Headline Heads Up — No. 14

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Sheepman

Foundry : Hanoded

Designer(s) : David Kerkhoff

Cost: $15

Sheepman is a quick, slight­ly messy hand­writ­ing type­face with very fluid move­ments. It’s per­fect if want to imi­tate a hasti­ly writ­ten note. It also has ver­sa­til­i­ty for more appli­ca­tions with an ital­ic and bold weight also avail­able to expand its range. A hand­ful of alter­nates and lig­a­tures also help keep the let­ters flow­ing and from feel­ing monotonous.

Chauncy Pro

Foundry : Chank

Designer(s) : Chank Diesel

Cost: $29 — $99

Chauncy Pro is anoth­er hand­writ­ten type­face but with a more child­ish and play­ful look. Shapes are more round­ed while strokes feel more delib­er­ate and ana­lyzed — like a child learn­ing to write and try­ing his or her hard­est to make them per­fect. By ignor­ing the base­line, let­ters bounce from one to the next to cre­ate inter­est­ing com­po­si­tions in a line. With tons of alter­nates and OpenType awe­some­ness — along with bold and ital­ic styles — Chauncy Pro has a lot to offer any charm­ing, kid-oriented design. It’s def­i­nite­ly bet­ter than Comic Sans.

 Final Men­tions to Check Out

• Molesk Font by Pedro Lobo
• PLSTK Font by Aesthetic Therapie
• Typominima — a min­i­mal­ist, typog­ra­phy dri­ven WordPress theme
• Jigoshop — a FREE WordPress eCommerce plugin
• Katharine Watson — excel­lent inspi­ra­tion for block printing
• The lat­est issue of MyFonts Rising Stars