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Kasuga
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Kasuga, Japanese for spring day, is a contemporary script with eastern influence.
Kasuga’s pointed and fluid brush strokes evoke the orient with just a hint of the west.
Kasuga is perfect for designs that need an Asian atmosphere.
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Stefania Antique
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Stefania Antique is an aged version of Stefania, an elegant italic script.
Stefania Antique is perfect for creating unique and ancient looking chancery manuscripts. A regular version and a more distressed alternate are available. Stefania Antique includes 64 OpenType ligatures that are used to automatically replicate the natural appearance of letterpress printing.
Stefania Antique works great in conjunction with insigne Splats!
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Pauline
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Pauline is a sans serif with a strong influence from retro scripts. Pauline is a geometric face formed with slow and deliberate rounded brush strokes. The tall ascenders give it a useful touch of naïveté. It’s a face suitable for some interesting titling and short bits of copy.
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Sommet
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Project a powerful image with Sommet.
Sommet is a sans-serif with a high-tech web 2.0 feel. The typeface family is a powerful and sharp design that is highly legible onscreen even at small sizes. Sommet features a tall x-height, and its letterforms are compressed, perfect for when layout space is at a premium.
The Sommet family includes four weights and italics for plenty of design options and is suitable for body copy and display text.
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Florencia
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Florencia flows with the spirit and excitement of a beautiful dancer. Its extended and flowing letterforms are designed to glide across the page.
This contemporary script is perfect for any project that calls for a spicy, exotic feel.
Florencia includes OpenType swash alternates, old style figures and ligatures.
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SavoryPaste
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SavoryPaste is a grungy sans serif from insigne. SavoryPaste includes 64 discretionary ligatures of the most common letter pairs for a more natural look without distracting repeating characters. The typeface family also includes OpenType small caps, old style figures and alternates without filled counters. The SavoryPaste family also includes a completely interchangeable and more restrained alternate.
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Kidela
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Kidela is an exuberant and eccentric serif typeface reminiscent of hand painted signage. Kidela features tight kerning and spacing, and some interesting effects can be achieved by adjusting the tracking. The typeface includes 64 discretionary ligatures to extend the natural hand painted look, alternates, oldstyle figures and small caps. Please see the sample brochure to see these ligatures in action. Kidela is an excellent choice when you need a fun and interesting serif.
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Terfens
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Terfens is a sans serif with inspiration from chancery scripts like Stefania. Subtly rounded and eschewing harsh technical lines, Terfens is a warm and inviting typeface. Its tall x-height gives it a friendly but not overly informal feel. Its readability and unique contemporary look makes it suitable for a wide range of design applications.
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Stefania
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Stefania is an elegant chancery script, designed with wedding invitations specifically in mind. A contemporary take on chancery scripts, Stefania retains a traditional calligraphic feel. Its features include a more pronounced slant for an elegant and dynamic flow and plenty of swash capitals. With ample flourishes and frills, including a score of alternate characters, Stefania works well in a variety of creative uses. This formal script is perfect for projects that call for a sophisticated appearance.
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Antigen
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Antigen is a forceful and fresh typeface with a strong futuristic feel. Its characters have a wide stance, and the lettering is subtly rounded.
It includes a set of OpenType alternates that remove the spike crossbars for a less aggressive appearance.
Antigen is great for titling that needs an edgy, assertive and ultramodern look.
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Brigette
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Brigette is based on the popular insigne script Natalya. The frilly script has been acid dipped, scratched and destroyed for use in grungy design jobs or any other use that calls for a ragged script. Three different degrees of deconstruction are available. The Alternate Two variant is highly distressed, and when rasterised by many programs at smaller point sizes appears almost illegible, but prints just fine. OpenType features include 64 OpenType ligatures that can be used to extend the natural appearance of the lettering, oldstyle figures and ending swashes. Brigette works great in conjunction with insigne Splats!
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Aviano Slab
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Aviano Slab is an extended slab serif and the newest member of the popular insigne series Aviano. The same classically proportioned letterforms are now available in a slab serif variant for powerful impact.
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Lourdes
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Lourdes is an informal script font drawn with quick, thick brush strokes. The script appears to be quickly dashed down, and the characters were carefully designed to create a subtle rhythm. The strokes are slightly muted to avoid an overly aggressive appearance. Lourdes has a wonderful active tempo that works well for headlines, logotypes and signage.
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Montag
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Montag is an extended, rounded sans-serif. In many ways it can be seen as a more conservative, extended version of Chennai. As with Chennai, it includes simplified versions of many characters for titling or when a more futuristic appearance is called for. Choose Montag whenever you need a distinctive sans serif.
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Kairengu
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Kairengu is a casual and lively rounded sans serif. The characters are “gloopy” as if ink was poured onto the page surface. Kairengu is a great choice whenever you need an amusing face with a lot of character.
