Heavily inspired by Italian futurist extraordinaire Fortunato Depero. Since the first time we ever laid eyes on his original works, a seed of inspiration was planted in our subconscious that will forever be rooted. His hand-cut lettering styles and layouts proved that art and commerce can happily intermingle. There is an undeniable playful spirit in the letterforms that zip us back to early childhood, where play comes first, ease of legibility second. Luckily for us, we can have both.

Corsicana covers a lot of ground. At times it drifts us away into the past when mono-weight blocky type covered the dusty red bricks of old Main Street. Then it pulls us back into current times where we all hunger for more of the human hand. Inspired simultaneously by Americana signpainter utopias and Latin American modernism, Corsicana can take you anywhere you long to be.

Retreat into the realm of early monastic manuscripts and early illuminated folk art that graced the walls of temples still standing in black forests. Etched deeply into the soft paper with a hard edged quill, or chiseled into old growth, Forest Retreat inspires a playful exploration of merging the ancient and modern, a crude marriage of blackletter and slab.

Simplicity is celebrated with Long View. A calming restraint of embellishment tendencies, we focus more on the message at hand and the endless possibilities of the forms words can take. Reminiscent of stamped metal badges, hand-drawn elevations, and poetry typed onto the toothy page by machines that now gather dust.

Dusted off from the lost vaults of time, this beloved type originally emerged from craftspeople who also dedicated their energies to painting hyper-realistic marble and wooden textures in the 1800’s. A truly universal style that could grace the halls and boutiques of any time and place.

Ah, the serenity letter forms can evoke. A branch swaying gently, a plume of incense floating, a weightless seed drifting in the breeze that knows no hurry. Reclined but upright, Brother Wind breathes with time like a mountain sitting in zazen. The calligraphic flow of Brother Wind listens for answers on the shores of the endless river.

Some things are too important to take seriously. This dreamy and playful approach to an otherwise bold and intense monotype can yield just the right amount of fluidity and human touch to your work. Stackable, archable, approachable… Peace Flag celebrates the beauty in imperfection with a light spirit.

A beloved tool in the house of Wabi Sabi. An original spirit that started it all. We dove deep into the dusty crates of the past to uncover this handpainted spirit that serves as a constant reminder that we are all human and deserve to celebrate our differences.

Inspired by modern breeze blocks and ancient temple glyphs, this architectural typograph parallels form and function. A soft brutalist and robust deco spirit worthy of being cast in bronze, chiseled into limestone or stamped into terra cotta. Its cultural ambiguity gives it a wide range of universal possibilities.