by Matthew | Jan 15, 2024 | art, design, process
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...
by Matthew | Jan 12, 2024 | art, design, news, process
Continued development on the Ballpoint Display typeface; based on a sign painters font from the early 20th Century it will be a purely display family. Working through a variety of styles to complement the simple face but will allow for a robust set of options to meet...
by Matthew | Jan 10, 2024 | art, design, illustration, news, process
New year, new font part II: this is a work in progress of a new display font based on an old font from the early 20th Century. It will be a limited set which may extend into some numerals to round out the set. Ballpoint Display New year, new font part II: this is a...
by Matthew | Jan 9, 2024 | art, design, illustration, process
New year, new font; an ornamental roman display font that is based on a sign painter’s alphabet from the early 20th Century. Determining whether I will stick with just the display elements or build it out to a more complete font set with punctuations,...
by Matthew | Mar 5, 2014 | design
in between projects, tutorials and sales efforts it is always good to unwind with a creative endeavor. it provides me an easy way to clear my mind and encourage unrestrained creativity. i started this alphabet with an idea to do a different letterform for a different...
