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Over the years, I have worked on a few small typefaces that are free to download and use. (Please be responsible and pay attention to the license terms for each project.) Since I was paid for this work long ago, perhaps show your appreciation by making a tax-deductible donation to The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.

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nouvelle coqueluche
A great may people who are influenced by the idea that their physical selves need no care beyond the food that they eat from time to time would be surprised to learn the amount of time the leading men in political, professional, commercial and financial life devote to the stimulating exercises, which have come to be so generally known as physical culture. We present below a few opinions caught from the busy successful men of affairs, showing what a prominent part the maintaining of physical balance has played in their lives, and the esteem in which they hold systematic use of the physical powers.

About Astloch

Astloch is a set of monolinear display faces—one delicate and one sturdy—based on the mix of sharp angles and florid curves found in fraktur lettering. (Released 2011.)

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These fonts are licensed under the Open Font License.

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A great may people who are influenced by the idea that their physical selves need no care beyond the food that they eat from time to time would be surprised to learn the amount of time the leading men in political, professional, commercial and financial life devote to the stimulating exercises, which have come to be so generally known as physical culture. We present below a few opinions caught from the busy successful men of affairs, showing what a prominent part the maintaining of physical balance has played in their lives, and the esteem in which they hold systematic use of the physical powers.

About Clear Sans

The Clear Sans family was a Monotype project, commissioned and designed under the direction of the User Experience team at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center. It was based on an unreleased design by Robin Nicholas, which I adapted for Intel’s needs, with Greek and Cyrillic added by George Ryan. Read more about Clear Sans at Typographica. (Released 2014.)

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Copse
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l’équipe culturiste
Copse
“Daddy” Wentworth, the oldest contortionist in the world, is now living at Bedford, Massachusetts, aged 77 years. He has outlived two physicians, each of whom paid him $100 for the privilege of dissecting his body after death. These strange contracts were made with the idea that “Daddy” Wentworth’s dangerous life would bring him to an untimely end. He has had the best of the bargain, though, and is looking around for another doctor who wants to take chances on buying his body.

About Copse

Copse combines aspects of both text and typewriter faces. While it was meant to hold up well if used at small sizes online, Copse produces a soft yet clear effect at larger sizes, too. It has low contrast and gentle edges, with some kicky ball terminals for a splash of color. (Released 2010.)

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Ryman Eco
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Blinded by the Light
Ryman Eco
“Daddy” Wentworth, the oldest contortionist in the world, is now living at Bedford, Massachusetts, aged 77 years. He has outlived two physicians, each of whom paid him $100 for the privilege of dissecting his body after death. These strange contracts were made with the idea that “Daddy” Wentworth’s dangerous life would bring him to an untimely end. He has had the best of the bargain, though, and is looking around for another doctor who wants to take chances on buying his body.

About Ryman Eco

Ryman Eco was Monotype custom design commissioned by Grey London to satisfy an impressive goal: to create the world's most beautiful, sustainable font. Ryman Eco uses an average of 33% less ink than standard fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, Georgia, and Verdana. To accomplish this, Ryman Eco takes advantage of how ink and toner bleed on paper. Each character in the less ink-intensive font is built from a series of fine lines, so at smaller sizes (10- to 14-point size) the lines appear to merge, thanks to ink bleed. At larger sizes, the lines become an interesting visual pattern. Read more about this at Fast Company. (Released in 2014.)

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Made available for free with an End User License Agreement.

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