Quetzal font

Quetzal

Quetzal is a decorative font designed to look like letters formed by mosaic tiles in a Mayan or Aztec style. The font features two different character sets and customizable over-and-under…

Continue ReadingQuetzal
Praitor font

Praitor

Praitor is based on a devotional inscription to the goddess Diana found a short distance from Rome in 1887. It is an early style from before 100 BC and has…

Continue ReadingPraitor
Pontifica font

Pontifica

Pontifica is based on ‘protogothic’ calligraphy, a style developed at the monastery of St. Gall in the 12th century to replace Carolingian minuscule with a more efficient and compact system…

Continue ReadingPontifica
Pomponianus font

Pomponianus

Pomponianus comes from a 4th century inscription found in North Africa. It is an attractive example of early uncial lettering. Uncial inscriptions are quite uncommon, because although the style was…

Continue ReadingPomponianus
Plowright font Perigord font

Perigord

Perigord has mixed origins. It was inspired by Gutenberg’s capitals and by lettering developed by German designer Ernst Bentele, but its calligraphic antecedents go back to French initials of the…

Continue ReadingPerigord
Perdido font

Perdido

Perdido is a classic western-style font, with the added twist of the addition of a degenerated wood grain, so that the characters naturally look like aged and cracking wood. With…

Continue ReadingPerdido
Arakne font

Arakne

While working on a font based on Spencerian Script (a popular late 19th century handwriting style) we did some experimenting with original designs which created the general feel of Spencerian…

Continue ReadingArakne
Alleghieri font

Alleghieri

Alleghieri was developed from several different examples of late Renaissance lettering. While it is based on a style which is clearly intended for quick, easy writing, we've preserved many of…

Continue ReadingAlleghieri