by Matthew | Nov 26, 2025 | art, design, news
Sonas in Irish, means happiness which accurately describes this font’s personality. The foundation of this family comes from an early 20th Century font from a marketing type sample from which we expanded into a full character set for modern use. Sonas has a slim...
by Matthew | Sep 26, 2025 | art, design, entertainment
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...
by Matthew | Aug 27, 2025 | art, design, entertainment, illustration
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...
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 | Apr 16, 2025 | art, entertainment, illustration
A new sketch portrait of one of the great comedic actors turned an action hero, Bruce Willis. His run on Moonlighting was stellar and he parlayed that into an impressive career as a leading man who seemed to enjoy himself in the roles he chose. As a tribute poster...
