Graphite was designed by David Siegel, who began thinking about the typeface in 1982, looking for an architect's handwriting with a chiselled pencil" look. The handwriting of San Francisco architect Anthony Celis LaRosa became Siegel's choice. With the assistance of David Berlow and Tom Rickner, Graphite was designed and released as a multiple master typeface with weight and width axes that allow for its use in a dynamic range from light condensed to black extended. Graphite is an upright script with simple lines, and is usable in a large variety of informal copysetting situations."

Introducing a cute handwriting "Badjigoer" Handwritten Calligraphy Typeface! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Blacky is a powerful and elegant display typeface. Inspired by design styles that are currently trending, and this is the answer to the design ideas that you will apply in this modern era, with a thick and strong style in each letter of the Blacky font as it is specialized in the world of design. Blacky has 3 font styles including: -Regular -Semi Rounded -Rounded Blacky works great on posters, social media, headlines, titles, large print - and it works on just about anything because it's a San-Serif font.

Introducing a cute handwriting "RAFTING" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Let Mireyle add a classic of personality to your designs! This bold font makes it ideal for a variety of design projects, including posters, invitations, greeting cards, logos, and more. Whether you're creating a children's book or designing a catchy brand identity, this font is sure to bring a right answer. Features : Uppercase & lowercase Numbers and punctuation Alternates & Ligatures Multilingual PUA encoded We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations.

Bechilo - is a beautiful and unique serif font that embodies charm and elegance in every letter. It beautifully combines a vintage look with a modern flair, and it would make a wonderful impact on each of your projects! Bechilo - this style works well for branding projects, gorgeous wedding invitations, beautiful stationary art, eye-catching social media posts, logo and much more... WHAT’S INCLUDED? Uppercase & lowercase letters. numbers. punctuation Ligature & Huge Stylistic alternate. Multilingual support. Still got a question? Send me a message and I’ll be happy to answer! qura.yahya@gmail.com

ABC Dotted Tracing Font is a user-friendly typeface designed specifically to aid in early childhood education and handwriting practice. Featuring clear, dotted outlines of each letter, this font serves as a guide for young learners as they trace and familiarize themselves with the alphabet. The dotted lines help children develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while practicing proper letter formation. This font is often utilized in educational materials, worksheets, and apps aimed at supporting kids in mastering the fundamentals of writing in a fun and engaging way.

Introducing a cute handwriting "PAENCHONG" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "Capolista" Modern Calligraphy Typeface If you are needing a touch of casual modern Calligraphy for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "CONGYANG" Handwritten Typeface! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "SHANKARA" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Proudly Present, Melly Honney a Handdrawn Easter Calligraphy. Melly Honney is perfect for any tittles, logo, product packaging, branding project, megazine, social media, wedding, or just used to express words above the background. Melly Honney come with lowercase beginning and ending bunny tail swash also Multi-Lingual Support. We highly recommend using a program that supports OpenType features and Glyphs panels like many of Adobe apps and Corel Draw, so you can see and access all Glyph variations. Enjoy the font, feel free to comment or feedback, send me PM or email. Thank You!

A heavy blackletter; Rudolf Koch’s first type from 1909. On an old page full of type specimen from the 1930s, the type is described as ”Schwabacher (used by the Deutsche Reichsbahn [German Imperial Railway]).“ As a matter of fact, it is the first print of the Offenbach script master Rudolf Koch, who came out with this typeface in 1909. At that time, it was given the name ”Neudeutsch“ (New German). Later, it became very popular under the name Koch-Schrift, and was at times the official typeface of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Imperial Railway).

Crop is the guy who works till 3am, striving for greatness. Crop is the one in the gym at six in the morning, pushing harder every time. Taking no for an answer, just isn't part of the deal. Crop is the one with fire in his heart and eye intense enough to achieve the unthinkable. If you've never stopped pushing boundaries, if you think second place isn't worth getting out of bed for, if you can stand on the top of the world and ask, 'What's next?' - Crop might just be the one for you!

