Alex Patin

Designer from Nashville, TN, who created the handprinted face APD (2011, iFontMaker). Dafont link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Alicia Acuff

Graphic design student at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, TN, 2010. Illustrator. Creator of a Grid Alphabet (2010). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Angela Haglund

Nashville, TN-based Angela Haglund made Gatsby Caps and Nouveau Riche (1997, art nouveau). Nouveau Riche is based on a combination of 3 alphabets. The inspiration is a portfolio by two artists, J. Lehner and E. Mader, published early in the century in Vienna called Neue Schriften und Firmenschilder im Modernen stil: Serie I (New Alphabets and Business Signs in the Modern Style: Series I). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Bad Kerning
[Dan Hall]

Dan Hall (Memphis, TN) posted this example of kerning gone awry. [Google] [More]  ⦿

BenStucki: Flex Font Embedding
[Ben Stucki]

Details of how to apply @Font-face, and subsetting. Self-explanatory code:

@font-face {
    src: local("Arial");
    fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
    fontWeight: normal;
}
 
@font-face {
    src: local("Arial");
    fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
    fontWeight: bold;
}
 
Application {
    font-family: ArialEmbedded;
}

@font-face {
src:url(”../assets/MyriadWebPro.ttf”);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
flashType: true;
unicodeRange:
U 0041-U 005A, /* Upper-Case [A..Z] */
U 0061-U 007A, /* Lower-Case a-z */
U 0030-U 0039, /* Numbers [0..9] */
U 0020-U 002F, /* Punctuation */
U 003A-U 0040, /* Punctuation */
U 005B-U 0060, /* Punctuation */
U 007B-U 007E; /* Punctuation */
}

Chatype

A geometric slab serif typeface family designed in 2012 for the city of Chattanooga, TN, by Robbie de Villiers and Jeremy Dooley. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Children's handwriting fonts

Charles Sartwell (Knoxville, TN) explains where to find children's handwriting fonts. [Google] [More]  ⦿

David Jewell

Student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (b. 1982) who created the handwriting font Notebook (2003) [no downloads]. [Google] [More]  ⦿

David Thometz Design
[David Thometz]

David Thometz (b. Everett, WA, 1966) is a designer in South Jordan, UT (near Salt Lake City) who has produced some fonts for his own projects. He is about to move to East Tennessee. The font Architrave (2001) is discussed by a type forum. Designer of a character in the September 11 charity font done for FontAid II. Working on DTD Silvertone Woodtype, DTD Architrave Sans, DTD Tinhorn, DTD Venceremos Latin, DTD Hefeweizen (blackletter), DTD Architrave, DTD Digita (a great screen font), DTD Seriatim, Seriatim Gestalt, Seriatim Uncial (2003), Seriatim Sans"> (2003), DTD Silvertone Woodtype, DTW Erwin (2004, a Venetian newspaper face for the Erwin Record, a small, weekly newspaper in the town of Erwin in northeastern Tennessee, based on a cross of Plantin and Cloister), and Erwin Gothic (2007), its companion. About Erwin Gothic, he says: The design of Erwin Gothic is based on a series of German grotesque families from the early 1900s, designed originally by Johannes Wagner and distributed originally by Wagner&Schmidt as Wotan (ca. 1914?), Lessing, Reichsgrotesk and Edel Grotesque; and subsequently reworked and re-released by several foundries under these names as well as names such as Annonce Grotesque (ca. 1912?), Aurora Grotesk (ca. 1928), Neue Aurora Grotesk (1964) and Aura. Anzeigen Grotesk (ca. 1943) appears to be another offspring of these designs. In 2004, David Thometz Design made its debut at MyFonts with Seriatim (dingbats), Silvertone Woodtype and Hefeweizen. Klingspor link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

David W. Shields

Shields holds a BFA from Memphis State University and a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He lived in Brooklyn where he co-founded the design studio Viewers Like You, and was a design consultant in New York. He designed Goofypop and Frank Rounded. Now an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Shields researches and catalogues wood type, and organizes the extensive Rob Roy Kelly wood type collection there. Speaker at ATypI 2009 in Mexico City. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Dismantle Destroy
[Matthew Tyndall]

Dismantle Destroy (and before that, Dismantle Design) is located in Clarksville, TN, and is run by Matthew Tyndall (b. 1984), who according to MyFonts lives in Frankfurt, Germany.

