009), Building & Loan (2007, engaved face), Bigfoot (2005, a Western font based on the slab capitals used by Victor Moscoso in his 1960s psychedelic rock posters), Bolshy (2009), Bolton750 (2003, a mechanical face done with John Washington), Collegiate (2009), Context (experimental), Axis, Pixel, PixL (2002-2004), 3x5, Keith's Hand, Future Imperfect, Ming, Digitalis, Kato (2007, oriental simulation face), Frank Bellamy (2009, an all-capitals family based on the hand lettering of English artist, Frank Bellamy, most famous for his comic art for Eagle and TV21, and his Dr Who illustrations for Radio Times), Flyer, Wanda (2007, art nouveau), Poster Sans, Norton (2006), Cyberscript (2006, connected squarish face), NYC (octagonal), Matchbox, Union Jack (octagonal), Sans Culottes (2008, grunge), Victor Moscoso (2008, psychedelic), Wes Wilson (2007, psychedelic, inspired by 1960s psychedelic poster artist Wes Wilson), Rick Griffin (2006, more psycehedlic fonts inspired by a 1960s Californian artist), Solid State (2008, art deco blocks), Stockscript (2008, down-to-earth script based on the pen lettering of the writer, Christopher Stocks), Susanna (2004), Plasterboard (2004-2005), Solus (2004, a revival of Eric Gill's 1929 face Solus which has never been digitized; read about it here), Total and Total Eclipse (2004, squarish display faces based on the four characters of Jaroslav Supek's title lettering for his 1980s mailart magazine, Total), and Lexia (an improved or "adult" version of Comic Sans) and Lexia Readable (2006). His free fonts are here: Flat Pack (2006), Future Imperfect (2006, grunge), Gommogravure (2005), Greetings (2006), Greetings Bold (2006), MAGraphics (2004), Magical Mystery Tour (2005, outlined shadow face), Magical Mystery Tour Outline Shadow (2005), Mailart (2004), MailartRubberstamp (2004), Ray Johnson (2006-2008), Roadway (2005, based on New York roadside lettering), This Corrosion (2005), Subway Ticker (2005), Blundell Sans (2009), Designer Block (2006), Mandatory (2004, a UK number plate font based on the Charles Wright typeface used in UK vehicle registration plates), Lexia and Lexia Bold (2004), Dalek (2005, stone/chisel face: Dalek is a full font based on the lettering used in the Dalek Book of 1964 and in the Daleks strip in TV21 comic, spin-offs from the UK science fiction TV show, Doctor Who. The font has overtones of Phoenician, Greek and Runic alphabets), Klee Capscript (2005: based on the handwriting and capitals drawn by artist Emma Klee (USA) for her Color Museum Mail Art invitation. The upper case is based on Emma's capitals and the lower case is freely adapted from her script), Celtica (2007) has Celtic influences. Blue Plaque (2006: a distressed font based on English heritage plaques) International Times (2006, inspired by the masthead of the International Times underground newspaper of the 1960s and 1970s). His experimental face Insecurity (2005) won an award at the 2005 FUSE type competition. Keith works as an Art & Design teacher at a Salford High School. Alternate URL. Yet another URL. [Google]

Ladfaev

French designer (b. 1993) of Gilles' Comic Handwriting (2008) and Garfield (2008). Home page. [Google]

Larabie Fonts
[Ray Larabie]

Well over 500 original designs by Ray Larabie from Port Credit/Mississauga, Ontario. Another URL. Another URL. The following fonts are free: Strenuous, Tofu, Electoral Blue, Embargo, Lunaurora, MarqueeMoon, President Gas (nice stencil font), Motorcade, Overload, Baltar, DirtyBakersDozen, Mufferaw (2000), Mexcellent (triline), Minya, PulseState, Quinquefoliate, Yadou, Para-Aminobenzoic, Hydrogen Whiskey, Metal Lord (an Iron Maiden font made in 1996), Golden Girdle, DazzleShips, Kredit, Minisystem, Boron, RiotAct, GlazKrak, SoRunDown, YellowPills, Fake Receipt, Tinsnips, Lucky Ape, Bailey's Car, Icicle Country, Home Sweet Home, Let's Eat, Giant Tigers, RoboKoz, Snidely, Xtra-Flexi-Disc, Fluoride Beings, Field Day Filter, Braeside Lumberboy (stencil font), Oliver's Barney, Rothwell, Fragile Bombers, Yawnovision, Superheterodyne, Massive Retaliation, Instant Tunes, Neurochrome, Xenowort, Balcony Angels. For 20USD, you get the Neuropol Deluxe 11-weight family (TrueType, PC). Latest fonts: Quadaptor, Deftone Stylus, Lady Starlight, LetterSet, Map of You, First Blind, Larabiefont (monospaced, 1999), monofonto (monospaced, 1999), Orange kid, Green fuz, Gunplay (stencil font), Mail ray stuff, Walshes outline, Mississauga, Union city blue, Carbon block, Plain cred, First blind, Walshes, Credit river, Dendritic Voltage, Neuropolitical, Poke, Port Credit, Lesser Concern, Kustom Kar, Mold Papa, Kleptocracy, Blue Highway D, Hots, Coolvetica, Holy Smokes, Chinese Rocks, sudbury Basin, Lilliput steps, Hurontario, Participants, Adriator, Ethnocentric, Biting My Nails, Biting Outline, Dyspepsia, Vanilla Whale, Libel Suit, Effloresce, BeatMyGuest, DreamOrphans, EffloresceAntique, EnnobledPet, Euphorigenic, EyeRhyme, GotNoHeart, Octoville, PlainCred1978, Plasmatic, RadiosinMotionHard, Densmore (a modern stencil font), RadiosinMotion (a morse font), Sexsmith, ShouldveKnown, ShouldveKnownShaded, 20thCenturyFontItalic, Counterscraps, Cretino, Duality, Echelon, Effloresce, Fabian, KenyanCoffee, MinyaNouvelle, OliversBarney, SybilGreen, Tork, Degrassi, Vibrocentric, Rafika (stencil font), Berylium, Pakenham, Steelfish, Bullpen, Almonte Woodgrain, Sandoval, Colourbars, Unispace, Subpear, Stasmic, Zekton Dots, Vademecum. And now also a handwriting font service. Has a shareware highway sign font. The site is to be discontinued in the summer of 2001. Ray Larabie started a second life in his new commercial foundry, Typodermic, opened in the Autumn of 2001, with fonts such as Amienne (2004, brush script), Asterisp (named Aplha through Iota, asterisks, 2000), Bomr (2002), Jillican, Tank (2004, an octagonal face), Telidon Ink and Wyvern. Rare Larabie fonts. Mass download. Direct access to some fonts. Noteworthy is that Neuropol is the font in the official logo of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Roxio's new Easy Media Creator 7 includes 36 updated Ray Larabie freeware fonts with expanded character sets, kerning, Euro symbol and installable embedding: Arnprior, Baveuse, Berylium, Berylium Bold Italic, Blue Highway (based on the US highway series E font), Blue Highway Condensed, Blue Highway D Type, Blue Highway Bold, Blue Highway Linocut, Burnstown Dam, Carbon Block, Credit Valley (+ B, I, & BI), Earwig Factory, Hurry Up, Kredit, Krystoid, Minya Nouvelle (+ B, I, & BI), Neuropol, Planet Benson 2, Pupcat (unicase), Stereofidelic, Sybil Green (2000, girlish font), Teen (+ B, I, BI, Light, and Light Italic)), Velvenda Cooler, Velvenda MegablackWaker. Most recent productions, 2004-2005: Stentiga (free), Boopee, Zalderdash, First Blind 2, Fenwick Outline, Amienne, Induction, Huxtable, Good Times, Euphorigenic, Neuropolitical, Effloresce, Squealer, Axaxax, Coolvetica, Cretino, Heroid (comic book). [Google]

Lars Manenschijn

Doetinchem, NL-based designer (b. 1988) of Chinese-troops-waiting-at-the-border (2009, graffiti), KingjolA (2009, grungy blackletter), sleeperzzzz (2009, grunge), Jersey Stories (2009, script), Unchanged Thoughts (2009), Hey Mom Hey Dad (2009), Shutdown (2009, 3d comic book style face), Hey Boy Hey Girl (2009), Jo wrote a love song (2009, scratchy hand), False Advertising (2009, grunge), Old English Hearts (2009, grunge blackletter), Stone Era Pixels (2009), Waste of Paint (2009, grunge), Baby Eskimo Kisses (2009, outline), Opa Puk (2009, brushy), Bedtime Stories (2009, flowing script), Mananschijn 02 (2009), Create a cartoon (2009), Release Me (2009). Home page. Alternate URL. [Google]

Laurent Hirn

Frenchman from Strasbourg, b. 1964. He created the comic book face Hirn Bold (2009). [Google]

Le Canard Déchainé
[David Rodes]

Le Canard Déchainé made by David Rodes. [Google]

Letterhead Fonts
[Chuck Davis]

Chuck Davis is the founder of Letterhead Fonts, which is based in Palmdale, CA. LHF was established in 1999. They specialize in sign and logo fonts, taking inspiration from wood type and late 19th century style typefaces. The fonts are sold by MyFonts. Free fonts "Letterhead Tuscan" (handlettering), Quadrex (2006, 3d effect font), and Wal-Mart People (dingbats). 19 USD display fonts: Esoteric (1999), Wall Dog, Double Gild, Convecta, Smalts, Splash, Lisa. His Atkinson collection has a few nice letterings: Heavy Sign Script, Eccentric French, Fancy Roman and Modern 1908 Classic (now called Cafe Nouveau) stand out. A small archive rounds out the site. Mike Stowe designed Old Blackletter in 2001. Ken McTague made the hand-lettered style typeface Boston Truckstyle. Designed by Brian Kniceley in 2000: LHF Henderson Church, LHF Ohnimus Florid, LHF Ohnimus Spiked, LHF Strong Tea House, Strong Caliope, Strong Nouveau. Fonts made in 2000 by Chuck Davis: LHFActionMovie LHF Bulletin Plug, LHF Classic Block, LHF Condensed French, LHF Convecta, LHF Cool Blue, LHF Crouching Tiger, LHF Def Artist, LHF Def Writer, LHF Double Gild, LHF Eccentric French Lt, LHF Esoteric, LHF Heavy French Roman, LHF Heavy Sign Script, LHF Jami (2000), LHF Letterhead Tuscan, LHF Lisa, LHF Modern 1908 Classic, LHF Quantum, LHF Smalts, LHF Splash,LHF Tuscan Full Block (Western style), LHF Wall Dog, LHF Letterhead Tuscan. Fonts made in 2001 by Chuck Davis: LHF Advertisers Plug ATK, LHF Argentine Solid, LHF Boston Truckstyle, LHF Esoteric New, LHF Grant Antique, LHF Mister Kooky, LHF Mister Spooky, LHF Scriptana. The following are all by Chuck Davis: LHF Bank Note (2007), Quadrex (2005), Menace (2004, comic book style), Michelle (2004, calligraphic script), LHF Ambrosia (2004, free), Sofia Script (2003), Stanford Script (2003), Sarah Script (2003), Fancy Full Round (2003, a Western face inspired by Al Imelli, ca. 1900), Matthews Thin (2003), New Modern Classic (2003), LHFBirgitta (2003), Happy Fun Ball (2003, comic book style), CD Esoteric, OldSignFont, Robin, LHFDefWriter, LHFDefArtist, LHFAmarilloBOLD, LHFAmarilloREG, LHFBeckerMonogramEnglish, LHFBeckerPosterScript, LHFBeckerRoundedBlock, LHFConclaveFLATreg, Cool Blue (2003), LHFConclaveFLATwide, LHFConclaveROUNDreg, LHFConclaveROUNDwide, LHFConclaveSHARPreg, LHFConclaveSHARPwide, LHFCrouchingTiger, LHFCrouchingTigerCONVEX, LHFEquinox, LHF Esoteric3 (2004), LHFMirageBOLD, LHFMirageITALIC, LHFMirageREG, LHFMonogram, LHFQuantumCONVEX, LHFQuantumREG, LHFRomanaClassico, LHFScriptana (great lettering font), LHFTimberlodge, Village, Kelly Ann, Outlaw, Hensler (2002), Antique Half Block (2002, wood type), Spurred Egyptian, Wolverine, Ortlieb, Super Thick & Thin, Denise, Hensler, Charlotte, Antique Half Block, Supabad (2003), Brianna (2003), Happy Fun Ball (2003, comic book family), Naylorville (2004), Grant's Antique (2004), Michelle (2004), Cafe Corina (2006, free font by Chuck Davis), Ambrosia (free font by Chuck Davis), Lincoln (2006), No Fishin (2006), Bell Boy (free font, Chuck Davis), LHF Cafe Corina (2006, a decorative 19th centuru style face), Full Block (free slab serif athletic number face by Davis), Mike's Block (free slab serif by Davis), Old Block (free athletic numbering face by Davis), Old Stock (2007, lettering from old stock market certificates), Hick Sticks (2007, letters made from sticks), LHF Fast Slant (2007, comic book style). At one point, Chuck Davis was running Blu Creative Media, where he published BLU Esoteric (1999). Interview at MyFonts. Letterhead link. [Google]

Lincs.org

ComixRegular, ComixHeavy, ComixHighlight, all by WSI, and PartiesMT. [Google]

Link Olsson

Codesigner, with Apostrophe at Apostrophic Laboratory, of Severina, Poultrygeist, Komikandy, Extrano, Librium and Libritabs. Born and bred in Stockholm. [Google]

Linn Mustanoja

Swedish creator of the bold marker face Wishlist 2009 Bold (2009). [Google]

Livius Dietzel

Co-designer with Hannes von Döhren of ITC Chino and ITC Chino Display (2009), a soft-edged bold signage and sans family. [Google]

Lizard Sharkragon
[Filipe Aryel]

Brazilian designer (b. 1988) of Shark Random Funnyness 2 (2009), Shark Claw Damage (2009), Shark Trouble (2009), Shark Claw Damage (2009, handprinted), Super Mario Bros Alphabet (2009), Shark Got Your Hand (2009), Shark Soft Bites (2009), SharkCrash (2009, comic book style), FOP Title Style (2009, comic book face), Onomato Shark (2009, comic book style), FOP Title Style (2009, comic book face), Shark Super Hand (2009), FairlyOddFont (2008, comic book style), Shark Supah FX (2008, comic book style), Shark Heavy ABC (2008), Shark Hands (2008, comic book outline face), SharkRandomFunnyness (2008, comic book style) and the pixel faces SMWHudNameFont (2008) and SMWTextFont (2008), used in the Super Mario games. He also made Shark Scratching (2008). FairlyOddFont (2008) is based on a font shown in the cartoon Fairly Oddparents, by Butch Hartman. Dafont link. [Google]

Lord Makar

American scientist who created Carl Barks Comic (2007). [Google]

LSFonts.com

An archive with very complicated shopping cart downloads. Will take you a while to download, say, 500 fonts. Cookies galore, and a time sink. Cartoon fonts. [Google]

Lydia Distracted

Canadian designer of the comic book face Mumbley Joe (2008). [Google]

MacArtista

Designer of Cartoon (1993, a comic book face). [Google]

Magicmouse.Net
[Sondra Gazin]

Three fonts, made in 1999, probably by Sondra Gazin: Cartoony, Sitcom, Unfocus. [Google]

Magix.L

French outfit which produced a fun comic book font, "caricature" (2001). [Google]

Magnus Rakeng

Norwegian graphic designer, born in Lillehammer in 1967, who works in Oslo. His fonts are distributed by Thirstype. He now runs Millimeter Design. He is also involved in Melkeveien designkontor, where all his fonts can be ogled. They include:

• Pilot (1994).
• Envy (1996).
• Telenor, designed by Magnus Rakeng & Stian Berger as part of the new corporate identity for Telenor.
• Superduper (1999-2000).
• Radio (1998, a fifties-style connected script). This is his most famous font.
• The 4-year old children's handwriting font Amanda4 (free).
• Radio was at the basis of later extensions, such as Quality (a custom face at Melkeveien done for Leo Burnett Chicago; a cooperation with Chester) and Always (2005, with Stian Berger at Melkeveien).
• Eyecon (2005, designed with Thirstype).
• With Stian Berger at Melkeveien he made Ålesund jugendstilsenter (2004, based on architect H. Schytte Berg's architectural lettering).

