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  1. Channel Surfing JNL by Jeff Levine, $29.00
    In 1999, Jeff Levine released a freeware font called "Channel Tuning JL" scanned from drawings made with a felt tip marker and designed as if the letters were breaking up due to poor reception such as on pre-digital TV sets. Over a decade later, Jeff has totally reworked the font—giving it cleaner lines, an extended character set and renaming it Channel Surfing JNL to set it apart from the roughly-drawn original.
  2. Showra by Inumocca, $20.00
    Showra Modern Display Typeface, Bold and powerfull and I want to Presenting Modern and Classy tastes. The Typeface comes with Ligature Sets (more than 240) and alternates Exellent typeface to use for covering your Project, like Branding, Movie Title, Headline Letter, Bookcover or Book Content, Magazine cover, Poster, Quotes Lettering, Logos, and more your project design. - Unique glyphs - Multilingual Characters Support - UPPERCASE - Lowercase - Numeric - Symbol - Punctuation Character - More Than 240 Ligature Set - Stylistic Set
  3. Prima Donna by Larin Type Co, $14.00
    Prima Donna is a beautiful font that is light and elegant, and will emphasize your individuality in any project. You can also use them to create a logo or use for small businesses, branding, t-shirts, book covers, stationery, marketing, blogs, web site, magazines, and more. This font includes a basic set of letters and a complete set of alternatives set as well as numbers, fractions, and basic punctuation. This font supported PUA encoded.
  4. Rose Garden Deluxe by Fenotype, $25.00
    Rose Garden Deluxe is an elegant type collection including a luscious high contrast serif in three weights and an ethereal pen script also in three weights. Together the fonts form an effective all-around set for sophisticated display purposes. The fonts are best used for imposing headlines, as a logotype, in packaging and posters. Rose Garden Serif has an extra high contrast giving it a sophisticated look, suitable for fashion or luxurious high-end products, magazines and anything such. Rose Garden Pen has no contrast, as if it was written with a steady and precise inking pen. Rose Garden Pen is equipped with plenty of useful OpenType features: it has Contextual Alternates and Standard Ligatures to enliven the flow of “writing” and to keep the connections between letters smooth. In addition it has Stylistic and Swash Alternates for every standard uppercase and lowercase characters, as well as for ampersand and few ligatures. On top of that it has initial and terminal swashes - a feature that is set in Titling Alternates. The feature works following: click it on and write normally. Type a space before a word and after it to get a special swash character in the beginning and in the end of the word. If that isn’t enough seek for even more alternates in the Glyphs Palette. Each weight has over 650 glyphs in total. Rose Garden Ornaments is an extension to Rose Garden Pen. It’s a set of Ornaments with the same weight and handwriting style as the font. The swooshes can be combined with the font for even more ornamental looks and the swashes set in lowercase letters can be used as additional terminal swashes, combined with any lowercase character.
  5. Airstone by Hanzel Space, $25.00
    Airstone | Handwritten Font, every single letters have been carefully crafted to make your text looks beautiful. With modern script style this font will perfect for many different project ex: photography, watermark, quotes, blog header, poster, wedding, branding, logo, fashion, apparel, letter, invitation, stationery, book, etc. Full Set of standard alphabet and punctuation Extra set of beginning swashed lowercase Extra set of ending swashed lowercase Extra set of beginning swashed uppercase Handwritten ligatures Multilingual Characters (ÁÂÄÀÅÃÆÇÐÉÊËÈÍÎÏÌÑÓÔÖÒØÕÚÛÜÙẂŴẄẀÝŶŸỲ áâäàåãæçðéêëèíîïìñóôöòøõœúûüùẃŵẅẁýŷÿỳ€£¥) In order to use the beautiful swashes, you need a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Indesign and Corel Draw.
  6. Righteous Pro by Stiggy & Sands, $29.00
    Our Righteous Pro was inspired by the all-capital letterforms from the deco posters of Hungarian artist Robert Berény for Modiano. Grid based and geometric in execution, the font is highly readable at a wide range of point sizes, ideal for display and print. Unlike that of its original inspiration source, Righteous has both a full lowercase and a SmallCaps set as well as an extensive figures set to increase flexibility and ease of use. Opentype features include: - SmallCaps. - Full set of Inferiors and Superiors for limitless fractions. - Tabular, Proportional, and Oldstyle figure sets (along with SmallCaps versions of the figures). - Stylistic Alternates for Caps to SmallCaps conversion.
