Based in Medan, Indonesia, Habib Otang runs the small type foundry, Alphabeta Type Co. Much of Alphabeta’s type designs strike a perfect balance between retro and modern aesthetics, displaying a particular love for cursive script writing.
One of their most recent releases through YouWorkForThem is Fancy Melody, a vintage type duo that pairs a handwritten script with a strong, all-caps sans serif. This pair of type designs bridges the gap between contemporary and vintage aesthetics, fitting equally well into both depending on their application.
Fancy Melody Script is a connective cursive script with upper and lowercase lettering written in a casual but expressive hand. This unisex handwriting is beautifully rendered with clear legibility and it works well when paired with Fancy Melody Sans or on its own. Fancy Melody Script looks great on logos, album artwork, apparel, merchandise, product packaging, website designs, stationery projects, labels, tags, marketing materials, menus, event programs, invitations, greeting cards, and social media imagery.
Fancy Melody Sans features strong all-caps lettering with crisp, bold architecture, and offers a set of Oblique characters for greater versatility. Fancy Melody Sans is ideal for eye-catching signage and displays, book covers, posters, advertisements, headlines, logos, product packaging, marketing materials, website designs, merchandise, apparel, mobile applications, titling, letterhead, labels, tags, and any design project that needs a strong sans serif to take center stage.
Fancy Melody Script offers standard ligatures and the complete family extends multilingual support to Basic Latin, Western European, and Pan African Latin languages for global accessibility.
Habib Otang currently offers just six products through YouWorkForThem and we’re really looking forward to seeing more of his work in the future! Visit his portfolio to see the rest of his type designs and if you love working with cursive lettering, you’re going to want to bookmark it so you can check back for new releases!
