Typefaces

A collection of fonts created by LDC ranging from hand-drawn display fonts to geometric sans serifs.

Reklam

LDC-008

Reklam is an elegant, retro serif family with variable weights and widths. With its unique letterforms full of 90s retro personality, this sophisticated yet quirky typeface can work well for long-form text, but really stands out at headline sizes. The narrow widths have a nostalgic editorial feel and the wider versions work great for smaller text. This serif includes accents & multilingual characters.

  • A glass of Maraschino liqueur with a cherry on top, with large overlaid text reading 'Luxardo Maraschino' and additional smaller text indicating the product's origin, alcohol content, and history in Italy.
  • Close-up of a vintage Nike Air Jordan 7 sneaker in white with red, black, and green accents, placed on a white background with text about the sneaker's history and design.
  • Close-up image of a black headset with over-ear cups, accompanied by technical text describing active noise cancellation and microphone features.
  • Two legs with jeans and worn brown shoes raised upside down against a grey background with large, light-colored word text overlay that includes 'San Francisco, CA' and other city-related words.
  • An amber glass bottle of jojoba oil with a dropper cap stands on a small wooden pedestal, with shadows cast across a background featuring the word 'Alchemy' and text describing the product's natural, organic, and cruelty-free qualities.
  • A cityscape featuring the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, with sepia tones and overlay text including an address, hotel name, and phone number.
  • Close-up of black text listing names and life dates, including Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, and others, on a textured white background.
  • A beige leather shoulder bag placed in front of a gray background with the word 'Aimee' written above. The bag has a minimalistic design with dark piping and a small gold emblem. Text at the bottom indicates it is a large leather shoulder bag priced at $3,250.
  • A sheet displaying a comprehensive set of Latin alphabet characters with diacritics, including uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as punctuation, numerical digits, and special symbols on a black background.

Enkel

LDC-005

Enkel is a sans serif font family with multiple stylistic sets and variable weights. It is a versatile mix of Geometric and Neo-grotesk design which offers the power of a display face at large sizes and ease of legibility in smaller, long-form text; giving it flexibility for a broad range of uses. It includes accents & multilingual characters.

  • Close-up of a black background with text about a vintage washed cotton tennis-inspired capsule. The text includes details about color, fabric, sizing, care instructions, and designer credits, with a portion of a photo of a man with short curly hair and a beard wearing a yellow top, sitting outdoors in front of green foliage.
  • Close-up of a black poster with white text describing the characteristics of a light bulb, including its shape, material, color temperature, wattage, and lumens.
  • Page from a publication featuring a drawing of people in traditional Japanese attire near water, with trees and buildings in the background, alongside text describing an art collection and history.
  • Three panels featuring information about Milan, Italy, including a map, an image of Milan Cathedral, and a statue of a Roman figure, with descriptive text in each panel.
  • A magazine page featuring an architectural building with an irregular grid on its facade, located in Beijing, China, with a modern glass skyscraper to its left. The page includes a table of contents with sections on agenda, architecture, offices, design, people, events, and locations.
  • A beige informational card about crop circles resonance cards, featuring a black and white photograph of crop circles in Mammen, Germany, and text explaining their principles and historical use in healing and cultural practices.
  • Three overlapping mobile web page designs for a home decor product site, showcasing categories like kitchen, bathroom, and decor, with product images and a newsletter subscription section.
  • Overview of various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, Litecoin, XRP, and others, with current prices, daily percentage changes, and market caps.
  • Text on black background that says "Iced Sky Parade with Floating Gifts" and some other smaller text related to styling sets.
  • Image showing a black background with white text displaying a variety of character sets, including accented letters, currency symbols, mathematical symbols, punctuation, and arrow icons.

Autoparts

LDC-001

Autoparts is a display family drawn from the vintage painted signage and branding of Los Angeles. Bold and characterful, it spans seven widths and four styles — Regular, Rounded, Rough and Shadow — with accents and multilingual support, ready for everything from logos to packaging.