  7. Sassafrassy by Emily Lime, $68.00
    Sassafrassy™ is a fun hand-calligraphy font family that includes 2 font styles (Simple & Swash), Map Things & a Pattern set to help you create beautiful custom designs. Written using a flexible steel nib & ink on paper. The Simple version includes an extensive character set designed for ease of use. The Swash version has all of the swash characters and gives the font a different stylistic feel. The Pro version contains all characters from both of these two fonts, over 1000 glyphs in total. Also included in this family is a fun “Map Things” set so you can create your own hand-drawn maps & a Free Pattern Set (some of which were used to create the above banners). Map Things & Patterns aren't recommended for use in Word. Language support includes your standard characters plus Eastern European & Baltic character sets. Happy creating!
  8. Sweet Tooth by Almazova Dolzhenko, $15.00
    I am happy to introduce my new handwritten script font Sweet Tooth. This font is bouncy and cheerful. It will look perfect for branding, package and menu design. Hand-drawn script font Sweet Tooth contains 2 sets of uppercase and 3 sets of lowercase letters and a big set of ligatures helping to imitate handwriting. Multilingual support is included. No special software is required to use Sweet Tooth font, it is PUA encoded. For designers who do have OpenType capable software: you can access alternates by turning on 'Ligatures' buttons on in Photoshop's Character panel or via any software with a glyphs panel, e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop CC, Inkscape. Features: 2 sets of Uppercase 3 sets of Lowercase Numerals & Punctuation Ligatures Multilingual support I hope you love it and if you have any question, feel free to contact me! Thanks! Lena (instagram @almaz_dolzhe)
  9. Zarlino by Patricia Lillie, $29.00
    Zarlino is an original typeface in the Blackletter style. It does not solidly adhere to any of the historical Blackletter classifications, but draws from all of them, with some characters owing more to the Roman than the Fraktur. Zarlino Delux includes three complete sets of upper case, ranging from the simple to the embellished to the even more embellished, two complete sets of lower case, and two more sets of embellished alternates for selected lower case characters. These alternates are available through Stylisitic Sets in OpenType aware applications. For use in non-OpenType aware applications, Zarlino Delux comes with a set of separate, standard fonts, one for each style. These standard fonts are also available for individual purchase. Zarlino was named by my cousin, a musician. Gioseffo Zarlino was a sixteenth century composer and musical theorist. Among other things, he offered detailed advice on the setting of words to music. With its blends of the old and the new, the simple and the ornate, Zarlino is suitable for many uses, from the elegant to the aggressive.
  10. Colamine by Gatype, $12.00
    Introducing Colamine, a modern, free-flowing, hand-drawn font. Colamine has THREE COMPLETE CHARACTER SETS including uppercase and lowercase letters with full initial and final swash sets, binders, and a Stylistic Set. Characters were hand-drawn and then carefully digitized to create this modern script. Use character sets as they are, or mix them up and use additional options to create authentic-looking handwritten masterpieces. There's one amazing set of capitals that's perfect for monograms and another set of capitals that looks more like block letters. Check out the preview to see what you can do. This script is perfect for wedding suites, social media, blogs, titles, magazine layouts, monograms, businesses and anywhere else you need a script that looks modern and free flowing. To access alternative glyphs, you'll need a program that supports OpenType features such as Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Indesign, and Corel Draw. Thank you Gatype Adobe Photoshop : https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/glyph-panel.html Adobe Illustrator : https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/special-characters.html
  11. Ornate Initials by Gerald Gallo, $20.00
    Style One is composed of a floral ornament rotated and reflected at 90 degree increments combined with a letter or number to form each ornate initial. The initials are A through Z and 1 through 0 for a total of 36 initials. Each initial is located under its respective key in the character set. Style Two is composed of floral ornaments rotated and reflected at 90 degree increments combined with a letter to form each ornate initial. There are two sets of initials A through Z. Under the character set the initials are negative on a positive floral background. Under the shift + character set the initials are positive on a negative floral background. Each initial is located under its respective key. Style Three is composed of floral ornaments rotated and reflected at 90 degree increments combined with a letter or number to form each ornate initial. There are two sets of initials A through Z and 0 through 9 for a total of 72 characters. Under the character set the initials are negative on a positive floral background. Under the shift + character set the initials are positive on a negative floral background. Each initial is located under its respective key.