Manfred Klein's Fonteria
[Manfred Klein]

Frankfurt-based designer (b. 1932) whose creative output is so large that he deserves a separate web page. His URL at Moorstation from 2000-2007. New page on him by Florian Rochler. Font squirrel link. [Google]

Manfred Sayer

Designer of Sayer Script (Berthold, 1984), which is identical to Mecanorma Sayer Script, a comic book family. He also designed Mecanorma Sayer, a degenerated typewriter face, and Mecanorma Sayer Spiritual, a chiseled display face. [Google]

Maniackers Design (or: MKS)
[Masayuki Sato]

About 150 free original fonts by Masayuki Sato (from Futaba, Japan), over half of them pixel fonts. For most fonts, he has a Latin alphabet (denoted by AL) and a katakana alphabet (denoted by KT). Some also have a hiragana version (denoted by HR). All fonts were made between 1998 and 2009.

• By Masayuki Sato & Tsuyoshi Nagae: Merumo-AL, KT, PonyPony-AL, KT, HR, Topo-AL, TM Extended-AL / 2Type, MinnanoUta-AL, KT, HR, Seele-AL / 2Type, Robin-AL, Peco-AL, KT, Honey-AL, Blur-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato & Eri Nagae: Stitch-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato & T. Waka: Chihuahua-AL, KT, HR / 3Type.
• By Masayuki Sato & Mami Kobayashi: Detroit Type City-AL, Foood-AL, KT, Pokupoku-AL, KT, HR, Ball2-AL, Box2-AL, Button2-AL, Xtal-AL, KT, HR, Ikaho-AL, KT, MD Radiogram-KT, HR, Nepon-AL.
• By Mami Kobayashi: Ikaho-HR, TypeCantabile-KT, Kotodama-KT, Sandy-AL / 2Type, Yonimofushigina-AL, KT, Cloooud-AL, Yonimofushigina-HR, Timber-AL,KT, HR, Sunday-AL / 3Weight, Hyonnakotokara-AL, KT, HR.
• By Eiji Sunaga: Tanrei 2.0-KT.
• By Junya Yamada (Channel 67): Drip-KT, Bobo-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato & Junya Yamada: Maniac 2-AL, KT.
• By Atsushi Moda: Angle.
• By Shinji Naka: Typobokan katakana (at least, the graphics of this comic book style font were by Shinji Naka).
• By Masakazu Fukushima: Lucha-doll mask (a fantastic mask dingbat font).
• By Atsuko Onozato: Pazool.
• By Malte Haust of Bionic Systems: DorisOrange.
• By André Nossek: Collage Rmx-AL, Hard Rmx-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato & Hiroko Takiguchi: Holiday Bitmap14-AL, Holiday Ultra-AL, KT, HR, Holiday Bold-AL, KT, HR, Holiday-AL, KT, HR, Holiday-illust, Holiday Tategaki-KT, HR, Holiday-MDJP03 / 2Byte, Ribbontic 2.0-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato and Masashi Kato: Pico (2009, rounded comic book style).
• By Masashi Kato & Mayucco: Yakitori-AL, KT, HR / 2Byte.
• By Masayuki Sato & Ryo Asoda: Wallpainting-AL, Cosmic-AL, Bellows-AL, KT.
• By Masayuki Sato & Kaori Inada: Sennin-AL.
• By Masayuki Sato & Shizuka Yamazaki: SwingingBird-AL, KT, HR.
• By Masayuki Sato & Junichi Omi: Omiyage-AL, KT, HR.
• By Masayuki Sato & Rollingcradle: Poranger-AL, Lucha doll-mask.
• By Masayuki Sato & Omnikono: Gt informat-AL, KT.
• By Masayuki Sato: 235MKSD (2009, thin octagonal), Nepon-KT, Nepon-HR, Monday-AL / 3Type, Childish-AL, KT, HR, Volt-AL, KT, HR, Gavadon Ultra-KT, Building 2-AL, KT, Gachapon 2-KT, FSB08 Klang-AL, KT / 3Type, 224MKSD-AL, 223MKSD-AL, CinemaMa-AL, KT, HR, Skinny-AL, Magatama-AL, Astro 3.0-AL, KT, 160MKSD-AL, KT, TypoBokan-KT (3DCG), Lunch-KT, HR, Partner-AL / 3Type, Pico Super Ultra Bold-AL, 096MKSD-Synapse-AL, Millennium 5lines-AL, Tekuteku Round-AL, Warp-AL, Cherry Cherry-KT, Donki-KT, 078MKSD Medium Con-AL, Poco-AL, Temporary Extra-AL, 071MKSD Medium-AL, KT, 071MKSD Bold-AL, KT, Paco-AL, Collage-AL, Zerozero Nine-AL, KT, HR, Finger Five-AL, Electronica Nine-AL, Drifter Five-AL, Ultra Seven-AL / 3Type, Thaitype Ten-Thai, AL, KT, Gogo Five 2.0-AL, System Seven-AL / 7Type, 201MKSD-AL / 4Type, Fluorescent-AL / 2Type, FSB07 Astra-AL, KT, HR / 4Type, Nihonbashi 2.0-AL, KT, 176MKSD-AL, Continue-AL, Spaghettini-AL / 3Type, Pinponpan2, 3, 4-HR / 3Type, Pico-AL / 2Type, Kokecco2-KT, Charakyoro-AL, Coppepan-AL, KT, HR, Sardinen-KT, HR, Hachipochi Eight-AL, KT, Janis Heavy-AL, Futaba-KT, April Fool-AL, KT, HR, Arawasu-KT, Airline-AL, KT, HR, Astro 2.0-KT, Snail-AL, KT, Akachan-AL, KT, HR (Flop Design), Dorisorange-AL, KT (T26), Parade20-AL, KT, UFOnt-51silhouette, Rabbit35-silhouette, Dog30-Silhouette, Coil-AL, KT / 3Type, Frankfurter Custum Black-AL, COLOR-AL, Fivemani-AL, KT, Astroro-AL, KT, Puco-AL, 184MKSD Omnibus-AL, Alfadental-AL, FSB08 Klang-AL, KT / 3Type, TDA140607-AL, Shotaro V3-AL, KT, Colopocle-AL, KT, Melt-AL / 3Type, Tekuteku-AL, Crayon-AL, Digits-AL, Performar-AL, Pinponpan-HR, Airplane 2.0-AL, KT, Button-AL, Ball-AL, Box-AL, OLD CUBE-AL, Elekitel-HR, Retroket-AL, MKS Dot-AL, RikuKaiKu-Illust, Angle-AL, FontRemix 02 (36-kanji dingbat font). Font Pavilion sells these fonts: Building, Gavadon (kata), Volt (romaji, kata), Colopocle (katakana, romaji), Shotaro (katakana, romaji). Typo Bokan, Sennin, Snail. At Digitalogue, he published the screen font series Zerozero in 2000.

Mankin Mimon

Slovakian designer (b. 1978) of the free comic book faces Konstructer (2008), AntiHrdina (2008), PetBone (2008), My E Go (2008), Rehotalk(2008), Dessin Immortel (2008) and Mankinoid 2008 (2008). [Google]

Mariaes
[María Angélica Estrada/ Cano]

Bogotá, Colombia-based foundry, est. 2009, by María Angélica Estrada Cano, who is a Colombian design director, b. Bogotá, 1979. She studied architecture between 1998 and 2004 in Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia. Her fonts include Bolita 1 and 2 (2009, playful), Bolita Dingbats (2009, mostly ghosts), Margara (2009, roundsed handprinted comic book style) and Makika (2006-2007, a brush handwriting face by Maria Angelica Estrada Cano and Fabian Camargo Guerrero that includes Makika Gris, Negra and Super Negra as well as some dingbats). Lita (2006-2009) is another brushy signage face codesigned by Maria Angelica Estrada Cano and Fabian Camargo Guerrero. [Google]

Mark Simonson Studio
[Mark Simonson]

Mark Simonson Studio is located in StPaul, MN. Mark founded Mark Simonson Studio around 2000, and describes himself as a freelance graphoc designer and type designer. From his CV: Early in my career I worked mainly as an art director on a number of magazines and other publications including Metropolis (a Minneapolis weekly, 1977), TWA Ambassador (an inflight magazine, 1979-81), Machete (a Minneapolis broadsheet, 1978-80), Minnesota Monthly (Minnesota Public Radio's regional magazine, 1979-85), and the Utne Reader (1984-88). I was head designer and art director for Minnesota Public Radio (1981-85) and an art director for its sister company, Rivertown Trading Company (1992-2000). During that time, I designed over 200 audio packages, including most of Garrison Keillor's, along with several hundred products (t-shirts, mugs, rugs, watches, etc.) for the Wireless, Signals, and other mail order catalogs. I have frequently done lettering as part of design projects I'm working on. This has always been my favorite part, so in 2000 I opened my own shop specializing in lettering, typography and identity design. I've also been interested in type design since my college days. I started licensing fonts to FontHaus in 1992, and since starting my new business, stepped up my efforts in developing original typefaces. I now have more than 70 fonts on the market with many more to come. This is increasingly becoming the focus of my activities. His fonts:

• Coquette (2001).
• Kandal: a 1994 slab serif, now also at MyFonts).
• Proxima Sans (1994, a geometric sans, rereleased in 2004), and followed in 2005 by Proxima Nova in 42 styles/weights.
• Mostra (2001): based on a style of lettering often seen on Italian Art Deco posters and advertising of the 1930s. Look at the Light and Black versions, and drool...... The 2009 update is called Mostra Nuova.
• In 2001, he made the Mac font Anonymous. Its updated bversion is Anonymous Pro (2009), a TrueType version of Anonymous 9, which was a freeware bitmap font developed in the mid-90s by Susan Lesch and David Lamkins. It was designed as a more legible alternative to Monaco, the mono-spaced Macintosh system font.
• In 1998 and 2001, he produced the (free) 3-style Atari Classic family.
• In 2003, he released Blakely Bold and Heavy (an art deco font first done for the Signals mail order catalog). The original Blakely is from 2000.
• Goldenbook Light, Regular, and Heavy, based on the logotype of the 1920s literary mag called "The Golden Book Magazine".
• Metallophile Sp 8 Light and Light Italic: a "faithful facsimile of an 8-point sans as set on a 1940s-vintage hot metal typesetting machine".
• Refrigerator Light and Heavy, Refrigerator and its extension Refrigerator Deluxe (2009) (geometric sans).
• Changeling Light, Regular, Bold, Stencil, and Inline: a redesign and expansion of China, a VGC photo-typositor face from 1975 by M. Mitchell, which includes unicase faces; see also Changeling Neo, 2009.
• Sanctuary Regular and Bold: a computerish face based on lettering in the 1976 movie Logan's run--later withdrawn from the market.
• Sharktooth (+Bold, +Heavy).
• Felt Tip Roman, Woman and Senior (based on his own handwriting). Felt Tip Senior (2000) is based on the hand of Mark's father. Felt Tip Woman Regular and Bold are based on the handwriting of designer Patricia Thompson.
• Raster Gothic Condensed Regular and Bold (12 fonts total), and Raster Bank (a pixelized version of Bank Gothic).
• Other free bitmap fonts for the Mac [the PC version was made by CybaPee]. MyFonts page.
• He digitized Phil Martin's family, Grad (2004, inspired by Century Schoolbook, and originally done by Martin in 1990).
• His 2006 production includes three script faces: Kinescope is a connected script based on title lettering in Fleischer Studios animated Superman films from the 1940s. Snicker is a cartoony block letter type. Both were published at Font Bros. And Launderette is a connected very slanted script based closely on lettering used in the titles of the 1944 Otto Preminger film, Laura.
• In 2007, he revived and extended Filmotype Glenlake (sold at Font Bros).
• Lakeside (2008) is a flowing 1940s-style brush script. It was inspired by hand-lettered titles in the classic 1944 film noir movie Laura.
• In 2008, he revived Filmotype Zanzibar, about which he writes: That Zanzibar is nearly an anagram of bizarre seems fitting. The surviving people from Filmotype (later Alphatype) have not been able to tell us who designed this gem, so we have no record of the designers intentions. Released in the early 1950s, it seems somewhat inspired by the work of Lucian Bernhard (Bernhard Tango, 1934) and Imre Reiner (Stradivarius, 1945). At first, it appears to be a formal script, but there are no connecting strokes. It would be better described as a stylized italic, similar to Bodoni Condensed Italic or Onyx Italic, with swash capitals.
• Filmotype Alice (2008) is casual handwriting.
• Filmotype MacBeth (2008) is a freestyle face.
• Filmotype Ginger (2008) is a heavy display face with an aftertaste of Futura.
• Boxy2 (2008) and Boxy1 (2008) are severely octagonal faces made to test out FontStruct. See also bubblewrap.
• In 2008, Mark Solsburg and Mark Simonson cooperated on the digital revival of the calligraphic Diane Script, originally designed in 1956 by Roger Excoffon.
• In 2009, Mark worked on SketchFlow Print, a font for Microsoft. It will be bundled with the next version of Christian Schormann's Expression Blend, part of Microsoft's Expression Studio suite. The fonts, based upon the handwriting of architect Michaela Mahady of SALA Architects, Inc., give that well-knwn architectural printing look (like Tekton).

Martijn Reemst

Designer of Calvin and Hobbes (1999). See also here. [Google]

Martin Löfqvist

Stockholm-based designer of Kor Till Attack (2004, a VAG Rounded lookalike). [Google]

Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company
[Martin Wait]

Martin Wait (born Forest Gate, UK, 1942) is based in Horndon on the Hill, UK. The Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company is Martin Wait's outlet for his fonts. Martin made Freestyle Script in 1981 for Letraset, but this face has now been surpassed many times, in my opinion. He also designed Artiste (1991), Cathedral (multiline decorative face, Letraset), Emphasis (1989), Forest Shaded (1986), Hadfield (1980), Balmoral (1978, Letraset [see also Ballad Script (SoftMaker)]), Informal Roman (1989), Horndon (1984, Western lettering), Banner (1986), Laser (1987), Laser Chrome (1987), Bertram (1991, comic book lettering), Pendry Script (1981), Pritchard (1990), Rapier (1989), Refracta (1988), Challenge Bold (1982), Conference (1978), Forest (1986), Riva (1994), Roquette (1993), Scriba (1992), and Wild Thing (1995), Masquerade (1977, Letraset), Tractor (2001), Julietrose (2006, informal script, Monotype). MyFonts.com link. Linotype link. FontShop link. [Google]

Masashi Kato

Font designer at Maniackers, where he made Pico (2009, with Masayuki Sato, a rounded comic book face) and Yakitori-AL, KT, HR / 2Byte (with Mayucco). [Google]

Mathieu Cloutier

Digital artist in Canada (b. 1978) who created tam-bd (2004, a comic book face). Alternate URL. [Google]

Matthew Beattie

Matthew Beattie (Q3 Designs, Spain) created the handwriting face Matt Serif (2006) and the handdrawn fat display face Beluga Script (2007). Alternate URL. [Google]

Mecanorma

French graphics lettering company initially involved in instant lettering (made by Trip Productions), and some original typeface designs. From 1989 until 1994, Mecanorma worked with another Dutch company Visualogik to create digital versions of their typefaces, all having MN in their names. Monotype licensed and digitized some of Mecanorma's typefaces. Their collection includes some great fonts: Access, Artdeco, Artworld, BalloonMN, Brio, BusoramaMN, Campus, CardCamio, Carplate, CaslonAntiqueVL, ChocMN, CircusMN, ComicStripMN, DynamoMN, Galba, Globe-Gothic-Outline, Glowworm, Jackson, LibraMN, MtPlacard, Ortem, Renault, RoslynMN, Sayer, SayerScriptMN, SquashMN, Sully-Jonquieres, Watch-Outline. You can also buy through Atomic Type. Projected new URL, which I am afraid will never be activated because in 1999, the company was bough by the Dutch company Trip Productions. Fonts.com sells these: MN Access Bold, MN Access Medium, MN Access Volume, MN Art Deco, MN Art World, MN Balloon Bold, MN Balloon Extra Bold, MN Blippo Black, MN Brio, MN Bulletin Typewriter, MN Choc, MN Circus, MN Comic Strip, MN Estro, MN Fumo Dropshadow, MN Galba, MN Gillies Gothic Bold, MN Gillies Gothic Light, MN Gillies Gothic Ultra, MN Gillies Gothic Ultra Shaded, MN Gillies Gothic Ultra Volume, MN Gillies Gothic Volume, MN Globe Gothic Bold, MN Globe Gothic Bold Condensed, MN Globe Gothic Outline, MN Globe Gothic Volume, MN Glowworm, MN Glowworm Compressed, MN Glowworm Volume, MN Gothique, MN Hotel, MN Isonorm, MN Jackson, MN Leopard, MN Milton Demi Bold, MN Orator, MN Organda, MN Organda Bold, MN Organda Volume, MN Ortem, MN Renault, MN Renault Bold, MN Renault Volume, MN Rondo, MN Sayer Interview, MN Sayer Script Black, MN Sayer Script Bold, MN Sayer Script Light, MN Sayer Script Volume, MN Squash, MN Squash Outline, MN Squash Volume, MN Sully Jonquieres, MN Sully Jonquieres Bold, MN Sully Jonquieres Volume, MN Swaak Centennial, MN Vivaldi, MN Watch Outline, MN Windsor, MN Windsor Elongated, MN Xerxes, MN Zambesi. Their types can now be had from URW. [Google]