Introducing a cute handwriting "LAMPOR" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Marcelo's new typeface Emperator —based on his knowledge gained from instruction by master calligraphers— provides a fresh perspective on classic typefaces. Emperator comes in 3 variants that make your designs look elegant, legible and expressive. This font is perfectly suitable for a wide range of applications such as titles, wedding invitations, short text, logos, labels, book covers, posters, packaging, etc. Emperator's character set includes small caps (letters, figures and symbols), fractions, stylistic alternates, ligatures, mathematical symbols, etc.— more than 750 glyphs in all, supporting over 200 Latin-based languages.

Introducing a cute handwriting "DALBO" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Sharky is a tough bold serif font, inspired from the mighty shark which lives underneath water. This font is created with unique sharp edges all around the side and provided some extra ligatures and alternatives glyphs that makes this font worth in to your design project. This font also perfect for any branding. Sharky Features: Sharky Uppercase and Lowercase font Numerals and Punctuations Multilingual Support Ligatures and Alternates Thankyou for picking this font. if you have question, send me a message and I am gladly to answer. regard, Grontype

Greenbriar AEF bears resemblance to blackletter, crisply drawn and creating a hypnotic rhythm through the interplay of stroke and counter, wieght and width. The Greenbriar numbering scheme is based on the weight and width axes of a multiple master from which the instances are generated. The first number in any of the series (1 through 5) relates to the width The second two numbers (20 through 80, in 20-unit increments) relates to the weight within the width series. Mix and match the series for a hypnotic typographic extravanganza!

Egon Sans is a geometric sans serif typeface family built in ten styles (extra-light, light, regular, bold and black weights all in roman and italic). Egon Sans is an extension to the Egon (Slab Serif) family, designed in 2008. The typeface is designed with industrial and architectural flavor, as homage to Egon Eiermann, one of Germany’s great architects of 20th century. Egon Sans is ideal as text and display font for publication use. Egon Sans is released as OpenType single master with a Western CP1252 character set.

Taxon is a straightlined Sans with a clean, fresh and unsentimental look. Related to classical faces like Optima and Imago, it appears more contemporary and merges the austere linearity of the Grotesk with the elegance of the Antiqua. The Taxon family consists of 12 styles and is well suited for ambitious typography. It comes in OpenType format with extended language support. All weights contain ligatures, superior characters, proportional lining figures, tabular lining figures, proportional old style figures, lining old style figures, matching currency symbols, fraction- and scientific numerals, matching arrows and alternate characters.

Le Brond is a sporty, strong and elegant typeface, in a college style. Inspired by design styles that are currently popular, and this is the answer to every need for ideas that you will pour in this modern era, with a thick and sturdy style in each letter as if this font has a soul in it. It excels in posters, social media, headlines, headlines, large format print - and anywhere else you want to get noticed. What are you waiting for get Le Brond soon. Let's play basketball!

What if Platt R. Spencer and Charles P. Zaner were born in mid-20th Century? What if they were fans of The Beatles or The Mamas & Papas? Beatle is what those masters would have made. Letters shouting for peace, like a true hippie does, with a lot of elegance. With Beatle I wanted to mix the delicacy of engrossers script with the exuberance of flower power. The result is a font designed with freedom, full of provocative alternates and fat tails. Enjoy it and of course, let it be.

Introducing a cute handwriting "BOTSWANA" An Unique Sans-Serif Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern San-Serif for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages

Introducing a cute handwriting "DOOMBERG" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "GENTHO" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "QUIRICK" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a cute handwriting "Bleheri" display font If you are needing a touch of casual modern calligraphy for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: - Uppercase and Lowercase - Number and Punctuation - Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day!

Introducing a cute handwriting "Klepon" display font If you are needing a touch of casual modern calligraphy for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: - Uppercase and Lowercase - Number and Punctuation - Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Leronda is an awesome font that can look austere and classic or vintage and softer and more pliable thanks to alternatives. They will add charisma, diversity to your project and emphasize your brave decision. Also lowercase ligatures are included in this font, use them and it will also show your personality. This font is quite heavy weight and is perfect for creating logos, headlines, advertising, branding, book covers and magazines, and much more. Use it in headings and text to highlight important information. This font is easy to use and has OpenType features.