  12. Lydia Sans by Craceltype, $35.00
    Lydia Sans™ is an elegant geometric sans serif with a charming profile and organic flow. Inspired by the clean typography of the 1920s, it's character and legibility make it suitable for any kind of text applications, from brand design to extensive text layouts. Lydia Sans™ has 22 styles, variable font technology and its weight range spreads from hairline to ultra bold forms. Flexible and adaptable, it covers 230+ languages, including extended Latin, Cyrillic and Greek writing systems. With over 1300 glyphs per style, its Opentype features include alternative shapes, small caps, standard and discretionary ligatures, localised forms in Latin and Cyrillic, case sensitive forms, numerators and denominators, proportional and tabular figures, slashed zero, fractions and more. As a workhorse type system, Lydia Sans™ is a sans serif for everyday use and a great choice for a wide range of applications. • Suggested uses: perfect for brand design, editorial design, web design and packaging design; • 22 styles: 11 weights + 11 italics. • 2 variable fonts; • 1315 glyphs in each weight; • OpenType features: Access All Alternates, Small Capitals From Capitals, Contextual Alternates, Case-Sensitive forms, Glyph Composition, Discretionary Ligatures, Denominators, Fractions, Standard Ligatures, Lining Figures, Localised forms, Numerators, Oldstyle Figures, Scientific Inferiors, Small Capitals, Stylistic Alternates, Stylistic Set 1, Stylistic Set 2, Stylistic Set 3, Stylistic Set 4, Stylistic Set 5, Stylistic Set 6, Stylistic Set 7, Stylistic Set 8, Subscript, Superscript, Tabular Figures, Slashed Zero; • 220 languages supported (extended Latin, Cyrillic, Greek alphabets).
  13. Calgera by TRF, $20.00
    Calgera, is a typeface designed by Teuku Riski Firmana. Calgera is a contemporary serif typeface with a distinctive look. Calgera creates an unique character, with different stylistic sets you can change the feel of your design from more organic to more standard. with 9 weights ranging from Thin to Black. This is an elegant font, with beautiful and harmonious alternate, which makes it ideal for use in magazines, in the fashion industry, branding, logo design, dynamic packaging and countless other projects. When starting this project, we wanted to try to draw a modern serif with the precisely verified shapes and detailed elaboration of each character, making your text look great both on paper and on the screens. Calgera in numbers: • 108 styles and 1 variable fonts • 843 glyphs and 441 characters in each style • Support for more than 48+ languages • 27 OpenType features in each style • Amazing Manual TrueType Hinting • 4 variable exes (Weight, Width, Slant, Contrast) Useful OpenType features: Access All Alternates, Historical Forms, Stylistic Alternates, Stylistic Set 1, Stylistic Set 2, Stylistic Set 3, Stylistic Set 4, Stylistic Set 5, Stylistic Set 6, Stylistic Set 7, Stylistic Set 8, Fractions, Oldstyle Figures, Ordinals, Numerators, Small Capitals, Discretionary Ligatures, Standard Ligatures, Small Capitals From Capitals, Case-Sensitive Forms, Denominators, Scientific Inferiors, Subscript, Superscript, Kerning. Calgera language support: Acehnese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Welsh, Zulu, Tagalog, Serbian, Zazaki, West Frisian, Breton, Gagauz, Scottish Gaelic, Northern Sami, Esperanto, Latin.
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  16. RM Alphabox by Ray Meadows, $19.00
    Includes: Western European, Central European, Baltic, Turkish, Romanian sets
  17. Pyjpyvo 2D by 2D Typo, $42.00
    A set of pictures on the subject of beer.
  18. Orange Whip by G. Alex Gonzalez, $10.00
    Get that vintage sign lettering look with Orange Whip.
  19. SeriousSally by JOEBOB graphics, $33.00
    A handwritten script font with a lot of ligatures.
  20. Bashington by Motokiwo, $15.00
    Cute and sweet script font, this is Bashington. The expression of a sweet personality delightfully presented by Bashington, lets you transform type into an exciting and beautiful piece of work. It works perfectly for weddings, food, e-commerce brands, trend blogs, boutiques or any business that wants to appear upscale and sweet. Features: Uppercase & Lowercase Standard Ligatures Numerals & Punctuations (OpenType Standard) Multilingual characters (AÀÁÂÃÄÅÇEÈÉÊËIÌÍÎÏNÑOØÒÓÔÕÖUÙÜÚÛÝŸÆŒß) PUA Encoded
  21. Cartoon Family by Ake, $12.00
    Cartoon Family Font is a cool and friendly display font that brings a playful and authentic vibe to your designs. This fun font is perfect for children activities, school projects, storybooks, posters, and more. With its chunky letter style, Cartoon Family Font adds a touch of liveliness and personality to any design. Let your creativity soar and watch your designs come alive with this captivating font.