Creator of Arrivals and Departures (2011, sans display face), Ask My Flashlight (2011, a bold and bouncy comic book style face), Quiet the Thief (2011, spurred face), Raila Skies (2011, a handprinted face done with Ralia Staggs), Hello Arson (2011, grunge), and Badcap (2011, grunge).

Typefaces from 2012: Monster Monster.

Dafont link. The free faces at Dafont included the grunge face Devotion and Desire (2005), and Something Dangerous, and the handprinted face Meet The Submarine (2011). [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Disturbed Type
[Matthew Austin Petty]

Matthew Austin Petty from Nashville, TN, designed these fonts: AmarettoSour (great!), Chigger (handwriting), CountryHam, Damit, DevonisTrashed, Dingo, DisturbedBatsYo, Feta, Fishalicious (handwriting), Goddess (handwriting by Mary Katherine Brooks), Janis, MattfontOblique, MattfontSquishedBlack, MontezumasRevenge, Muzzle, Nashville (Western font), Pistolgrip (2002), Regork, Rockelectric, ScumbagPornking (dedicated to Larry Flynt), Serpents, ShowgirlErin, Shrooms, SoupRunny, Spittoontaxidermistjr, Tangerine, Taxidermist, Teachers (handwriting), Tetanus (2002), Trash.

Dafont link. Abstract Fonts link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Finas Townsend

Memphis, TN-based designer. Dafont link. Creator of the retro car emblem font Parkway Extended (2012). He also made Diet Pacman (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Font Source

Signature fonts (30 USD) and logos. Also vendor of over 13,000 fonts. Outfit run out of Knoxville, TN by "The Fontchicks". [Google] [More]  ⦿

Haäfe&Haph
[Kyle Jones]

Foundry, est. 2006, by Kyle Jones, a graphic designer from Brentwood, TN. Their first font is Milkman (2006, comic book lettering). He also created a perky all-caps sans display face with comic book overtones, discussed here (2006). Another comic face is here. And even his fifties-style connected script face (2006) has comic book written all over it. Still in the same style is this connected script face (2007) and this advertising face called WIP (2007). Alternate URL. Working on WIP (2007, an angular script face). Ampersand (2010) has just that, a collection of ampersands. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Insigne Type Design Studio (was: Dooley Type)
[Jeremy Dooley]

Insigne Type Design Studio (est. 2006) is run by Jeremy Dooley, b. Columbia, SC, 1981, who received a masters in graphic design at Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005. He lived in Atlanta, GA, and is now in Knoxville, TN. From 2004-2006, he ran Dooley Type in Greenville, SC. Behance link. Klingspor link. Font squirrel link. MyFonts interview. His fonts:

• 44th President (2009, based on Obama's handwriting).
• Aberlyth (2006). An informal script face.
• Antigen (2007) is futuristic.
• Arendahl (2007) is a connected but irregular handwriting font.
• Avaloc (2006) is an expanded sans.
• The Aviano superfamily. Aviano Slab (2007), Aviano Serif (2008), 2009 Aviano Didone (2009), Aviano Flare (2010), Aviano Sans (2010), Aviano Future (2011), Aviano Contrast (2012). Aviano Titling (2007) is inspired by Trajan.
• Beastias (2006). An informal script face.
• Biortec (2004).
• Biscuit Boodle (2008) is a fun and crazy script from Portland Studios illustrator Justin Gerard. Biscuit Boodle Ornaments (2009, dingbats).
• Blue Goblet (2005) is a Treefrog-style script developed for the pending illustrated childrens book from Portland Studios, The Blue Goblet. It was codesigned by Cory Godbey of Portland Studios and Jeremy Dooley. In 2011, Cory Godbey added Blue Goblet Christmas Ornaments.
• Boncaire Titling (2012) was iInspired by the type elements of 17th century map of Curacao made by Dutch cartographer Gerard Van Keulen.
• Brigette (2007) is an ink-splattered calligraphic script.
• Caridade.
• Carta Marina is a family of medieval map text faces and dingbats (2007).
• Cavole Slab (2011).
• Chatype is a geometric slab serif typeface family designed in 2012 for the city of Chattanooga, TN, by Robbie de Villiers and Jeremy Dooley.
• Chennai and Chennai Rounded (2007) are playful display sans faces. Chennai Slab (2009).
• Cohort (2010, elliptical sans).
• Coupe (2003).
• Dienstag (2008, 8 styles).
• Donnerstag (2010, extended slab serif).
• Eigerdals (2010, rounded sans family).
• Enzia (2009, an elegant sans family).
• Fizgiger (2006). An informal script face.
• Florencia (2007) is a vintage script.
• Foverdis (2010, a calligraphic family that includes a hairline).
• Insigne Abstractions (2007) and Insigne Fleurons (2008) are dingbats.
• Jon Cary (2004, the handwriting of John Kerry).
• Kairengu (2007) is a comic book family.
• Kasuga (2008) and Kasuga Brush (2009) are fresh new scripts with oriental undertones.
• Kidela (2007) is a sassy scrapbook family. Kidela Sketch (2009).
• Le Havre (2008) is a gorgeous 8-style geometric art deco sans with tall ascenders. In 2010, the Le Havre Sketch family was added. Le Havre Rounded (2009).
• Lorelei (2007, Insigne) is a bouncy script family.
• Lourdes (2007) is an informal script.
• Madeleine (2007) is a basic handwriting face.
• Mahalia (2008) is a retro script.
• Majidah and Majidah Potens (2006) are medieval scripts.
• Marintas (2012).
• Massif (2008) is an aggressive sans family.
• Mittwoch (2009, organic serif).
• Montag (2007) is a casual rounded sans family in six styles.
• Mynaruse (2010; +Titling, +Royale) is another roman inscriptional titling family---it is characterized by skinny flared serifs.
• Nanumunga (2007) is a comic book style face.
• Natalya (2007) is a connected calligraphic script. Natalya Monoline (2007). Natalya Swashes (2009, calligraphic).
• Newcomen (2008) is a 4-style roman titling face.
• Obline (2004, sans).
• Olidia (2008) is calligraphic.
• Orewelia (2004, grunge face).
• Pauline Didone (2011, a curly didone family). Pauline (2008) is a monolinear retro script.
• Promethian (2005, futuristic).
• Questal (2007) is a unicase serif face.
• Qurillian (2006, legible sans).
• RendtPhysic (2006).
• Ript Cure (2005).
• Sancoale (2011, an organic sans family, from Thin to Black). Sancoale Narrow (2011). Sancoale Softened (2012).
• Savigny (2011). Images: Savigny Black Extened, Savigny Regular Condensed.
• Serofina (2010, a calligraphic face).
• Savory Paste (2007). Grunge.
• Shrike2003 (2003).
• Sildetas (2010, a high-contrast script face with tear drop terminals).
• The sans family Sommet (2008; see also Sommet Rounded (2008), Sommet Slab, 2010, and Sommet Serif (2011, a wedge serif family)) is futuristic. Sommet Slab Rounded (2011).
• Sovba (2009, upright italic).
• Stefania (2007) has two calligraphic/chancery styles. Its aged version is called Stefania Antique (2008).
• Stratham (2007) is a medium to black family of legible sans faces.
• Terfens (2007) is an informal and quite rounded sans serif with inspiration from chancery scripts like Stefania.
• Valfieris (2006). Valfieris Aged (2007) imitates medieval printing.
• Xalapa (2008) is a grunge family.
• Yevida and Yevida Potens (2006, scripts).
• Youngblood (2008, +Youngblood Antique, 2010) is non-connected.

Catalog of their typefaces. View Jeremy Dooley's font library. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Jessica Cohen

Nashville, TN-based designer of the thin modular typeface Brooklyn (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Joyful Heart Designs

Font links by Jenn, from Tennessee. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kathryn Dexter

Katie Dexter (Type Design Inc) made the connected handwriting font Mezzanine (2009). She is a graphic designer and illustrator in Chattanooga, TN. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kellye G

Tennessee-based creator of the handwriting font Kellye's Handwriting (2009, Fontcapture). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kenneth White

Tennessee-based designer of Jasmin 1.0 and Jasmin 2.0 at Garagefonts. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Mac McGrew

Author of American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century (New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Books, 1996), which describes every known American typeface designed and cast in metal during the 20th century. See also here and here. M.F. McGrew (1912-2007) was also the author of over 300 articles on typography, which ran in trade journals. He wasd born in Chattanooga, TN, grew up in Pennsylvania, and died in Pittsburgh. His 500-strong book collection was donated to The Museum of Printing in North Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston, where the public can consult them. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Matt Patteson

Matt Patteson (Knoxville, TN) created the custom sans typeface Inpexia (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Michael Paul Young