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Aviano Sans
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In 2007, insigne released Aviano. Aviano’s beautifully drawn extended letterforms were a hit with designers and quickly became insigne’s most popular offering of early 2007.
Now, insigne returns to the classical forms that were the inspiration for Aviano with a sans serif variant. Aviano Sans is wide and geometric, and is perfect for any job that calls for a chic and dignified sans serif.
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insigne Splats!
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Insigne Splats! is a series of vectorized ink splatters that can be quickly and easily used in your artwork. There are 64 unique and useful ink splatters. These individual splats can be combined, decomposed and organized to accent your designs. Splats! works well in conjunction with some of insigne's grungier faces such as Valfieris Aged, Arendahl, Majidah or Blue Goblet. Please see the printable sample .pdf for a full preview of all the splats available and the keys they map to.
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Natalya
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Natalya is a flashy and rhythmic script. The script has more space between characters than most for better legibility, and the basis point for the ornate swirls is the golden ratio. This makes for an especially harmonious typeface with timeless appeal.
The typeface includes three alternates with variations of the ascenders and descenders. All three fonts include OpenType ligatures, oldstyle figures and ending swashes for an even more elaborate appearance.
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Questal
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Questal is an intriguing unicase serif.
The face appears rather eccentric, yet it still retains a refined character. The typeface is wider than most, but not to the degree that Aviano is extended. The font includes some interesting OpenType alternate characters to extend the quirky quality of the letterforms even further.
If unicase isn't your thing, the Questal family also includes a small caps variant for more traditional uses. Use Questal for eye-catching and distinctive logotypes or headlines.
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Carta Marina
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Carta Marina is based on the titling found on the famous map drawn by Olaus Magnus in 1539. The map of northern Europe took 12 years to complete, and the total size is a huge 1.7 meters tall by 1.25 meters wide. More information about the map, as well as the high resolution reference document used to create the typeface and illustration set can be found at the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota.
The titling is slightly aged, very sturdy and elegant. Carta Marina includes a full set of OpenType alternates for every character in the English alphabet, oldstyle figures, historical forms, small caps and 64 discretionary ligatures. These ligatures are used to alter the appearance of the type so that the printing appears realistic and without any duplicate letters to detract from the antique appearance.
The Carta Marina family also includes some of the unique illustrations that gave the map its character. It includes depictions of fanciful sea creatures, land animals and some of the inhabitants of the lands pictured.
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Stratham
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Stratham is vigorous sans-serif inspired by the slab serif Clarendon. It is a heavy display face, and has a tangible modern British feel to it. The italic is especially dynamic and forward moving. Stratham includes OpenType titling and swash alternates, old style figures and small caps. Stratham is useful for headlines, highly legible signage or posters and works well in conjunction with the always popular Clarendon.
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Madeleine
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Madeleine is an open script face with influence from early 50's scripts. The stroke doesn't have much variation, and the characters are wide and flowing. The script also features OpenType end swashes and discretionary ligatures to extend the twirling and fluid nature of the script. This mischievous script is useful for informal invitations, scrap booking or whenever you need a retro look.
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Nanumunga
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Insigne is pleased to offer Nanumunga, a sans-serif inspired by the carefree antics of tropical fish. Designers will find this typeface is useful whenever a relaxed and lighthearted typeface is required. Nanumunga is a versatile face. The font includes small caps and a shadow alternate for titling. Some potential uses are advertising for children’s products, tropical destinations, or just whenever you need a slightly different “cartoon” look.
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Valfieris Aged
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Valfieris Aged looks as though it just came off a antique printing press. Ink has pooled in the serifs and on the corners, and the metal did not make full contact with the paper in center of the letters. Valfieris Aged includes a full set of OpenType alternates for every character in the English alphabet, swash alternates, ending swashes, oldstyle figures, historical forms, small caps and 64 discretionary ligatures. These ligatures are used to alter the appearance of the type so that the printing appears realistic and without any duplicate letters to detract from the antique appearance.
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insigne Abstractions
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Insigne Abstractions is a break from working with letterforms and a chance to play with pure abstraction. These ornaments are purely nonrepresentational, and are not letterforms. The abstractions are organic, and some would describe them as magnifications of microorganisms in black and white. There are 72 different ornaments this package. Some potential uses for these ornaments include alien alphabets, navigation buttons for a website, decorative elements, inspiration for logos or background textures.
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Arendahl
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Arendahl is a natural-looking, irregular connected handwriting script. The script has a fluctuating baseline and swirling ending swashes to give the lettering a soothing flow. Arendahl utilizes OpenType ligatures and alternates to prevent duplicate letterforms, and automatically substitutes the best letter combination or word glyph. Arendahl includes 64 discretionary ligatures based on the most common pairs in the English language, a full set of alternates for every English letter, ending swashes and ornaments. The Arendahl family is made up of eight fonts, including an alternate, bold weights and script versions.