  22. Brightline by Lucky Type, $18.00
    Let me introduce my newest font Brightline is a new modern font with an irregular baseline. This is the latest script font for those of you who need elegant writing and the latest design styles and is perfect for wedding invitations, business cards and more. Complete with upper and lower case, as well as multi-language support, numbers, punctuation, and multiple ligatures and swash glyphs.
  23. Santhen by Wacaksara co, $10.00
    Introducing Santhen! A handlettering styles brush font inspired by classic styles of paint stripped typography. It's the perfect choice for personal branding projects, handwritten quotes, homeware designs, product packaging or simply as a modern & stylish text overlay to any background image. Santhen is available in two styles. Santhen also comes with uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuations, common ligatures and also additional swash to let you customise your designs.
  24. SG Mikura by Studio Gulden, $20.00
    Introducing SG Mikura: Redefine Possibilities with Typography. Elevate your designs with the perfect blend of variability and versatility offered by our brand new font. With 9 meticulously crafted weights and over 600 meticulously designed glyphs, your creativity knows no bounds. From elegant finesse to bold statements, let SG Mikura be the cornerstone of your visual masterpiece. Discover the art of expression through typography today.
  25. Johabu by Monotype, $29.99
    Johabu is based on Gebrochene Fraktur, a lighter softer sort of type, compared to the German forms of the same period. Johabu was drawn by Johannes Bureus, around 1620, cut and cast by Peter van Selow in Stockholm. Johannes Bureus, archaeologist and linguist, designed and let Selow cast runes in 1598, and he became the first Swedish keeper, archivist, of the National Record Office State Archives.
  26. Underland by Wacaksara co, $10.00
    Underland is a rough brush script font with a clear style and dramatic movement this font is great for your next creative project such as logos, printed quotes, invitations, cards, product packaging, headers, Logotype, Letterhead, Poster, Apparel Design, Label, and etc. Underland comes with 4 styles also with uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuations, common ligatures and also additional swash to let you customise your designs.
  27. Regatta Condensed by ITC, $29.00
    Regatta is a bold, narrow sans serif designed by Alan Meeks in 1987. Its strong, robust figures makes it a particularly good font for headlines in larger point sizes. Regatta is distinguished by its diamond shaped dots on i and j as well as the slanted strokes of several figures. These characteristics relax the closed, static image of Regatta and let the font seem cheerful and friendly.
  28. Grand Astoria by Pen Culture, $19.00
    Introducing "Grand Astoria - Chic Calligraphy Font" It's a modern chic calligraphy font with natural handwriting. This font perfect for branding, logo design, wedding, invitation and many more. Grand Astoria come with authentic uppercase and lowercase, number and punctuation, beginning and ending swash, lovely ligature. I really hope you enjoy it – please do let me know what you think, always hugely welcomed and appreciated. Thank you
  29. Monopola Script by Wacaksara co, $16.00
    Monopola is a casual script font inspired by pop cultures and urban fashion. This font is great for your next creative project such as Logotype, printed quotes, invitations, cards, product packaging, headers, Letterhead, Poster, Apparel Design, Label, and etc. Monopola comes with uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuations and so many variations on each character include OpenType alternates, and common ligatures to let you customize your designs.
  30. Sveglia by Wacaksara co, $15.00
    Sveglia is a hand brush casual script font inspired by urban fashion. This font is great for your next creative project such as Logotype, printed quotes, invitations, cards, product packaging, headers, Letterhead, Poster, Apparel Design, Label, and etc. Sveglia comes with uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuations and so many variations on each character include OpenType alternates, and common ligatures to let you customize your designs.
  31. Rollinkland by Almarkha Type, $29.00
    Rollinkland is a Authentic brush font with a clear style and dramatic movement this font is great for your next creative project such as logos, printed quotes, invitations, cards, product packaging, headers, Logotype, Letterhead, Poster, Apparel Design, Label, and etc. Rollinkland comes with uppercase, lowercase, numerals, accents (Multilingual characters), punctuations and so many variations on each character include OpenType alternates, swash to let you customize your design
  32. Lomatic by Rochart, $25.00
    Lomatic Celtic typeface is a captivating font inspired by the enchanting world of Celtic art and symbols. With its beautifully crafted knots and intricate patterns, this font brings a touch of ancient mysticism to your designs. Perfect for projects related to mythology, folklore, or any Celtic-inspired theme. Embrace the magic of Lomatic Celtic typeface and let your creativity weave mesmerizing tales of the Celtic heritage.
