Fontan Roman is a single weight calligraphic typeface design based on influences from Trajan and Round Foundational lettering; both being lettering styles I studied, many moons ago, while at art school.

Calligraphic Typeface design

I’ve wanted to design a typeface since leaving art school but never had the time, tools, or patience. When I discovered BirdFont it was time to try.

Typeface design influences

Future development

I want to develop on this typeface further by pushing an even more calligraphic style in the lettering. I love the sharpness but roundness in the foundational hand and wished I had studied it in more detail while I had the chance under the calligrapher John Smith (yes, his real name), author of The Art of Calligraphy.

Update: Here is a version based on the traditional round foundational hand lettering

Introducing Fontan Roman; a new calligraphic typeface design

You’ll find a few alternative glyphs available for the Q and f as well as some of the more obvious ligatures.

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