Al LeBaker is a sassy script brush font! Allowing you to create sassy handwriting. With ligature that give it special touch. LeBaker script is guaranteed to make your text stand out - perfect for printed quotes, posters, cards, product packaging, headers, branding and whatever your imagination holds. Al LeBaker has OpenType support, Multilingual support for 15 languages and is PUA Encoded. Thanks for checking out LeBaker. I really hope you enjoy using it! If you have any questions I'd be more than happy to answer them, just send me a message!

Introducing a cute handwriting "Limboek" Handwritten Display Font! If you are needing a touch of casual modern display for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages Have a Wonderful Day, Gatra Std

Introducing a modern&elegant "Rantang" signature script If you are needing a touch of casual elegant signature script for your designs, this font was created for you! What's Included: Uppercase and Lowercase Ligatures Alternates Number and Punctuation Support Language This font works best in a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator CC and CS, or Adobe Photoshop CC and CS also CorelDraw More Questions? Here are some (potential) answers! Do not to resell this font in any way. Multilingual Support is included for Western European Languages

Meet Misspiece, a luxury ligature serif font with italic. Misspiece combines a vintage look with a modern flair to add more elegance to your project. This font can be used in high-end branding, logo designs, magazines, product packaging & invitations, wedding designs, social media posts, advertisements, labels, photography, and watermark... WHAT’S INCLUDED? Misspiece Regular (uppercase & lowercase) Misspiece Italic (uppercase & lowercase) Misspiece Condensed (uppercase & lowercase) Misspiece Condensed Italic (uppercase & lowercase) Numbers & punctuation Ligature & Huge Stylistic alternate Multilingual support. Still have a question? Send me a message and I’ll be happy to answer! qura.yahya@gmail.

Vicentina has been created starting from gothic cursive calligraphy, widely used in Italy during XIV century. The ductus of Vicentina has been derived from the documents redacted by Master Domenico Dominici from Vicenza, while most of the inspiration comes from books preserved in the archives of Orvieto Cathedral (Archivi dell'Opera del Duomo di Orvieto). As a result, Vicentina takes form with an elegant, but fast and simplified ductus respect to gothic graphs, rich in ligatures and with over 400 OpenType glyphs, in perfect harmony with the rules of readability of a modern typeface.

The talented designer of the well-known Formata typeface, Bernd Möllenstädt was born on February 22, 1943 in Germany. He has lived in Westfalia, Berlin and Munich, Germany, and now permanently resides in Munich. From his earliest years he was interested in typography, first studying as a typesetter (1961-64) and then a student of graphic design (1964-1967). In 1967 Möllenstädt joined the Berthold typefoundry and his career as one of the leading type personalities began. One year after joining Berthold, he became the head of the type design department. For 22 years he worked as the head of that department, under the leadership of Günter Gerhard Lange. Upon Lange’s retirement in 1990, Möllenstädt ascended to the type directorship of Berthold where he was responsible for type design and font mastering. Möllenstädt designed two typeface for the Berthold Exklusiv Collection, Formata (1988) and Signata (1994). Under license from Berthold, Adobe marketed Formata as part of the Adobe Type Library. Formata is now one of the most successful sans serifs in the world, used both in American and European magazines, as well as newsletters in the Far East (Gulf New Kuwait). Formata also was chosen as the corporate typeface of Postbank, Allianz, VW Skoda, Infratest Burke, etc. In addition to his work for Berthold, Möllenstädt has lectured at local Munich schools on typography and graphic design, and designed corporate type identities and diverse logos for major corporations, including Allianz, Commerzbank, Mauser Officer and Hoepfner. Möllenstädt continues his association with Berthold as a designer. He most recently completed small caps and fractions for Formata. He also has substantially contributed to Berthold's Euro symbol program (e.g. adding the Euro symbol design-specific to the most popular families). Möllenstädt currently is working on a new Berthold Exklusiv design.

