Real California Fonts
Fun, Friendly & Functional
Bearhug:n4
Solaflare:n4
Silver Streak:n2
Swell Type fonts are designed to stoke the imagination, transporting you to specific times and places like traveling by train in the 1930s, surfing waves in the '60s, and blasting off into space in the not-so-distant future!
With over two decades' experience designing type, I put every bit of my creativity and expertise into each Swell Type family.
Spotted in the Wild
Custom Fonts
Latest Stories
Backstory • April 16, 2026
How I designed the Black Panther logo
A comic logo that made it to the big screen
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Interview • January 16, 2026
“Making Type” interview
A chat with Jake Giltsoff from Adobe and Make Type Work about my start in fonting through the birth of Swell Type, and spotting fonts in the wild.
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Interview • November 21, 2025
Monotype “Creative Characters” podcast interview
Podcast interview with the Monotype crew at Adobe Max 2025
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