Aan Kurniawan
[AK Desain (or: Bangun Studio)]

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Adiet Pramudya

Makassar, Indonesia-based calligrapher and illustrator. In 2017, he designed Kayto Doodles. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

AK Desain (or: Bangun Studio)
[Aan Kurniawan]

Makassar, Indonesia-based designer of these typefaces in 2017: Gaja Hidoep, Crashand, Blank (sci-fi), Fontolo (poster sans), Teratur (trekkie font), Hallows (pointy Halloween typeface), The Future, Legend, Asman Script, Trying Brush.

Typefaces from 2018: The Shift (a modular monoline sans), Irisan, Boya (minimalist rounded sans), Lonjong, Akur, Tebal, Lhove, Bunga, Grand Pix (art deco), Balle (thn sans), Tulisan (signature font). Graphicriver link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andi Aw Masry
[Campotype]

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António Martins
[Guincho, 1421]

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Anugrah Pasau
[Lafontype (was: Pixifield, Elementype, Fontliner Studio)]

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Campotype
[Andi Aw Masry]

Campotype is an Indonesian foundry run by Andi Aw Masry (b. 1970, Makassar), a civil engineer and type designer from Makassar (b. 1970) who lives in Jakarta.

Masry made the connected script typeface FmiringCampotypeOne (2008), the Lontara Bugis script typeface OgieCappo Campotype (2008) and the angry typefaces Rambat Campotype (2008) and Creator Campotype Smcp (2008).

In 2011, he went commercial at MyFonts. His first commercial font was the angular italic typeface Slantblaze Pro (2011). This was followed by the fat finger typeface Geegantic Black (2011) and the tattoo font Creator Campotype (2011).

In 2012, he made Coomeec (advertised as a calligraphic comic book face) and Garuda (angular).

In 2013, he designed Timesquare (based on Helvetica signage on a subway escalator in Time Square), Fruitygreen (Linotype) and Column Sans.

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Daniel Matakupan

Communication&Multimedia Design at the NHL University in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Indonesian creator of beautiful lettering in his Maluku poster (2011). Maluku is the local word for Moluccan, referring to the island group situated between Celebes, the Phillippines, New Guinea and Timor. It is part of Indonesia.

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Dexsar Harry Anugrah
[Majestype]

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Didi Syarif
[Walkeren]

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Ezza Adhreza Brahma
[Ezzazabra]

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Ezzazabra
[Ezza Adhreza Brahma]

Based in Bandung, Indonesia, Adhreza Brahma (b. 1987) is a typographer and illustrator. At Dafont, one can download Barbarossa (2013), Libre (2013, bilined typeface), Variol (2013), Attic (2009) and Vol (2009). The last two are (incomplete) techno fonts. Bite of Crab (2010) is a monoline octagonal shell. Angled (2013) is a futuristic typeface inspired by traditional letter from Makassar, Indonesia called Lontara. Bite of Crab (2013) is a modular octagonal typeface. Wallflower (2013, free) is a headline sans typeface. Nocte (2013) is a free gothic condensed sans typeface.

Typefaces from 2014: December, Kandel (a great layered typeface in Regular, Bevel and Inline versions), Jingga, Expatriate (a compass-and-ruler typeface), Father (vintage signage face, with 3D and Distort styles).

In 2015, he designed Puna (copperplate), Nawaitu (signage typeface), Tresno (a curly brush script), Mementomori (a modern blackletter), Gulana Slab Serif, the piano key typeface Zaun, and the 7-style vintage typeface family Sonten, which comes in 3D, Bevel, Contour, Deboss, Outline, and Shadow forms.

Typefaces from 2016: Hujan (a fun calligraphic printed typeface), Canda, Canda Script, Ririwa (evil ghost: a wonderful scary ink splatter font).

Typefaces from 2017: Oun (a vernacular blackletter typeface inspired by the Khmer alphabet).

Aka Ezza Zebra. Behance link. Creative Market link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Gabriela E. Tanizaal

During her studies in Jakarta, Indonesia, Gabriela E. Tanizaal created the curly typeface Lentiq (2014), which is inspired by a traditional ceremonial coat from Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Glavy Fonts
[Jason Glavy]

