Mastodawn

New! Heckle is a brush script typeface for display use. It started as a tiny sketch for a t-shirt design in 2005, based on my memories of script lettering from the '40s and '50s.

More info here: https://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/introducing-heckle/

And here: https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/heckle/

@marksimonson I love it, Mark. There’s something so simply satisfying about it that you could create a sign for a small business incredibly fast using this face. …and I would actually love the “Heh” tee had I grabbed it in time. Omg, cafepress.

Mark Simonson 2d ago

@Luke Thanks! We’re thinking about reissuing the shirt

@marksimonson okay, great, heh. Black over golden yellow?I might need a decal, too.

Mark Simonson 2d ago

@Luke The original design was yellow with a heavy black outline on a white T, FWIW

@marksimonson I’d rock that, as they used to say.

Chris Hayes 2d ago

@marksimonson the different weights is cool, I feel like with these type of fonts you often only get a single weight to work with.

Mark Simonson 2d ago

@chris Originally, it was going to be only one weight (somewhere between Extrabold and Black), but I feel the same way

Jason Santa Maria 2d ago

@marksimonson Wow, this looks lovely, Mark! And so interesting to see the adjustments you made from your original sketches. 🙌

Mark Simonson 2d ago

@jasonsantamaria Thanks! I've learned a lot about drawing scripts since 2005

Jason Santa Maria 2d ago

@marksimonson Wild what 20 years can do 😂

Doug Wilson 2d ago

@marksimonson Is there any significance to the date September 16, 1959? Sep. 16th (1982) is my birthday!

Mark Simonson 2d ago

@onpaperwings What a coincidence—it's my wife's birthday!

Doug Wilson 2d ago

@marksimonson Whoa, that's great!

Brian Levy 2d ago

@marksimonson This face makes me happy. A big brush script dopamine hit.

Typostrophe 1d ago

@Presstype @marksimonson Seconded. Hard.