Heller Sans JNL is based on the main letterforms of an experimental alphabet designed by Steven Heller; noted author of over 170 books on design and visual culture. Some modifications were made in turning his design into a digital font.
In his own words, here is the background to this typeface:
“I recently recovered this from the junk heap. It is a yellowing photostat of my first and only typeface design (1969-70). Total folly! At the time I was smitten by Art Moderne lettering. I called it “Klaus Boobala Bold” because I liked the K and B.
I’ve lost the letters S through Z, which were made. The letters were drawn with compass, Techno pen (that frequently clogged). as well as a triangle and T-square. The inline and outline made no real logical sense.
I based the design, in part, on Kabel, Avant Garde and it was a product of whatever I could accomplish with those tools. The caps-only alphabet was photographed and produced as a film negative that was cut in foot-long strips and spliced to fit on a Typositor reel. Sadly, the negatives made for the font were too brittle and the splice snapped apart in the Typositor.
I worked on it for well over a month and used the face only once. I realized with this attempt, like so many other times I attempted different challenges, that type design — indeed mechanical drawing — was not my strong suit.”
Heller Sans JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.
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Bulgis script font is a monoline script font inspired by retro scripts. Bulgis script font comes in three weights and a Variable Font format is available. It's easy to use and to choose the desired weight for your design. OpenType features makes it more natural and attractive to the needs of designers. Made with care, this font is suitable for digital lettering, logos, t-shirts, print, business cards, branding materials, quotes, nature photography, and more.
OpenType Features:
Ligatures
Terminal Forms ( Contextual Alternates )
Initial Forms ( Contextual Alternates )
Stylistic Set
Swashes
Language Support for Latin ( Western European, Central European, South Eastern European )
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