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Australian Type Foundry (ATF) [Wayne Thompson]

The Australian Type Foundry was launched in January 2002 by Wayne Thompson (b. 1967), who is art director at an ad agency in Newcastle, NSW, and is located in Merewether. He holds a Masters of Type Design from the University of Reading, UK.

Commercial fonts at this ex-signpainter's site include Arum Sans (2009, an elegant humanst sans family), Halvorsen (2006), Fuse Box (2005), Architect (handprinting, now at T-26), Axiom, ATF Bosin (2003, casual hand script; see also Bosin Nova, 2021), Barkpipe, ATF Iperion (2003), McNeilBlok (2003), Not Sassure, Spud (handprinting), Wobbly Boot (2007, boozy script), Zoobie (2007, handprinting), Virus, Otis and Otis Condensed (since 2007 at T-26), Ogre, Fresh, ATF Euron (2003).

ITC fonts by Wayne Thompson: ITC Panic (grunge), ITC Dont Panic (2000, grunge font), ITC Django (handprinting).

[T-26] fonts by him include many of the above, plus also DallasPlain (1998, handwriting).

Free font page: pick up a free font (was Spud Italic, currently is the grunge font Virus). Another free font by them is Mallee Wooden (Western typeface).

Interview.

At Phat Phonts, Wayne Thompson created Jungle Bones (2005) and Ratbag (2005). Stuart Brown designed the Neutraliser family, a versatile collection of geometric-based fonts with 24 styles. Artist Paul McNeil has designed the McNeil family of blocky display typefaces. He has previously produced designs for Mambo and currently works in Sydney. Another designer working for them, out of Indonesia, is Mendiola B. Wiryawan.

Custom typefaces by ATF include Django Modified, Honda Prototype (2012), OBrien Glass (2012), Travel Bats (for Sensis) and JWT Vodafone (grunge).

The retail fonts at the start of 2012: ArumSans, Halvorsen Pro, ITC Django, Grimsby Hand, Bosin, Carbon Credit, Carbon Tax, Chowdahead, Decon, Demented Avenger, ITC Don't Panic, Equaliser, Equaliser Stencil, Euron, Fresh, Fuse Box, Guttersnipe, Iperion, Barkpipe, ITC Panic, Not Sassure, Ogre, Otis Condensed, Pontoon, Ratbag, Spud, Stakeout, Tully, Virus, Wobbly Boot, Zoobie.

In 2013, Thompson created the custom sans typeface Tonsley and participated in the Canberra Centennial Typeface Competition.

In 2014, he designed the brush script typeface Quencher, and the custom sans typeface O'Brien Glass.

In 2015, ATF created Maccas (+Inline) for McDonalds Australia, via their agency DDB Sydney, by modifying, with permission, Cindy Kinash's True North typeface family. For a South East Asian nation's law enforcement agency, he custom-designed Personaliyty (2015).

He designed ABC Sans (2016-2018) for Australia's media conglomerate.

Typefaces from 2020: Deka (a logical rounded sans family).

Typefaces from 2021: Lurline (a reverse stress display typeface), Mandy Hand.

Behance link. I Love Typography link. MyFonts site. Linotype link.

View Wayne Thompson's typefaces. View the typefaces made by the Australian Type Foundry.

EXTERNAL LINKS
Australian Type Foundry (ATF)
 [Buy fonts]
 [Designer info]
Fontspring link [Buy fonts]
Monotype link
Monotype foundry link
Behance page
MyFonts search
Monotype search
Fontspring search
Google search

INTERNAL LINKS
Type in Australia ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Handwriting fonts ⦿ Sites with only a few free fonts ⦿ Architectural lettering/typefaces ⦿ Western fonts ⦿ Wood Type ⦿ Brush script typefaces ⦿ Corporate typefaces ⦿ Horror fonts ⦿








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