Sophie O'Donnell

Grotesques can answer a really wide variety of design problems and go from small sizes to large without missing a beat.

Vinila is Flora de Carvalho’s take on the genre. The family’s multi-purpose intention comes from having 4 widths - from compressed to extended, each with 6 weights and obliques.

Rhythm and music played an important part in the design of this font, which started off as the lettering for a Brazilian Music album.

Its distinctiveness comes from having powerful ink traps that go from elegant and supple in the lighter styles to commanding and impactful in the heavier styles. A distinct rhythm is achieved, making it a strong face for editorial design, branding projects and so much more.

Vinila is the ideal companion to expressive display faces, where it serves a supporting role with a marked presence. We use Vinila every day in our own brand identity. We've had some of the best designers use it and test it in many different environments, printed, digital, mobile and more (they really like it!).

Also in the package, Vinila Variable is an experimental version of Vinila, where you can have a virtually infinite mix of weights, widths and slant, all from a single font file. Available when you license the complete family.

Vinila pairs happily with our cheerful Manteiga, elegantly with our organic didone Tenez and mechanically with our monospaced Odisseia. What other matches can you think of?

MyCRFT was designed as a custom heading typeface for Drew Maughan’s IhNohMinecraft project.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
Beginning life in 2015 under the name Mascoteers, the project was an ensemble of small-scale characters built from LEGO elements. The challenge was in creating the different figures with the restrictions of existing LEGO elements, while being recognisable as individual characters.

The project was initially well received within the LEGO community and with the general public, but was eventually ignored and even ridiculed in favour of LEGO’s own BrickHeadz theme, launched in late 2016.

It was rebranded IhNohMinecraft as a response to the deliberate cries of “Ih dih Minecraft?” since BrickHeadz' launch. The project has no relation to the popular game.

ABOUT THE TYPEFACE
The motivation to create MyCRFT was as part of establishing IhNohMinecraft as its own project, by giving it a new visual identity.

The typeface could be described as a cross between the ones used for Gears Of War and Overwatch. I liked the boldness of the former, and the italicized straight edges of the latter. MyCRFT was intended to be used in its Black Italic form from the beginning, and was designed around the letters from the word MINECRAFT.

Where I couldn't decide on specific characters, I've included the designs as alternative glyphs. I've also included the old “square” Mascoteers logo and the newer “head” IhNohMinecraft logo.

MyCRFT is paired with Kanit on the official IhNohMinecraft web site. Let me know if you discover a better pairing!

PROJECT LINKS
View the IhNohMinecraft “reveal” playlist on YouTube.
The official Mascoteers/IhNohMinecraft web site.

Treadstone gives a modern twist on the athletic, college style font. This font family includes versions with rounded edges, rough edges and grunge effects, each of which has its own character and charm. Treadstone works great for headlines, titles and logos.

Bold and compact, Stamina is a solid, sporty, font that punches beyond its weight. Ideal for product logos, headlines and signage, it has both power and panache!

Funny square typeface.
Extended latin character set.