Michael Jantze

American cartoonist who created The Norm. See also here. At Fontosaurus, Dan Bailey created a Jantze comic book font in 2003, whose profits will go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. [Google]

Mickel Design
[Jeremy Mickel]

Jeremy Mickel runs a design studio in New York. He is working on this rounded sans serif (2007). See also here. He created Router (2006, rounded sans). [Google]

Mike Stevens

Designer and old-timer in the signpainting business in San Jose, CA, who hooked up with SignDNA. He created Magic, Stix (art deco), Happy Script, Master, ArRoyo, Tahoe, Staton, BigSur, DuVall, BigRed, BigMedicine, Tenor, Phoenix, Vasona. His bio at SignDNA states: I hope sign people are inspired once again by these great lettering styles of Mike's -- now available as typefaces. [Google]

Milan Zrnic

Milan Zrnic (b. 1984) is a self-taught graphic designer who now lives in New York. In 2002, Milan created Idyll (2002, commercial sans serif font) while in the Chank Army. In 2003, Milan created and released the free typeface Raedr. [Google]

Mitchell Thomas Gerads

Graphic designer from Elk River, MN. Creator of Cape Monkey (2004, cartoonish display face). [Google]

Mystraven

Japanese creator (b. 1991) of the comic book/handprinted typeface Raven Text (2008). [Google]

Natasha Fernandez-Fountain

Florida-based designer, b. 1985. She created the informal face Bookworm (2008) and the comic book face Goofus (2008). All her fonts are free. Dafont link. [Google]

Nerfect Type Laboratories
[Britton Walters]

Nerfect Type Labs in Berwyn, IL, is the foundry of Britton Walters (b. Atlanta, GA, 1973). Free fonts: Desmond (2003), Ausfahrt (dingbats), Bad Weekend (comic book font), Clint (2003), CursedMustache (2003), Clunky, Coffin Nails, Conspiracy (old typewriter font), Crap Magnet family (free at Chank's), Cursed Mustache, Demand (ransom font), Emma 65, G.I. Jerk, Goblin, Heavyweight, Hybrid, Joey, Kirok, Mental Junk Drawer (dingbats), Minibike, Mister Filthy, Mutant, Pixie (pixel font), Roadtrip, Sanford, Sex Shop, Skyland, Space Junk, Speed Demon, Stag Wart, Thug, Tricky Treat (2003). Pay fonts: Crunk, Go-Rilla, Kurtzberg, Monsterkit, Nerfect Cola, Outlaw, Muggler. MyFonts.com sells some of their fonts: Stinky School Book, Creeps (funny faces!), Ailene, Smuggler, Crunk, Kurtzberg, Nerfect&Cola, Go-rilla, Outlaw, Class of 1964 (dingbats), Dingbatio, Mr. Walters-Casual (comic book face), Tricky-Treat (scratchy handwriting), Fiend (2004) and MonsterKit. [Google]

Nick's Fonts
[Nick Curtis]

