Football Jersey Fonts
Football is in the air! Like all great team sports, football (or soccer, if you are in the US) inspires its fans to identify with their favorite team’s players, and sometimes even with a specific city or country. Each football team has its own visual identity, and the appearance of their logos and jerseys are one of the most exciting areas of graphic design. And it is no surprise that fonts play a strong role!
Below are images of just a few of the jerseys known and
[...]Still searching for the perfect font or ornament for this year’s Christmas cards or holiday party invitations? Allow us to come to the rescue! Before you give up hope, make sure to visit our new X-Mas Font Feature page. Here we’ve collected images showing great ways to use a number of appropriate text, headline, and symbol fonts. We are sure to have the style you are looking for!
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The repetition of simple geometric shapes forms a daily part of our environment. Throughout the 20th century – and into the 21st – typefaces whose designs have taken advantage of this have remained popular. But finding exactly the right mood can be tricky. For your convenience, we have grouped some of our favorite geometric typefaces (mostly sans serif and symbol) into four categories: circles, squares, ovals, and triangles.
Introduction
Prolific! Perhaps this is the best word to describe the life and work of Morris Fuller Benton. The creator of over 200 types for ATF, Benton left his mark on 20th Century design. His faces would spread across the globe, and dozens are still in use today.
Voilà l’été, la saison du sport! Les championnats d’Europe de Football sont lancés, les matchs de baseball battent leur plein et les Jeux Olympiques de Pékin s’ouvrent dans à peine quelques semaines. Laissez-nous vous présenter Tips™, une collection de fontes un peu folles, pleine d’icônes sportives géniales. Que vous souhaitiez encourager l’équipe de votre enfant, organiser une soirée à thème sportif ou préparer une sortie à un match professionnel, Tips Active a certainement l’icône qu’il
[...]Pas besoin de sable pour profiter de ces polices sur le thème Beach Party. Ces caractères englobent des images de surfeurs des années 60 au tikis huts et DJ passant de la musique techno sur une plage de sable. Que vous fassiez de la publicité pour une fête, des documents sur des voyages à l’aventure ou l’emballage de produits pour l’été, ces polices de caractère vous donneront certainement le sentiment de « profiter du soleil ».
Capturez les esprits d’Halloween avec ces 33 fontes sinistres !
Ces fontes sont faites pour vous ! Que vous organisiez une soirée, cherchiez une maison hantée ou que vous vouliez simplement créer une atmosphère macabre.
L’Halloween Value Pack contient cinq superbes fontes à un tarif unique et avantageux. Y figurent également trois polices de caractères effrayantes et deux fontes Pi terrifiantes !
Nous proposons également beaucoup d’autres graisses individuelles.
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Voici une sélection de fontes que nous venons de redécouvrir. De véritables pépites. Vous en connaissez peut-être déjà certaines … mais êtes-vous sûr que vous les connaissez toutes ?
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette sélection !
Italian designer Alessio Leonardi creates experimental typefaces that capture the Zeitgeist of the 1990s, and are full of charm and wit to boot!
More about the fonts:
F2F Al Retto™
Like a game of Tertis gone awry, Alessio Leonardi’s F2F Al Retto is an alphabet full of boxy, outlined squares that seem to move across lines of text. This typeface should be set large, so that its subtle movement-like qualities may best be observed.
F2F Allineato™
A double wavy outline roughly defines
[...]The work of the American designer and calligrapher Jill Bell is full of joy and luminosity. Her typefaces are suited for a wide array of applications, and each conveys its own, personal touch.
More about the fonts:
ITC Caribbean™
ITC Caribbean is earthy yet exotic. Jill Bell combined in her typeface experiment unusual angles and curves to produce tall, thin letters whose stroke style completes the suggestion of palm trees which this typeface brings to mind. The typeface contains capitals
[...]Faudrait-il mieux un sans serif, un caractère de texte, une fonte scripte ou peut-être une gothique ? Chaque mois, des fontes uniques sont choisies depuis les fins fonds de la Collection Linotype pour que vous puissiez les consulter. Venez découvrir notre florilège de ce mois !
Biography of Akira Kobayashi:
Studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, and later followed this up with a calligraphy course at the London College of Printing. Freelance type designer since 1997.
Professional experience
April 1983–March 1989
Sha-ken Co. Ltd, Japan Typeface design department
December 1990–June 1993
Jiyu-kobo Ltd, Japan
September 1993–March 1997
TypeBank Co. Ltd, Japan
March 1997–April 2001
Freelance type designer
April 1998–April
[...]Georg Trump – born 10. 7. 1896 in Brettheim, Germany, died 21. 12. 1985 in Munich, Germany – graphic artist, typographer, type designer, painter, teacher.
