Behind the type

Have you ever watched Ted Lasso? It's funny, during lockdown, my girlfriend started binging it because her mates said it was absolutely brilliant. Honestly, I thought, 'What's all the fuss about?' I mean, it's just a show about football, right? So, I gave it a shot. First couple of episodes, I was like, 'Eh, it's alright, I guess.' But then, something strange happened. By the third episode, I found myself totally hooked. I couldn't believe it! I guess it's one of those shows that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. A football show about love I loved...

Well, here we go, folks. It's 2019, and I've got a new font for you. And guess what? It's not just any font; it's an Opentype-SVG Bitmap font. Yeah, I know, sounds fancy, right? They're all the rage these days. I've named this bad boy Autobahn SVG, and it's a stencil font, just like its sibling, Mind The Gap. OpenType SVG Bitmap allows full-colour images or thousands of shades of grey—they are not vectors but bitmaps. OpenType-SVG bitmap fonts open the door to a whole new world of detail. I thought it would be neat to revisit the stencil look—so...

Higgs Boson Blues was hand-carved onto lino blocks, yeah really. I bought a pack of 10 lino blocks mounted onto wood just to create this typeface.  Now, you might be wondering why I'd go through all this trouble just for a typeface. Well, let me tell you, I find carving lino therapeutic, and it's a good escape from the computer screen—always a good thing, isn't it? What's Lino? If you have never heard of linocut, it's basically the easiest way to start printmaking. Linoleum, to give it its full name, is not the same as what's in your kitchen or bathroom floor....

Wild Irish Rose is a quickly hand-painted brush script font. Painted without overthinking too much (easy for me huh), I intentionally painted it as fast as I could. I knew, or at least I thought that would give it energy. Adding energy into a static image is something that I'm constantly striving for—it's not as easy as it sounds. I wanted it to look fresh so that it would allow you to create striking handmade designs—that looked like you hand-painted it yourself. Handwriting Font As I said, every letter has been hand-painted with a real brush, with real acrylic paint—Handwritten...