Oddsorts is delighted to present Bradley Wayside and Bradley Chicopee as its début offerings. Begun in 2000 as a wedding gift for the designer’s wife and used privately for years, they’re finally available to the public. The fonts were inspired by the masterful art nouveau lettering of Will H. Bradley, whose posters for Ault & Wiborg printing inks and Victor Bicycles continue to draw collectors after more than a century. Wayside and Chicopee expand the twenty-odd characters Bradley drew into a comprehensive multiscript system that includes modern Greek and extended Cyrillic alphabets, ordinals, automatic fractions, and ornaments. Bradley Wayside and Chicopee derive much of their charm from an organic mix of shape and spacing intrinsic to hand drawings. Mimicking that spirit in type used to mean painstaking substitution and adjustment of characters. The Bradley fonts make imaginative use of OpenType’s power to achieve the same effect — minus all the work. Wayside and Chicopee contain alternate forms for every letter — up to seven for some characters. Part of what makes these Bradley types delightfully “smart” fonts is that the fonts themselves actually choose the variation best suited to a letter’s place in a word. All you need to do is turn on your software’s “Ligatures” or “Contextual Alternates” option and the Bradleys do the rest. The alternates even work in most word processors. Bradley Wayside and Chicopee are available in “Standard” and “Pro” editions. The Pro editions sport all the bells and whistles, including the alternates. They support over one hundred forty languages and include localized forms especially for setting Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish, Romanian, and Turkish. The Standard editions are geared toward casual use and are ideal for license as webfonts, where streamlined character sets mean faster load times.

The font superfamily Vianova contains each 12 weights of Sans and Slab and 8 weights of the Serif style. The design from Jürgen Adolph dates back into the 1990s, when he studied Communication Design with Werner Schneider as a professor at the Fachhochschule Stuttgart. Adolph started his carrier 1995 at Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett. He was responsible for trade marks as Adidas, BMW, Germanwings and Merz. He has been honored as a member of the Art Directors Club (ADC) with more than 100 awards. On February 26, 2014, Jürgen Adolph wrote the following: “I was already interested in typography, even when I could not yet read. Letterforms, for instance, above storefronts downtown, had an irresistible appeal for me. Therefore, it is probably not a coincidence that, after finishing high school, I began an apprenticeship with a provider of signage and neon-advertising in Saarbrücken, and – in the late 1980s – I placed highest in my field in my state. When I continued my studies in communications design in Wiesbaden, I was introduced to the highest standards in calligraphy and type design. “Typography begins with writing” my revered teacher, Professor Werner Schneider, taught me. Indefatigably, he supported me during the development of my typeface “Vianova” – which began as part of a studies program – and accompanied me on my journey even when its more austere letterforms did not necessarily conform to his own aesthetic ideals. The completely analogue development of the types – designed entirely with ink and opaque white on cardboard – covered several academic semesters. In order to find its appropriate form, writing with a flat nib was used. Once, when I showed some intermediate designs to Günter Gerhard Lange, who occasionally honored our school with a visit, he commented in his own inimitable manner: “Not bad what you are doing there. But if you want to make a living with this, you might as well order your coffin now.” At that time, I was concentrating mainly on the serif version. But things reached a different level of complexity when, during a meeting with Günther Flake which had been arranged by Professor Schneider, he suggested that I enlarge the offering with a sans and slab version of the typeface. So – a few more months went by, but at the same time, Elsner+Flake already began with the digitilization process. In order to avoid the fate predicted by Günter Gerhard Lange, I went into “servitude” in the advertising industry (Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett) and design field (Rempen& Partner, SchömanCorporate, Claus Koch) and worked for several years as the Creative Director at KW43 in Düsseldorf concerned with corporate design development and expansion (among others for A. Lange & Söhne, Deichmann, Germanwings, Langenscheidt, Montblanc.”

