Here’s a typeface I’ve had in my mind for a while now. It’s based on the traditional round foundational hand lettering I learnt while at art school.
Create that perfect card with hand lettering and all the confidence that your letters will be perfect every time.
Foundational hand lettering
I want to develop on this typeface further by pushing an even more calligraphic style in the lettering. I love the sharpness but roundness in the foundational hand and wished I had studied it in more detail while I had the chance under the calligrapher John Smith (yes, his real name), author of The Art of Calligraphy.
Take a look at Fontan which is also based on this round lettering
Download typeface
Download the Open Type format of the Round Foundational typeface and let me know how you get on with it. I will be updating in the future to make sure it has all the characters needed.
Fontan Roman is a single weight calligraphic typeface design based on influences from Trajan and Round Foundational lettering; both being lettering styles I studied, many moons ago, while at art school. Calligraphic Typeface design I’ve wanted to design a typeface since leaving art school but never had the time, tools, or patience. When I discovered …
Converting my Round Foundational Hand Lettering into a typeface
Round foundational hand lettering
Here’s a typeface I’ve had in my mind for a while now. It’s based on the traditional round foundational hand lettering I learnt while at art school.
Create that perfect card with hand lettering and all the confidence that your letters will be perfect every time.
I want to develop on this typeface further by pushing an even more calligraphic style in the lettering. I love the sharpness but roundness in the foundational hand and wished I had studied it in more detail while I had the chance under the calligrapher John Smith (yes, his real name), author of The Art of Calligraphy.
I have updated this typeface and put it onto the Monotype Library – MyFonts.
Other typefaces you might like to try
Take a look at Fontan which is also based on this round lettering
Download typeface
Download the Open Type format of the Round Foundational typeface and let me know how you get on with it. I will be updating in the future to make sure it has all the characters needed.
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