by Matthew | Jun 27, 2025 | design, illustration
Developing a new font, based on an 1918 sign painter’s card, by William H. Gordon, and trying to work in a similar manner in which that sign painter was required to for their job. With some font development, there is a certain amount of working in shapes rather than...
by Matthew | Mar 12, 2024 | design, process
Iterating one of the latest projects on the drawing board. A font derived from the posters of the early 20th Century – Eccentric Display. Also resurrected an alternate typeface specimen sheet for this post. Follow along here and our socials below for the...
by Matthew | Mar 6, 2024 | design, news, process
An update to the Ballpoint Font Family with an additional San Serif Flat style of letterform that continues to expand this ever-growing family. We want to ensure the family can support all design uses from display work through typeset with this extensive family. The...
by Matthew | Feb 27, 2024 | design, process
I was listening to the Design Better Podcast with Jonathan Hoefler yesterday while I worked on this new font and he mentioned some things about uniqueness to some typefaces that made me rethink some of the options for this new font. I had been working through the...
by Matthew | Feb 20, 2024 | design, news, process
The latest development in this new font, isn’t necessarily focused on the font but rather the manner in which we will preview the font on the site. It is one thing to present a character sheet while it is another to allow a limited use of the font in the...