The font superfamily Vianova contains each 12 weights of Sans and Slab and 8 weights of the Serif style. The design from Jürgen Adolph dates back into the 1990s, when he studied Communication Design with Werner Schneider as a professor at the Fachhochschule Stuttgart. Adolph started his carrier 1995 at Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett. He was responsible for trade marks as Adidas, BMW, Germanwings and Merz. He has been honored as a member of the Art Directors Club (ADC) with more than 100 awards. On February 26, 2014, Jürgen Adolph wrote the following: “I was already interested in typography, even when I could not yet read. Letterforms, for instance, above storefronts downtown, had an irresistible appeal for me. Therefore, it is probably not a coincidence that, after finishing high school, I began an apprenticeship with a provider of signage and neon-advertising in Saarbrücken, and – in the late 1980s – I placed highest in my field in my state. When I continued my studies in communications design in Wiesbaden, I was introduced to the highest standards in calligraphy and type design. “Typography begins with writing” my revered teacher, Professor Werner Schneider, taught me. Indefatigably, he supported me during the development of my typeface “Vianova” – which began as part of a studies program – and accompanied me on my journey even when its more austere letterforms did not necessarily conform to his own aesthetic ideals. The completely analogue development of the types – designed entirely with ink and opaque white on cardboard – covered several academic semesters. In order to find its appropriate form, writing with a flat nib was used. Once, when I showed some intermediate designs to Günter Gerhard Lange, who occasionally honored our school with a visit, he commented in his own inimitable manner: “Not bad what you are doing there. But if you want to make a living with this, you might as well order your coffin now.” At that time, I was concentrating mainly on the serif version. But things reached a different level of complexity when, during a meeting with Günther Flake which had been arranged by Professor Schneider, he suggested that I enlarge the offering with a sans and slab version of the typeface. So – a few more months went by, but at the same time, Elsner+Flake already began with the digitilization process. In order to avoid the fate predicted by Günter Gerhard Lange, I went into “servitude” in the advertising industry (Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett) and design field (Rempen& Partner, SchömanCorporate, Claus Koch) and worked for several years as the Creative Director at KW43 in Düsseldorf concerned with corporate design development and expansion (among others for A. Lange & Söhne, Deichmann, Germanwings, Langenscheidt, Montblanc.”

The font superfamily Vianova contains each 12 weights of Sans and Slab and 8 weights of the Serif style. The design from Jürgen Adolph dates back into the 90th, when he studied Communication Design with Werner Schneider as a professor at the Fachhochschule Stuttgart. Adolph started his carrier 1995 at Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett. He was responsible for trade marks as Adidas, BMW, Germanwings and Merz. He has been honoured as a member of the Art Director Club (ADC) with more than 100 awards. On February 26, 2014, Jürgen Adolph wrote the following: “I was already interested in typography, even when I could not yet read. Letterforms, for instance, above storefronts downtown, had an irresistible appeal for me. Therefore, it is probably not a coincidence that, after finishing high school, I began an apprenticeship with a provider of signage and neon-advertising in Saarbrücken, and – in the late 1980s – I placed highest in my field in my state. When I continued my studies in communications design in Wiesbaden, I was introduced to the highest standards in calligraphy and type design. “Typography begins with writing” my revered teacher, Professor Werner Schneider, taught me. Indefatigably, he supported me during the development of my typeface “Vianova” – which began as part of a studies program – and accompanied me on my journey even when its more austere letterforms did not necessarily conform to his own aesthetic ideals. The completely analogue development of the types – designed entirely with ink and opaque white on cardboard – covered several academic semesters. In order to find its appropriate form, writing with a flat nib was used. Once, when I showed some intermediate designs to Günter Gerhard Lange, who occasionally honored our school with a visit, he commented in his own inimitable manner: “Not bad what you are doing there. But if you want to make a living with this, you might as well order your coffin now.” At that time, I was concentrating mainly on the serif version. But things reached a different level of complexity when, during a meeting with Günther Flake which had been arranged by Professor Schneider, he suggested that I enlarge the offering with a sans and slab version of the typeface. So – a few more months went by, but at the same time, Elsner+Flake already began with the digitilization process. In order to avoid the fate predicted by Günter Gerhard Lange, I went into “servitude” in the advertising industry (Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett) and design field (Rempen& Partner, SchömanCorporate, Claus Koch) and worked for several years as the Creative Director at KW43 in Düsseldorf concerned with corporate design development and expansion (among others for A. Lange & Söhne, Deichmann, Germanwings, Langenscheidt, Montblanc.”