It’s amazing just how young some typographers are when they first start out in the field. While Emil Bertell has been an illustrator, typographer, and graphic designer for some years now, he got his initial start in typography fairly early on. Emil attended a high school with an arts-centric curriculum, one that centered specifically on multimedia. Beyond his formal education, he took it upon himself to learn about type design when most other children his age were immersed in video gaming.
Emil’s first font was released when he was just 16 years old. One year later, his work was featured in a font anthology called “FreeFonts!: Designer Fonts Online,” no small feat for someone not even out of high school. He’s led a prolific career so far, seeing his typography used in a variety of international projects. His career as an illustrator is just as impressive. His pencil work has gained significant notoriety and his natural skill for illustration bleeds into his work as a typographer. It’s clear from his immense portfolio of work and artistry that Emil is doing exactly what he was meant to do.
One of his more recent releases through YouWorkForThem is Vodka, a combination pack of six fonts that includes three scripts, two sans serifs, and one slab serif designed to work well together or alone.
Vodka Brush Regular script features bold, inky lettering in a gorgeous connective script, while Vodka Brush Bold offers heavier strokes that carry more weight. Vodka Pen Regular features the same architecture written in a thinner, lighter hand – a signature-style letterset with beautiful and easy to read handwriting.
Vodka Sans Regular is a bubbly, soft, and happily rounded sans serif that gives really great hugs. Its friendly disposition makes it appropriate for any project that needs a strong type design with a warm personality. If you’re looking for the same charisma with a little weathering, Vodka Sans Rough offers the letterforms with course, rugged edges.
To complete the family, Vodka Slab is a rounded, bold display type that’s an easygoing version of traditional typewriter text. It’s a little informal, making it perfect for projects that need a bit more of a casual vibe.
The entire Vodka family is ideal for a wide range of design projects, including displays, signage, advertising, product packaging, merchandise, posters, flyers, logos, branding, and identity. Vodka Brush and Pen are both equipped with automatic contextual alternates and standard ligatures, and they also include swash alternates for every standard letter in the set.
Vodka extends multilingual support to Basic Latin, Western European, Euro, Catalan, Baltic, Turkish, Central European, Pan African Latin, and Afrikaans for global accessibility.
Emil Bertell currently offers more than 40 products through YouWorkForThem, a blend of unique display fonts, sans serifs, and eclectic scripts to suit a wide variety of design projects. Visit his portfolio to view the rest of his work and bookmark it so you won’t miss any of his future additions!