Born and raised in Tennessee, Michael Paul Young currently calls Bangkok, Thailand home. He founded, managed and directs daily the online design shop YouWorkForThem, which is located in Baltimore, MD. Home page. Creator of "Apply", a free texture tool that allows you to customize any font you wish with an array of inky splatters and sprays. In 2000-2001, he made the pixelish YWFT DesignGraphik family. With Teerayut Puchpen, he designed the ultra-fat counterless face Pudge (2010). In 2011, he created Motown Expanded, which was based on YWFT Motown (2009, Travis Stearns). MyFonts link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Moonlighting Publications

Gothic fonts made by Tim Harkleroad, MoonLighting Publications, located in Bristol, TN: BoneApart (1997), DracBats (1999), Haunted (1997), Mummified (1997), Spykker (1998), Vampyr (1997). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Paisley Gunter

Graphic designer in Knoxville, TN, who designed Mavrik (2010). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Paul J. Klein

Knoxville, TN-based creator of Ignite Me (2012, handprinted). Dafont link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Pretty
[Patric King]

Patric King is the Chicago-based designer of Fastgirls, Bad Excuse, Gla, Smile (all available through Thirstype), and the private fonts Blechstreet, Untitled Script, 1984, 1985, 1997, Gia (at Thirstype), Atari Baby, Flex, Phoebe, Untitled, DAT, Flourish, Scribner (handwriting), food, Apocalipstick, Commodity (2003, Thirstype), Superwardudes, Twiggies, Handjob, smile. Graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Alternate URL. Patric started Pretty in Chicago together with Su and Milan. The Pretty fonts sold via MyFonts: Nineteen Eighty Four (2005), Revenant (1995, a redesign of Bad Excuse), Commodity (2003: ten geometric styles), Gia (2007, 5 styles based on the NASA logo font), Automaton (2009, techno). [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Roadgeek Fonts
[Michael D. Adams]

Memphis, TN-based Michael Adams (Roadgeek Fonts) developed a series of (free) heavy sans US highway sign fonts in 2002: Roadgeek2000SeriesB, Roadgeek2000SeriesC, Roadgeek2000SeriesD, Roadgeek2000SeriesE, Roadgeek2000SeriesEModified, Roadgeek2000SeriesF, RoadgeekTransportHeavy, RoadgeekTransportMedium. In 2005, he extended his font collection to include UK, German and US highway signs:

• Roadgeek 2005 Series B/C/D/E/E(M)/F fonts are intended to closely approximate Highway Gothic fonts
• Roadgeek 2005 Series 1B/2B/3B/4B/5B/6B are intended to closely approximate the new fonts, and are inteded for dark-on-light background signs.
• Roadgeek 2005 Series 1W/2W/3W/4W/5W/5WR/6W are close kin to the -B fonts, but are intended for light-on-dark background signs.
• Roadgeek 2005 Transport Heavy and Transport Medium should approximate the fonts used on British highway signs.
• Roadgeek 2005 Engschrift and Mittelschirft should approximate the fonts used on German highway signs.
• Roadgeek 2005 Arrows 1&2, Icons, and SignBacks are intended to help you in approximating U.S. highway signs, and are based on sign specifications from the Nebraska online MUTCD/SHS manuals.

Summer Leinart

Student of graphic design at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, TN. She created the art deco face Kilogram (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tara Jacek

Graphic designer in Chattanooga, TN. Her Behance page seems to suggest that she designed some typefaces for CD covers in 2009. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Thousand Type Works
[Bryan Levay]

Thousand Type Works is the Nashville, TN-based foundry of Bryan Levay. Their fonts, dated ca. 2011, include Equa (squarish family), Astral (art nouveau flavors), Alebin (large x-height text face), and Kilo (informal handprinting). [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Tim Lyle

Knoxville, TN-based designer of Burning Wrath (2008). Home page. Fontsy link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tom Burns

Murfreesboro, TN-based illustrator and graphic designer (b. 1978). Creator of Toonish (2008), a cartoon face, which in 2009 became a commercial face at T-26. He also made the modular face Machinista (2010, T26).

Dafont link. MyFonts link. Klingspor link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Type The Font
[Dannci]

Type The Font ("Dannci", or Daniel Kr) is the creator in 2010 of the free sans display faces League Gothic (2010), Gabo Drive (in the style of Impact), Barrci, Sertig and Balham. Dafont link. Viable (2010) is a commercial sans face. From this site, it seems that Dannci is in fact Ben Stucki from Nashville, TN. But over at Graphic River, where we can buy his sans face Viable, we read that he is Slovakian. [Google] [More]  ⦿