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First release: 2004

Named for: the Gang Of Four, both the Chinese counter-revolutionaries and the band

One of the first ten fonts I put out. Inspired by typography on political posters from China, and also the US album cover for The Clash's Give 'Em Enough Rope.

First release: 2005

Named for: the location in Moscow

Modeled after Cyrillic letterforms used by contructivists, El Lissitsky in particular.

First release: 2004

Named for: the character Osaka-san from Azumanga Daioh

This font was designed to resemble some of the more modern varieties of katakana display fonts, like those sometimes seen on Japanese storefronts and the like.

First release: 2004

Named for: the continent of Europe, specifically an imagined cross between the Roman Republic and the Soviet Union

This was a different approach to constructivism, one involving slab serifs. At the time, I was thinking of divising something just on the edge of brutalism. Look up "spomenik" and you'll see what I mean.

First release: 2004

Named for: that song from Lady and the Tramp

Movie posters and a can of Diet Pepsi from Thailand were the points of reference on this one. Tried to get something that looked like Thai lettering, but not the variety with all the little circles.

First release: 2005

Named for: All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

There didn't seem to be a particular location or language in mind with this one; just sort of half-Asian, half-Pacific. A friend of mine gave me the idea, but mentioned something related to the Pac-Man logo at the time.

First release: 2007

Named for: as above

I just wanted to have another go at Kremlin— just sort of paper over a few things I wasn't crazy about on my first go-around.