01.06.25

Everyone loves a character: Typefaces from the studio

A black background with stylised, geometric, white and grey letters.

Whilst we don’t claim to be a type foundry – we are type obsessed. Over time, that’s led to a folder full of half-formed ideas and incomplete character sets, abandoned once the early enthusiasm faded. Some might get revisited. Most won’t see the light of day. But every now and then, some make it through to the end.

Below are a selection of those that were realised – most are experimental, headline typefaces that are born from client tests or exercises working within certain limitations. Most are free for non-commercial use (please see the accompanying document when downloading for the specific details).

Tombstone Blues
A condensed headline typeface (with a little bit of intentional naivety) in an extensive character set and alternative glyphs. Free for non-commercial use. 

Specimen sheet with large black currency symbols and punctuation marks on a white background, including dollar, pound, euro, yen, cent, exclamation point, question mark, inverted question mark, and others.
Printed material with large black and white text, placed on a surface with shadows cast by a grid-like window.

Bullet Quad
An experimental and intentionally naïve typeface looking at form and legibility using 3 basic shapes and a square 2x2 grid. The typeface comes as a basic character set with alternate glyphs.

Stylised text in bold geometric black-and-white letters.
Black and white stylised letters over black background.

Stickle
A playful little headline typeface with a sprinkle of childhood nostalgia. A spinoff of Kayfabe Type Family.

Stylized black and white text spelling with geometric and zigzag patterns.
Stylised animated succession of letters and number in black over grey background.

Echo Display
A geometric typeface with a sprinkle of illegibility.

Black and white sheet with abstract geometric shapes and the word 'ENSEMBLE' arranged vertically in a circular pattern.
Abstract black and white geometric design with circles and rectangles.
Event poster for the 2024 Women of Vision Awards featuring bold red and dark red colours, large text with event details, floral illustrations, and navigation links on the left and top right.

▲ Tombstone Blues in use by The Good Company for Positiv

A bar of organic Venezuelan chocolate with individual square pieces, partially visible, and a colorful packaging label on a light background.

▲ Identity & Packaging using Tombstone Blues by Quim Marin for SYBARITA