An Elegant Serif Font for Classy Designs
The fact that a beautifully designed serif font works so well for wedding invitations and high fashion partially explains why sans serif fonts were originally called grotesque fonts. The delicate serifs imbue graphic design with class, whatever the use: fashion, magazines, logo design, branding, photography, invitations, quotes, blog headers, posters, advertisements, postcards, books, websites, corporate communications, visual identity, social media, etc. MADE Mirage from MadeType is
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A Fun-Filled Retro Font for Today’s Graphic Designers
We're off to a great start when a new font includes instructions called, "How to Get the Best Result With 'Suffer.'" Things get even better when the designer asks and answers, "Do you hear that sound of Dick Dale's guitar? Here it is!" Hence VVDS Suffer, the great new rock and roll font from Vintage Voyage Design. This fantastic retro font is full of surf rock vibes. Inspired by retro vinyl covers and surf gig posters, Dick Dale indeed roars when the Suffer typeface is added to any graphic
The Surfbird Has Flown
Every cultural allusion hides a small eternity, and if a work of art pointedly alludes to more than one cultural thread, well...look out. You might have thought a little background on the tune Surfin' Bird and a brief nod toward spaghetti westerns was a good starting point for describing The Surfbird, yet another sporty offering from Vintage Voyage. Set aside the fact that you're back so soon after writing up Voyage's Grodsky, a font whose letters took you back to glitzy New York haunts
Simple Thread: A Script and Bold Sans Duo From Habib Otang
Based in Indonesia, Habib Otang established the independent type foundry, Alphabeta Type Co. Habib has a flair for cursive lettering, crafting letter sets that work beautifully in signage and logos, apparel designs, greeting cards, and everything in between. Habib’s work is known for being “classical modern” or “modern retro” in nature, weaving vintage and contemporary elements together in a way that makes his type designs timeless. He often pairs designs together, as he has
Classic Didone Style From Vintage Voyage Design: Organum
These days, what’s old is brand new and highly sought after for its nostalgic qualities. Contemporary design tends to favor the classic styling found in vintage design elements, and that’s the specialty of Vintage Voyage Design. Founded by Pavel Korzhenko and based in Russia, Vintage Voyage Design does exactly what its name implies: taking the viewer on a trip straight into the past. Pavel absolutely loves old stuff. Midcentury design elements hold a particularly special place in his
A Font Duo Built For High Fashion: MADE Florence
Maxim Schepin and Denis Schepin established MadeType as a digital type foundry with an emphasis on creating type designs that are well suited to branding and identity projects. The Russia-based designers have built a strong portfolio of letter sets featuring varied styles and architectural elements, although most of their work tends to carry a very fashion-forward, contemporary aesthetic. A shining example of sophisticated luxury can be found in one of their latest releases, MADE
MADE Coachella: A Fashionable High Contrast Serif From MadeType
Based in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, MadeType is a digital type foundry owned and operated by Maxim Schepin and Denis Schepin. Their type designs are well suited to design projects of all kinds, but each one is built with a unique architecture that lends itself easily to branding and identity applications. MadeType offers a variety of lettering styles overall, but they have a particular strength where fashion and sophistication are concerned. One of their most recent releases, MADE Coachella,