1912–14: studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart under J. V. Cissarz and from 1919–23 under F. H. E. Schneidler. 1921: assistant at the school. 1923–26: ceramic artist in Italy. 1926–29: professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Bielefeld. 1930–35: works with the H. Berthold AG type foundry in Berlin and from 1937 onwards with the C.
[...]Leslie Usherwood (1932–1983), advertising designer, typographer and type designer created the fonts Caxton™, Flange® BQ, ITC Leawood®, Lynton® BQ (1980), Marbrook® BQ (1983), and ITC Usherwood®.
Ed (Ephram Edward) Benguiat, born 27. 10. 1927 in New York, USA, type designer, calligrapher. Studied at Columbia University, New York and the Workshop School of Advertising Art, New York.
1953: associate director of "Esquire" magazine. Opens his own design studio in New York. 1962: joins Photo-Lettering Inc. as typographic design director, a position he still holds today. 1970: joins the International Typeface Corporation and is made vice-president; he works on the in-house magazine
[...]The British designer Ed Bugg created the fonts Linotype Agogo™ (1997), Kanban™ (1992) and Linotype Sunburst™ (1997). Linotype Agogo and Linotype Sunburst are included in the TakeType Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997.
Linotype Agogo is reminiscent of the elegant 1920s and 1930s. It is a calligraphy font with five weights, one regular and four swash. The regular weight alone is clear and legible enough even for longer
[...]Italian designer Mauro Carichini created the following fonts in 2002: Linotype Arab Stroke™, Linotype BioPlasm™, Linotype GlassFlag™, Linotype WaterFlag™, Linotype Orbit™.
Mike Daines created the fonts Hawthorn™ and University™ Roman.
Hawthorn and University Roman are included in the Linotype Library.
The British designer Timothy Donaldson created the following fonts: ITC Airstream™ (1995), ITC Angryhog™ (1997), Banshee™, Coriander™, Cult™ (1995), ITC Cyberkugel™ (1997), ITC Digital Woodcuts™ (1995), Etruscan™ (1995), ITC Farmhaus™ (1995), Flight™ (1995), Green™ (1995), ITC Humana™ Serif (1995), ITC Humana™ Sans (1995), ITC Humana™ Script (1995), Immi™, ITC Jellybaby™ (1997), John Handy™ (1995), Klee™ (1992), ITC Musclehead™ (1997), Neo Neo™ (1995), Orange™ (1995), Pink™ (1994), Pneuma™
[...]The designer Arthur Baker created the following fonts: Amigo™, Baker Signet™, Kigali™, Marigold™, Oxford™, Pelican™, Sassafras™, Visigoth™.
The Spanish designer Andreu Balius (born 1962 in Barcelona) created ITC Belter™ and ITC Temble™, both in 1996.
The French designers Roselyne Besnard (born 1946) and Michel Besnard (born 1942) created the fonts ITC Odyssée™ (1996) and ITC Typados™ (1997).
Colin Brignall – born 1940 in Warwickshire, England – photographer, type designer, art director. Started work as photographer for the fashion trade, the press and industry.
1964: joins the Letraset Type Studio as photographic technician. Since 1974: type designer for Letraset International. Since 1980: type director for Esselte Letraset in London.
Fonts: Countdown™ (1965), Aachen™ (1969), Premier™ Lightline (1969), Revue™ (1969), Premier™ shaded (1970), Superstar™ (1970), Octopuss™
[...]Illustrator Tuko Fujisaki created the font Well Beings™ in 1995. Tuko Fujisaki has injected her own unique prescription for well being into this lively collection of exercise, health and medical images. Here you'll find new views of the human anatomy, inspiring ways to work out and tantalizing images of food that is good for you, all rendered in the humorous, uplifting style she is so well known for. The font is effective in small and large doses everywhere, on brochures, bulletins,
[...]Robert Harling was born 1910 in Highbury/London, he died July 1 2008. Educated in Brighton and London. Then attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. After early experience working for the Daily Mail newspaper, became freelance designer. Clients included the British post office. Typographic adviser to London Transport. Around 1935 – director of one of London's leading advertising agencies. With James Shand, founder of the Shenval Press in Hertford, published the quarterly
[...]The German designer Peter Huschka created the fonts Linotype Sinah™ (1994), Linotype Chineze™ (2002) and Picture Yourself™ (2003, with Karin Huschka).
