Custom Fonts & Bespoke Fonts - A Font Solution Just For You

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Type.co.uk is a leading, independent online font retailer and part of the Fontworks organisation. Through Fontworks we provide a comprehensive range of bespoke font creation and manufacturing services under our 'Type UK Design' studio name.

Fontworks (by definition) is a place where fonts are made. But we don’t just ‘make’ fonts we create tailored font solutions to meet your specific requirements. Working in partnership with you (or your agency), from concept to delivery, we can turn your ideas into reality and deliver polished font products for any purpose or environment.

We can work from any brief and are used to meeting very tight deadlines. Whether you need a single custom font or a bespoke font family, our extensive knowledge, design expertise and versatility ensures that we deliver the highest quality products for any purpose or environment.

You can also have complete exclusivity and ownership giving you the freedom to use your custom font for any application without worrying about licensing issues. A custom font investment is usually far more cost effective and has longer term value than paying for a standard font with licensing that can be restrictive, variable and expensive.

Fontworks has been commissioned to design and create a broad spectrum of custom font work from high profile logo design to branding font solutions and corporate identity typeface ranges. International and top clients include: Orange, easyJet, NBC TV, Visa Europe, RBS, Royal Mail, Shell, Coutts Bank, KPMG, Unilever, AstraZeneca, Lego, Volvo, Channel 4, BT, Deloites, Vauxhall, BG Group, BP, Citroën, Hewlett Packard, Sainsburys and many more.

So why not try our friendly, reliable and flexible service for the creation of your custom font?

We can provide:

• Advice and consultation to discuss and define your requirements
• Formal quotations
• Professional advice on all legal, copyright, IP, trademark and licensing issues
• Professional contract drafting to cover custom font assignment and any special conditions

• Highly versatile design expertise
• Concepts, design ideas, visuals and critique samples throughout the development process
• A guarantee of quality workmanship, excellent service and reliability
• Delivery of industry standard products in any format for use in any media

Our Custom Font Services include:

• Bespoke fonts designed and created from scratch to meet the most exacting requirements
• Creation of custom fonts from supplied artwork
• Modification of existing fonts and logos
• Creation of additional language character sets: Central European, Cyrillic, Greek, Baltic etc.
• Creation of new weights for existing typeface families
• Creation of special characters such as: ligatures, small caps, alternates, old style figures
• OpenType coding and programming for alternates and ligatures
• Creation of Web Fonts and fonts for Mobile Devices, Apps, Games and other custom purposes
• Screen optimisation (‘hinting’) to improve legibility of Web Fonts and screen appearance
• Creation of Logo fonts and logos (added to your corporate fonts if required)
• Custom spacing and kerning of fonts to your specification
• Custom font naming
• Font conversions from one format to another

A bespoke font delivers precision branding and visual distinction making a unique statement about you and your business.

For expert, no obligation advice, please email projects@type.co.uk or call us on +44 (0)20 7226 4411. Further information can also be found in our Products & Services Guide PDF.

Please find below a selection of work produced for our satisfied clients:
(All copyright of their respective owners).

 

Small Selection of Text and Display Fonts

 

BG Group, a leading player in the global energy market, commissioned Fontworks to produce updated versions of their corporate typefaces that would include Central European, Cyrillic (including Kazakh) and Arabic character sets.

 

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New font developed for RbK (Reebok) in collaboration with Leagas Delaney. Used extensively to promote the SprintFit boot brand, the OpenType font contains multiple character variations, ligatures plus Central European and Cyrillic layouts. View sample.

 

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Handwritten style for hotels.com which incorporates icons and CE glyphs in the OpenType font. Developed in association with the creative team at Lambie Nairn.

 

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Light weight of the Conference font created for flybe.com via their agency Souk to complement the existing Regular weight. Used extensively in press campaigns and online.

 

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Headline face created for the biggest name in golf clubs and clothing.

 

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Small Selection of Logos & Logo Fonts

 

New swash logotype for London based creative events company Massive, developed in conjunction with Root. Original sketch below.

 

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See Also:

Corporate Identity
Screen Font Legibility