Scriptorium Fonts
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| Company type | Sole proprietorship |
|---|---|
| Industry | Type foundry |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States |
Key people | Dave Nalle (owner) |
| Products | Fonts, Clip art |
Number of employees | 5 (2013) |
| Website | www.fontcraft.com |
Scriptorium Fonts was a type foundry based in Austin, Texas, founded in 1992 by game designer, editor and historian Dave Nalle. The type foundry had three other type designers, these included: Michael Scarpitti, Peter Nevins and Kevin Andrew Murphy.[1]
In 2005, Scriptorium Fonts supported the fundraising efforts for Hurricane Katrina relief by selling three New Orleans-themed fonts (Guede, Ironworks and Veve) to three different Louisiana charities.[2] Recently their fonts have been prominently featured in the Spiderwick books and film.[3]
The Windlass font was used on the covers of the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan as well as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians film.[4]
The Folkard font is used for the main heading font in World of Warcraft and also in the Disney Fairies game series.[5]
The Valdemar font is featured on the covers of all of Mark Chadbourn's fantasy novel series including Age of Misrule.[6]
As of 2023, the website is no longer available.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scriptorium Fonts & Art". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ Samuel John Klein (2005-09-05). "Fontcraft Assists Hurricane Relief". Designorati. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "Scriptorium Fonts, Art and Design". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "Colonial Fonts : Percy Jackson : The Lightning Thief". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "The Scriptorium : Celtic Fonts and Art : Folkard". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "Valdemar Font in Age of Misrule". Sam Sykes. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
External links
[edit]- Scriptorium Fonts website
- Biography of Scriptorium's Dave Nalle at IdentiFont
- Foundry review from Fontacle.com
- Early review from the newsletter of the William Morris Society in 1993
- Foundry Section on MyFonts
- Foundry Section on Fonts.com