by Foster D. Coburn III | Feb 13, 2015 | Fonts, Fonts Unleashed
When I hear the name Valencia, I think of oranges. And if Valencia Antique means old oranges, it just doesn’t sound good. Luckily we are talking about a couple of antique fonts which simply means they have rough edges. These antiques may be the perfect answer...
by Foster D. Coburn III | Feb 6, 2015 | Fonts, Fonts Unleashed
Some of the fonts that you enjoy the most are script fonts. At least more of you download the script fonts than the others. Today’s font is not a script font, but I still think it is quite elegant. The Nicolas family comes in Regular, Italic and Bold versions...
by Foster D. Coburn III | Jan 30, 2015 | Fonts, Fonts Unleashed
Things are really crazy in the Phoenix area this week. On one side of town is the PGA Tour event, the Waste Management Open. In other parts of town are various events related to the Super Bowl leading up to the game on Sunday. I was happy to be out of town teaching...
by Foster D. Coburn III | Jan 23, 2015 | Fonts, Fonts Unleashed
Some of you will find it shocking that I’ve not seen any of the Lord of the Rings or Hobbit movies. I don’t avoid movies, I just didn’t seem to have an interest in those particular films. But when I saw the name of today’s font, Bilbo, I...
by Foster D. Coburn III | Jan 16, 2015 | Fonts, Fonts Unleashed
If I go strictly by the name of today’s font, Woodbrush, you’d get the impression that each of the characters was drawn using a brush made of wood. Yes, the characters have a rough edge but it is hard for me to imagine the brush that would draw them. None...