  33. Quote Note by PizzaDude.dk, $16.00
    With Quote Note I did my best to make a simple and unsophisticated font. I wanted the letters to come out as if they were made with a fat marker on a note. Well, I'll let you be the judge on how I succeeded. I've added 4 different versions of each lowercase letter and even did a simple complimentary dingbat. And of course there is multilingual support!
  34. VLNL TpLlum by VetteLetters, $35.00
    TpLlum is a typeface designed by TwoPoints for a festival in Barcelona called ‘Montjuïc de Nit’. Llum means light in Catalan. In the Montjuïc de Nit project the font was used in white over a dark grey background, letting the light of a backlit poster shine through. For this purpose the typeface had to be very bright, which was made possible by its heavy cut.
  35. Ritz Stencil JNL by Jeff Levine, $29.00
    Browsing online auctions and other webs sites often unearths wonderful examples of lettering from the past. A perfect example is Ritz Stencil JNL, modeled after a page from a 1930s-era lettering book. Although this font has similar characteristics to other better-known designs, there are enough unique differences to let it stand on its own as a great example of the Art Deco era.
  36. Sweetgum by Daily Studio, $15.00
    Sweetgum is an elegant and modern curved font with beautiful alternates. It is easy to use and suitable for headlines, invitations, quotes, business card, posters, etc. You can have fun combining each letter with the alternates. Let yourself explore and use it to create something wonderful. This font includes full uppercase, lowercase, punctuation, and standard multilingual support. With 289 glyphs and in OTF file.
  37. Bugatine by Typebae, $15.00
    Bugatine is a captivating handwritten monoline signature script font. With its graceful curves and fluid strokes, this font exudes an air of elegance and sophistication. Bugatine perfect for branding, logos, invitations, and more. Let your words dance across the page with this mesmerizing font that effortlessly captures the essence of hand-drawn beauty.Handwritten, Handwriting, Script, Monoline, Signature, Vintage, Stylish, Calligraphy, Wedding, Logo, Fashion, Feminine, Magazine, Branding, Elegant
  38. Correspond by Create Big Supply, $17.00
    Create beautiful invitations, eye-catching logos, engaging social media posts, and more with Correspond. Its seamless integration of uppercase and lowercase characters, along with its extensive range of numbers and punctuations, ensures a harmonious and cohesive look throughout your design. One of the key features of Correspond is its multilingual support, allowing you to express your creativity in various languages and reach a global audience. No matter the project, Correspond has you covered with its wide array of characters and symbols. Unlock the full potential of Correspond with its PUA encoding, granting you easy access to a wealth of alternate glyphs and ligatures. This enhances your design possibilities and lets you add your personal touch to every project. Experience the power of Correspond Script Font and elevate your typography game. Its seamless curves and elegant flourishes make it a timeless choice for any design. Discover the beauty of Correspond and let your creativity shine.
