Ballpoint Display, GA

by Matthew | Jan 15, 2024 | art, design, process

Ballpoint Display, work-in-progress spec sheet

Announcing the general availability (GA) of the new Ballpoint Display font family, based on a sign painter’s display from the early 20th Century that contains several versions of the typeface:

BallpointRegular.otf
BallpointRegular-Italic.otf
BallpointRegular-Bold.otf
BallpointRegular-BOLItalic.otf
BallpointRegular-OLineItalic.otf
BallpointRegular-BoldItalic.otf
BallpointRegular-Outline.otf
BallpointRegular-BoldOutline.otf
BallpointRegular-OutlineItalic.otf
BallpointRegular-BoldOutlineItalic.otf

You can buy the font on our Gumroad store.

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