My latest typeface is based on the cover lettering of a 1950s trigonometry textbook that was way more interesting than it needed to be.

The letters R and K are obvious standouts, but there’s a lot of subtle mixing of deco and humanist elements that made this typeface a joy to puzzle out.

http://djr.com/buckridge

Fit in use for Heather Brown Electronicals’ new Darlene Compression effects pedal, designed by Graham McClanahan.

Read more on @FontsInUse :

https://fontsinuse.com/uses/73433/darlene-effects-pedal

And check out the pedal:

https://godsmom.com/products/darlene-compression

Week one complete at https://pixelfed.social/glyphoftheday !

Manicotti
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX

Gimlet Sans
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE

Tortellini
AMPERSAND

Club Lithographer
LATIN SMALL LETTER K

Indoor Kid
DIGIT SIX

Slight Chance
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C

Nickel Gothic Stencil
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BE

New in 2026...introducing the The DJR Glyph Navigator! 🔡🧭

https://glyphs.djr.com

Why doomscroll when you can glyphscroll?

Featuring a random glyph from my font library each day via RSS and at @glyphoftheday.

Website created by the amazing http://miniware.team @nickisnoble

Happy new year, and enjoy!

This week, Fantagraphics launched the book “Roy Kuhlman: Reluctant Modernist” by Steven Brower:

https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/roy-kuhlman-reluctant-modernist

To celebrate the monograph, I designed a typeface based on Kuhlman’s distinctive lettering style.

If you purchase the book sometime this month, send me a screenshot of your receipt and I’ll send you a complimentary copy of the font!

https://djr.com/notes/kuhlman-font-of-the-month

Only a couple days left to visit Megazoid’s interactive nameplate on @morningtype ’s Type Foundry Directory, featuring Megazoid’s fancy new variable drop shade by @arthurfontzarelli

http://typefoundry.directory

“Roy Kuhlman: Reluctant Modernist”is an upcoming monograph about the graphic designer Roy Kuhlman.

I worked with its author, Steven Brower, and his collaborator Craig Welsh to design a multi-width typeface based on the distinctive lettering style that Kuhlman used on several of his book covers, created with cut paper and masking film.

The book (available for preorder!): https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/coming-soon/products/roy-kuhlman-reluctant-modernist

The font: http://djr.com/kuhlman

Try it out: https://typeset.djr.com/?ff=kuhlman