Very pretty and interesting free original fonts by Nick Curtis (b. Chicago, 1948, lived in Texas from 1952-1997, and lives since 1997 in Alexandria, MD), who runs Nick's Fonts. Most of his fonts were made since 1997. Interview. Originally, his fonts were free. Now, some are free, and some are sold commercially. But all of his fonts are carefully crafted and often art deco. Free downloads at TypOasis. Complete list of names and other info, maintained by Sander de Voogt. Interview in which we learn about his fondness for Corel Draw as a type desiogn tool. Some fonts: Great Lakes (2003), Trading Post (2003), Ding Dong DaddyO (GoudyStout), Ironick Normal (an exaggerated BernhardModern), Plug Nickel (reworking of Bremen Black, with small caps and a rather skeptical uppercase R added), NickerBocker (Art Deco), Titanick (remake of the bold pin-striped Dextor at Elsner and Flake), Platonick (striped font), Runy Tunes (Art Nouveau), Holy Ravioli (Publicity Gothic), Laconick (William Morris; almost medieval), Bellhop (2003), Beauty School Dropout (has some underlined characters), Troglodyte, PilotPointWBW (2001), Pinball Whiz, Nickodemus Extremus (Aldous or Huxley Vertical), Nickley Normal, Selznick Normal, Standing Room Only (Broadway Poster), Dymaxian Script, Aerojones (2002), Altamonte, Monterey Popsicle (fifties font), Wooden Nickel (Bernhard Antique Bold Condensed), Ritzy Normal (Busorama), Bulwark (2003), Coaster Poster, Greasy Spoon, Nickelodeon, Facets (2003), Fashion Victim (Bernhard Fashion), Bala Cynwyd, Little Deuce Coup, Our Gang, Avignon (ironwork), Backstage Pass (Headline), Arbuckle (improved ITC Beesknees, in 2008 extended to Arbuckle Remix), Becker Black (2002), BeteNoir (wow!), Boeuf au Joost (2003, art deco based on work by comic book artist Joost Swarte), Chi-Town, 42nd Street, Jeepers, Nip&Tuck (art deco), PleasinglyPlump, Plug Nickel Black, Public Enemy, Steppin'Out (since 2002 a Bitstream font), Tooney Noodle, Toyland, Avignon (spectacular ironwork font), Backstage Pass (Broadway font). Alternate URL. Direct access. List of fonts: Circuit Bored, Midland Rail, Metropolis (based on this movie poster from 1927 by Hungarian Josef Bottlik), Shangri-La SC (2002), Happy Campers (2002), Highfive, Slugfest, Airstream, Anagram, Anchor Steam (2002), AndironOutline, AntsyPants, Arizona Airways (2003), AtelierSans, AtelierSansBookItalic, Avignon, Backstage-PassA, BeautySchoolDropout, BeteNoirA, Bittersweet, Boogie Nights (2002), Boo Meringue (2002), Bric-a-Braque, Buenos Aires (2003), Camp Gramophone (2002), Granada (2002), CaptainSwabby, ChainsawGeometric, Chippewa Falls (2002), Chi-Town, ChockABlock, CongaLine, Conquistadorman (2002), Copasetic, Creampuff, ITCCuppaJoe, DecoBorders, DecoDingbats1, DeStencil (2003), Ding-DongDaddyO, DoctorJekyll, DubbaDubbaA, Duck Soup (2003, after a 1928 poster by Italian designer Neri Nanetti for Snob Cognac), Duesenberg (2003), DymaxionScript, EastMarket, EmpireState, Emporium, Modern Typography, FancyPants, FashionVictim, FeteAccompli, Flatiron, Flora Dora (2003), Forty-SecondStreet, Franken's-SteinA, FullTiltBoogie, GradoGradooNF (2002, a Bauhaus-style font, based on this 1932 poster), Great Lakes (2003), GuinnessExtraStout (1999, based on characters drawn in 1938 by Carlyle and Oring), Harvest Moon (2003), Holy-Ravioli, Hornswoggled, Ironick-Normal, Jeepers, Junebug Stomp (2003, based on a 1925 poster for the chanteuse Arlette Montal, signed simply Bouchard), JungleFever, KartoonKutz, KartoonKutz2, Kinkajou Stew (2003), Kismet-Normal, KnickOTeen, Knickerbocker-Dingbats, Krazy Kracks (2003), Labyrinth, Laconick-NormalA, Laff Riot NF (2002), LakeWobegonNF (2002), Little Rickey (2003), Maloja Palace (2003, a fat fun face), Materhorn, Matinee Idol (2003, after a 1931 poster for a German Spa by Fritz Loehr), Melina (2003, Bitstream, patterned after two members of a type family named Greco, released by Fundicion Richard Gans of Madrid, Spain, in the 1920s. Melina Plain is a refined version of Greco Bold, and Melina Fancy is based on Greco Adornado), Metro-Retro, Middle Earth (2003), Monkey-Fingers, Munchausen (2003), MyGalSwoopy (2002), Nickelodeon, Nickerbocker-Normal, Nickley-NormalA, Nicklishnickoz, Nickodemus-Extremus, Nightcap, NipAndTuck, OK Chorale (2003, an art deco face based on Carl Holmes' ABC of Lettering book), OldgateLaneOutline, OurGang, Packard Clipper (2003), ParkLane, PicayuneIntelligence (now at Bitstream; read about its development here), Platonick-Normal, PleasinglyPlump, Plug-NickelBlack, Pomegranate (2003, after a 1931 travel poster by Willy Dzubas for Pommern, Germany), Ponsonby (2003, Western font), PopularCafeAA, Public-Enemy, Quaint Notions (2003, based on Alf Becker's lettering), RadioRanch, Raskalnikov (2003, Cyrillic font simulation), RhubarbPie, RhumbaScript, Rialto, RicksAmericanNF (2002), RitzyNormal, Runy-Tunes, Sarsaparilla, Satanick-Regular, ScramGravy, Seaside Resort (2003), Secret Agent NF (2003, Broadway display face), SelznickNormal, Sesquipedalian, Sho-Card-Caps, Sid-theKid (1999), Slugfest (2001), Snoopy Snails, SouciSans, SpondulixNF (2003), StandingRoomOnly, SteppinOut, Stony Island (2002), Studebaker, TaraBulbous (2008, a fat lettered font that revives an alphabet of Paul Carlyle and Guy Oring), TechnicalPlain, Teenick-, Testarossa (2002), Titanick-Display, TobaccoRoadNF (2002), TooneyNoodle, Toyland-OutlineA, Trading Post (2003), Tropicana (2003), Tucson Two-Step (2003), Two For Juan (2002), Underground (1999), UppenArmsNF-Medium (2003), Upper Arms (2003), Valley Grrrl (2003), VielleVarsovieNF (sic)(2003), Amsterdam Tangram, Rivanna (after a 1903 art nouveau design by Max Gradl), WalrusGumbo, Wooden Shoe Review (2003), WoodenNickelBlack, Zinzinnati, Cameo Appearance, Drive-Thru, FairfaxStation, Kerfuffle, LakeshoreDrive, City Slicker, Phatt Phreddy, Pastiche, VlaanderenSquare, MisterChuckles (now ITC Mister Chuckles), BeautySchoolDropoutII, VlaanderenRound, Tanglewood Tales. These fonts are now commercial (Bitstream or ITC): Atelier Sans, Cuppa Joe, Jeepers, Mister Chuckles, Day Poster Black (2002), Vinnie Boombah (2002), Scram Gravy, Steppin Out, Zinzinnati (now ITC Zinzinnati), BoyzRGross (2001), HardlyWorthit, HutSutRalston, ITC Atelier Sans (2001), Herald Square, ShangriLa NF (2002), Bessie Mae Moocho NF (2002, art deco font based on handlettering found on a travel brochure for IMM Steamship Lines, circa 1927), Gotham Rail Company NF (2002, art deco based on an Italian travel poster from 1931), LaModaNF (2002, based on poster lettering for an Italian fashion house of the same name, designed by Wilman Schiroli in 1935), Drumag Studio (2003), March Madness (2003, inspired by lettering from a 1920s Italian poster by legendary "postermeister" Marcello Dudovich), Monte Carlo Script NF (2002, art deco font based on a font called Médicis from a Deberny and Peignot catalog, circa 1920), White Tie Affair (2002, pretty vertical lines!), Ciné Miroir NF (2003), Fireside Chat NF (2003, based on lettering of Samuel Welo), Nord Express NF (2003, simulating poster font ideas of A.M. Cassandre; a variation of the typeface Acier Noir, Deberny & Peignot, 1936), Parsival Oldestyle NF (2003, patterned after Camelot, a 1920's font by ATF), Petre Devos NF (2003, based on a 1930s poster for a Flemish beer), Red Star Line NF (2003, based on a 1926 travel brochure), Soda Jerk NF (2003, based on a 1929 travel brochure), Toot Sweet Bistro NF (2003, based on a 1928 restaurant poster by artist Karl Bauer). CV at MyFonts. Recently, he started selling some of his designs through Agfa-Monotype, Bitstream and ITC, such as BoDiddlioniStencil, ITC Photoplay (2002, based on lettering from 1927 by Samuel Welo, intended originally for captions of silent movies), ITC Scram Gravy, ITC Jeepers (2002), Erehwon Roman NF (2002, an exaggeration of University Roman), Heberling Casual NF, Marrakesh Express NF (2002, based on a 30s poster font), Slam Bang Theater NF (2002, patterned after the font Nubian Black, designed by Willard T. Sniffin for American Type Founders in the 1930s), Wagner Silhouette NF (2002, based on a 1946 design by Charles Louis Henry Wagner), Laguna Madre WBW, WHG Simpatico NF (2002), Sabrina Zaftig NF (2002), Amstel Heavy (2002), Bergling Fantasia NF (2002, after handlettering by J.M. Bergling), Bundle of Joy NF (2002), Namesake (2002, loosely based on Allan Gothic by Allan Brandtner), New Deal Deco NF (2002), Perserphone NF (2002, a Greek simulation font), Day Tripper NF (2002, based on a design originally called Dignity Roman by the unconventional 30s lettering artist Alphonse E. Tripp), Vielle Varsovie NF (2003), Raskalnikov NF (2003, Cyrillic simulation font), Spondulix NF (2003), Little Rickey NF (2003), Bayern Handschrift (2004), De Rigueur NF (2004), Refugio Rustic WBW (2004), Refugio Refined WBW (2004), Ponte Vecchio NF (2004), Brazzaville NF (2004, based on Congo, a 1910 font by Barnhart Brothers \& Spindler), Falfurrias WBW (Whiz-Bang Woodtype) (2004), Moonshine Script NF (2004), West Coast Antics (2004, based on a showing from Carl Holmes' 1950s book, ABC of Lettering), Zuider Zee NF (2004, a strongly geometric stencil face based on a 1937 travel brochure for the Dutch Mails Shipping Company), Chalk and Cheese NF (2004: the uppercase is based on 1930s lettering by French poster artist Charles Loupot, and the lowercase is based on 1910s lettering by German plakatmeister Ludwig Hohlwein), Matthews Modern Stencil NF (2004, based on lettering artist Eric Matthews), Mexia WBW (2004, a Western font), Nanki Poo NF (2004, based on Mikado from the Boston Type Foundry), Picture Postcard BF (2004, a Broadway style face based on work by lettering artist Alf Becker), Curly Shuffle NF (2004, described as a mix of Alf Becker's style and Leslie Cabarga's), Hardy Har Har NF (2004, based on Samoa from BB&S, 1900), Krazy Kracks NF (2004, based on the so-called California style of lettering used extensively in travel posters of the 30s to the 50s. This version is based on its interpretation by Carl Holmes in a Walter T. Foster artbook entitled ABC of Lettering), Pearson Stencil NF (2004, based on a 1923 offering by F.A. Pearson in Ticket and showcard designing), Whoa Nelly NF (2004, a version of Dan X. Solo's Funhouse), Bushwacked (2004), Cressida (2004, triline face), New Boston (2004, far West face), Poodle Pusher (2004, fifties script), Rumble Seat (2004), Kartoon Kutz 3 & 4 NF (2004), Magic Twanger NF (2004), Woody Goodies 1&2 WBW (2004, pointing hands and ornaments), Snoodle Toons NF (2004), Beanie Kopter NF (2004), Boston Blackie NF (2004, a blackletter face from the 1832 catalog of the Boston Type Foundry), Delysian NF (2004, based on Greeting card from the 1923 catalog of BB&S), Mazurka NF (2004, based on Swagger Capitals and Gothic Novelty title from the 1923 catalog of BB&S), Jungle Holiday Cuts NF (2004, based on holiday ornaments by Carl S. Junge, 1929), Grand Prairie WBW (2004, based on an ornamental wood type called Medallic), Stone Soup NF (2004, based on lettering for a 1925 Buster Keaton movie), Tintern Abbey NF (2004, based on the lettering for a 1905 poster for the Austrian National Highway by artist Gustav Jahn), Period Borders NF (2004), Parsnip and Parsnip Outline (2004: Will Ransom designed the exemplar for this series for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler in the early 1900s---the typeface was originally named Parsons (1918), after the advertising director of a Chicago department store), Londonderry Air (2002-2004, based on an old American Type Founders typeface called Canterbury, Wurstwagen (2004, suggested by a poster for beer, designed by German artist Ludwig Hohlwein around 1920), Jackson Park NF (2004, 1920s style), Kenosha Antique NF (2004; from the 1903 Racine typeface of Barnhart Brothers & Spindler), Kynges X NF (2004, a blackletter face inspired by the 1938 classic, Letters and Lettering by Paul Carlyle and Guy Oring), Ye Olde Block NF (2004: Lewis F. Day, in his book Alphabets Old and New, offered this typeface as an example from sixteenth-century England of lettering incised in wood), Catty Wumpas (2004, based on lettering of Ross F. George), Edda MorganaNF (2005, medieval English), Gnarly Dude NF (2005, rough script based on material of Ross F. George), Whirled Peas NF (2005, based on a face called Whitestone Scrawl by Dan X. Solo in his "Showcard Alphabets"), One Good Urn NF (2005, based on the art nouveau lettering of J. M. Bergling in Art Alphabets and Lettering (1914)), Cool Cat Jim NF (2005, based on a 1953 headline by Jim Flora in Park East Magazine), Funky Chunk NF (2005, diner font based on "Pelt Emphasis Script by Carl Holmes), Shishka Bob NF (2005, based on the calligraphy of Paul Carlyle and Guy Oring), Sulphur Springs WBW (2005, bone font), Grand Rapids (2005, based on a typeface named Archer from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler), Hasta La Pasta (2005, designed after a typeface from a pre-1900 specimen book from the Central Type Foundry of St. Louis, called Spiral), La Coupole (2005, based on lettering on a 1927 menu by prominent poster artists Razzia), Shadowlands (2005: this is like Wilcox Initials from the 1992 Solotype Catalog), Possum Saltare NF (2005, a Trajan column style caps face), Pismo Clambake NF (2005, after a Richard Gans handwriting face from 1933, Gloria), Ransom Clearcut NF (2005, an extension of Will Ransom's 1920s caps-only face Clearcut Shaded Caps for BBS), Waxahachie WBW (2005, a Victorian stencil face), Almost Heaven (2005, sold in the early 1900s as Perfection), Goodbye Crewel World (2005, stitching font), Jimbatz NF (2005, dingbats inspired by album cover artist Jim Flora), Streamers NF (2005, a Victorian-era typeface called Fillet revived), Bad Dookie NF (2005, from The Advertising Cartoon Clip Art Book, 1971), Maple Leaf Rag NF (2005, revival of Nova Bold by Continental Typefounders), San Marcos WBW (2005, a Western saloon font called Marquette in Dan X. Solo's Victorian Display Alphabets), Shady Lady NF (2005, called Umbra in the 1907 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type specimen catalog), Surely You Jest NF (2005, called Arbor in the 1890's type specimen catalog from Farmer, Little & Co), Merry Old Soul NF (2005, a display face discovered in one of the many books on sign writing produced by Eric Matthews), Durham Abbey NF (2005, based on a Victorian era font called Romanesque, which can be found in the Dan X. Solo collection), Funky Tut NF (205; the caps are based on J.M. Bergling's Morocco (1914), and the lower cases on Bergling's Kermaic Text (1914)), Groove Thang NF (2005, based on a font called Dado), Terlingua WBW (2005, a wood type called Phanitalian in Rob Roy Kelly's collection), Blandford Woodland NF (2005, a light version with lower case of Neuland as seen in Pen & Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets, published by Blandford Press, Ltd., London, in 1929; that same book yielded also Tiny Bubbles NF (2008, a more art deco style)), Chemin de Fer NF (2005, art deco shadowed outline face), Novadam Obese (2005, geometric black modern face based on a logotype by the same name of Joan Trochut Blanchard, ca. 1940s), Smackeroo NF (2005, engraved US dollar-bill style face based on Steelplate, a monocase face from ca. 1900 by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler), Snooty Fox NF (2005, an elegant face found in Pen & Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets, Blandford Press, Ltd., London, 1929), Chez Nous (2005, based on Card Itlaic from a 1930s Mergenthaler Linotype Company specimen book), Slapdash Deco NF (2005, based on a showcard alphabet presented by Cecil Wade in his Manual of Lettering), Rockin Roman NF (2005, from Blandford Press' Pen & Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets), Kunstgewerbe NF (2005, artsy face after work by J.M. Bergling, 1914), Fordor Incised NF (2005, an enhancement of the blackletter face Tudor Black), Chantilly Lace NF (2005, based on a type by J.M. Bergling; the lower case comes from English architect Roland W. Paul), Details Details NF (2005, a geometric design from Pen and Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets), Escondido NF (2005, inspired by an Austrian travel poster designed by Johann Süssenbek in the 1930s), Kirschwasser NF (2005, a bubbly art deco face), Londonderry Air NF (2002-2004, based on Canterbury Old Style RR, a 1930s lettering face from the ATF catalogue), Ballyhaunis NF (2005, based on Celtic lettering by Laurence Schall, early 1900s), Inglenook Corner NF (2005, based on lettering by Laurence Schall, early 1900s), Kifisia Antigua NF (2005, an interpretation of El Greco Antique, a 1930s face by Richard Gans), Mohair Sam NF (2005: caps based on letters of Samuel Welo, and lower case based on ATFs Romany Script), Partenkirchen NF (2005, a Basque style display face), Foxcroft and Foxcroft Shaded (2005, an art nouveau face based on Vassar (1887, Farmer, Little & Co)), Helena Handbasket NF (2005, after Antique Light, found in the 1888 edition of the James Conners Sons United States Type Foundry specimen book), Rassetta NF and Rassetta Swash Caps NF (2005, an art deco pair of faces originally designed by Willard T. Sniffin for American Type Founders in 1931 under the name Rosetti), Boola Boola NF (2006, an improved version of the 50s font Team Spirit, used in the Tank McNamara comic strip and on Blue Collar TV), Duly Noted NF (2006, after an ATF face from 1912 called Freeahand), Got That Bling NF (2006, a connected script based on the work of Al Mack, from his Lettering: Brush & Pen in the Single Stroke), Haarlem Nights (2006, based on a 1920 Dutch poster for Public Placement Services by Johan Dijsktra), Architectuur NF (2006, based on De Stijl type lettering by H. Th. Wijdeveld, 1925), Gandy Dancer NF (2006, a revival of Tabard, ca. 1912, ATF), Pomfrit Dandy NF (2006, based on Frys Ornamented No. 2 by Stephenson Blake), Smith Premier (Clean and Schmutzy) NF (2006, a typewriter pair after the letters of the Smith Premier No. 3), Faerie Queen NF (2006, based on a typeface named Titania from a 1930s specimen book from the Fundición Richard Gans), Posh Soiree NF (2006, a blackletter from the 1923 ATF specimen book, where it is called Engravers Text), Red Hot Mama NF (2006), Jumbo Mumbo NF (2006, a revival of Independant done in 1930 by Collette and Dufour), Union Telegraph NF (2006), Centralia Depot NF (2006, based on Central Antique, ATF catalog of 1912), Daliwood NF (2006; based on the Western saloon style face called Les Catalanes, designed in 1952 by Enric Crous-Vidal for Fonderie Typographique Française), La Reyna Catalina NF (2006; an art deco face based on Aragón, designed by Enric Crous-Vidal), Loading Dock NF (2006; stencil patterned after the lettering produced by the Marsh Stencil Making Machine), Major Production NF (2006, which was followed in 2009 by Major Pro Extras NF), Teeny Boppin NF (2006, gleaned from Schrifti Alphabeti, a book of Cyrillic alphabets published in Kiev in 1979), Rutin Tutin NF (2006, based on Wild West lettering found in Schrifti Alphabeti, 1979), Korner Deli NF (2006, art deco), Jampact NF (23006), Beagle Boyz NF (2006, a bouncy face based on a Cyrillic alphabet presented in the book Schrifti Alphabeti, 1979), Midtown Tessie NF and Downtown Tessie NF (2006, a mosaic tile faces), Scary Scrimshaw (2006, based on a 1968 poster for a Doors concert), Xanthippe NF (2006, an "exuberant" blackletter face based on a design by Ross George in his Speedball Text Book), Bellagio NF (2006, an interpretation of Robert Wiebking's 1917 font Advertisers Gothic, designed for BB&S), High Society NF (2006, based on an alphabet found in Lettering for the Commercial Artist by Blandford Press), Osiyo Dohitsu NF (2006, based on letterforms in the Cherokee Syllabary, reputedly devised by a gentleman named Sequoyah in the early nineteenth century; it has petroglyphs as well), Fredericksburg WBW (2006, after a wood type by Rob Roy Kelly, which is the same source Jordan Davies used for his Teutonic), Micro Manager NF (2006, pixel face), Paper Caper NF (2006), Round Rock WBW (2006, a Western style font called No. 154 by Rob Roy Kelly), Quoi Chou (2006: a beefed up version of Bernhard Fashion), Shady Grove (2006, a condensed version of Thorne Shaded), American Pi NF (2006: ATF ornaments from the catalogs between 1913-1934, including some designed by Will Bradley, Frederic Goudy and George Trenholm), Graphic Stylin NF (2006: a script stencil face with a late 19th century feel), Rough Cut NF (2006: a grunged up version of the art nouveau face Daphne), The Donald NF (2006, a hyper-curly decorative face), Tulpe Fraktur NF (2006, a wonderful blackletter found by Curtis in a 1927 German sign painter mag), Boo Meringue NF (2006, a Halloween font based on Lithotint (1897, ATF)), Deukalion NF (2006, a fun art nouveau headline face), Lesser Arcana (2006, a mystical type), Shiver Me Timber NF (2006, an eroded stencil face based on old Victor Hammer designs), Zyklop NF (2006), Deux Chasses NF (2006, based on ATF's Thermotype), Bon Mot NF (2006, based on Barnhart Brothers & Spindler's Engravers Upright Script), Ragged Write NF (2006, based on ATF's controversial Hearst, which Goudy claimed to be a rip-off of one of his designs), Plus de Vagues NF (2006, based on a curly alphabet by Stephenson Blake called Recherché), Munchkin Land NF (2006, based on a work called Thor, issued by Frederic Wesselhoeft Ltd of London in the 1930s), Didgeree Doodle NF (2006, a curly cursive originally released as Bernhard Heavy Antique Cursive by the Bauersche Giesserei by Lucien Bernhard), Hupp Antiqua NF (2006, a gorgeous display face first done in 1909 by Otto Hupp for Klingspor), Kudo Kaps One, Two, Three and Four NF (2006, a total of eight classical initial caps faces), Crane Titling NF (2006, medieval-inspired uppercase letters drawn by famed book illustrator Walter Crane with charming, if somewhat quirky, lowercase letters by J. W. Weekes), DecimoSexto NF (+italic) (2006, includes Spanish Roman letters and Griffo style italics, both hand-drawn by Francisco Lucas in Madrid, 1577), Visillo Adornado (2006, a caps face based on the typeface Vesta, originally designed by Albert Auspurg for H. Berthold AG, Berlin in 1926), Dundee Castle NF (2007, based on lettering by Harvey Hopkins Dunn, 1930), Glengary NF (2007, a digitization of Glenmoy (1932, Stephenson Blake), an upright script also digitized by Alejandro Paul in 2005 as Mousse Script), Gatlinburg Gossamer NF (2007, ultra-thin typewriter type), Sheik Of Araby NF (2007), Aethelred NF (2007, a unicase typeface, with alternate characters in several of the lowercase positions, is patterned after Mosaik, designed by Martin Kausche for Schriftgiesserei Stempel in 1954; Sultan (2005, Canada Type) is also based on Mosaik). Cerulean NF (2007, a sans based on Lining Gothic No. 71 (ATF, 1907)), Rimshot NF (2007, script), Jaunty Gent NF (2007, based on Rheinhold Kräftig, by Erich Mollowitz in 1937 for the Hamburg foundry of J. D. Tennert & Sohn), Baby Cakes NF (2007, based on a 1974 release by Karlgeorg Hoefer at the Ludwig & Mayer foundry called Big Band), Amper Sans NF (2007, after Hobby, a script designed in 1956 by Werner Rebhuhn for Schriftgießerei Genzsch & Heyse), Wacky Duck NF (2007), By George Titling NF (2007, inspired by silent movie lettering), Dinky Rink NF (2007, partially based on Steile Futura), Fuller Brush NF (2007), Tiddly Winks NF (2007), Iraan (2007, a stars and stripes face based on the ATF face Rodeo), Haut Relief (2007, a 3d face based on a 1960s face called Sculpture), Fiddle Sticks (2007, based on West Banjo (Dave West, 1960s)), Djibouti (2007, an African theme font modeled after African Queen (Dave West, 1960s), Wacky Duck NF (2007), Turing Car NF (2007, a monospaced typeface used on a lineprinter from the 1960s, the Unisys 0776), Route 66 NF (2007, based on the typefaces used on U.S. Highway signs from the 1930s to the 1950s), Meandro NF (2007, inspired by a labyrinth-like design of Brazilian designer Leandro Nogueira), Filibuster NF (2007, based on Congress, an ornamental face found in H. C. Hansen Type Foundry's catalog of 1909), Anna Nicole NF (2007, based on the upright script Mirabelle (1926, Wagner & Schmidt)), Keynote Speaker NF (2007, an awkward blocky face patterned after Bloomsbury (1920s, P. M. Shanks & Sons)), Twitty Bird NF (2007, an architectural drawing font based on Dan X. Solo's Conway), Balder Dash NF (2007, the caps are based on Breda-Gotisch (1928, H. Berthold AG) and the lowercase on Goudy Text)), Vidalia Sunshine NF (2007, an extension of the 1899 font Ornamented No. 5 from MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan), Putney Junction NF (2007, based on a BBS design), Outer Loop NF (2007), Tutti Paffuti NF (2007, after Stymie Black Flair), Vinnie Culture NF (2007, based on Carousel, a 1970s font by Vincent Pacella), Weedy Beasties NF (2007, after a variation of Seymour Chwast's Blimp), Bully Pulpit NF (2007), Keepon Truckin NF (2007, a 3d face based on Milton Glaser's Baby Fat). In the 1970s, Vincent Pacella made a Photolettering Egyptian headline face called Blackjack, which was digitized in 2007 by Nick Curtis as Flap Jacks NF. ITC Jeepers and Woodley Park (based on Naudin) won awards at the TDC2 Type Directors Club's Type Design Competition 2002. Alternate URL. Artone was digitized as Loose Caboose NF (2007, Nick Curtis). J.M. Bergling provided the inspiration for His Nibs NF (2007, calligraphic script). Edwin Sisty's upright curly semiscript Belcanto (1970s, Photolettering) was revived in 2007 by Nick Curtis as Glissando NF. F.WQ. Kleukens' Kleukens Antiqua (1910) was digitized by Nick as Kleukens Antiqua NF (2007). Mogzilla NF (2007) is an ultra fat art deco face. Skittles N Beer NF (2007) is based on handlettering on a 1929 brochure for the P&O British-India Steamship Line. Tony Geddes' athletic lettering face in the Letragraphica series was the basis for Sis Boom Bah NF (2007). Holo Fernes NF (2007) is based on Christian Heinrich Kleukens' Judith Type (1923), a hookish hell-inspired face. Pudgy Puss (2007) is an ultra-fat modern display type based on Fat Face (Herb Lubalin, Tom Carnase). Tasneem (2007) is the ultimate art deco face, originally drawn by Gustav Jensen in 1931. Edgewise (2007), a quirky well-rounded post-art deco and pre-psychedelic face, uses ideas from Ryter Night (VGC). Dury Lane (2007) is based on a Victorian era release by Blake Type Foundry called Blackfriars. Ingvaeonic-Oldestyle (2007) is based on Viking Oldstyle, from the 1909 H.C. Hansen Type Foundry catalog. Omaha Bazoo (2007) is patterned after Viola Flare, issued by Franklin Photolettering in the 1970s. Peanut Galley (2007) is a comic book style font. Cleveland Litho NF (2007), a curly Victorian face, appeared in the 1898 specimen book of the Cleveland Type Foundry, under the name of Litho, while Yum Yum NF (1898) appeared in Cleveland's 1893 specimen book as Mikado. Lateral Incised NF (2007) is an engraved old style face originally released in 1929 as Gravure by the London foundry of C. W. Shortt. The type family Rowan Oak NF (2007) was originally released in the 1920s as Richmond Oldstyle by the Blackfriars Type Foundry of London. Tall Scrawl NF (2007) is an original Curtis handprinted font. Beantown Bounce NF (2007) revives an ornamental display face from the 1898 catalog of the Boston Type Foundry. Alfred Riedel's Domino (Ludwig & Mayer, 1954) was revived as Idle Fancy NF (2007). Boxcar Willie NF (2007) is a quaint curly face. Hip Hop NF (2007) is a bouncy retro face based on Friedrich Poppl's Dynamische Antiqua (1960, Stempel). One of the original drawings for Cooper Fullface was rejected by ATF but digitally revived by Nick Curtis in 2008 as Ozzi Modo Plump NF and Ozzi Modo Squooshed NF. Dave West's Nickelodeon was revived by Curtis as Lily Hilo NF (2008). The decorative wood type face French Antique Extended, featured in the 1905 BB&S catalog, and originally due to William H. Page was revived as Fran Tique NF (2008). Smart Frocks NF (2008) is art deco. Slugfest NF (2008) is patterned after Snail (2001, maniackers). Funky Rundkopf NF (2008) is an adaptation of an LED simulation font of Ray Larabie, called Dignity of Labour. Daffadowndilly NF (2007-2008) is based on art work by Alf Becker from the 1940s. Babes In Toyland NF (2008) has some of the Rennie Mackintosh charm. Anagram Shadow NF (2008) is based on handlettering from a 1928 poster for a steamship line by renowned British artist Austin Cooper. In 1927, Ernst Engel created an art deco face which was revived in 2008 by Nick Curtis as Engel Stabenschrift NF. Kandinsky NF (2008) is based on shapes found on Kandinsky's painting Succession (1935). An experimental typeface by Jeremy Pettis, illustrating the concept of kangaroo, inspired Pal Joey NF (2008). One of René Knip's experiments, a unicase typeface with an Arab feel, was digitized by Nick Curtis as Turban Hey NF (2008). Calamity Jane (2008) is a stylish Edwardian script based on a 1930s logotype for the Theatre Moderne in Paris. Chi Town NF (2008) is a heavy art deco creation that is based on a 1931 poster for the film The Man from Chicago. Orion Radio NF (2008) is a 1930s style display face on an african theme. Quinceanera NF (2008) is a a new take on an old dry-transfer standard from the 70s named Barrio. Raconteur NF (2008) is a wonderful art deco typeface that shouts gin fizz and high heels: it takes its inspiration from a 1923 ad for Piera Nova, designed by Hernando G. Villa. Rainbow Bass (1982, Saul Bass), a vertically striped disco style design, was remade by Nick Curtis as Backstage Pass (2008). Dusty Rose (2008) is an art deco face based on the logotype for the Dutch magazine Geillustreerd Schildersblad in 1940. Jobber Wacky NF (2008) is a bouncy handlettering font based on designs of Alan Denney found on greeting cards in the 1950s and 1960s. Marky Marker (2008, a single-stroke marker font) and Mikey Likes It Corpule (2008, fat comic book style face) are based on the work of Mike Stevens, a long-time contributor to Signcraft magazine. Franciscan Caps (2008) is based on a 1932 face by Frederic Goudy called Franciscan. Cooper's Packard was first handlettered for use in ads for the Packard Motor Company, and later converted to metal by BB&S. A digital version of this was done by Nick Curtis in 2008 under the name Packard Patrician NF. Debonair Inline (2008) is an extension (uppercase, etc.) of Herbert Bayer;s 1931 monocase face Architype Bayer. Great Lakes Shadow (2008) is an art deco face based on a 1930s travel poster for the Canadian pacific Railway. Luben Tunen (2008) is another art deco face. Morning Glory (2008) is a simple display face that goes back to the Cleveland Type Foundry, 1893. Tickety Boo (2008) is a take on Goudy Fancy (or: Goudy Black Elongated Swash). Yo Quiero Taquitos uses letters taken from Rotalución Decorativa (Barcelona, 1940s), Disco 79 (2008, multiline), Eclectic Crumpany (2008, multiline monocase neon face based on The Electric Company TV Show), Fire Down Below (2008, block gothic), Joufflou NF (2008, very fat), Lyric Stencil (2008), Radio Days (2008, art deco based on 1930s logotype lettering for Crosley Radios). Bala Cynwyd NF (2008) is an Arts & Crafts style poster face inspired by lettering of Dard Hunter. Csiszarz Latein NF (2008) recreates an old typeface (ca. 1910) of J.V. Csiszarz. Geodezyx NF (2008) is an ultra-geometric stencil display face. Engravers Roman (1912, ATF) comes back in digtal form as Mercantile Display NF (2008). Owah Tagu Siam NF (2008) is a faux Thai font. Langoustine Rouge NF (2008) is based on Dan Solo's Sorbonne. Cecil Wade again provided inspiration for Bloc Party NF (2008). My Little Eye NF (2008) is an elegant piano key font. Roundabout NF (2008) is rounded octagonal. Odalisque NF (2008) is an artdeco font based on Morris Fuller Benton's Chic. Chromiun Yellow NF is a heavy retro serif family based, very loosely, on Electro-type Serif, designed by John Wu of Hong Kong's Archetype foundry. Neubank NF (2008) is Nick Curtis's take on Bank Gothic. Hess Gothic Round NF (2008) is a rounded version of Twenteth Century (Saul Hess) and Avant Garde (Herb Lubalin). Jungle Fever (2008) is patterned after Neuland Black (Rudolph Koch for Gebr. Klingspor in 1923), and the sunshine shading version is called Jungle Fever Shaded. Warp Three NF (2008) is a Bank Gothic-style family with an uppercase as in Agency Gothic (1932-1933, Morris Fuller Benton) and a lowercase from Square Gothic (1888, James Conner). Typefaces made in 2009: Velveteen Round NF (based on Vellvé's only font, 1971), Steno Stout NF (the venerable Underwood Victoria typewriter on steroids), Hess Gothic Round NF (based on Hess's Twentieth Century), Diosa Rubia (condensed headline face), Mono Amono NF (octagonal), Turista Flaca NF and Turista Gorda NF (based on Baltimore Type Foundry's Tourist Extra Condensed and Airpost Tourist, respectively), Strollin NF (a psychedlic typeface based on Joseph Chruchward's 1972 psychedelic face, Blackbeauty), Kharon Ultra (art deco face based on Ludlow Stygian), Aint Baroque NF (an art nouveau-style variation on Milton Glaser's Baby Teeth from 1968), Earmark NF (a Western style heavy slab serif based on Vincent Pacella's Pacella Colossus and Pacella Barrel), Boop Boop NF (2009, based on handlettering found on Hallmark Studio Cards of the 1950s), Dittem Datum NF (2009, stencil), Samosata NF (2009: based on Bernhard Gothic), Waddem Choo NF (2009, based on Tschichold's transito from 1931), Jane Plain NF (2009, architectural blueprint style), Hacky Sack NF (2009, after Ross F. George's Stunt Roman), Free Holeys NF (2009, after the 1972 Letraset font Beans by Dieter Zembsch), Kingstown NF (2009, semiscript), Kudos Kaps NF (2009: five nice ornamental caps and associated alphabet and border sets), Groovadelic NF (2009, psychedelic), Argentina NF (2009, based on Sterling, a 1920 ATF font), Melvin Eustace NF (2009, handlettered), McKellar Borussian NF (2009, a blackletter based on Borussian, McKellar, Smiths and Jordan, 1882), Fyne Fish NF (2009, a blackletter face based on a cover done by Will Bradley in 1894 for Inland Printer), Oh You Klid NF (2009, based on a Victorian face by Central Type Foundry), Weekly Bazaar NF (2009, based on Harpers by the Central Type Foundry), Dot Soon NF (2009, dooted font based on the 1970s Letraset face Pinball by Alan Dempsey), Sil Vous Plait NF (2009, after a 1917 font by Morris Fuller Benton called Invitation), Really Big Shoe NF (2009, after a Cleveland Type Foundry face called Oxford), Bellwether Antique NF (2009, after a 1913 face by Georg Belwe), Garmisch Rund NF (2009, inspired by Rundgotisch, Emil Rudolf Weiss, 1937), Whitefriars NF (2009, based on a font from the Blackfriars Type Foundry in London), Oaken Bucket NF (2009, Victorian), Jazzfest NF and Tinseltown NF (2009, based on the 1932 art deco typefaces Newport and Hollywood, respectively, both designed by Willard T. Sniffin for ATF), Society Page NF (2009, a curly serif face based on Morris Fuller Benton's Announcement Roman, designed for American Type Founders in 1917), Suave sam NF (2009, an art deco face after a 1930 alphabet by Samuel Welo), USA Resolute NF (2009, a unicase headline face based on Morris Fuller Benton's Eagle, ATF, 1934), Saturday Morning Toast (2001, based on the logotype font of the Saturday Evening Post from the 1920s). [Google]