Linotype Sinah is part of the TakeType Library, chosen from the entries of the 2nd International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997.
Picture Yourself was a winner in the 2003 International Type Design Contest, sponsored by Linotype GmbH.
Gerd Sebastian Jakob and Joerg Ewald Meißner created the following fonts which are included in the TakeType Library:
Linotype Dharma™ (1997), Linotype Tiger™ (1997), Linotype CaseStudy No. 1™ (2002), Linotype Puritas™ (2002).
The American designer Dick Jensen (born 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota, died 2000 in Edina, Minnesota) created the font Serpentine™ in 1972.
Serpentine is a contemporary-looking display font. With the rise of digital typesetting and desktop publishing, this typeface quickly became both popular and ubiquitous. This dynamic, wide, boxy design is identifiable via tiny triangular swellings at the stroke endings – what might be called semi-serifs.
The German designer Roberto Mannella created the fonts Linotype Sicula™ (1999) and Bobotta™ Icons (2003).
Linotype Sicula is part of the Take Type Library, chosen from the entries of the 1999 International Digital Type Design Contest for inclusion on the TakeType 3.1 CD. This font is available in two weights, regular and oblique. Linotype Sicula will quickly win over any nostalgic spirits. Ornamental and sweeping, the figures line up on the paper, their contrasting strokes and
[...]Designer Alan Meeks (born 1951 in London) created the following fonts: Ambrose™, Aachen medium and bold (with Colin Brignall, 1969/1977), Algerian™ Condensed (1988), Astoria, Belwe™ Mono (1976/1989), Bertie™ (1985), Bickley™ Script (1986), Bramley™ (1979), Brigade, Burlington™ (1985), Cabaret™ (1980), Campaign™ (1987), Cancellaresca™ Script (1982), Candice™ (1976), Chalfont, Champers™ (1991), Chesterfield™ (1977), Claude™ Sans (1988/1990), Copacabana, Dynamo (with
[...]Gerd Sebastian Jakob and Joerg Ewald Meißner created the following fonts which are included in the Linotype Library:
Linotype Dharma™ (1997), Linotype Tiger™ (1997), Linotype CaseStudy No. 1™ (2002), Linotype Puritas™ (2002).
Designer Keith Moore, who was born in Germany but raised in Colorado, created the font ITC Vinyl™. This typeface is a hybrid of Art Nouveau, street attitude, and 1950s design and was created with pen, ink, and French curves before being converted into figital fonts with Adobe Illustrator. ITC Vinyl is a family of four display faces in outline and solid designs with corresponding "sawtooth" variants for each.
Swiss designer Joachim Müller-Lancé (born 25. 5. 1961) created the fonts Flood™, Ouch!™ (1996) and Shuriken Boy™ (1996).
The British designer Stephan B. Murphy created the font Linotype Tapeside™ in 1997. Linotype Tapeside is part of the Take Type Library, chosen from contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997. Murphy created this typeface with light, regular and bold weights, each with its matching italic. Consciously awkward, the characters line themselves up and produce a young, lively image. Linotype Tapeside is best for headlines and shorter texts in point sizes of
[...]The designer Peter O’Donnell created the fonts Crillee™ (1986/87, with Vince Whitlock, original font created by Dick Jones in 1980/81), Demian™ (1987, original font created by Jan van Dijk in 1986), Odessa™ (1988) and Van Dijk™ (1986, original font created by Jan van Dijk in 1982).
The British designer Freda Sack (born 1951) created the following fonts: Ignatius™ (1987), Jenson Old Style™ bold condensed (with Colin Brignall, 1982), Orlando™ (1986), Paddington™ (1977), Proteus™ (1983), Vermont™ (1987), Victorian™ (with Colin Brignall, 1976).
The American designer David Sagorski created the fonts Bang™ (1993), Bluntz™ (1994), Dancin’™ (1995), ITC Dave’s Raves™ (1994), Expressions™ (1995), Faithful Fly™ (1994), ITC Juice™ (1995), Moderns (1994), Mo’s Funky Fresh™ (1993), ITC Snap® (1995), Tag™ (1994), Wildlife (1994).
The designer Meike Sander created the font Linotype Wildfont™ in 1997. Linotype Wildfont is part of the TakeType Library, chosen from the entries of the 1999 International Digital Type Design Contest.
The German designer Jochen Schuss created the fonts ITC Aspirin™ (2000), ITC Kokoa™ (1996), ITC Out of the Fridge™ (1996), Linotype Paint It™ (1997), ITC Schuss Hand™ (2000), ITC Vino Bianco™ (1998), Linotype Textra™ (2003) and ITC Whiskey™ (1999).