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Aviano
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Aviano is an extended titling face with influence from the power and timeless beauty of classical letterforms. Aviano features extended characters for a formal feel, sharp, powerful looking serifs and geometric and consistent letterforms. Use Aviano as an alternative to Trajan. Aviano is named for a small town at the base of the Alps in northern Italy.
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Chennai
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Chennai is a simplified sans-serif with a full complement of OpenType alternates. The characters are rounded, slightly extended and geometric. The OpenType alternates greatly complement the face. The primary version is more simplified, while the alternate is more traditional. These two “versions” are designed be used in conjunction with one another. For example, the primary version can be used for headings, while the alternate, with its stems and more traditional characters, can be used for highly legible body copy. Please see the PDF sample. Use Chennai whenever you need a contemporary and versatile sans serif.
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Koelle Ornaments
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The Koelle Ornaments series is based on the etchings of Chris Koelle of Portland Studios. This is the second collaboration between insigne and Portland Studios; the first yielded the inky and active script Blue Goblet. Chris has a unique style where he “frames” his work with small icons related to the story or subject. These are now available as Koelle Ornaments. Koelle Ornaments has a gritty, used appearance, and has a late 70’s stylistic feel. There are 145 highly detailed illustrations in the entire pack, separated into four different fonts. These illustrations can be resized without any loss of quality, and can be easily converted to outlines and modified. Some of the ornaments have a Christian theme, while others are more generic. To view what ornaments are available and the keys they map to, please view the sample pdf. The sample .pdf is an excellent reference guide, and we encourage you to print it out to quickly refer to your favorite ornaments.
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Lorelei
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Lorelei is an exuberant and bouncy script. The ink seems to be slathered onto the surface in a casual and spontaneous manner, making for a flowing and feminine script that is perfect for invitations or greeting cards. The script also contains a large number of OpenType alternates and ligatures to extend the impulsive nature of the lettering. Lorelei is named for a young German maiden that supposedly threw herself into the Rhine.
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Avaloc
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Avaloc, named for the mythical king of Avalon, is an expanded sans serif face. Avaloc has a clean and geometric look, similar to Futura, and is useful in many settings. Use it as an alternative to Copperplate or Trajan in chic settings such as wine labels, logotypes or invitations. A current design trend is to use extended faces for body copy; Avaloc works well for that purpose. As with all insigne releases, Avaloc has a full complement of OpenType features including ligatures, old style figures and small caps.
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Asturias
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Asturias is a contemporary take on script fonts. Its characters are wider than most scripts, and the letterforms are somewhat geometric, giving it a modern and refined feel.
The font is well suited for any occasion that calls for a sophisticated air and appearance.
As with all insigne releases, Asturias comes with a wide range of OpenType features; a full complement of artistic alternates, ligatures and old style figures to add a touch of sophistication.
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Fizgiger
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Fizgiger is a chance to kick back and take break from designing some of insigne’s more serious typefaces, like the sans serif Aberlyth. It is an extension of the ideas of Blue Goblet, but includes more frills and a more pronounced vertical stress.
The name Fizgiger is derived from the English word Fizgig, which is defined as a flirty girl.
Fizgiger is a fun and uplifting script that works for whenever you need a playful and exciting font.. Fizgiger comes with a wide range of OpenType features, including small caps, a full complement of artistic alternates (it’s like getting another font free!) and old style figures.
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Majidah
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Majidah is an attempt to replicate the look and feel of an ancient script taken from the pages of an antique document. It has a Middle Eastern feel to it, but could be used for a wide range of applications. The name means glorious and powerful in Arabic.
Majidah includes a number of OpenType features, including alternatates, ligatures and old style figures, and includes accents for wide range of languages.
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Promethian
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Dynamic, strong and athletic.
Promethian brings fire to your designs.
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Yevida
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A script font with a slightly arabic twist. Yevida includes a full complement of OpenType features, including alternates, ligatures and old style figures.
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Valfieris
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A classy and elegant serif from DooleyType.
Valfieris includes a number of advanced OpenType features, including alternates, ligatures, small caps and old style figures.
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Qurillian
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A simple but unique sans serif. Qurillian also includes a number of OpenType features including ligatures and old style figures.
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RendtPhysic
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RendtPhysic. Exactly what’s needed for your next starship lettering job.
RendtPhysic is designed to be used in conjunction with RiptCure also from DooleyType.
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Blue Goblet
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Blue Goblet is a collaboration between Portland Studios and DooleyType. It was designed by Cory Godbey and digitized by Jeremy Dooley.
Blue Goblet is the script developed for the pending illustrated children’s book from Portland Studios, The Blue Goblet.
Blue Goblet is usable in a wide range of settings, and includes a full complement of opentype features and a more playful alternate.
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RiptCure
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RiptCure is a futuristic, but usable typeface for everything from logotypes to magazine headlines.
Several weights are included, including an interesting Ultra Light.
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Biortec
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Biortec was designed to look as though it could be used in a futuristic graphical user interface. It could be equally useful as a logotype for a biotech company or some other application.
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