Niko Design Works (was: 643 Double Play Combi)
[Shiroishi Tetsuya]

Shiroishi Tetsuya is the main type designer at Niko Design Works (which was 643 Double Play Combi): he created these free Latin and kana fonts: Niko Stamp (2008), Doremi, Hokuo, Treering (2006, multiline display face), Peeton, HanaHana (2006, a simple sans), SampleFont, Tenderheart (sans), Loop (2-line sans), Ger (2004, stencil), Tette Bitmap (2004, pixel face), Tomoro (2004), Hankul (2003), Caramel (2005), Oioi (2005), Panda (2005, multiline sans), Orecle DB (2004, techno, not free), Heart (2004), Glasses (2004, scratchy handwriting), Score (2004, pixel face), Sweeeet (2004, liquid), Ipop (2004, simple sans), Tette (2004, Bank Gothic lookalike), Disco (2005, condensed sans display family), Mamichan (2005, children's handwriting), Smile Smile (2005), ShinAkitsu Salon (2005), Zansin (2005), Clover (2005), Miscellaneous Good (2004, clean sans), Spacewalk (2005, futuristic), Air (2005, artsy). This site also has free typefaces by

• Mami Kanbayashi (2003-2004, Mamichan--a child's handwriting).
• Shiho Okada (2004, Kawaiippoi).
• Martha (2004, Martha---a handwriting face).
• Chie Hirano (2005, Smile Smile--a comic book family), Potteri (handprinted).
• Aki Maruyama (2004, Fittonia--a handwriting face).
• Iccicoron: Kinokoset (kana), Colors, Olive (2007, handprinted).
• Yoshiko Tsukaue: Minimocha (2006, Latin handwriting face).

Nyek Pinoy Komik Fonts
[Edgar Tadeo]

Edgar Tadeo (Nyek Pinoy Komik Fonts) made several free comic book style fonts in 2009: anuDaw (scratched), Florante at Laura (slightly blacklettered), Gong, Karatula, Letratista, Lito Lapad, Paete Round, Tagapagsalaysay Caps (Narrator), Yew Basturd, Indie Komiks Sketch (2005). Dafont link. Look also for his work in this comic book font archive, where one could find faces made by adeo in 1999: Komiks, Cynosure-ARTs-Crack-Comix, Cynosure-ARTs-Comics. [Google]

Omar Guadarrama

Mexican designer of the signage face El Santo (2007). [Google]

One Way Out
[Tony Knight]

Salem, OR-based foundry of Tony Knight which produces mostly display and headline fonts at about 15USD per font. The fonts are also available through T26. List: Alter-Ego, Aspire, AstroBoy, BeatStreet, BeatStreetIn-Line, Blitzkrieg, Damage-Light, Damage, Day3, Dimentia-Medium, Dimentia-Thin, Dimentia-Wide, Doo-Dads, ElNino, ElNinoRapido, Epidemic, Erratic, Erratic3-D, Espresso, Frazzle, Havoc, HavvaNiceDay, Hoopla, HunkyDory, Hybrid, JiveTalk-Bold, JiveTalk, JollyRoger, Knucklehead, KnuckleheadBoxed, Lollygag, LostTribe, Lunatic, Protoplazm, Ragamuffin, Reactor, Scooter, Shameless, Slackhappy, SlackhappyOutline, Slade, Squidly-Bold, Squidly, SurfCity, Thud, Toxic, ToxicWaste, Twitch, WhosFrank, WhyKeeKee, Wisecrack, Yoo-Hoo. [Google]

One Way Out (or: Church Art Fonts)
[Dave Adamson]

One Way Out (or: Church Art Fonts) sells about 100 display fonts. Eleven collections of seven fonts at about 95 USD per collection. By Dave Adamson. Some font names: Beat Street, Blitzkrieg, Day Three, El Nino, Erratic, Espresso, Frazzle, JiveTalk, Knucklehead, Lost Tribe, Lunatic, Protoplazm, Ragamuffin, Slackhappy, Squidly, Thud, Twitch, Toxic, Toxic Waste, Astro Boy, HunkyDory, Hybrid, Jolly Roger, Shameless, Surf City, Swanky, Armageddon Medium, Mystery 2, Raw, Neo-Human Outline, Cattitudes (cats), Epidemic, Dimentia, Dimentia Wide, Damage Light, Thus Thin, chronicle, Hoopla, Wisecrack, Dimentia Thin, Yoo-Hoo, Why Kee Kee, AlterEgo, Damage, Havva Nice Day, reactor, Slade, Aspire, Scooter, Squidly Bold, Shogun (oriental simulation), NeroHuman, Euphoria (handwriting), Army Surplus (stencil), Armageddon Bold, Chop Top. Most fonts distributed by T-26 and copyright of "One Way Out". Please will someone explain to me who designed what for whom? Earlier, Adamson designed for FontHaus, see, e.g., Bristol Adornado Regular (1994). [Google]

Oporto Design
[Alexandre Venancio]

Sao Paulo-based design studio. MyFonts link. Its designer is Alexander Venancio, who graduated in Industrial Design from the Faculdade de Belas Artes de Sao Paulo. Creator of Maze (2009, multiline face), Landmark (2009), Thaitype (2009, Thai simulation face made with Felippe Duque), Ale's Script (2009, comic book script), Capa (2009, hairline art deco face done with Felippe Duque and Cristiano Vinciprova), and Oporto (2009). Indice (2009) is another hairline uber-geometric face. Behance link. [Google]

Optical Illusion Type
[Leslie Willmers]

Graphic design and experimental typography by South African designer Leslie Willmers. Some classy fonts include Anathema (a GRAND font! Brush with a Japanese feel), Interzone, Saville (aristocratic caps), Anarchy, InsomniaBold, ComicScript, Optics and Teeth. Teachers's Pet comes with thin horizontal orthographic lines. What happened to this place? [Google]

Outside The Line Fonts
[Rae Kaiser]

Outside The Line Fonts was founded by Rae Kaiser (b. 1951, Marshfield, WI), and is based in Eau Claire, WI. Rae's fonts include Knitting And Sewing Doodles (2009), Just Shoes and Purses (2009), Sincerely Yourz (2009, child's hand), Flower Doodles (2009), Just Flower Pots (2009, dingbats; with Justine Childs), Just Christmas (2009, Xmas dings done with Justine Childs), Just Frames (2009: with Justine Childs), Frames and Borders (2009), Wedding Doodles (2008, dingbats, followed in 2009 by Wedding Doodles Too), Hearts and Swirls (2008, heart dingbats), Fruit and Veggie Doodles (2008), Crowns (2008, with Justine Childs), Yourz Truly (2008), Font Doodles Too (2008, a 31-glyph food clipart dingbat font), Home Sweet Home Dingbats (2008), Hodgepodge (2008), Dearest John (2008, handwriting), Doodles (2008), Diva Doodles (2008), Architectural Lettering (2008), Plz Script (2008, brush), Plz Print (2008, brush), BlobsBrushstrokesAndBalloons (2009), Baby Doodles (2008), Doodles Too (2008), Guy Doodles (2008), Party Doodles (2007), Party Doodles Too (2008), Christmas Doodles (2007, dingbats), Christmas Doodles Too (2008), Holiday Party Words (2007, comic book style letters), Fleurons of Paris (2007), Ornaments of Paris (2007), Heart Doodles (2007l followed by Heart Doodles Too in 2008), Coffee and Tea Doodles (2006), Diva Doodles Too (2006, fun diva dingbats), Justine (2006, with Justine Childs), Architectural Lettering (1999), Cross Stitch, Doodles, DoodlesTheAlphabet, Food Doodles, Fooddoodles, Hat Doodles (2006), Tall Skinny Condensed. See also here. Agfa/Monotype sells Architectural Lettering, Cross Stitch, CurlyQ, Doodles, DoodlesTheAlphabet, Food Doodles, Holiday Doodles, Office Doodles, Plz Print, Plz Print Brush, Plz Print Bold Condensed, Plz Script, the handprinted series (Best Regardz, Dearest John, Yourz Truly and Sincerely Yourz, 2009) and Tall Skinny Condensed. MyFonts link. Font Bros link. [Google]