  39. FS Lucas by Fontsmith, $80.00
    Pure and not-so-simple Maybe it’s the air of purity, openness and transparency that they transmit, but geometric typefaces are more popular than ever among leading brands. Based on near-perfect circles, triangles and squares, geometric letterforms look uncomplicated, even though making them readable is anything but – something the designers of the first wave of geometric fonts discovered nearly a century ago. Many of the world’s most recognisable brands in technology, retail, travel, food, manufacturing and other industries continue to be drawn to the straightforward, honest character that geometric fonts convey. Fontsmith set out in 2015 to develop a typeface in the same tradition, but optimised for the demands of modern brands – online and offline usage, readability and accessibility. And, of course, with the all-important Fontsmith x-factor built in. FS Lucas is the bold and deceptively simple result. Handle with care The letterforms of FS Lucas are round and generous, along the lines of Trajan Column lettering stripped of its serifs. But beware their thorns. Their designer, Stuart de Rozario, who also crafted the award-winning FS Millbank, wanted a contrast between spiky and soft, giving sharp apexes to the more angular letterforms, such as A, M, N, v, w and z. Among his inspirations were the colourful, geometric compositions of Frank Stella, the 1920s art deco poster designs of AM Cassandre, and the triangular cosmic element symbol, which led him to tackle the capital A first, instead of the usual H. The proportions and angles of the triangular form would set the template for many of the other characters. It was this form, and the light-scattering effects of triangular prisms, that lit the path to a name for the typeface: Lucas is derived from lux, the Latin word for light. Recommended reading Early geometric typefaces were accused of putting mathematical integrity before readability. FS Lucas achieves the trick of appearing geometric, while taking the edge off elements that make reading difficult. Perfectly circlular shapes don’t read well. The way around that is to slightly thicken the vertical strokes, and pull out the curves at the corners to compensate; the O and o of FS Lucas are optical illusions. Pointed apexes aren’t as sharp as they look; the flattened tips are an essential design feature. And distinctive details such as the open terminals of the c, e, f, g, j, r and s, and the x-height bar on the i and j, aid legibility, especially on-screen. These and many other features, the product of sketching the letterforms in the first instance by hand rather than mapping them out mechanically by computer, give FS Lucas the built-in humanity and character that make it a better, easier read all-round. Marks of distinction Unlike some of its more buttoned-up geometric bedfellows, FS Lucas can’t contain its natural personality and quirks: the flick of the foot of the l, for example, and the flattish tail on the g and j. The unusual bar on the J improves character recognition, and the G is circular, without a straight stem. There’s a touch of Fontsmith about the t, too, with the curve across the left cross section in the lighter weights, and the ampersand is one of a kind. There’s a lot to like about Lucas. With its 9 weights, perfect proportions and soft but spiky take on the classic geometric font, it’s a typeface that could light up any brand.
  40. FS Lucas Paneureopean by Fontsmith, $90.00
    Pure and not-so-simple Maybe it’s the air of purity, openness and transparency that they transmit, but geometric typefaces are more popular than ever among leading brands. Based on near-perfect circles, triangles and squares, geometric letterforms look uncomplicated, even though making them readable is anything but – something the designers of the first wave of geometric fonts discovered nearly a century ago. Many of the world’s most recognisable brands in technology, retail, travel, food, manufacturing and other industries continue to be drawn to the straightforward, honest character that geometric fonts convey. Fontsmith set out in 2015 to develop a typeface in the same tradition, but optimised for the demands of modern brands – online and offline usage, readability and accessibility. And, of course, with the all-important Fontsmith x-factor built in. FS Lucas is the bold and deceptively simple result. Handle with care The letterforms of FS Lucas are round and generous, along the lines of Trajan Column lettering stripped of its serifs. But beware their thorns. Their designer, Stuart de Rozario, who also crafted the award-winning FS Millbank, wanted a contrast between spiky and soft, giving sharp apexes to the more angular letterforms, such as A, M, N, v, w and z. Among his inspirations were the colourful, geometric compositions of Frank Stella, the 1920s art deco poster designs of AM Cassandre, and the triangular cosmic element symbol, which led him to tackle the capital A first, instead of the usual H. The proportions and angles of the triangular form would set the template for many of the other characters. It was this form, and the light-scattering effects of triangular prisms, that lit the path to a name for the typeface: Lucas is derived from lux, the Latin word for light. Recommended reading Early geometric typefaces were accused of putting mathematical integrity before readability. FS Lucas achieves the trick of appearing geometric, while taking the edge off elements that make reading difficult. Perfectly circlular shapes don’t read well. The way around that is to slightly thicken the vertical strokes, and pull out the curves at the corners to compensate; the O and o of FS Lucas are optical illusions. Pointed apexes aren’t as sharp as they look; the flattened tips are an essential design feature. And distinctive details such as the open terminals of the c, e, f, g, j, r and s, and the x-height bar on the i and j, aid legibility, especially on-screen. These and many other features, the product of sketching the letterforms in the first instance by hand rather than mapping them out mechanically by computer, give FS Lucas the built-in humanity and character that make it a better, easier read all-round. Marks of distinction Unlike some of its more buttoned-up geometric bedfellows, FS Lucas can’t contain its natural personality and quirks: the flick of the foot of the l, for example, and the flattish tail on the g and j. The unusual bar on the J improves character recognition, and the G is circular, without a straight stem. There’s a touch of Fontsmith about the t, too, with the curve across the left cross section in the lighter weights, and the ampersand is one of a kind. There’s a lot to like about Lucas. With its 9 weights, perfect proportions and soft but spiky take on the classic geometric font, it’s a typeface that could light up any brand.
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