What I do
Five kinds of work with real prices. Every one includes an outright licence in perpetuity, because a typeface you have to renew is a typeface somebody else controls.
Work
A custom typeface, one weightFull Latin character set with the accents your languages need, drawn by hand and digitised. Ten to fourteen weeks. Licensed outright with the drawings.USD 14000.00
A custom typeface, family of fourRegular, italic, bold and bold italic. Cheaper per weight than one at a time and considerably better, because a family drawn together actually works together.USD 38000.00
A wordmark, drawn not setLetters drawn for one word rather than typed in an existing face and spaced. Six weeks, three routes, and the outlines are yours.USD 6500.00
Identity, built on a faceA wordmark, a type system and the rules for using both, for a business that intends to look like itself for ten years rather than two.USD 22000.00
Extending a typeface you ownAdditional weights, a Cyrillic or Greek set, or the accents somebody forgot. I will work on other designers’ faces with their permission.USD 4800.00
Released
Before you write
Timing, price, languages and who owns what.
Why only one project at a time?
Because type design is slow and doing two at once produces two mediocre typefaces. It costs me money and it is the only way I know to keep the work at a standard I will sign.
What does outright licensing mean?
You buy it once and own it in perpetuity, for any use, in any medium, with the editable source drawings. No renewals, no seat counts, no audits and no way for me to price you out later.
How long is the wait?
About six weeks at the moment, and the number on this site is the real one. If your date does not work I will say so immediately rather than taking a deposit and hoping.
Can you match an existing brand?
Usually, and sometimes I will tell you that what you have is fine and you need spacing rather than a new face. That has happened three times and cost me three commissions.
Which languages can you cover?
Latin including the full range of European accents as standard. Greek and Cyrillic are quoted separately because they are genuinely different work, not a checkbox.
What clients say
Read all the reviews★★★★★
Licensed outright with the drawings. We have extended it twice ourselves.
★★★★★
Drawn rather than set. You can see it at small sizes.
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He said nine weeks and it was nine weeks.
★★★★★
One project at a time means waiting. Worth it, but plan for it.
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