Pat Brosseau

Designer at Blambot of the comic book font MarsPolice (2001) and of Working Man (2002). [Google]

Patricia Lillie

From Ashtabula, OH, Patricia Lillie (b. 1958) is the respected designer of the wonderful Poptics dingbat fonts series (I, II and III). See also here or here. Please read her remarks about rip-off font sellers. Sells many wonderful wonderful wonderful dingbat fonts via Eyewire: Gargoil, Fidelma, Lil Creatures (great!), Lil Ancients, Lil Critters, Lil Dings, Lil Fishies, Lil Stuff, Lil Features, Lil Folks, Lil Faces, Lil Events, Lil Flowers, Mini Pics Doohickies, Lil Edibles and Lil Vehicles. Also has display fonts such as Horsefeathers, WhimsyICG, Whassis, Farrier, Shatterday, Chilada, Burweed, Alleycat, Ashtabula, Damosel, and Syllogon. [T-26] designer of Ashtabula, Damosel, DamoselDingbats. Review of Poptics by Fred Showker. Other fonts: Fidelma (at Type Quarry), Samson, Delilah, Benderville, ElegeionScript (2001, formal handwriting), ITC Tickle (2001), ITC Tickle Too, ITC Cinderella (2002), Miss Kitty Deluxe (2009, comic book face). [Google]

Patricia Roesch-Pothin

French designer of these rounded display fonts at Linotype in 2009: Tendria (upright connected signage type) and Saussa (brush face). Tendria was based on lettering she designed for Tendriade. Saussa was conceived for fruit salad packaging. [Google]

Patrick Griffin

Type designer at Canada Type. Wikipedia tells us that Patrick Griffin had been locked away in a mental institution by Carter and Barbara, after he walked in on his mother performing oral sex on Jackie Gleason. He had a nervous breakdown and was sent to a mental hospital, where he came to the conclusion that Gleason was evil because he was fat, leading him to hate fat people. His work is summarized in this 2009 interview by MyFonts. It includes lots of custom work for banks, TV stations, and companies/groups like New York Times, Pixar, Jacquin's, University of Toronto, and the Montreal Airport. His retail fonts include the following.

• Ambassador Script (2007): a digital version of Juliet, Aldo Novarese's 1955 almost upright calligraphic connected script, with hundreds of alternates, swashes, ends, and so forth. Done with Rebecca Alaccari.
• Autobats (2005).
• Bigfoot (2008), the fattest font ever made (sic).
• Blackhaus (2005), an extension of Kursachsen Auszeichnung, a blackletter face designed in 1937 by Peterpaul Weiß for the Schriftguss foundry in Dresden.
• Blanchard (2009): a revival and elaborate extension of Muriel, a 1950 metal script face made by Blanchard Trochut for the Fonderie Typographique Française, that was published simultaneously by the Spanish Gans foundry under the name Juventud.
• Bluebeard (2004), a blackletter face.
• Boondock (2005): a revival of Imre Reiner's brush script face Bazaar from 1956.
• Broken (2006): grunge.
• Caper or Caper comic (2008): a 4-style comic book family.
• Captain Comic (2007).
• Chalice (2006). Religious and cyrillic influences.
• Chapter 11 (2009): an old typewriter face.
• Chikita (2008): an upright ronde script done with Rebecca Alaccari, and rooted in the work of 1930s Dutch lettering artist Martin Meijer.
• Clarendon Text (2007). A 20-style slab serif that uses inspiration from 1953 faces by Hoffmann and Eidenbenz and the 1995 font Egizio by Novarese.
• Coconut and Coconut Shadow (2006). Great techno pop faces.
• Coffee Script (2004): the digital version of R. Middleton's Wave design for the Ludlow foundry, circa 1962. Designed with Phil Rutter.
• Collector Comic (2006). A comic balloon lettering family.
• Counter (2008): A futuristic beauty with a double-lined cursive thrown in. Available exclusively from P22. This face was based on the idea for an uncredited film face called Whitley, published by a little known English typesetting house in the early 1970s.
• Dancebats (2004).
• Dominion (2006). Based on an early 1970s film type called Lampoon. Dominions severely geometric shapes are a strange cross between early Bauhaus minimalism and later sharp square faces used for instance in Soviet propaganda posters.
• Doobie (2006). 60s psychedelic style.
• Driver Gothic (2008): based on the typeface used for Ontario license plates. Although unique among Canadian provincial license plates, this face is very similar to, if not outright identical with, the face used on car plates in 22 American states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. Ideal for license plate forgers.
• Expo (2004): an octagonal family.
• Fab (2007). A tube-design family reminiscent of the 1980s. Ricardo Cordoba writes: Fab reminds me of leafing through my first Letraset catalog in the mid-1980s all those decorative typefaces with rounded ends and tubular shapes, trying to imitate the look of neon signage. But Fab, with its contemporary twist on that aesthetic, and its unicase characters, manages to look like a cross between Cholla Bold and Frankfurter Highlight. Its handtooled, narrow shapes are perfectly suited to pop subject matter and bright colors. Fab Trio can be used to create layered chromatic effects, but its components can stand alone, too. The Seventies sure aint drab in Patrick Griffin's hands.
• Fantini (2006). An update of the curly art nouveau face Fantan, a film type from 1970 by Custom Headings International.
• Fido (2009) is the official font of dog owners everywhere. Has Saul Bass influences.
• Flirt (2005). Based on an art deco face found in a Dover specimen book.
• Fuckbats (2007).
• Fury (2008): an angry techno family.
• Gala (2005). By Griffin and Alaccari. Gala is the digitization of the one of the most important Italian typefaces of the twentieth century: G. da Milanos 1935 Neon design for the Nebiolo foundry. This designs importance is in being the predecessor - and perhaps direct ancestor - of Aldo Novareses Microgramma (and later Eurostile), which paved the worlds way to the gentle transitional, futuristic look we now know and see everywhere. It is also one of the very first designs made under the direction of Alessandro Butti, a very important figure in Italian design.
• Gallery (2004): art deco.
• Gamer (2--4-2006), by Griffin and Alaccari: modeled after a few 1972 magazine advertisement letters, the origin of which was later identified as a common film type called Checkmate.
• Gaslon (2005): a modification of A. Bihari's Corvina Black from 1973.
• Gator (2007). A digital version of Friedrich Poppl's Poppl Heavy (1972), which in turn was one of the many responses by type designers to Cooper Black.
• Genie (2006): a psychedlic face based on a 1970s film type called Jefferson Aeroplane.
• Go (2005): a techno face.
• Goudy Two Shoes (2006): a digitization and expansion of a 1970s type called Goudy Fancy, which originated with Lettergraphics as a film type.
• Gumball (2005).
• Hamlet (2006): medieval.
• Happy (2005). Happy is the digital version of one the most whimsical takes on typewriters ever made, an early 1970s Tony Stan film type called Ap-Ap. Some of the original characters were replaced with more fitting ones, but the original ones are still accessible as alternates within the font. We also made italics and bolds to make you Happy-er.
• Heathen (2005). A grunge calligraphic script: The original Heathen was made by redrawing Phil Martins Polonaise majuscules and superposing them over the majuscules of Scroll, another Canada Type font. The lowercase is a superposition of Scrolls lowercase atop a pre-release version of Sterling Script, yet another Canada Type font.
• Hortensia (2009): a semi-script face modeled after Emil Gursch's Hortensia (1900). Codesigned with Rebecca Alaccari.
• Hunter (2005). A revival of a brush script by Imre Reiner called Mustang (1956).
• Hydrogen (2007, a rounded geometric unicase family.
• Informa (2009): a comprehensive 36-style sans serif text family based on traditional lettering. He says: While some faces classified as such exhibit too much calligraphy (like Gill Sans, Syntax and Optima), and others tend to favor geometric principles in rhythm and proportion (like Agenda, Frutiger and Myriad), Informa stays true to the humanist ideology by maintaining the proper equilibrium between the two influences that drive the genre, and keeping the humanistic traits where they make better visual sense.
• Jackpot (2005): The idea for Jackpot came from a photo type called Cooper Playbill, which as the name implies was simply a westernized version of Cooper Black. The recipe was simple: Follow Mr. Coopers big fat hippy idea, cowboy it with heavy slabs, give it true italics, then swash away at both for beautiful mixture. And there you have the bridge between groovy and all-American. There you have the country lover shaking hands with the rock and roll enthusiast. There you have your perfect substitute for the very overused Cooper Black.
• Jazz Gothic (2005): an expansion of an early 1970s film type from Franklin Photolettering called Pinto Flare.
• Jezebel (2007).
• Johnny (2006): with Rebecca Alaccari; based on Phil Martin's Harem or Margit fonts from 1969.
• Jupiter (2007): based on Roman lettering.
• Leather (2005): an expansion of Imre Reiner's blackletter face Gotika.
• Lionheart (2006). A digitization and extension of Friedrich Poppl's neo-gothic typeface Saladin.
• Lipstick (2006): handwriting.
• Maestro (2009) is a 40 style chancery family, in 2 weights each, with 3350 characters per font, codesigned with calligrapher Philip Bouwsma. This has to be the largest chancery/calligraphy family on earth.
• Martie (2006). Done with Rebecca Alaccari. Based on the handwriting of Martie S. Byrd.
• Memoriam (2009): An extreme-contrast vogue display scriipt which was commissioned by art director Nancy Harris for the cover of the 2008 commemorative issue of the New York Times magazine.
• Merc (2007). Based on an all-cap rough-brush metal face called Agitator, designed by Wolfgang Eickhoff and published by Typoart in 1960.
• Miedinger (2007). Created after Max Miedinger's 1964 face, Horizontal. Canada Type writes: The original film face was a simple set of bold, panoramically wide caps and figures that give off a first impression of being an ultra wide Gothic incarnation of Microgramma. Upon a second look, they are clearly more than that. This face is a quirky, very non-Akzidental take on the vernacular, mostly an exercise in geometric modularity, but also includes some unconventional solutions to typical problems (like thinning the midline strokes across the board to minimize clogging in three-storey forms). This digital version introduces a new lighter weight alongside the bold original..
• Militia (2007). An octagonal and threatening stencil.
• Militia Sans (2007).
• Nightlife (2005): inspired by a pre-desktop publishing grid design by L. Meuffels.
• Nuke (2005): a fat stencil grunge weith pizzazz.
• Oxygen (2006): a great grid-based design.
• Player (2007). An 11-style athletic lettering family.
• Plywood (2007): a retro face based on Franklin Typefounders's Barker Flare from the early 1970s.
• Press Gothic (2007). A revival of Aldo Novarese's Metropol typeface, released by Nebiolo in 1967 as a competitor to Stephenson Blakes Impact.
• Quanta (2005, stencil).
• Rawhide (2006): a bouncy Western saloon font based on cover page lettering of the Belgian comic book series Lucky Luke.
• Rhino (2005): a revival of the informal face Mobil (1960, Helmu Matheis, Ludwig & Mayer).
• Ronaldson (2008), a 17-style oldstyle family based on the 1884 classic by Alexander Kay, Ronaldson Old style (MacKellar, Smith & jordan). Done with Alaccari, Griffin reconstructed this family from the metal face and from many scans from rare documents provided by Stephen O. Saxe, Philippe Chaurize and Rebecca Davis.
• Roos (2009): A 10-style revival of Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos's De Roos Romein (1948), created in cooperation with Hans van Maanen.
• Runway (2004): racetrack lettering.
• Rush (2005): futuristic.
• Sailor (2005): digital rendition of West Futura Casual (late 1970s film type).
• Salome (2008). Done with Rebecca Alaccari, this is a revival and expansion of a photolettering era typeface called Cantini (1972, Letter Graphics).
• Santini (2004): Bauhaus-inspired architectural lettering.
• Screener (2006): an extensive octagonal family, including Screener Symbols.
• Secret Scrypt (2004): four shaky script styles done for a New York restaurant. With Alaccari.
• Skullbats (2005).
• Serial Killer (2005): bloody.
• Slang (2004): a blood scratch face.
• Social Gothic (2007). After Tom Hollingsworth's Informal Gothic, a squarish grotesk done in 1965.
• Sterling Script (2005): done with Rebecca Alaccari. Sterling Script was initially meant to a be digitization/reinterpretation of a copperplate script widely used during what effectively became the last decade of metal type: Stephenson Blake's Youthline, from 1952. Many alternates were added, so this is a virtually new type family.
• Sultan: a Celtic-Arab simulation face after "Mosaik" (1954) by Martin Kausche.
• Stretto (2008) is a revival and expansion of Sintex 1 (Aldo Novarese, Nebiolo, 1973), a funky nightclub face.
• Swan Song (2006): a calligraphic face based on the hand of Alexander Nesbitt. [A later document states that it is based on work by British artist Rachel Yallop.]
• Taboo (2009) is a geometric display face that was inspired by lettering by Armenian artist Fred Africkian in 1984.
• Tomato (2005): done with Rebecca Alaccari, this is the digitization and quite elaborate expansion of an early 1970s Franklin Photolettering film type called Viola Flare.
• Treasury (2006): a huge type family based on a calligraphic script by Hermann Ihlenburg from the late 19th century. Canada Type writes: The Treasury script waited over 130 years to be digitized, and the Canada Type crew is very proud to have done the honors. And then some. After seven months of meticulous work on some of the most fascinating letter forms ever made, we can easily say that Treasury is the most ambitious, educational and enjoyable type journey we've embarked upon, and we're certain you will be quite happy with the results. Treasury goes beyond being a mere revival of a typeface. Though the original Treasury script is quite breathtaking in its own right, we decided to bring it into the computer age with much more style and functionality than just another lost script becoming digital. The Treasury System is an intuitive set of fonts that takes advantage of the most commonly used feature of todays design software: Layering.
• Trump Gothic (2005): a revival and expansion of two different takes on Signum (1955, Weber), Georg Trumps popular mid-twentieth-century condensed gothic: Less than one year after Signum, the Czech foundry Grafotechna released Stanislav Marso's Kamene, a reinterpretation of Signum. The differences between the two were quite subtle in most forms, but functionally proved to offer different levels of visual flexibility. Marso changed a few letters, most notably the wonderful a and g he added, and also made a bold weight. Trump Gothic West is a revival of Trump's original Signum, but in three weights and italics for each. Trump Gothic East is a revival of Marso's Kamene, but also in three weights and corresponding italics..
• Valet (2006): inspired by an uncredited early 1970s all-cap film type called Expression.
• Veronica Polly (2005).
• Vox (2007): a 24-style monoline sans family done with Rebecca Alaccari.

Paul Clarke

British graphic designer. Created the casual typeface One Stroke Script (1984, Letraset). [Google]

Paul Horn

Paul Horn is a comic strip artist (creator of Cool Jerk) who created a comic book font, Hornopolis. [Google]

Paul Martin

No, this is not the prime minister of Canada. He designs type at SignDNA, where I found this bio: Ever since picking up a brush some 20 years ago, Paul Martin has been fascinated with the nuances of hand-rendered type. He believes that type sets the mood for a sign and its message. Paul often uses scripts and casuals to add personality to his customer's signs. After living in Sacramento, California for the past decade, Paul recently returned to northern Illinois. His work has been featured in SignCraft magazine several times, and has also been on the cover. His typefaces: Caz Fat, El Sid (holiday script), Journeyman, WarBird (great brush face with a bit of an oriental touch), RaceCarChisel (3d face), FastEddie, Squirt (upright, calligraphic). [Google]

Paulo Cunha Jr.

