Don’t Be limited by limitations

Why? Because limitations are liberating. This may sound confusing, but it is true. The more rules appended to a project, the more focused the finished work feels. I promise.

Eat your heart out

Handmade Slab Serif

A custom made (sort of) typeface

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I needed a typeface for a print project I am working on and had a hard time finding just the right thing. So I went handmade. Rather than start something from scratch, I took some inspiration from the fantastic form of H&F-J‘s Archer bold.

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I am really enjoying the aesthetic of this face. I am not sure of the legal issues of distributing my take on someone else’s typeface. Since I’ve licensed it, I know I can use it, but I would like to make it available for free. More on how I use it to come.


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Travis Shumate | May 26, 2009

Love it Evan. Great job.

Adrian Centoni | May 28, 2009

Looks great!

Amy | October 3, 2009

Please let me have this type face!

Traditional Chinese Herbs | June 14, 2010
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Its really finicky place of duty credit.

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