  • Vintage movie poster for 'Bullitt' starring Steve McQueen, featuring a black-and-white image of a car with a background of a racing scene.
  • A vintage sale poster advertising tow, roadside assistance, engine tune-up, brake pad replacement, wheel alignment, power steering flush, and other automotive services with prices for different bays, bench fee, and storage options.
  • A vintage movie poster for 'Le Mans' featuring a race car on a track with trees and a sunset sky in the background. The poster includes production and cast credits, and indicates it's a 20th Century Fox release with a G rating.
  • Packaging for a high-performance synthetic motor oil, featuring orange and black colors, with the text highlighting features like increased horsepower, maximum protection, and low friction technology.
  • Packaging for high-gloss clear coat with bold white text reading "Pacific" over a background image of a setting sun. Additional text includes "rust stopping," "full protection," "extremely flammable," and product details such as size 32 fluid ounces, made in the USA.
  • Close-up of a textured sign with the words 'REGULAR ROUND ROUGH' in large, worn letters, and additional smaller text indicating design details.
  • Image showing a black background with off-white uppercase alphabet letters, numbers, and symbols displayed in a bold, condensed font, along with accented characters at the bottom.

Upperhand

LDC-002

Upperhand is a hand-drawn display face with an organic, confident hand. It's built so both cases mix interchangeably, making headlines, pull-quotes and logotypes feel genuinely handmade. Includes accents and multilingual characters.

  • Black background with large, white, handwritten-style text listing American cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles.
  • A black and white aerial view of a basketball court with a person walking near a hoop. Overlayed with large purple text that reads 'SHOOT YOUR SHOT' and a small Nike logo at the bottom left corner with the words 'RISE 2.0'.
  • Close-up of a black background with pink handwritten style text mentioning various cultural references and phrases, such as 'THE FLASH' and 'LONDON CALLING.'
  • Stylized black handwritten text overlaying a pink circle on a textured background, with small black text and QR codes on the right side.
  • Black and white image of a person with short hair, bending over, with large pink stylized text overlay that reads "BREATHE." The image has a grainy texture, and the person appears to be in motion or expressive pose. There is smaller text at the top and bottom of the image, but it is partially obscured or difficult to read clearly.
  • Image showing font weights with sample text 'HEAVYWEIGHT', 'MEDIUMWEIGHT', and 'FEATHERWEIGHT' in different styles, labeled with their respective weights.
  • Handwritten alphabet letters, numbers 0-9, and various symbols on a black background.

Timbered

LDC-003

Timbered is a condensed sans serif with sharp, modern edges and an industrial backbone. Three styles — Regular, Rounded and Rough — plus alternates and contextual distress give it range from utilitarian labels to high-impact headlines. Accents and multilingual characters included.

  • A poster advertising a heritage event featuring allagash and Co, held at The Hudson Bay Alpine Wedge. The poster has a dark green background with pink and white text, and includes a landscape image with an axe embedded in a tree stump in a field at sunset.
  • Illustration of a mountain range with the words "Mountain Terrain" overlaid in large white letters. Below, a paragraph explains Mount Hood as an active stratovolcano formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast.
  • Map showing the elevations of different mountain peaks in the Grand Teton area, including Middle Teton, South Teton, Mount Owen, and Teewinot, with Mount Moran, Mount Wister, Buck Mountain, and Static Peak also listed.
  • Packaging label for white button-up flannel shirt featuring a woman wearing plaid shirt outdoors, with description of shirt's features and size options.
  • A promotional poster for a general saw blade featuring a background of pink tree rings and saw blades. The poster highlights specifications, including a 7 1/4 inch blade diameter, over 60 carbide teeth, and a 7/8 inch arbor size. Additional details mention a recommended usage for wood, lumber, fiberglass, and plastic, and performance metrics such as 13,200 maximum RPM.
  • A font sheet displaying distressed, textured uppercase letters A to Z, with alternative versions labeled Alt1, Alt2, and Alt3, on a dark background.
  • A black background displaying a white typeface with various accented uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols, including the full alphabet in uppercase, numbers 0-9, and common special characters. The top includes the text '©2022 LUND DESIGN CO.', 'GLYPH SET', and 'TIMBERED REGULAR V. 2.0'.