Jason Glavy, who lives in Yokohama, runs Glavy Fonts. He has created some free fonts: JGLepcha (2001, a West-African language font), JG Chantabouli and JG Sasettha (cleaned up and extended unicode vesions of Sasettha and Chantabouli fonts created by John Durdin), JGAksaraBali, JGBasicLao, JGChamVer2, JGChamCambodia, JGChamVN, JGChantabouliLao, JGHurufJawaSanskrit, JGLaoOldArial, JGLaoOldface, JGLaoTimes, JGSoyombo (Tibetan), WL-LatinIPATimes. He used to have a bunch of Japanese fonts on his web site, including his Jindaimoji series. He also created three fonts for Makassarese/Buginese. At some point, he was associated with Saronix Japan. His Hmong page had JGCwjmemFinalVersion, JGCwjmemSecondVersion, JGCwjmemThirdVersion, JGNaadaasFinalVersion, JGNaadaasSecondVersion, JGNaadaasThirdVersion, JGPahawhFinalVersion, JGPahawhSecondVersion, JGPahawhSourceVersion, JGPahawhThirdVersion, JGPuajTxwm, all made in 2002: of these, the Pahawh series is original, while Cwjmem and Naadaas are improvements of other fonts. West African fonts designed by him: JGBassaVahHandwriting, JGBassaVahPrint, JGBete, JGKpelleA, JGKpelleB, JGNKo, JGVaiA, JGVaiB, JGVaiC. These fonts are well researched, and are based on drawings and findings by Dalby, Dr. Welmer, and Jensen. Some of Glavy's fonts for other languages: JGBasicLao, JGChamCambodia (1998), JGChamVN (1998), JGChantabouliLao, JGHurufJawaSanskrit (2001), JGLaoOldArial, JGLaoOldface, JGLaoTimes, JG Lepcha (2001), JGSoyomb (2001). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Guincho, 1421
[António Martins]

Free original TrueType fonts: Ugarit, Cherokee Arial, ISO 3166-2, Sulawesi (Buginese), and Vexillogical Symbols. By Portugal's António Martins. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Hasrullah Design

Located in Makassar, Indonesia, Hasrullah Design created the vintage (hipster) overlay typeface family Retro Pop and the retro signage typeface Scripter in 2014. These typefaces can be bought via Creative Market and Graphic River. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jason Glavy
[Glavy Fonts]

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Lafontype (was: Pixifield, Elementype, Fontliner Studio)
[Anugrah Pasau]

Makassar, Indonesia-based designer (b. 1995) of Botdoh Script (2016), Hallelujah (2016, brush script), Zephan (2016, calligraphic font), Antebras (2016, a brush script with over 1000 glyphs and ligatures) and Fundamental Script (2016).

Typefaces from 2017: Kindentosca (handwriting), Welinedion (brush script), Bethadyn, Bawakaraeng, Bidaq, Bidaq Brush, BisQuid (signage script), Nestle (retro script), Quixo (a didone not to be confused with Griesshammer's 2010 typeface FF Quixo), Hallelujah, Demotia, Look.

Creative Market link. Dafont link. Behance link. Graphicriver link. Creative Market link for Pixifield. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Lontara

Omniglot's page on the Lontara and Makasar alphabets. I quote: The Lontara and Makasar scripts are descended from the Brahmi script of ancient India. The name lontara derives from the Malay word for the palmyra palm, lontar, the leaves of which are the traditional material for manuscripts in India, South East Asia and Indonesia. It is used to write Buginese, Makasar and Mandar, Austronesian languages spoken on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. [Google] [More]  ⦿

m ysrn

Makassar, Indonesia-based designer of the experimental typeface Maballo (2017). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Majestype
[Dexsar Harry Anugrah]

Dexsar (b. 1991) lives in Makassar City, South Celebes, Indonesia. Starting in 2012, he designed free typefaces. In 2013, he went commercial as Majestype.

Creator of the free logo font Dipanegara (2012), DHF Broffont Script (2012), the hand-printed DHF Semangat 2012 (2012), and the pretty hand-printed typefaces DHF Quinta's Diary (2012) and DHF Happy Birthday Ryan (2012).

In 2013, he added DHF Story Brush, DHF Milestone Script (a tattoo script available from 123 Creative), DHF Dexgraffiti Return and DHF A Great Happiness (hand-printed), Roverd (signage script), Story Brush (brush face), Broffont Script (retro signage script).

Typefaces from 2014: Bandung (a flowing connected brush script, done with Erwin Indrawan), Aceserif Regular, Doedel (signage script), Goodfy (brush script).

Typefaces from 2016: Rephone, Antebras (hand-crafted poster typeface), Zephan (calligraphic script), Hayne Script.

Typefaces in 2017: Prayerd (dry brush script), Kayto (an oriental brush script: collaboration of Erwin Indrawan as the calligrapher and Dexsar Harry Anugrah of Majestype as the typeface designer).

Typefaces from 2018: Quente (script), Tamigos (all caps sans).

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Satria Muchlis

FontStructor who made Fullstruct (2011), Bugis Ex Mks (2011), and MyPhone N1280 (2011, pixel face).

Aka Triachlis, Satria Muchlis (b. 1988) lives in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Slamet Bagus Panuntun

Pulau Sulawesi, Indonesia-based designer of the free curly brush typeface Deep Sea (2017, iFontMaker) and the free rounded sans font Langlang (2017, iFontMaker). iFontMaker link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Walkeren
[Didi Syarif]

Creative director in Makassar, Indonesia. In 2017, he designed the marker pen script typeface Fontierra, and the Hindi simulation typeface Mawumeree. In 2018, he designed the great signage script typeface Alamark. Graphicriver link. [Google] [More]  ⦿