Fonts Unleashed Archives

I remember as a kid using fireworks each summer to detonate something as simple as a soda can. Of course it was probably more dangerous than I thought at the time. Luckily I came away unscathed. Rather than using real explosives, how about blowing up your designs with...

At first glance, the name Sable Lion didn’t really tell me much about today’s fonts. After a little research, I learned the Sable Lion is an award “given for excellence in the martial arts: armored combat, fencing, and archery.” So think of a...

What is the first thing you have in the morning? Is it a Jolt of Caffeine in the form of a cup of coffee? Or does it come from a soft drink or energy drink? I’m sure some of you have a few jolts of caffeine while others don’t have any at all. The good news...

The desire to create various metallic effects in your designs is right at the top of most designers lists. One way to get such an effect is a font that simulates what you want. Today’s font, Impressed Metal, gives the effect of something stamped in metal. It can...

Are you projects on solid ground? Since that is the translation of the Latin phrase terra firma, you might want to get the Terra Firma fonts to take your projects there. These nine free fonts are a great addition to your type library, so make sure to get your copies....

I really don’t know the inspiration of the font designer in choosing the Grantham name for this family of eight fonts. That means I get to come up with a story and maybe my guess will be correct. A little searching on Grantham led me to the market town of...

It is hard to believe that summer is officially over and hopefully most of you got a chance to take a summer vacation. If you went shopping for postcards, you have have noticed a common font being used. While today’s font isn’t exactly the same, it...

It seems like the older I get, the worse my handwriting gets. Of course it probably doesn’t help that I don’t practice as much since I type a lot more. I’m not sure if Cheyenne Hand somehow gets its name from the city in Wyoming or after someone...

I definitely love to eat food from different cultures. Thai food is one I don’t get as often as I like mostly because there aren’t as many Thai restaurants near me. My first choice when there is almost always the Pad Thai. Mmmm, that is making me hungry as...

“HERE LIES LESTER MOORE, FOUR SLUGS FROM A 44, NO LES NO MORE” reads one of the most well-known grave markers in Tombstone, Arizona’s Boot Hill Cemetery. It may come as a surprise to some, but graphics software is used quite extensively in the...

Due to a family wedding, I’ve made my way to Milwaukee for a few days. Like any location, it is known for some of the products produced here in the area. Given that the local baseball team is known as the Brewers, you know that beer is a product associated with...

Has it really been four years since the amazing opening ceremony in Beijing? In just a few hours the people of London will open their arms to the world and we’ll have two weeks of Olympics to cheer. I fully expect there will be a really loud noise made by the...