Amy Leigh Campbell

Amy Leigh Campbell

Sunday, 01 June 2014 00:00

St Friska: June 2014 Fav Font

St Friska, based on old movie title lettering, is made just for headlines. It comes with a slight touch and feeling of art deco but it’s designed to be contemporary in 2010 and beyond. Friska comes with a big bunch of OpenType features, so a designer can play with it like Lego, using it alongside old or new typefaces. It has stylistic sets and lots of ligatures.

Saturday, 01 March 2014 00:00

Doctrine: March 2014 Fav Font

Doctrine is the new typeface from VirusFonts. It is the first to be released by the foundry in three years and found its debut outing on the new David Bowie album The Next Day.

Friday, 31 January 2014 00:00

Romeo: Feb 2014 Fav Font

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Inspired by romanticism, Romeo is a charming and versatile typeface. By alternating uppercase and lowercase, and mixing them with alternate characters, ligatures, swashes and endings, you obtain endless possibilities of composition, with 810 glyphs available in the Pro font. In case you don’t need all these alternatives, there is also an Essential version consisting of 247 characters. In addition, Romeo has an affordable set of ornaments, connectors and catchwords to complete this attractive display system.

Thursday, 02 January 2014 00:00

Radiant Orchid: Pantone 2014 Color of the Year

“While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society.”

“An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health. It is a captivating purple, one that draws you in with its beguiling charm.”

Wednesday, 01 January 2014 10:12

Gioviale: Jan 2014 Fav Font

Graphic designers with a lust for lettering are constantly seeking scripts balanced neatly on the sweet spot suited for exuberant editorial work and messages of cheer. Neither frivolous nor strict. Gioviale, satisfies that need.

Your work may call for a script that is handsome without being overly formal, that is merry, playful, and, like a good Italian pastry dough, hasn't been overly handled until it is left stiff and flat. Use Gioviale to create something tasty, al dente, a touch ornate yet fluent and full of life. Its versatility is exemplified in its greater readability at small sizes compared to other scripts, as well as the included alternates and swashes.

Saturday, 30 November 2013 00:00

Trend Hand Made: Dec 2013 Fav Font

Trend Hand Made is a font made of layers, taking as a basis a sans and a slab font. It is the result of observation, search and study of the last global trends. Trend tries to capture the aesthetics of fashion or even fashion itself, integrating elements of a very popular and current trend. It is a typeface designed to be used without need to add anything external to it, because it has all components required for this.

Thursday, 31 October 2013 00:00

Cyntho Slab: Nov 2013 Fav Font

Lately we're doing a lot of print campaigns, and have been favoring Bebas, League Gothic and Arvo. Looking to mix it up, we gave this a try and loved it! Cyntho Slab is a modern geometric slab serif with eight weights varying from Thin to Black and featuring extensive language support including Cyrillic and Greek scripts.

Unlike most geometric slab faces, it offers optional upright and real italics, wrapped in OpenType ‘stylistic alternates’ feature, or stylistic set #02, where sets can be applies separately. The small caps are included as well. This typeface is great for use in magazines, posters, advertising, corporate identity, and more.

Tuesday, 01 October 2013 00:00

Quiroga: Oct 2013 Fav Font

Our new favorite for book and annual report layouts, Quiroga Serif began in 2007 with the name Quadratta Serif.

This typography was designed for continuous text, legible at medium and small sizes, with great saving of space, optimized for 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The morphology is a mix between tradition and innovation; it has a vertical axis, thick serifs, tall x-height, light modulation and a lot of internal space between letters: key to improve legibility at small sizes.

Friday, 06 September 2013 00:00

Aria: Sept 2013 Fav Font

Aria Pro is a luxuriously crafted display face, drawn from an inscription its creator, Rui Abreu discovered on the frame of a nineteenth century painting. Abreu calls the typeface “lyrical” — it is a font for headlines that sing their content rather than recite it in a neutral voice. Aria is expressive and musical, yet without becoming loquacious or bombastic — its economic and modest ornamentation keeps it feeling useful. We await its companion text family with keen anticipation.

Friday, 02 August 2013 00:00

Number Five: August 2013 Fav Font

We're always in the mood for a fun script. This one reminds us of Lobster, but works better than Lobster when the need for distressing a font arises. Number Five is pure Americana, suitable for titling, display, logo, signage, and editorial work. Its two versions, Smooth and Rough, are constructed similarly, yet imbued with distinct feelings and uses.

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