Broke Grotesk

LDC-006

Broke Grotesk is a hand-drawn sans serif typeface. It is flawed by design–yet very legible–giving any project a human touch as an alternative to a standard sans serif. It includes 2 weights (Regular, Bold), italics, contextual alternates, accents & multilingual characters. With a sense of humor and warmth as well as great readability, this hand-drawn sans serif is great for film titles, posters, packaging, magazines, websites and more.

  • A promotional flyer for the Alpine Summit event features mountainous scenery with a large gold circle overlay. The event is located at Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Provincial Park, and includes technical details about the camera used.
  • Black and white photo of a geometric sculpture with an opening in the center, set against a dark background, with overlaying text including the artist's name Ángel Manuel Mateos and the title 'Canto al Espacio, 1971'.
  • A cargo schedule timetable listing contact information for cargo offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow, with details for cargo reservations, sales offices, and color codes for different freight and service types.
  • Part of a music album cover featuring a black and white illustration of a cat with two eyes and a single eye or eye-like feature, and a list of song titles with durations and some release information.
  • Close-up of a product label for Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Diamond speakers, showing specifications and dimensions, with a pink background on the left side and a beige background on the right side.
  • A scientific illustration from a book page describing burgessochaeta fossils from the Middle Cambrian period found in British Columbia, Canada. The page includes text and black-and-white images of fossil specimens and their detailed structures.
  • Display of alphabet and numbers in a stylized, hand-drawn font with the words 'Broke Grotesk' and 'Contextual Alternates' at the top.
  • A font specimen sheet displaying various characters with diacritics, punctuation, and symbols in white on a black background.

Margins

LDC-004

Margins is a hand-drawn scribbly display typeface perfect for headlines, handwritten quotes, or adding a textural touch to any project. It uses contextual alternates to feel organic, helping your text look hand-made and is available in variable weights to look great at any size. It includes accents and multilingual characters.

  • Photo of a baseball stadium with players on the field and spectators in the stands, overlaid with a handwritten message.
  • Handwritten list of U.S. cities on a blue background, including Oakland, Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City, and more.
  • Pink drink menu featuring a highball cocktail of cola, rum, lime juice on ice, illustrated with a glass containing lime slices and ice cubes.
  • Red promotional flyer for a music and rock 'n' roll publication with the headline 'Sniffin' Glue...' and additional text about rock habits and a specific issue date of October 76.
  • Close-up of a vintage record label with the words 'Atomic Records' and an atomic symbol in the center, surrounded by copyright information and record details.
  • Image showing different font styles for the words 'ST WEIGHTS' and 'ALTERNATES'.
  • A handwritten alphabet in uppercase and lowercase letters on a black chalkboard background, with punctuation and symbols.

Smiles

LDC-007

Smiles is a delightful hand-drawn typeface designed to brighten up everything it touches. Its friendly style creates a welcoming theme, perfect for branding, social media, and other creative projects. This typeface was drawn by hand to give it a personal touch that adds charm to any design. Available in variable weights, Smiles is versatile and looks great at any size.

  • Colorful graphic with the text 'Nice, FAB' and details for the 2024 Happiness Conference in Chicago, IL, September 21-23. Includes vibrant geometric shapes and patterns.
  • A colorful list of ice cream flavors written in various bright colors and fonts, including options like strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, mint chocolate chip, cookies 'n cream, black raspberry, cake batter, and more.
  • Cover of a book titled "Heart of the Whale" by Anna Pignataro, featuring a grayscale illustration of a whale with a smiling face, eye, fins, and tail.
  • Pink background with white and red text reading 'The Original Bubble Gum', and additional text below that says 'Long-Lasting Flavor'.
  • Pink azalea flowers with green leaves on a green background, featuring the text 'Since 1856 GOODSEED LTD.' and information about growing azaleas, including sunlight, soil, and bloom details.
  • Hot dog with mustard in a bun against a colorful graphic background with text.
  • Book cover of "Two Can Toucan" by David McKee featuring a detailed illustration of a toucan perched on a branch with tropical plants in the background.
  • A digital font character set with accented letters, symbols, numbers, and punctuation on a black background.