The British designer Andrew Smith created the fonts Barbed Wire, Chiller™ (1995), Chipper™ (1995), Jokerman™ (1995), Retro Bold™ (with Colin Brignall, 1992), Scratch™ (1995) and Smudger™ (1994).
The designer Kelvin Tan Teck Loong created the font Linotype Transis™ in 1999. Linotype Transis is part of the TakeType Library, chosen from the entries of the 1999 International Digital Type Design Contest. This fun font is young and unconventional, combining contrasting elements to produce something completely new and different. The left sides of the characters look light and delicate, the right sides look as thought they were drawn with a thick brush stroke, resulting in a unique overall
[...]British designer Gary Tennant created the fonts Sharquefin™ (2004) and Linotype Submerge™ (2002).
Sharquefin is a round, constructed display face, which contains shark fin-like elements that rise out from part of its letterforms. Gary Tennant designed Sharquefin especially for fun uses, like party flyers.
Linotype Submerge is a spaceage-themed family of four fonts created by British designer Gary Tennant. The fonts' oval forms sport strokes that seem to pass by the eye like spaceships from
[...]German designer Martina Theisen created the fonts Linotype Astrolo™, Linotype Creatures™, Linotype Improfil™, Linotype Maenneken™, Linotype Smileface™ and Linotype Typentypo™ in 2002.
The designer Harry Giles-Thornbory created the fonts Linotype Shapeshifter™ and Linotype Truckz™ in 1997. Both fonts are included in the TakeType Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997.
Designer Jan Tomás created the fonts Linotype Alphabat™, Linotype Element™, Linotype Silver™ and Linotype Startec™ in 1999.
These fonts are part of the Take Type Library, chosen from the entries of the 1999 International Digital Type Design Contest for inclusion on the TakeType 3.1 CD.
When you look closely to Linotype Alphabat, the figures start to change from letters into flying bats and scary faces. Linotype Alphabat can be used for very short texts however it is particularly effective
[...]Designer Vince Whitlock created the following fonts: Academy Engraved™ (1989), Crillee™ (with Peter O’Donnell, 1986/1987), Equinox™ (1988), Gillies Gothic extra bold shaded (with Philip Kelly, 1982), Lexikos™ (1990), Quixley™ (1991), Retail Script™ (1987), Strobos™ (1990), Tropica Script™ (1988).
Jill Bell Design is involved in many forms of letter crafting: calligraphy and signpainting, handlettering, logotypes and icons for advertising, packaging and entertainment, as well as type design. She has designed and/or digitized fonts for ITC, Adobe, Agfa/Monotype and for clientele such as Disney and Johnson & Johnson. Her designs are informed by her broad knowledge of letter creation: from ancient inscriptions and writing through contemporary graffiti and tagging, and from diverse cultural
[...]Italian designer Alessio Leonardi created the following fonts:
F2F Al Retto™ (1996), F2F Allineato™ (1995), F2F CoolWool™ (1994), HaManga Irregular™ (1994), F2F Madame Butterfly™ (1996), F2F Mekanik Amente™ (1993), F2F Mekkaso Tomanik™ (1994), F2F Metamorfosi™ (1995), F2F Poison Flowers™ (1994), F2F Prototipa Multipla™ (1996), F2F Provinciali™ (1995), F2F Tagliatelle Sugo™ (1996), F2F Ale™ (1994), F2F Simbolico™ (1994).
Take a look at the personal designer portrait of Alessio Leonardi.
German designer Rosemarie Kloos-Rau created the font Wiesbaden Swing™ in 1992.
Wiesbaden Swing is a headline font which offers a fresh and unconventional approach to typography. The light, informal strokes create a feeling of spontaneity and youthful flair. Whether on toast packaging, in fashion catalogues or in technical fields, Wiesbaden Swing is a flexible font which can be used for a variety of applications.
Wiesbaden Swing is part of the Linotype Library.
Please take a look at the
[...]German designer Thomas Nagel created the following fonts:
F2F El Dee Cons™ (1993), F2F HogRoach™ (1995), F2F Pixmix™ (1995), F2F Screen Sream™ (1996), F2F Shakkarakk™ (1996), F2F Shpeetz™ (1996), F2F Tyrell Corp™ (1996), F2F Whale Tree™ (1994), F2F ZakkGlobe™ (1994).
These fonts are part of the new Take Type No. 5 which contains 204 exclusive, contemporary fonts for electronic publishing.
Please take a look at the personal designer portrait of Thomas Nagel.
