Ballpoint Ligatures

Some ligatures and alternate characters for the Ballpoint Roman typeface

Although watching a font being created in near realtime can be as exciting as watching the grass grow for most. However, we continue with the refinements to the Ballpoint Roman (née Regular) face with alternate characters and ligatures to extend and enhance the font.

Once these characters have been completed, we will begin working on the assorted weights for this first release. Please continue to watch along here and on our socials.

Tom Morrow

While awaiting some feedback on project work I took some time to whip up a quick sans serif face based on an old logo from Tomorrowland, in the Magic Kingdom at The Walt Disney World Resort. Tomorrowoland has always been about the dreams of the future, based on the...

The Boss

Happy Birthday to The Boss, Bruce Springsteen born on this day in 1949 in Long Branch, NJ and one of The Garden State's favorite sons. Although I was born in NYC, and have lived all around the US with a brief time in the UK, I consider myself a kid from Jersey and The...

Batman, 1989

Some days you just need some time to play. This is an homage to not only Tim Burton's 1989 interpretation of Batman but also to the great illustrator's who graced the cover of "The Saturday Evening Post". From J.C. Leyendecker to Norman Rockwell, some of the finest...

The Death of Truth

Sometimes portraits take on a life of their own. The evolution of this portrait of Mon Mothma, played by the talented Genevieve O'Reilly, began in a series of the stars of the hit show "Star Wars Andor" on Disney+. I had been working through some of my favorites and...

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