Brazilian designer of Moloko (2005), Parla (2005), Broken (2005), Chinela Brush (2005) and Freakomix (2005). Alternate URL. [Google]

Pelle Piano TrueType Factory
[Pelle Piano]

Free fonts designed by Swedish designer Pelle Piano include DJOnline, Rhythm and Blues, Hip20s, The Worlds Finest, Lines-Bold, Fabulous50s, RetroFuture Online, PP Handwriting (comic book font), World's Finest, and Stereo. Mac only. Some fonts such as Fabulous50s and Lines-Bold are now commercial. [Google]

Peter Björknäs

Swedish designer (b. 1965) of the comic book font Steelhand, and the handwriting font Peba. [Google]

Peter Cubbin

British designer of Stoobs (2009), a font in which he tried to provide a good alternative for Comic Sans (in his own words). [Google]

Peter Dombrezian

Designer (b. 1899) of Dom Diagonal (1952, now at Bitstream) and Dom Casual (1950-1953 at ATF, now available at Bitstream), a semi-printed dull face for comic books (American). The latter font was imitated in Dominican (Fontbank), Jargon (SSi), Don Casual (Swfte), Dom or Dawn Castle (Corel) and Polka (Mecanorma). MyFonts incorrectly calls him Peter Dom. Jaspert et al surmise that Dom was based on Edwin W. Shaar's Flash, made in 1939 at Lanston Monotype. [Google]

Petit Boys
[Kosuke Yamada]

Kosuke Yamada (Petit Boys) is the designer of PB006 URBAN STREETS (2003), PB007 TRANSPORT (2003), PB1103BACKSTREETS (2002, comic book font), PB1101HIGHWAYSTAR (2002), PB5104SEOULSOULOblique, PB5104SEOULSOUL (2002, Hangul simulation font), PB5202Pumpkin Ghosts (commercial), PB009FUNKYHOUSEOblique, PB009FUNKYHOUSE, PB008HIGHWAYSTAR2003, PB010TRANSPORTXBoldOblique, PB010TRANSPORTXBold, PB010TRANSPORTXLightOblique, PB010TRANSPORTXLight, PB010TRANSPORTXOblique, PB010TRANSPORTX, PB1305PETIT3Bold, PB1305PETIT3, PY501FASHIONNOW. [Google]

Phat Phonts
[Wayne Thompson]

Phat Phonts is an Ozzie foundry run by Wayne Thompson. Their fonts:

• Architectural lettering family: Architect Bold, Architect Bold Oblique, Architect Light, Architect Light Oblique, Architect Medium, Architect Medium Oblique.
• Sans faces: Euron, Equaliser, Equaliser Black, Equaliser Bold, Equaliser Stencil, Equaliser Stencil Black, Equaliser Stencil Bold.
• Techno faces: Fresh, Pontoon (2004).
• Experimental: Fuse Box Dry, Fuse Box Splat, Fuse Box Wet.
• Grunge faces: Carbon Credit (2008), Carbon Tax (2008), Guttersnipe (2008), Not Sassure, RatBag (2005), Virus (2001), Stakeout (2007), Whatever (2007), Decon (2004), Wobbly Boot (2007), Chowdahead (2007), Demented Avenger, Dont Panic, Panic.
• Playful faces: Ogre, PP Jungle Bones (2005, free).
• Display faces: Otis Condensed, Lankas.
• Handwriting: Zoobie Decaf (2006), Zoobie Doubleshots, Tully Bold (2007), Tully Light, Tully Medium, Bosin, Grimsby Hand, ITCDjango.
• Comic book style faces: Spud Black Italic, Spud Black Upright, Spud Bold Italic, Spud Bold Upright, Spud Italic, Spud Upright.
• Stencil: Zebbidy Stencil (2006).

Philatype
[Kosal Sen]

Kosal Sen (b. 1982, Philadelphia) is a graphic and identity designer, aka Koleslaw. He used to live in Philadelphia, but is now in Anaheim, CA. He designed the graffiti face Drupal (2005), Unnamed Sans (2009), "Kosal Says Hy" (sic, 2003), Philly Sans (2008, comic book style face) and the comic book face Arfmoochikncheez (2006). Kosal claims that Wilton's commercial font Shallow (2005) was based on Kosal Says Hi. Wilton subsequently removed it from its site. See also here. Alternate URL. Yet another URL. Behance link. In 2009, he founded Philatype. At Philatype, he created Ryno Slab (2009, macho), Markup (2007, a fresh handprinted comic book style face). Creator of this heavy slab face (2006) in true Western wood type style. Also called Typophilesal Ko, and Koleslaw. Free font link: Kosal Sauys Hi, Philly Sans, Arfmoochikncheez v1.0, Ryno Slab demo. [Google]

Pierre Rosenthal

French designer of a font for the role play game SimulacreS: CasusBats (1999) [see also here]. He also designed a font based on the handwriting of the comic book artist Enki Bilal. It is unknown where this font can be found, but Jef Tombeur assured me that it exists! [Google]

Pink Broccoli
[Phil Bracco]

Foundry located in Westbury, NY, and run by Phil Bracco (b. 1981, Big Horn, MT), a graduate of the Pratt Institute. Creator of the festive signage fonts Charming Charlie PB (2009), Hip Hopper PB (2008, inspired by the lettering on an art poster by Patrick Owsley for the cartoon character Hoppity Hooper), Fat Rhino PB (2008) and Pink Broccoli PB (2008). Hideaway (2008) is a light-hearted comic flare serif typeface inspired by a 1964 Speedy Gonzalez cartoon title. More comedy in Chop Phooey (2008), Astronaut Jones (2008), Lil Rhino PB (2008), Houseguest PB (2008), Spidertoes PB (2009) and Tiny Butler (2008). Chorizo PB (2008) is inspired by some of the wild lettering of comic creator Paul Coker, Jr. Houndcats PB (2008) is a comic book sans based on a 1972 cartoon called Houndcats. Manic Mood PB (2008), Kid Captain PB (2009), Bear Club PB (2009), Hot Streak PB (2009) and Suited Horse PB (2008) have more comic book lettering. Suited Horse PB (2009) is a chalkboard font inspired by the title screen of a 1968 Walt Disney film titled, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit . Monster Fiesta PB (2009) is a curly display typeface. Chop Chop PB (2009) is an oriental brush simulation face. Fathoms BB (2009) is a crazy sans serif font based on the titling from one of ABC's Movie of the Week series from 1969 called Daughter of the Mind. [Google]

PizzaDude
[Jakob Fischer]

The Great Dane from Copenhagen, the king of grunge, Jakob Fischer, designed over 400 fonts. As PizzaDude, he made Funkboy (2009), Nusqie (2009), Junkwerk (2009), Geekabeat (2009), Flicka (2009, a bouncy comic book face), Sir Render (2009), Imperial Quortex (2009), Jourba (2009), Kurph (2009), Ginky (2009), Stereoxoid (2009), Earthwerk (2009), Gibarish (2009), Insiano (2009), Unsprit (2009), Whacker (2009), Natuxal (2009), Battlexoid (2009), Change (2009), Chusp (2009), Aspektogram (2009), Axteroid (2009), Floink (2009), Everything (2008, comic book), Superxoid (2008, white on black grunge), Eyeful (comic book style), Punctured Bicycle (2008, grunge), Spleach (2008), Sir Spicious (2008), Mirla (2008), Skramp (2008), Jilkyway (2008), Fristy (2008), Sqweash (2008), Aprilfuel (2008), Intense Eve (2008), Drunken Shower (2008), Dandygal (2008), Alien Segment (2008), Endorfinia (2008), Runaway (2008), Scentogram (2008), Typewrither (2008), Ultraxoid (2008, grunge), Legoix (2008, a nice scrapbook pencil font), Heruina (2008, connected hand), Indoxine (2007, an informal horizontally-striped outline font, one of his best creations), Infilto (2007, sketchbook face), Murbia (2007, printed hand), Orange Gush (2007), Epsiolet (2007, blackboard script), Grut Stuph (2007, comic book), Orange Gush (2007, curly hand), Drunken Hour (2007, ransom note face), Flixuble (2007), Flabioga (2007), Butterfool (2007), Whexjable (2007, paper bag cutouts), Butterfool (2007), Flabioga (2007, grunge), Flambster (2007), Axionhero (2007), Skratzy (2007), Ulsteros (2007), Craptoy (2007), Megaxoid (2007), Nine Thousand (2007), Retrozoid (2007), Ultinoid (2006), Sadnez (2006), Happyjamas (2006), Fudshake (2006), Diskojuice (2006), Damaged Guts (2006), Zugarbody (2006), Popfork (2006), Party Noid (2005), Doktor Terror (2005), Fligerish (2005, romantic face), Jerky Tash (2004), Hopeless Heart (2004), Tomoli2 (2005), Teaster (2005, Easter egg dings), Ankertill Brewer (2005), Omibez (2005), Tomoli (2005), Family Dog (2005), Vegacute (2005), Sure Shot (2004), Chawsy (2004), Hefty Galloon (2004), Phatburner (2004), Imazeng (2004, Asian imitation), Zir Gera (2004), Glammer Girl (2004, T-26), Japperneese (2004, oriental imitation font), Marmelade Guys (2004), Abdominal Krunch (2003, commercial), Mucho Macho (2003), Just A Dream (2003), Tagboyhardcore (graffiti font), Omegalomania, Cheeky Git (2003), Bigbrain (2003), Pizzabot (2003), Schoolbully (2003), Rapjack (2003), Slammertag (2003), Hlytus (2003), Hold Your Breath (2003), Bigmouth (2003), Stumbeleina (2003), Slowmotion Girl (2002), Omegalomania (2003), Bigbrain (2003), Zitkid (2003), Mr Fahrenheit Go (2003), Fearless (2002), Ruinik (2002), AngerIsAGift (2002), Insane Hours, MuchTooLoud, Abduction2002, You are what you eat (2002), Yggdrasil (2002), Easily Amused, Toxic Waist, Words of Love, Yesterdays Meal (2002), Dope Jam (2002), Famous Fromage, Geek A Byte, Vinyl Repair Kit (2002), Bring Tha Noize 2, Fancy Footwork 2, Fandango (a comic book font), Grand Stylus, jiggery pokery, Monafont (a font with hearts), Fancy Footwork, Grouser, Not Just A Toy, Orangutan, VeryBadPosture, Treasure, Tantrum Tongue, HangTheDJ, MonsterFreak, MouthfulOfBeer, WarmMilk, WideAwake, Wisecrack, DT104, Quickometer, Cirkledingz, HarshLanguage, Vanish, GluttonMan, Radioland, Eat Your Heart Out (kitchen tile font), Mute Fruit (stencil font), Exit Font, In The Arms Of Sleep, Popcorn Not Included, Flashboy, Kill Your Darlings, Nonfiction, Gringo Nights (eroded Western font), Push, Grunt Reaper, Ultrasonik, As Seen On TV, More Than Human, Raveheart, 10Minutes, 20000dollarbail, 4mylover (Valentine's day lettering font), Abduction, Acquaintance, AgentOrange, Anodetonoone, Anticlimax, Arcade, ArcadeClassic, Autobahn, Backto1982, Ballsontherampage, Bedbug, BeyondControl, BeyondControlvolume2, BionicKidSimple, BionicKidSimpleSlanted, BionicKidSlanted3d, Biteme, Blackboysonmopeds, Blaster, Blatant, BlindMelon, Blindfold, Blobs, Bluelines, BrokenToys, Brushed, Brutality, BrutalityExtra, BubbleBath, Bubbleboy, Bubblegums, Bumbastika, Burlesque, ChineseTakeaway (oriental simulation), ComputerAmok, Creamandsugar, Crosspatchersdelight, Crosspatchersdelightnormal, Curmudgeonly, Delirium, Desperation, Digitek, Diskoteque, Dreammachine, Dreamofme, Earthquake, Embroidery, Exoneration, Extravirgin, EyeOnlyHaveEyesForYou, Fadetogrey, FakePlastic, FatBoySmiles, Fazingsone, Firestarter, FlakJacket, Flaphead, Flashback, Flashbackversion3, Foot Fight (2003), FreaksofNature, FunkyStoneage, Funnyfarmhard, Funnyfarmsoft, Futurism, Guineapigs, Gasoline, Ghostwriter, Glamourgirl, Greaseballs, GreatVengeance, Greenhousegas, Guineapigs, Hangover, Highspeed, Holiday, Homeboysarebackintown, Humanoid, Humanoidstraight, Innocentbystander, Imperfectfont, InnerSanctum, InternationalPlayboy, Invasion2000, IronMan, JointbyPizzaDude, JamesBond, JellyBelly, JointbyPizzaDude, JoyCards, JuneBug, JustAnotherFont, Kometenmelodie2, Kitchenpolice, Klytus, Kleptomaniac, Knucklesandwich, KometenMelodie1, Kookaburra, Lazerbeamsurprise, Liquidism, Liquidismpart2, Logiclodger, LotsOfDotz, LoveLetters, MassiveHeadache, MunsterBash, Mute Fruit (stencil font), Madscientist, Madscientist, Malapropism, MammaGamma, MassiveHeadache3, MassiveHeadacheII, MaximumSecurity, Miserable, Mixedup, MotorcycleEmptiness, MunsterBash, NeverSayDie, Nonstop, Nonstopitalic, Nugacity, Nyctalopia, Nyctalopiatilt, Obliviousfont, Onceinawhile, Operatinginstructions, Opium, Oxygene1, PartyBalloons, Piracy, PizzaDudeFatOutline, PizzaDudesHandwriting, PlanetDust, Plastique, PrivateInvestigations, Protection, Pusher, Questionoftime, Questionoftimesimple, Quicksilver, QuotedPositivity, RepeatUntilFalse, Retaliator, Radioaktivitet, RainyDays, RepeatUntilFalse, Retaliator, Robotica, RoboticaAllCaps, Rocketman, Rubberneck, Sk8ordye, Slammertag (2003), Scratchmyback, Shakethatbooty, Shopliftersunite, SkaterDudes, SoftSugarfade, SoftSugarplain, SomewhereInSpace, Spaceboy, SpeedCrazy, SqueezeMeBaby, StickAroundForJoy, StrangePhenomenaNormal, StrangePhenomenaOutlined, Sweetascandy, SyntheticSyncronism, TagsXtreme, TagsXtreme2, TastelessCandy, Teenageangst, Timebomb, Toforgive, Transistor215, Typewriterfromhell, Ultimatum, Underattack, Underattackskew, Undercover, UnfinishedSympathy, UnfinishedSympathy2, Us, Venusflytrapthebug, VeryChristmess (2003), Videophreak, Vitamin, Vitaminoutlined, VulgarDisplayOfPower, WakingtheWitch, WishfulWaves, Wreckage, Xtraordinary, Youngatheart, Youthquake, Zitcream, Zenith2000, ElectricBoots, Jealousy, Noodlesoup, PizzaDudePointers, PizzaDudeStars, Waybeyondblue, XrayTed, XrayTedskew, ZingDing, DigitalDream, PizzaDuide Bullets, Bubbleboy 2, Endeavour Forever, Konspiracy Theory, Krazy Nights. Direct downloads. Commercial fonts: Hyperspit (2006), Junktoy (2006), Melonheads (2006), Mister Dorky (2006), Atomic Clock Radio (2003, dot matrix font), Kitchen Police (2003), Arcade Classic (2003), Digital Dream (2003), Quit Smoking (2002), Arsenique (2003), Lie Detector (2003), Spamsucker (2003), Ghostboy (2003), Funkheads (2003), Japan Knees (2002, an oriental LED simulation font at Chank's). At MyFonts, he sells his commercial fonts Secret Handshake, Eternal Life, Japan Knees (Asian font simulation), Lovebug, Quit Smoking, Slowmotion Girl, Insektogram, Krooked Teeth (2002), Super Glue (2002), Love Bug (2002, a Valentine's font), Slime Tag (2003), TagStar Hardcore (2003), Diet Riot (2003), Elevator Boy (2003, Chank), Flim (22-style family, 2003), Stumbeleina (2003) and Lemon Lies. In 2004, he started selling some typaces through Union Fonts, such as Hopeless Heart, Jerky Tash, Tagboy, Malonia Voigo, Raskal and Kickshaw. Later additions: Damaded Guts (2006), Zugarbody (2006), Diskojuice (2006), Fudshake (2006), Popfork (2006). Fontsquirrel link. [Google]

Planet Family Guy

Designers of the free font Family Guy (1999), a comic book face with several dingbats built in. [Google]

Planet Lar
[Larry Young]

Larry Young (San Francisco) runs Planet Lar and is the designer of LYBinkyFont (1999), a comic book font based on the letterforms of comic book artist John Heebink. Alternate URL. [Google]

Plein de polices

Categorized font archive. Has cartoon, tech, gothic and handwriting subcategories. [Google]

Poole Foundry
[Wesley Poole]

