As a rule, I don’t like script fonts. They’re hard to read and not very useful to do the things I do. Even for formal invitations and the like, scriptyness and I just don’t get along. I don’t like how the font scales down, or how it scales up. If I saw someone with handwriting like ...
Here’s one for all you teachers out there. Another good name for this would have been “Nails on a chalkboard.” Imagine the pitted black surface of a chalkboard and clouds of white dust. That’s what this font makes me think of. The letters are built a bit wide for my liking, but I think the concept ...
Generally, blown deadlines are something to avoid. The Blown Deadline font, however, is something to be embraced. Look at the whimsical swirls on the G, J, t, 2 and 5! You think you’re dealing with a regular serif, then BAM, the font throws you a whirl. It plays with angles and curves and really is quite ...
Oh my darlin, oh my darlin, oh my Dustbowl Clementine. OK I had to do that. This is an all-caps font that doesn’t annoy me. It has a 1930s feel to it, yet also looks modern to me. I love the curvy, understated “S” and the laidback “J.” ...
Again, I’m a sucker for fun font names. This cartoonish font would find a great home in web graphic buttons or nametags. I also think it would make a great font for a company logo – a fun, cool company, not an boring, stodgy one. It looks like it has a base in an individual’s handwriting, but ...