ABOUT FontAnimal.com
When I was little, I was fascinated with letters and type. I used to scribble drop shadows on newspaper headlines, I loved making special headings for my school projects and I tried to memorise the Letraset catalogue. As a graphic designer, I have always preferred to create a ‘custom’ solution to logos and branding for clients rather than use an existing font. In fact, that’s how many of my fonts came about—a few letters used in a logo are later expanded out to a complete font.
Some of the alphabets for FontAnimal fonts I have had drawn for 30 years or so. I eventually plunged into the technical mire that is digital font creation. For me, drawing the characters is fun and creative, digitising them into a working font is tedious and complex.
I like exploring new shapes within the conventions of an alphabet. I believe legibility has more to do with brain and memory function than with clarity of letterforms. We have amazing ‘character recognition’ and can still read scripts, blocks, scribbles and partials.
Sometimes, these new shapes make striking graphic images or icons.
Most of us take type on a page or screen for granted. Just words to read. Maybe FontAnimal fonts will attract a bit of interest and add a little dose of zap to the message.
So if you are looking for a ‘different’ font for a special headline or text, or would like to commission a unique corporate font, brave the FontAnimal jungle.
You can contact the jungle keeper at
ABOUT FontAnimal.com
When I was little, I was fascinated with letters and type. I used to scribble drop shadows on newspaper headlines, I loved making special headings for my school projects and I tried to memorise the Letraset catalogue. As a graphic designer, I have always preferred to create a ‘custom’ solution to logos and branding for clients rather than use an existing font. In fact, that’s how many of my fonts came about—a few letters used in a logo are later expanded out to a complete font.
Some of the alphabets for FontAnimal fonts I have had drawn for 30 years or so. I eventually plunged into the technical mire that is digital font creation. For me, drawing the characters is fun and creative, digitising them into a working font is tedious and complex.
I like exploring new shapes within the conventions of an alphabet. I believe legibility has more to do with brain and memory function than with clarity of letterforms. We have amazing ‘character recognition’ and can still read scripts, blocks, scribbles and partials.
Sometimes, these new shapes make striking graphic images or icons.
Most of us take type on a page or screen for granted. Just words to read. Maybe FontAnimal fonts will attract a bit of interest and add a little dose of zap to the message.
So if you are looking for a ‘different’ font for a special headline or text, or would like to commission a unique corporate font, brave the FontAnimal jungle.
You can contact the jungle keeper at