Wesley Poole's foundry based in Kaneohe, HI, and established in 2006. Wesley Poole (b. California, 1952) was a sign painter and wine label designer in the Napa Valley (his companies were called Oasis Graphics and then Titus & Poole, and Poole Aert & Design) for almost 25 years before moving to Hawaii in 2002 due to multiple sclerosis. Pagoda International (2006, designed with his son Samuel Poole) is a comic book font based on the lettering of the Pagoda Hotel in Honolulu. They also designed Poole Standard (2006), a stylish headline face, followed in 2007 by Poole Chiselcut. Digitizations with the help of Rod Cavazos (PsyOps). The latest designs are Polynesiac (2007, Wesley and Samuel together, simulation of Easter Island lettering), Contempo Elan (Grand Script and Ornamental) (2006), a festive and assertive calligraphic script done by Wesley and Samuel Poole, and Alphaluxe (2008, a calligraphic script by both again). [Google]

Portland Studios
[Corey Godbey]

New foundry, est. 2005. Corey Godbey (b. 1983, Greenville, SC) codesigned a Treefrog-style script with Jeremy Dooley (of Dooley Type) called Blue Goblet (2005). In 2008, he added Blue Goblet Ornaments, and in 2009, Blue Goblet Florals. [Google]

Preston Graphics
[Roy Preston]

Roy Preston was born in London, and worked most of his life as an art director and graphic designer. He is a prolific type designer, who created original families such as Paldus and Prentis (great-looking Old Style families), Preston-Roman, and Handroy (handwriting). His Prentis won the gold prize in the 1999 Morisawa Awards International Typeface Design Competition. (Some Dutch are saying that it is too close to DTF Lexicon, but I disagree.) Other faces: Prescipio, Preference, Prenton, Petal, Thorn, Quantum. Photo. Roy Preston published the Prenton RP humanist sans family in 2006 and the comic book style family Roy Hand RP in 2007 at BluHead Studio. MyFonts page. [Google]

Pretexte

Agency in Strasbourg, France, that with the help of Pierre Roesch has adapted the handwriting of Uderzo and made it into a multi-accented central European font. Contact: Bernard Maufras. [Google]

Priscila Lena Farias

Brazilian [T-26] designer of Cryptocomix10, LowTech, Quadrada, Seu Juca (2009, 3-d, handprinted) and Nova Regular (a text family started in 2002). She also designed Disneybats, Ruraldings and Juca. Author of "Tipografia Digital" (2AB, 1998). MyFonts page. She has a doctorate in communication from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo and is affiliated with the foundry Tipos do acaso. Graphic designer as well as typography professor at PUC Sao Paulo. She is head of the design program at SENAC sao Paulo, and professor at FAU, USP (University of Sao Paulo's School of Architecture and Urbanism). President of the Brazilian Information Design Society (SBDI). Editor of the book Fontes digitais brasileiras: de 1989 a 2001 (Sao Paulo: ADGBrasil/Rosari). Author of Tipografia digital: o impacto das novas tecnologias (2AB Editora). At ATypI 2009 in Mexico City, she spoke on Brazilian vernacular type design and digital technologies. [Google]

Profonts
[Peter Rosenfeld]

Profonts is Peter Rosenfeld's German foundry in Norderstedt near Hamburg, est. 2005, and closely associated with URW++. Dr. Jürgen Willrodt is also involved. Ralph Unger is one of its main in-house type designers. Typefaces include HH Sonora (2005, comic book or signpainting style script) and HH Valentine (2005, formal script). Link at MyFonts, where one can buy these script fonts: Adagio Pro (2006, copperplate wedding script), Sonora, Eurobrush Pro (2007, by Ralph M. Unger), Euroscript Pro (2006, a school script by by Ralph M. Unger), Civilite (2008), Ballerina Pro (2006) and Arabella Pro (2006, a calligraphic script face sold at URW). Arabella was originally designed by Arnold Drescher around 1936/1939 for Johannes Wagner. In 2006, Profonts added Chaweng, an oriental simulation face by Ralph M. Unger, and Profonts Laramie Pro, a free form script family, available from URW. In 2007, the Montauk Pro family of casual (comic book style) scripts was added, despite the fact that there already exists a similarly named script font since 1992 made by Sylvester A. Cypress. It can be had from URW. Other 2007 designs: Iova Nova (based on Jowa Script by J. Wagner, 1967), Concerto and Sonata Pro (calligraphic scripts, co-designed with Jürgen Willrodt), Symphony Pro (calligraphic with lots of alternates), and Veltro Pro (based on a 1931 Nebiolo design by that name). Designs from 2008: the signage family Santa Fe, the connected monoline script face Energia Pro (by Ralph Unger), and the blackletter face Peter Schlemihl (by Ralp Unger).

About Rosenfeld, taken from his CV: Peter Rosenfeld started, after finishing his business studies in 1980, his first position in the font production department at Dr. Hell in Kiel, a once well-known company in the area of CRT/laser composing and scanning systems. It was there where he first got in touch with digital type, (still in bitmap form at that time). Peter joined URW in Hamburg in 1982 and a little later he became the manager of the URW font studio. He says, 'All I am in this small font business, and all I know about font technology, I owe to Peter Karow. I had the luck to work very closely for and with this visioneer and pioneer of our industry for more than a decade.' Roughly ten years later Peter became Managing Director of URW++ and the company has established itself in the graphic design industry by continually developing and marketing innovative font and software products. URW++ is particularly successful in the area of corporate type development and production, as well as a supplier of so-called world or global fonts for OEM customers. [Google]

Providence Type
[Nate Piekos]

From East Providence, RI, Nate Piekos' foundry started near the end of 2002. Nate Piekos (b. 1975, RI) also runs the comic font foundry Blambot. His fonts are being sold at MyFonts.com. These include East Side NDP, Clam Cakes NDP (2003), KennedyPlazaNDP (2003), Number42BusNDP (2003), ThayerStreetNDP (2003), WestminsterNDPItalic (2003), WestminsterNDP (2003), Coffee Milk NDP (2003) and Prov Draftsman NDP. [Google]

Richard Starkings

Founder of Comicraft in Los Angeles. Designer of comic book fonts. At Agfa in 2001, he published the comic book fonts Achtung Baby, Adamantium and DoubleBack (with John Roshell). FontShop link. [Google]

Richard Yeend

British cartoon designer and type designer (b. London, 1945). He has redesigned the The Boston Herald American, the International Herald Tribune and Die Welt. In addition, he has been Art Director for The New York Times and the European edition of The Wall Street Journal. Agfa/Monotype designer of Abbot Uncial, Acorn, Bangor, Broad Street, Comix, Honerswerda (fraktur), Saxony Script, Ski Gothic (fraktur), Xmas and Maidenhead (2001). At Linotype, he made Plantagenet, Achipado, Bandolero, Linotype Buckingham Fraktur (2002, part of TakeType 4), Linotype Richmond Fraktur, Hoyerswerda Fraktur (Agfa) and Linotype Richmond Zierschrift (2002). Bio al Linotype. In 2003, as part of Linotype's Taketype 5 collection, he published Achispado LT Std, AmherstFraktur LT Std Bold, AmherstFraktur LT Std Heavy, AmherstFraktur LT Std Regular, AmherstGothicSplit LT Std It, AmherstGothicSplit LT Std Rg, AmherstGothicSplit LT Std RgAlt, Anasdair LT Std Bold, Anasdair LT Std BoldAlt, Anasdair LT Std Regular, Anasdair LT Std RegularAlt (2003), Bandalero LT Std, BurgstaedtAntiqua LT Std Italic, BurgstaedtAntiqua LT Std Rg, Hawkhurst LT Std Bold, Hawkhurst LT Std BoldItalic, Hawkhurst LT Std Italic, Hawkhurst LT Std Regular, Hawkhurst LT Std RegularAlt, Hawkhurst LT Std RegularSC, Italienne LT Std, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std Bd, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std BdAlt, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std Hv, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std HvAlt, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std Rg, NeuseidlerAntiqua LT Std RgAlt. [Google]

Rick Montgomery

Check out Rick Montgomery's Toons dingbat font. He also designed CrackinUpSmooth, BalloonLettering, Yikes, and Yikes-Comics. Alternate URL. [Google]

Robbie Maun

Designer at fontmonster.com of the handwriting font Sale. [Google]

Robert Kemp

Designer of the comic book fonts Comicka and The Willies, both free. [Google]

Robi Doljak

Designer of the comic book font Luke (2006), patterned after Lucky Luke. [Google]

Ryan Peters Fonts (was: starboi)
[Ryan M. Peters]

Ryan Peters offers his own fonts for free, all in trueType for Windows: Car55 (handwriting), Drone Troxology, Chew Martha, Elektrify, Shungle (cartoonie), Charles Edward Smithsworth (grunge), Cheeseturkey, Credits (irregular grunge), CrossEye, DeLaStar (letters with specks), Elbert Treble (what is this?), High Fructose, IceCreamTruck, Iraq (fat Pacman-like caps), Jelly Donut (handwriting), Jacko Lurker (outline grunge), Low Fructose, Mykal, Nopaliogato (handwriting), Output DR, Phasari3006 (handwriting, but file not found), SpiceGrrl, Splursh, Staplerman, Sunburn Central and ThisOldMan. PC TrueType. Now also Pobo Wicked and M-GarchK. [Google]

Salvo Nicolosi

Designer from Ragalna, Italy, b. 1976. Creator of the comics book font Y2KFriendlyFuture (2000). See also here. He also created Special K (2007), Drinking (2007, condensed), Telegrafico (2006, geometric sans all caps face), Drinking (2007, ultra condensed sans), Caffe Latte (2008, sans), Plaster Caster (2007, stencil), Atyp1 (2007, a minimalist sans), and the VAG Round inspired Tondo (2007). Alternate URL. He is working on a geometric hairline sans called Architetto (2009). [Google]

Samuel Poole

Son of Wesley Poole, born in California in 1984. Sam lives and works with his father in Hawaii, and has cooperated with him on two fonts that were published by Poole Foundry: Pagoda International (2006, comic book face) and Poole Standard (2006). The latest design is Contempo Elan (Grand Script and Ornamental) (2006), a festive and assertive calligraphic script done by Wesley and Samuel Poole. [Google]

Sara Varon

[T-26] designer of Chicken in 1998, a funny cartoonish dingbat font. Other dingbats there include Stalker (1999, dingbats done with Katey Rafanello) and RPM (1999, logo font with Carlos Segura and Brent Riley). [Google]

Savannah College of Art and Design

Collectively, a group of 40 from SCAD designed Pooler (2003, Chank), a free funky comic book style face. [Google]

Schizotype
[Dave Rowland]

Type foundry in Sheffield, UK. Its designer, Dave Rowland (b. 1982, Chesterfield), created these fonts in 2009: Schizotype Scrolls, Quiff, Toothpaste, Astroboy (connected script), Decolletage (art deco), Kazumi Sans, Acid Haus, Dr. Black, Dr. Eric, Soyo Gogo, BMX radical (brush), Team, Miami Hopper, and Tubularis (multiline face), Sickle, Klique (futuristic display face). In 2009, he made Uncle Eric (a cartoon face), Praline Smooth (connected script in the style of Mistral), Kwaktur, a blackletter face based on the logo of Belgium's Kwak beer, Blackball (2009, another blackletter) and Modulogue (a modular display family). [Google]

Scholtz Fonts
[Anton Scholtz]

Scholtz Fonts was started by Anton Scholtz (b. Durban, 1941) in 1997. This South African design company is located in Durban, where the Zulu culture of the region has greatly influenced Anton's font design. Scholtz sells a fine selection of display types that ooze African themes. A list: Spaza (2007, African look), Grunge Piazza (2007), Klatter (2007), Scratch SCF (2007, scratchy hand), Umkhonto (2003), Assegai (2007), Amanzi (1999), African Gold (2007), Giraffe Skin (2007), Zim (2007, octagonal), Ubuvila, Kassena (2006), Tshikona, Bongo, Doorn Body, Doorn Display, Zebra Skin (2007), Makonde (2007), Kuba (2007, a tribal stencil of sorts), Mafuta (2006), Sangoma (2007), Tsotsi (2007), Utshani, Asakire (2006), Tamboti, Tabwa, Amabhokisi, Baobab, Siyabonga, Inja, Black Tie (2007), Afrimod-Black, Afrimod-Normal, African Elegance, Mtwane, Zulu Shield, Woodcarve, African Pattern Font-01 (2004), African Pattern Font-02 (2004), AfroFlare, Baluba, Sondela (2007), Zaire SF (2007), Centric (2007), African Jazz, Baluba-snake, Bakuba, FadedRose, Aarde (2005), Aarde-Black, Aarda-Brush, Leopard Skin (2005), Groom (2007, brush script), African Jazz (2005), Elegance SF Diamond (2005, art deco), Lualaba Snake (2007), Tshikona (2005, handprinted), African Shield (2005, patterned after the cow-hide shields of the Zulu tribe; made by Merle Scholtz), Genevieve (2007, calligraphic), Iliad (2007), Palm Court (2007, a Bauhaus face by Merle Scholtz), Silver Dagger (2007), Ubuvila (2004), Amaboxi (2007, white on black background), Fable (2007, a type family for wizards), Banquet SCF (2007, brush script), Piazza (2007), Sand Writing (2007), Toulouse (2007, art nouveau handlettering), Utshani (2000, African theme), Comic SCF (2007), Excalibur SCF (2007, beautiful rough-edged hand), Smart Casual (2007, an artsy architectural face by Merle Scholtz), Zest (2007), Brillig (2008, informal hand), Stone Wash (2008, grunge), Buzz (2008), Catholic Girls (2008, script), Phat Chance (2008, organic), Dragon Fyre (2008, calligraphic), Blackout SCF (2008), Button (2008), Fracture (2008, like GlazKrak), Rondalia (2008), Lumina (2008), WriteHand (2008), Bad Girl (2008, grunge), Tertius, Tertius Romantic and Tertius Crenellated (2008, scripts based on the Carolingian hand), Art Nouveau SCF (2008), Figment (2008), Kunjani (2008, African look), Write Now (2008, connected script), African Pattern (2008), Carve (2008, chiseled look), Affable (2008, script), Figment (2008), Aqua Casual (2008, script), Girltalk (2008, curly script), Art Nouveau SCF (2008), Kunjani (2008, African theme), Write Now (2008, flowing script), Leah (2008, handwriting), Stoan (2008), Affable (2008, calligraphic), African Patchwork (2008), Girl Script (2008, curly hand), Hobi (2008, ghastly), Proper (2008), Queen (2008, nice handwriting), Aplomb (2008), Certificate (2008, calligraphic), Tokolshe (2008), Parchemin (2008, parchment look), Greek (2008, chiseled), Bongani (2008), Coral (2008, handwriting), Brazza (2008, brush), Romi (2008, thin calligraphic), Oxamu (2009, a wonderful angular African-themed font), Silken (2009, calligraphic), Blythe (2009, connected script), Ability (2009, calligraphic), Yseult (2009, script), Umoya (2009, organic), Arabesque SCF (2009, a flowing calligraphic face), Miss Donna (2009, script family), Riposte (2009, a dynamic script), Refresh (1950s script), Thought (2009, script family), Mtwane (2009), Grunge Standard (2009), Camy (2009, handprinted), Genial (2009, flowing connected script). [Google]

Scott Adams

Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, created a font for his lettering, which is not generally distributed. [Google]

Scott McCloud

Respected on-line cartoonist and comic book artist. Google called on Scott McCloud to create a lighthearted comic book. McCloud's trademark lettering was digitized by comic book experts Comicraft and is available as a four font set. This set of fonts is used by Google in 2008 to advertise and explain Google Chrome. [Google]

Sentinel Type
[James Arboghast]

James Arboghast (b. Melbourne, Australia, 1963) runs Sentinel Type, which he started in 2003 out of Collingwood, Victoria. He is now in Kew East, Victoria. He is a freelance advertising creative. His first commercial face was Ganymede (2003), which was later extended to Ganymede 3D (2005). He also made BigNoodleTitling-Oblique (2003) and BigNoodleTitling (2003) [for these, you are asked to send a cheque to Maurice Dorisio in Victoria, Australia], Citizen Kern (2003, free), Maus (2003, free octagonal block-shadow face), Rhodaelian (2004), Primex (2003), Sten (2004, a heavy mechabical stencil family that includes Sten Cyrillic), Adam Gorry (2004), Midnight Kernboy (2004), DeLouisville (2004, Western bill